Number of troops suffering brain injuries from Iranian missile attack rises to 50

U.S. Army Col. Myles B. Caggins III, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve military spokesperson, right, answers interview questions at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020. Multiple international news agencies were invited by military officials to participate in a media event at Al Asad due to the recent ballistic missile attacks. …

Iran, Turkey slam Trump peace plan as UAE, Saudi Arabia urge negotiations

UN, Jordan, Egypt and Western countries reiterate support for two states based on pre-1967 borders; Ankara calls outline ‘stillborn,’ Tehran says it’s ‘a nightmare’ By Times of Israel Jordanians take part in a demonstration near the US embassy in Amman, January 28, 2020, to protest against the US peace plan. (Khalil MAZRAAWI/AFP) International reactions came quickly …

Trump peace plan recognizes Israel’s right to sovereignty over West Bank settlements, and a Palestinian state with E. Jerusalem capital

 Jan 28, 2020 DEBKA.COM Israel may as of next week annex the Jordan Valley and all 150 Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, i.e. 30pc of the West Bank, while the Palestinians would have four years to win an independent state and a capital in East Jerusalem.  That is the substance of President Donald Trump’s …

Is This The Man Behind The Global Coronavirus Pandemic?

by Tyler Durden 01/28/2020 In light of growing speculation, most of it within less than official circles, that the official theory for the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic, namely because someone ate bat soup at a Wuhan seafood and animal market… … is a fabricated farce, and that the real reason behind the viral spread is …

Military Moves in USS Bataan in preparation with confrontation with Iran.

US builds up Mid-East strength against rising tension over “Deal of the Century and Iran  by debka.com  Jan 25, 2020 The USS Bataan strike group and the 2,400-strong 26thMarine Expeditionary Unit are being deployed to the Mid-East ready for unexpected trouble arising from spiraling tension with Iran and potential reactions to the release of Donald Trump’s “Deal …

Sadr positions himself to be the new Prime Minister of Iraq

Iraq Protest Death Toll Soars Past 600 After Fresh Weekend Unrest by Tyler Durden 01/27/2020 Over a weekend which late Sunday witnessed what was presumably Iraqi militia-fired missiles score a rare direct hit on the US Embassy in Baghdad, mass protests across multiple cities against both the Iraqi government and American forces’ continued presence inspired by Shia firebrand …

The unnoticed speech in which US envoy revealed contours of peace deal.

Israel’s claim to the West Bank is ‘obvious,’ Ambassador David Friedman said, but also noted that Palestinians are ‘indigenous’ to the land and deserving of independence By RAPHAEL AHRENToday, 6:34 am0 US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the Kohelet Forum Conference at the Begin Heritage Center, in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) …

The Alliance Against Iran is about to strengthen “The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend”

Washington on tenterhooks for “dramatic event” re Arabs and Israel during Netanyahu visit   Jan 26, 2020 debka.com The “dramatic event” kept under close wraps appears to be some breakthrough in Israel-Arab ties that will be revealed during PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House this week. Even the closest aides of President Donald Trump …

Iran Declares It’s Passed Low Uranium Enrichment Threshold For A Nuke by Tyler Durden

Iran’s Deputy Atomic Energy Organization Director Ali Asghar Zarean made a key, provocative announcement on Saturday, saying the Islamic Republic has now passed the low uranium enrichment threshold for a nuke.  “At the moment, if (Iranian authorities) make the decision, the Atomic Energy Organization, as the executor, will be able to enrich uranium at any percentage,” Ali …

Moqtada Sadr forces now an Iranian proxy

Three rockets hit US embassy in protest-hit Iraqi capital AFP•January 26, 2020 Iraqis have been protesting since early October against a government deemed corrupt and incompetant Iraqis have been protesting since early October against a government deemed corrupt and incompetant (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Baghdad (AFP) – Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq’s …