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⚡️⚡️🇮🇱 🇮🇷 Israel launched a special military operation inside Iran — Al Arabiya
1) air raid alert in Western Iran now.
2) Locals claim government buildings in Tehran attacked.
3) Gunfire and screams heard in Tehran. Air raid alert too
#Iran #IranWar #IranTerrorState twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
1) air raid alert in Western Iran now.
2) Locals claim government buildings in Tehran attacked.
3) Gunfire and screams heard in Tehran. Air raid alert too
#Iran #IranWar #IranTerrorState twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
🇮🇷 Iran. Situation at the moment
— A fire at a factory for the production of ammunition and UAVs.
— Fire at an oil refinery.
— Fire at the weapons factory
— Explosions at the military base in Hamadan and Keredzh
— Explosions on some military units
#Iran #IranWar #IranTerrorState twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— A fire at a factory for the production of ammunition and UAVs.
— Fire at an oil refinery.
— Fire at the weapons factory
— Explosions at the military base in Hamadan and Keredzh
— Explosions on some military units
#Iran #IranWar #IranTerrorState twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Explosions at military factories in the Iranian cities of Isfahan,Hamadan& Keredzh. No casualties.
According to one version,the production facilities where the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 UAVs are assembled were attacked by unknown drones. An oil refinery in Azarshar is on fire too
According to one version,the production facilities where the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 UAVs are assembled were attacked by unknown drones. An oil refinery in Azarshar is on fire too
This feels like one of those moments where we all need to slow down a minute and wait for the full picture to come into focus. There are colossal forces with varying objectives and incentives all jockeying for position in an entirely new international political landscape.
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The battlefield is inside of all of our heads & on our little screens... the primary weapon is disinformation. From an action on the ground to your eyes or ears there may be as many as 6 different levels of manipulation of that information.
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There are hundreds of layers of manipulation in the punditry after-the-fact.
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Is anyone surprised that guy who is the CEO of Foundation for Defense of Democracies which is funded by Sheldon Adelson (who wants to nuke Iran) is trying to get this trending? #Iran #IranUsa #IraniansDetestSoleimani
Mind you he was trying to get it trending 2 days before Soleimani was assassinated
I am pretty sure it is a coincidence though.
I am pretty sure it is a coincidence though.
And then you have this bot like activity spamming the #freeiran2020 hashtag along side #IraniansDetestSoleimani it all very much resembles #warpropaganda #iran #IranvsUSA #IranWar #NoIranWar
@RepBrianFitz constantly speaks of his standards for Congress truth & transparency
He unequivocally backs Trump's #Iran action
Could it be because @RepBrianFitz Campaign Donors and or his own portfolio of Defense Stocks rose exponentially?
#PA01
#BoughtAndSoldBrian
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He unequivocally backs Trump's #Iran action
Could it be because @RepBrianFitz Campaign Donors and or his own portfolio of Defense Stocks rose exponentially?
#PA01
#BoughtAndSoldBrian
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Last year Defense Contractors spent $84 MILLION lobbying Congress Members like @RepBrianFitz
Defense Contractors benefit from endless wars
Look how their stocks began to rise as soon as Soleimani was killed
This also 100% benefits @RepBrianFitz
#PA01
#BoughtAndSoldBrian
Defense Contractors benefit from endless wars
Look how their stocks began to rise as soon as Soleimani was killed
This also 100% benefits @RepBrianFitz
#PA01
#BoughtAndSoldBrian
@RepBrianFitz supports Trump #Iran with no questions asked
@RepBrianFitz works for his DONORS not his constituents
Defense Contractor and @RepBrianFitz Campaign Donor Raytheon ⬇
#PA01
#BoughtAndSoldBrian
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@RepBrianFitz works for his DONORS not his constituents
Defense Contractor and @RepBrianFitz Campaign Donor Raytheon ⬇
#PA01
#BoughtAndSoldBrian
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How did Labour Leadership and Deputy Leadership hopefuls respond to the US attack on Iranian general Qassem Suleimani in Baghdad?
#IranWar #LabourLeadershipElection
#IranWar #LabourLeadershipElection
This was Angela Rayner's response
This was Richard Burgon's response. The first of several.
14. United States decided to label #IRGC terrorists. But who are the real terrorists? Who created, trained, armed & financed the worst terrorist groups in the world?
#Hypocrites #DoubleStandards #Liars #Warlords #USRealTerrorists
#Hypocrites #DoubleStandards #Liars #Warlords #USRealTerrorists
Wrong US policies in the Middle East. Sanctions against Iran. Sanctions used by the USA as a war weapon🤨👇🏼
1. United States decided to label #IRGC terrorists. But who are the real terrorists? Who created, trained, armed & financed the worst terrorist groups in the world? 🤨👇🏼
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Two important articles on #IranWar legal issues
1. A question many commentators have missed:
Did U.S. drone violate rules of transit when in 'international airspace'?
2. History of how Reagan elided War Powers Resolution in actions against Iran during 1980s Tanker War
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1. A question many commentators have missed:
Did U.S. drone violate rules of transit when in 'international airspace'?
2. History of how Reagan elided War Powers Resolution in actions against Iran during 1980s Tanker War
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Great @marknevitt analysis:
"The Missing Piece in US-Iran Drone Dispute: Navigational Freedoms and Strait of Hormuz"
justsecurity.org/64725/the-miss…
I flagged Mark's article was forthcoming in this podcast w/ @djrothkopf @SangerNYT @weinbergersa @EdwardGLuce
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goo…
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"The Missing Piece in US-Iran Drone Dispute: Navigational Freedoms and Strait of Hormuz"
justsecurity.org/64725/the-miss…
I flagged Mark's article was forthcoming in this podcast w/ @djrothkopf @SangerNYT @weinbergersa @EdwardGLuce
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goo…
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Also great, great piece by the Todd Buchwald, who worked in Reagan administration on war powers in 1980s Tanker War.
"Anticipating the President’s Way Around the War Powers Resolution on Iran: Lessons of the 1980s Tanker Wars"
justsecurity.org/64732/anticipa…
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"Anticipating the President’s Way Around the War Powers Resolution on Iran: Lessons of the 1980s Tanker Wars"
justsecurity.org/64732/anticipa…
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1. @HouseForeign demands administration's legal opinions on use of force against #Iran
Letter cites this great essay by Just Security's Brian Egan and @bridgewriter which concludes that efforts to shoehorn #IranWar into #AUMF is "thoroughly unconvincing": justsecurity.org/64645/top-expe…
Letter cites this great essay by Just Security's Brian Egan and @bridgewriter which concludes that efforts to shoehorn #IranWar into #AUMF is "thoroughly unconvincing": justsecurity.org/64645/top-expe…
2. Letter by Chairman @RepEliotEngel and @RepTedDeutch:
"Given the life-and-death stakes of the current situation between the United States and Iran, we can think of no issue where it is more imperative for the Department to explain its rationale."
foreignaffairs.house.gov/2019/6/engel-d…
"Given the life-and-death stakes of the current situation between the United States and Iran, we can think of no issue where it is more imperative for the Department to explain its rationale."
foreignaffairs.house.gov/2019/6/engel-d…
3. Readers may also be interested in this essay by @jgeltzer (former NSC, DOJ), @LukeHartig (former NSC, DoD) and @rgoodlaw (former DoD)
reaches same conclusion as Egan and @bridgewriter
justsecurity.org/64650/asking-t…
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reaches same conclusion as Egan and @bridgewriter
justsecurity.org/64650/asking-t…
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Timely reminder in Wednesday NYT by @charlie_savage on #IranWar:
"Attorney General William P. Barr harbors unusually broad views of a president’s power to unilaterally start even major wars on his own."
links to this earlier analysis by Savage on Barr: nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/… ½
"Attorney General William P. Barr harbors unusually broad views of a president’s power to unilaterally start even major wars on his own."
links to this earlier analysis by Savage on Barr: nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/… ½
Along the lines of Savage's analysis is this important analysis of Bill Barr's extreme theories of presidential power to take the nation to war (eg with #Iran) without Congress involved ...
by @bridgewriter and @StephenPomper
justsecurity.org/64179/bill-bar… 2/2
by @bridgewriter and @StephenPomper
justsecurity.org/64179/bill-bar… 2/2
and @becingber!
The Iranian boat came to the rescue of the attacked ship. Trump's claim that they were removing mine evidence in broad daylight is a joke. Look out: We are the punchline. theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j… #Iran
The Straits are #Iran's lifeline. Without it, Iran dies. No way would they commit economic suicide. Nor would Iran sabotage their meeting with Japan's Abe, whom Iran invited to Teheran to help restart negotiations. newsweek.com/iran-gulf-oman…
If you're going to sneak in to plant or retrieve a mine, as the Israelis can tell you, you use mini subs or Klepper kayaks, not big patrol boats that US satellites can photograph. #Iran is a fascist theocracy, but not a stupid fascist theocracy.
8. United States decided to label #IRGC terrorists. But who are the real terrorists? Who created, trained, armed & financed the worst terrorist groups in the world?
#Hypocrites #DoubleStandards #Liars #Warlords #USRealTerrorists
#Hypocrites #DoubleStandards #Liars #Warlords #USRealTerrorists
1. United States decided to label #IRGC terrorists. But who are the real terrorists? Who created, trained, armed & financed the worst terrorist groups in the world? 🤨👇🏼
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2. United States decided to label #IRGC terrorists. But who are the real terrorists? Who created, trained, armed & financed the worst terrorist groups in the world? 🤨👇🏼
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