U.S.-Iran Tensions Move Beyond Tweets Into Concrete Actions and Shows of Military Force

Whether the White House’s current roster of anti-Iranian hawks or their counterparts in Riyadh and Tel Aviv have any interest in maintaining stability in the Persian Gulf remains an open question. What is certain is that the status quo in the Middle East is bursting at the seams.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
Iran's navy conducts drills in Persian Gulf, January 2016. Photo | IRNA

PERSIAN GULF -- Long-seething tensions in the Middle East are coming to a boil once again as tit-for-tat verbal salvos between the U.S. and Iran have moved beyond tweets and declarations alone and are now shifting toward the realm of concrete actions and demonstrations of military force. On Thursday, U.S. officials reported that Iran’s Islamic

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Trump Suspends War Games, North Korea Agrees to Denuclearization, China Emerges Victorious

“President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to [North Korea], and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”

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By ZeroHedge.com
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at North Korea leader Kim Jong Un after their document singing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

While Trump was quick to take a victory lap after signing a non-binding letter (of intent) with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un to implement the denuclearization of North Korea, several questions have emerged among which: the lack of deal enforcement the lack of verifiability of N.Korea's denuclearization efforts as part of the "Complete,

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Israel, Pakistan To Join Nevada War Games As US Prepares For Large-Scale Space & Cyber Wars

This week’s Red Flag military exercises are part of the military’s attempt to shift ‘its focus to prepare for potential wars against adversaries with advanced weapons.’

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By MintPress News Desk
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEV. -- An F-16 Aggressor takes off from the Nellis flight line during a Red Flag Exercise, March 3, 2010. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. (Photo: William Coleman/USAF)

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada --- International war games being fought this week in the Nevada desert suggest the U.S. military is preparing for new, large-scale warfare against powerful enemies. This year marks the 41st year of the Red Flag military exercises, which are considered among the most important training exercises carried out in the

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Washington “Promotes Regional Stability” With War Games In Russia’s Back Yard

The exercise comes less than a week after the US launched its European missile defense system in Romania, much to the ire of Russia.

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By ZeroHedge.com
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Mayberry fires a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile downrange while conducting live-fire training during exercise Platinum Eaglevat Babadag Training Area, Romania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas)

Around 350 troops from six countries (US, UK, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Serbia) are taking part in a military drill entitled 'Platinum Eagle 16.1', which is scheduled to conclude today according to RT. The exercise comes less than a week after the US launched its European missile defense system in Romania, much to the ire of Russia. "The

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Navy SEALs Carry Out Domestic War Games, U.S. Citizens Normalized As ‘The Enemy’

The war games suggest a future where many more military exercises run roughshod over public spaces and soldiers simulate how citizens could pose a danger to them.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Missouri National Guard line up behind police officers monitoring protesters in front of the Ferguson Police Department Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. United States Navy SEALs planned war games in the state of Washington for mid-January, where they would encroach upon residential areas, state parks, national parks, etc, without the consent of the public. The war games treat citizens as pawns because SEALs were trained to react to citizens as potential

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New Report Warns NATO And Russia ‘War Games’ Are Not Games At All

The nature and scale of ongoing exercises suggest ‘Russia is preparing for a conflict with NATO, and NATO is preparing for confrontation with Russia.’

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton
Portugal's soldiers attend an opening ceremony of military exercise 'Saber Strike

War games conducted by Russian and NATO forces go far beyond the hypothetical, raising the specter of a very real conflict on the European continent, a new study warns. According to the European Leadership Network (ELN), a think tank based in London, "[o]ver the last 18 months, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the relationship between

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