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This debate about Israel being open about news reporting... Gaza shows that is not true. All foreign correspondents were excluded, preventing independent reporting. If Israel was committing war crimes/crimes against humanity that might make sense but not otherwise. If you are observing laws...

Israel appears to be aiming to do just that with the West Bank.

Going to be nice, big orders for US munitions to restock the US arsenal, a boost to the economy

I was just listening to an ex-US ambassador talking about the Iran war. He commented that Trump finds himself in the unpalatable position of needing to choose between (1) Halting the offensive without having 'got the job done' (2) Sending in the troops If he goes for (2) and that does not...

Does India need to reconsider its plans for one or more carriers or will systems offering almost complete protection against attack be evolved before any new carrier is launched? PS Will DEW have developed enough to guarantee shoot down of 100% of attack drones in a swarm attack?

I hope Trump is saying that unless NATO countries do whatever he wants, NATO is finished. I look forward to celebrating the demise of NATO and the EU and the UK deciding their foreign policy, rather than those states doing what they are told to do by the US. I would look forward to no more...

Trump says he is considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island, as oil price rises https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8jke9v9xv9t I would love to play chess with Trump - someone who appears incapable of thinking one move ahead - perhaps because he cannot, perhaps because that is of no interest to him...

Apart from the US war against Iran not having achieving its aims even if Trump claims it has (sometimes, while at other times claiming the opposite), the war is creating a hell of a mess for the world. We have the Strait of Hormuz blocked by the Iranians. We now have the Houthis threatening to...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russian-ships-heading-for-channel-despite-starmer-s-threats/ar-AA1ZyOvW?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=69c801669bb44ca1a290868c18fc1477&ei=11 Not good.

Yup. Down to the Europeans + Canadians + Japanese + others now.

Putin has reportedly asked oligarchs to chip in by buying war bonds. https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/putin-demands-oligarchs-contribute-money-1774562030.html Russian exile analyst Konstantin reports that Russia is considering setting up a new signup bonus scheme for recruits. Instead of...

So long as Hormuz is not free to all to navigate Russia can probably sell a very large amount of crude at a high price - if it can pass it through its export terminals. Russia was using its fleet of tankers to store unsaleable crude to maintain production. Not being trapped in the Gulf, that...

Did you see the picture of the tailfin of the tanker that managed to land? The top of the fin was missing. Did not look like damage due to explosives to me. More consistent with an impact breaking the top of the fin off.

It's not but it may reduce Russian revenues eg selling 20% less units at a 10% higher price per unit.

I have no idea if it was actually shot down. I imagine the person filming continued filming after the missile exploded so I wonder why the aftermath was not shown.

From UK Evening Standard newspaper. Paywalled, so this via MSN quoting the Standard as source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-plots-huge-final-blow-in-iran-war-before-trump-declares-victory/ar-AA1ZoW3C?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=69c51679b2894963a707261c55bc39d2&ei=26 I thought the US...

Is he capable of recognising reality? I will not be surprised if Trump rejects advice given to him by military advisers including generals, admirals etc with disastrous effects resulting. A bit like Hitler with Operation Barbarossa.

Not going to debate with you. You concede no fault with Israel. To me an inability to do that makes you extremely blinkered and invalidates debate.

Nothing I wrote in my post implied the attack on the Jewish ambulances in London was justified. I said I imagined that the attack would not have taken place without the war in Iran. The attack was condemned by the British prime minister. It was also condemned by the Muslim mayor of London. I...

BBC TV news Iran reportedly denies that any talks between itself and the US took place.