There are no nuclear weapons in Iran. To go to war on that pretext is for Trump to follow the example of George W. Bush and his “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq. Where were those weapons? In his imagination.
Vijay Prashad: The Nuclear Deception
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Britain’s Long History of Spying on Iran
The U.K. has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists, reports Martin Williams.
Chris Hedges: War Deja Vu
We heard these canards leading up to the 2003 war in Iraq. Twenty-two years later they have been resurrected. Anyone who advocates for negotiations, for diplomacy and peace, is a stooge for terrorists.
Chris Hedges: Don’t Deify Jimmy Carter
The late U.S. president may have done good works out of office, but in power he fomented a series of domestic and foreign policy disasters.
Iran 1953: MI6 Plots with Islamists to Overthrow Democracy
Declassified British files highlight a little-known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup in 1953 against Iran’s democratically elected government, Mark Curtis reports.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Iran Losing Info War
The repercussions of the open sectarian war sparked by the U.S. invasion of Iraq can still be felt throughout the region, says As`ad AbuKhalil, partly because of Iran’s inaction.
Britain and the Iranian Revolution: Arms & Secret Deals
Mark Curtis reviews the expediency that for many decades has marked U.K. policy toward Iran.