GERMANY’S €12 BILLION MISSILE BOONDOGGLE
The German Federal Ministry of Defense is preparing a massive procurement program, worth nearly €12 billion, to establish a new arsenal of long-range missiles, according to leaked internal government documents. The Greek publication Banking News republished it from Politico, apparently in full yesterday. “These new weapons will provide the nation’s armed forces with the capability […]
IRAN CONDEMNS THREATENED US SANCTIONS AS ‘ECONOMIC TERRORISM’
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the new economic sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran, describing the action as an instance of “economic terrorism” and “crimes against humanity.” In covering the Foreign Ministry statement, IRNA noted that Aug. 19, the day Trump issued his declaration of economic warfare on Iran, was […]
TRUMP DECLARES ECONOMIC WARFARE ON IRAN
Last night Trump announced “the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!” This operation against Iran “will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.” “Today, I am also announcing that ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will […]
A CHANGE IN U.S. NUCLEAR STRATEGY
Elbridge Colby, the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, is reported to be behind a change in US nuclear strategy that would place greater emphasis on tactical nuclear weapons, a change that critics say would make them more likely to be used. Colby discussed his policy at U.S. Strategic Command’s 2026 Deterrence Symposium in Omaha, Nebraska […]
TRUMP REPORTEDLY RILED-UP OVER MUNITIONS SHORTAGES
The Washington Post published a story last night claiming that a frustrated President Trump accused self-styled “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth of not being truthful about the status of munitions stockpiles, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31. According to the Post’s sources, Hegseth turned around and blamed Stephen Feinberg, Hegseth’s deputy, […]
PUTIN REMARKS ON RUSSIAN NAVY DAY
July 26 was Navy Day in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin met in St. Petersburg with the commanders of the Pacific, Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla, to hear reports on the current security landscape and missions. He had a separate meeting with naval personnel where he took questions. […]
ZELENSKY MEETS UK PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM
Today, the acting president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, met with the new prime minister of the UK, Andy Burnham, at the Royal Navy’s Portsmouth naval base aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. Zelensky, en route to Washington for tomorrow’s funeral of Lindsey Graham and a meeting with Donald Trump, was the first […]
IRAN WARNS KIEV ABOUT ATTACKING IRANIAN VESSELS ON THE CASPIAN SEA
Iranian officials are treating the July 25 Ukrainian attack on Iranian vessels as unprovoked and are warning the Kiev regime that Iran will respond. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, this morning. Among other things, he called for thwarting the Kiev regime’s reckless actions, referring to the […]
IS ZELENSKY TRYING TO JOIN U.S. WAR AGAINST IRAN?
Saturday, in a post on X bragging about long range Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky, the acting president of Ukraine, also included the following: “We also achieved very strong results with long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea—including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship.” Reuters, citing the […]
TRUMP ON IRAN: “WE’RE NOT FINISHED AT ALL”
President Trump practically bragged during a joint press conference with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today that he’s intent on bombing Iran back into the Stone Age, and the job isn’t finished yet. “So if we left right now, it would take around 20, 25 years to rebuild. Okay? And we’re not finished at all,” he […]
KHAMENEI FUNERAL ‘LARGEST IN WORLD HISTORY’ WITH 45 MILLION OBSERVERS
The week of mourning in Iran concluded in Mashhad, about 750 km east of Tehran, with the burial of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family who were killed with him by US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28. The funeral procession began at 3 p.m. local time and didn’t end until about 10 p.m., with […]
WILL TRUMP SELL THE F-35 TO TURKIYE?
Will President Donald Trump sell the F-35 stealth fighter to Türkiye? He was expected to make such an announcement at the NATO summit in Ankara, but didn’t do so during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Well, it’s a decision we’re going to make,” he said in response to a […]