Israel / Middle East

U.S. Surges Largest Mideast Airpower Since ’03 as Iran Strike Could Come ‘Within Days’ — Israel on Highest Alert

The United States has assembled the largest concentration of airpower in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion — deploying two aircraft carriers, advanced stealth fighters, refueling tankers, and layered missile defenses into theater — as multiple U.S. and Israeli reports warn President Donald Trump could authorize strikes on Iran “as soon as Saturday,” with talks described by American officials as “very far apart” and even a “near nothing-burger.”

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IRGC General: U.S. ‘Finished’ — Even Deploying Entire Carrier Fleet Against Iran ‘Can’t Do a Damn Thing’

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general declared the United States is “finished” and claimed that even deploying America’s entire aircraft carrier fleet against Iran “won’t be able to do a damn thing” as U.S. and Iranian officials concluded a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva Tuesday under the shadow of an expanding American military buildup across the Middle East.

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Trump: Iran Wants to ‘Make a Deal’ — Regime Does Not Want ‘Consequences’

President Donald Trump said Monday he will be “indirectly” involved in Tuesday’s high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva, expressing confidence Tehran wants “to make a deal” while warning that he does not believe the regime wants “the consequences of not making a deal” as U.S. military forces continue building pressure across the Middle East.

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U.N. Grants Iran Vice-Chairmanship on Body for Democracy and Women’s Rights

The latest uproar at the embattled United Nations exploded on Thursday, as Iran — a country that brutally oppresses women and just murdered thousands of its own citizens to thwart a popular uprising — was named vice-chair of the U.N. Commission for Social Development (CSocD), an agency whose purview includes women’s rights and democracy.

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