Now that we’re finished with the Trump-talk of ‘opening the Straits of Hormuz’ – by force presumably, from those to whom they remain closed – the path forward between its rocky banks is a little clearer. The situation may be compared with a ‘hostage crisis’, and similar rules apply to those following Hamas’ taking of… Continue reading The Persian Gulf – Between the Banks.
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The Persian Gulf – Left Bank.
In a moment of madness, desperation or possibly ignorance, and at 88 minutes before Donald Trump’s ‘DEAD-line’ for the destruction of Iranian civilisation, the freshly resurrected Golden King of America suddenly discovered Iran’s grand plan for an end to war in West Asia. Thanks to the huge tension built up by his Hollywood-style countdown, the… Continue reading The Persian Gulf – Left Bank.
The BBC – purveyor of Imperial Delusions
As the cheerleader for and mouthpiece of the British Empire and its minions, the BBC now excels itself with this report on ‘the Iran war from inside’, following ‘rare access’ to a BBC reporter in Tehran. In the first part below the presenter frames the situation in terms of ‘Israel’s’ and US alleged objectives of… Continue reading The BBC – purveyor of Imperial Delusions
Kiev’s pipeline hostage diplomacy
There is a long history of Ukraine and its foreign backers using their control over gas and oil transit as a weapon, either for economic blackmail or for political advantage. In the years before the 2014 Maidan coup, a long-running dispute with Russia over non-payment for Ukrainian gas was followed by a throttling of the… Continue reading Kiev’s pipeline hostage diplomacy