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Biden condemns Iran’s strike on Israel: A case study in imperialist hypocrisy

The imperialist powers have responded to Iran’s strikes on Israel Saturday with an outpouring of condemnation. “I condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms,” US President Joe Biden declared, reaffirming “America’s ironclad commitment to the security of Israel.” The G7 group of imperialist powers said in a statement, “We …

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How Israel Can Win in Gaza—and Deter Iran

The Key to Both Goals Is Going After Hamas in Rafah In the wake of Iran’s attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles last weekend, Israel must decide how to calibrate its response. The spectrum of possible actions is wide and includes strikes on Iranian interests outside Iran …

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The Case for Progressive Realism

Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course This year, voters in the United Kingdom will head to the polls as Keir Starmer’s Labour Party seeks to win power from the Conservative Party for the first time since 1997. It is difficult to overstate how much the world has changed …

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Russia and Tajikistan hold joint military drills along Afghanistan border

Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week. Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, …

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Hezbollah Rocket Fire Wounds 18 in Northern Israel

Latest Developments Hezbollah launched a combined rocket and drone attack on northern Israel on April 17, wounding 14 Israeli soldiers and four other people, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The assault targeted the largely Bedouin town of Arab al-Aramshe, which is located directly on the border and which Hezbollah …

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Iranian President Raisi: Iran’s Attack Toppled Israel; Any Attack By Israel ‘On Our Soil’ Will Be Met With A Harsh Response

At a military parade marking Iran’s Army Day, which falls on April 18, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi commented on Iran’s April 13 drone and missile attack on Israel, declaring that it was “precise and calculated” and that it announces to the whole world and the superpowers, “to America and the …

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Reduction of Fifth Corps: Pressure on Moscow reflected in Syria

Since September 2015, the Syrian regime has brought its Russian ally to Syria, in order to change the dynamics of the battle on the ground, which indicated the regime’s loss of vast geographical areas controlled by the opposition, before Moscow added its touch on the ground, changing the balances by …

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Iran Update, April 18, 2024

Iran is likely engaging in a coordinated information effort to deter an Israeli strike targeting its nuclear facilities and reassure its domestic population about Iran’s ability to protect such facilities. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Nuclear Security and Protection Corps Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Haghtalab announced on April 18 …

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Both Israel and Iran are ready for war

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian threatened yesterday that his country would give an even stronger and more comprehensive response to any Israeli military attack, Anadolu Agency reports. In a phone call with his British counterpart David Cameron, Amir-Abdollahian stated that Iran is not seeking an escalation of tensions in the …

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Israel has exceeded Hitler, they killed more than 14,000 innocent children in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated today that Israel has already surpassed the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler by killing more than 14,000 innocent children in the Gaza Strip. Addressing the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) parliamentary group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Erdogan said that Israel, …

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