Aletho News

ΑΛΗΘΩΣ

Current News and Analysis

Can a Spice Rival a Drug? 10 Head-to-Head Trials Put It to the Test.

By Sayer Ji | October 4, 2026

For nearly two decades, GreenMedInfo has done one thing most health publishers never bother with: we go into the National Library of Medicine and pull out the studies where researchers put a natural substance directly against a drug — same condition, same patients, same scoring — and then publish what they found.

Those studies exist. There are thousands of them. They just don’t get press releases, because nobody holds a patent on honey.

Below are ten of the most striking. Every one is a human trial. Every one is indexed in our database. And every one links to the long-form article where you can read the methodology, the numbers and the citations for yourself. … continue

The 12 Recommended Ages That Were Lowered to Make More Patients

An Essay on Committee Votes That Moved First Screening from Age 50 to 18 Months

Lies are Unbekoming | October 4, 2026

This essay tracks twelve committee decisions between 2011 and 2024 that lowered the recommended starting age for a screening test, a vaccination, or a drug intervention. It stands as a companion to the earlier essay on diagnostic thresholds, which examined how the numerical cutoffs that define disease have been quietly reset. That piece looked at where the line is drawn. This one looks at when it is drawn, meaning the age in a life at which the measurement first takes place. The two operations do the same work on different axes. A lowered threshold and a lowered starting age each enlarge the pool of official candidates for intervention. The committees produce candidates by signature, and the result is market-making in its purest form: an ever-growing share of the population becomes officially eligible for the product, and the product has nowhere else to go for its growth. The chair of each committee, the date of each vote, and the wording of each guideline can be traced back to a publicly available document. … continue

Iran studying US response to its proposal for ending aggression: Deputy FM

Press TV – October 4, 2026

Iran’s Gharibabadi says the country is studying US replies to its latest proposal for ending the aggression.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran is studying the US response to its latest proposal for ending the US-Israeli aggression against the country.

In comments to reporters on Sunday, Gharibabadi said mediators had delivered the US response to a proposal presented by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during his stay in New York earlier this month to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

“Americans have also conveyed their views … and these views are being examined inside the country and through the relevant path and channel,” he said.

Iran proposed to the US that it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days in return for the US lifting its sanctions and blockade on Iran and releasing part of the country’s blocked funds. … Full article

Israeli forces abduct two Palestinian journalists in occupied West Bank amid crackdown

Press TV – October 4, 2026

Israeli military forces have abducted two Palestinian journalists in the West Bank, as the regime forces continue their crackdown across the occupied West Bank, kidnapping dozens of civilians and demolishing several homes.

According to the official Palestinian WAFA news agency, Israeli troops raided the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, in the early hours of Sunday, and detained journalist Raja Maarouf Jabr after breaking into her home and ransacking it.

Israeli troops also raided ‘Asira al-Qibliya village, southwest of Nablus, overnight and abducted journalist Sami al-Shami along with five residents.

The latest abductions of Palestinian journalists come more than a fortnight after Israeli forces abducted Press TV correspondent Naqaa Hamed in the West Bank.

Hamed, 38, was abducted on September 14 by occupation forces at a checkpoint near Tuqu’ in Bethlehem. She was set free on October 4, after nearly two weeks in detention at Damon Prison. … Full article

Palestinian Man Dies While Held at Ennab Military Roadblock

IMEMC | October 4, 2026

On Sunday afternoon, October 4, 2026, Ra’fat Khairi Ahmad Abu Khalil, 45, also known as Abu Shams, died while Israeli soldiers detained him at the Ennab military roadblock, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern occupied West Bank.

Abu Khalil was a resident of Attil, north of Tulkarem. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its medics received a report of a man in critical condition at the military roadblock.

It added that its ambulance crews arrived at the scene and attempted to resuscitate Abu Khalil, but he was pronounced dead at the military roadblock before his body was transferred to Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarem.

Quds News Network reported that Abu Shams died after Israeli soldiers beat and mistreated him while detaining him at the military roadblock. … Full article

Israeli settlers attack students, torch vehicle in West Bank

Al Mayadeen | October 4, 2026

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian students, set fire to a vehicle, and damaged agricultural land across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, escalating their assaults on Palestinian communities under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

The attacks extended across Nablus, al-Khalil, and the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, targeting residents’ homes, property, and livelihoods.

In Nablus, settlers assaulted students heading to Huwara Boys’ Secondary School, prompting the students and their families to confront the attackers.
Homes and farmland targeted in al-Khalil, Ramallah

Local sources reported that settlers raided neighborhoods in al-Samu, south of al-Khalil, particularly the Wadi al-Jahish area. They torched a Palestinian resident’s vehicle and daubed racist, hostile slogans on the walls of a home before leaving.

Further south, in Khallat al-Hummus in Masafer Yatta, settlers released cattle and other livestock around Palestinian homes and onto residents’ farmland. The incursions are aimed at making daily life increasingly difficult for residents and forcing them off their land.

Settlers used similar tactics in al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, allowing their livestock to graze on Palestinian agricultural land, destroying crops and damaging property. … Full article

Over 800 Palestinian teachers killed by Israel since Gaza war: Education Ministry

MEMO | October 4, 2026

Israel has killed more than 800 Palestinian teachers and injured over 3,300 others since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said Sunday, Anadolu reports.

In a statement ahead of World Teachers’ Day, observed annually on Oct. 5, the ministry said educators across the occupied Palestinian territories are fighting “a real battle for survival” to protect the right to education amid systematic targeting.

The education sector in Gaza and the West Bank has suffered “comprehensive genocide” since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the ministry said.

The ministry said more than 170 teachers remain detained “in harsh conditions.” … Full article

Three Palestinians Killed, Several Injured in Israeli Attacks Across Gaza

IMEMC | October 4, 2026

Three Palestinians, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and more than ten others were injured on Sunday as Israeli forces continued bombing and firing on several areas of the Gaza Strip, in further violations of the ceasefire agreement.

A Palestinian, Moath Jamal Abu Nasira, 36, was killed and another seriously injured after an Israeli military drone fired a missile at a group of Palestinians northwest of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. He worked for Bani Soheila Town Council.

Israeli gunfire also injured a child at the Abdul Qader Al-Husseini School displacement shelter near Nasser Medical Complex, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a vehicle near the Al-Hawouz area, south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, killing one Palestinian and wounding ten others, some seriously.

Media sources identified the slain man as Saqr al-Qaisi, the Gaza director of the Turkish humanitarian organization Deniz Feneri.

Local medical sources reported that six-year-old Palestinian girl Soha Mohammad Nasser succumbed to wounds sustained when Israeli soldiers shot her inside her family’s displacement tent in Wadi as-Salqa, south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

In northern Gaza, Israeli soldiers shot and injured several Palestinians in Beit Lahia as attacks continued across the area.

Before dawn, an Israeli drone bombed an area near the Engineers Syndicate headquarters northwest of Gaza City, wounding several Palestinians.

Israeli helicopters simultaneously opened fire east of the city, while the army detonated buildings in eastern Gaza City and fired illumination flares east of the Jabalia refugee camp.

Israeli artillery also shelled areas east of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. In southern Gaza, Israeli military vehicles opened intense fire east of Hamad City and toward the eastern areas of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis. Israeli artillery shelling also coincided with gunfire from military vehicles east of Khan Younis.

In the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, Israeli military vehicles fired toward displaced families’ tents in the Bir 19 area, amid continued shelling, gunfire, and demolitions across the Gaza Strip. … Full article

‘Crime against humanity’: Saudi airstrikes hit maternity and child hospital in Yemen

Press TV – October 4, 2026

Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes near a maternity and child hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, causing extensive damage to the health facility and injuring several people, including patients and pregnant women, according to Yemen’s Health Ministry.

The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Saudi warplanes carried out the strikes near Al-Sabeen Maternity and Childhood Hospital around midday, when the facility was crowded with patients, pregnant women, children and medical staff.

The strikes caused extensive damage to the hospital building, its internal departments and medical equipment, including the intensive care unit and infant incubators.

It said several people were injured, including patients, their companions and medical staff. … Full article

The Saudi-Israeli war on Yemen’s resistance: Intelligence sharing, civilian targets & sectarian propaganda

By Robert Inlakesh | MintPress News | October 2, 2026

Scrambling to halt the ongoing offensive of Yemen’s Armed Forces, Israel and Saudi Arabia have strengthened ties through a joint covert campaign aimed at salvaging what remains of their supremacy in the Red Sea region. Tel Aviv and Riyadh’s losses of key military strongholds in Yemen’s Western coast, has ushered in a new era of soft-normalisation.

Saudi Arabia has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Yemen, resulting in thousands of casualties since its renewed bombing campaign began this July. It now heavily relies on Israeli targeting intelligence backing in order to conduct dozens of strikes across Yemeni territory on a daily basis, including attacks on civilian market places and residential buildings. … continue

YAF take control of al-Safiya area, cutting key Taiz-Aden supply route

Al Mayadeen | October 4, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) on Sunday took control of the al-Safiya area and cut a major road connecting the city of Taiz with Aden, AFP reported, citing four security sources.

A police official in the area said authorities had been informed that the YAF have taken control of al-Safiya, blocked the main road, and taken control of the local police station.

Three Yemeni military sources confirmed to AFP that the YAF had established control over the area and the key supply route, effectively tightening their encirclement of Taiz city.

The military sources said traffic had also been stopped along the main Taiz-Aden road as fighting in the area continued.

The latest development follows advances reported on the Taiz front earlier today, as Yemeni Armed Forces continued consolidating their positions along Yemen’s western coast and taking control of strategic high grounds amid the ongoing fighting.

YAF advance, take positions on strategic high grounds along west coast

Earlier today, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Yemen reported that Yemeni ballistic missiles reportedly targeted areas in Jizan and Najran, as operations into Saudi Arabia intensify.

According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, Sanaa has consolidated control and advanced along Yemen’s western coast, taking positions on strategic high ground, while Saudi-backed forces are retreating on several fronts.

Our correspondent added that intensified Saudi airstrikes are aimed at compensating for battlefield setbacks but have been futile so far, failing to halt advances on the Taiz front. … Full article

The oil routes around Hormuz face their own chokepoints

By Kamran Yeganegi | The Cradle | October 3, 2026

Saudi oil tankers are loading again at Yanbu, less than three weeks after drone strikes shut down the East–West Pipeline that supplies the Red Sea port. On 24 September, crude was reported to be flowing west again, although no ship had yet loaded a cargo.

By 29 September, trade sources and shipping data showed that loadings had resumed. The interruption and recovery have offered a costly demonstration of what an oil route around the Strait of Hormuz can, and cannot, do.

Yanbu, Ceyhan and Baniyas sit at three very different points on that spectrum.

Yanbu has a 1,200-kilometer pipeline in operation and an established export terminal. Ceyhan is already loading Iraqi crude, though current Iraqi flows are measured in hundreds of thousands–not millions–of barrels a day. Baniyas could eventually give Iraq a major Mediterranean outlet, but for now it remains a project that depends on new infrastructure and financing, political agreements, and protection across two fragile states.

The comparison begins with the oil that reaches ships during a crisis. Pipeline capacity matters only as much as the pumps, terminals, and security along the route allow. … continue

Iran warns US allies in region: Reusing soil for attacks will bring ‘different’ response

Press TV – October 4, 2026

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, warned on Sunday that any future use of regional countries’ territory to attack the Islamic Republic will provoke a different and decisive response, stressing that Tehran expects its neighbors to uphold the principle of good neighborliness.

Speaking at a press conference in Tehran, Baghaei said countries in the region—especially those that placed their facilities at the disposal of the United States and the Zionist regime during the recent war—must reconsider their actions.

“If in the future we witness another aggression by America and the Zionist regime and their soil is used to attack Iran, certainly the response will be different,” Baghaei said.

He emphasized that all countries in the region have had a bitter experience with US military presence and intervention, adding: “We are eternal neighbors.” … continue

What is really happening in Venezuela?

By Raphael Machado | Strategic Culture Foundation | October 4, 2026

The year 2026 is passing quickly. In fact, it won’t be long before it ends. Still, we remember very well how this year opened: on January 3, the U.S. carried out a military operation in Caracas, in which they abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Lícia Flores. During this operation, a large part of Maduro’s bodyguards lost their lives. Maduro was close to a bunker, but he couldn’t reach it and seal the door in time before being captured.

In his place, Delcy Rodríguez assumes power, supported by her brother Jorge Rodríguez, who presides over the National Assembly, by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, and by Vladimir Padrino López, who controls the military. Far from betting on “free and democratic elections,” the U.S. endorsed the continuity of Bolivarian politics, keeping Delcy Rodríguez in power. Maria Corina Machado, Juan Guaidó’s successor in the Venezuelan “color revolution” project, has already fallen into oblivion.

What really happened during Maduro’s abduction? The circumstances were never sufficiently well explained, and we continue swimming amid rumors and hearsay. Occasionally, unverifiable information emerges that some elements of Maduro’s security team sold him out in exchange for financial compensation, never paid by the U.S. In fact, Venezuela’s interim government made several changes to the presidential guard after the abduction, even while denying that there was any betrayal. … continue

CCDH Invokes Anti-SLAPP Law to Fend Off X Lawsuit

By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net | October 3, 2026

A lawyer for the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has told a US court that a lawsuit filed by X against the group is an attempt to punish it for its speech.

The case is X’s attempt to revive its July 2023 lawsuit that was dismissed in March 2024 by a lower instance court. X accuses CCDH of breaking its terms of service by scraping public posts and publishing reports based on this data, which X says cost it millions of dollars in lost ad revenue as brands were pressured to abandon the platform.

CCDH’s reports are based on what it considers to be “harmful content” and “disinformation” on social media platforms. It then uses this data to pressure those platforms to deplatform the speakers, and in addition, the group works to defund these platforms by getting advertisers to pull their ads.

CCDH’s model, in other words, is to get people punished for their speech, and yet its lawyer Dennis Brandon Trice is now playing the free speech card to protect CCDH from being punished… Full article

Macron takes aim at ‘American free speech’

RT | October 2, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected what he described as “American free speech” as he defended the EU’s controversial Digital Services Act (DSA), which US officials have branded an instrument of censorship.

Speaking to reporters during a trip to Spain on Wednesday, Macron said he had asked the EU to enforce the DSA “much more extensively, much faster and much more forcefully” to tackle the spread of misinformation.

“So-called American ‘free speech’ – at least as it exists today and has been promoted by some people – is the opposite of free speech,” Macron said, arguing that individual freedoms come with responsibilities and respect for the freedoms of others.

“I know this when I walk down the street: my freedom cannot mean that I am free to hit you, insult you or vandalize the public space that belongs to everyone. Yet that is some people’s idea of ‘free speech,’” he added.

“Until we hold those who disseminate content on social media accountable, we will not be able to regulate it,” the French leader said. “When someone writes something – when a journalist writes something completely false or an editor publishes it – they can be held accountable.”

Adopted in 2022, the DSA requires online platforms such as Facebook, X, TikTok, Google and YouTube to address illegal content, increase transparency around advertising and algorithms, protect minors, and assess and mitigate systemic risks such as disinformation. The largest platforms face additional obligations and can be fined up to 6% of their worldwide annual turnover for violations.

In December 2025, the EU imposed its first fine under the DSA, ordering Elon Musk’s X to pay €120 million ($140 million) for violating the law. Last month, the US government backed X’s appeal, arguing that the bloc had overstepped its authority in targeting an American company. … Full article

UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program

By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | October 2, 2026

If you are a British citizen and you criticize a government program online, that criticism can be collected and stored by a government-linked body.

At least that seems to be the upshot of the actions of the Prevent Standards and Compliance Unit (StaCU), “a body linked to the Home Office,” that has been keeping “observations” of those who speak against the government’s Prevent counter-extremism program on the internet.

The “evidence” of this comes from documents the group Rights & Security International (RSI) obtained under freedom of information law. … continue

UAE spymaster who wants to ‘eliminate all threats’ seeks an iron grip on AI’s future

MEMO | October 3, 2026

A Guardian investigation has revealed how Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security adviser and the man at the top of a security apparatus that has spent years hacking, tracking and jailing critics of the ruling family, has become one of the most powerful financiers of artificial intelligence in the world.

The long read by Jack Shenker, published yesterday, warns that Tahnoon’s rise places critical parts of the world’s AI infrastructure in the hands of a man who commands the full surveillance machinery of an authoritarian state.

Tahnoon, the brother of UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, oversees an economic empire estimated at around $1.5 trillion. As people increasingly hand their data, and even their private thoughts, to AI systems, the paper argues that the character of those who control the technology matters.

At the centre of Tahnoon’s ambitions is G42, the company he built in the late 2010s from the remains of DarkMatter, the state-linked firm that ran the UAE’s secret hacking programme, Project Raven. Staffed largely by former US intelligence operatives, the programme began as a counterterrorism effort but grew into a sweeping hacking operation against Emirati dissidents, human rights activists, journalists and politicians around the world.

G42 expanded after Tahnoon became national security adviser in 2016, and the UAE’s normalisation of relations with Israel, which he helped steer, opened the door to the Pegasus spyware. … Full article

Israeli spyware used to target Moroccan civil society

Al Mayadeen | October 3, 2026

Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency deployed Israeli-made Pegasus spyware against journalists, human rights defenders, and other civil society figures, Amnesty International documented in an investigation exposing an extensive system of surveillance reaching into private homes and communications.

Published Thursday, the report draws on insider testimony, digital forensic evidence, and surveillance companies’ internal records to detail how the Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire (DGST) combined phone hacking with intercepted calls, location tracking, and covert recordings.

The findings come as Rabat deepens its diplomatic relationship with “Israel”, following a September agreement to upgrade their missions to embassies and appoint ambassadors. … Full article

US senator says AIPAC plans to spend $233M to defeat candidates critical of Netanyahu regime

MEMO | October 3, 2026

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is set to spend $233 million to defeat candidates in this fall’s congressional midterm elections who speak out against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned US Senator Bernie Sanders, Anadolu reports.

The top pro-Israel lobbying firm in the US “plans to spend $233 million to defeat candidates who dare to speak out against Netanyahu’s extremist government,” Sanders said on US social media platform X on Friday.

“They spent $33 million to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan primary. They lost. They are going to keep losing,” he said. … Full article

Israeli occupiers injure 16 Palestinians, burn 55 olive trees in West Bank attacks

MEMO | October 3, 2026

At least 16 Palestinians, including a woman, were injured and 55 olive trees were burned Saturday in attacks by Israeli occupiers on olive harvesters across the occupied West Bank, according to medical and local sources, Anadolu reports.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said five Palestinians were beaten by occupiers while picking up olives in a field in Sebastia, north of Nablus.

The society also said three Palestinians were injured in an occupier assault in Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus, while two others were injured after being sprayed with pepper spray in nearby Beit Imrin.

A farmer also suffered bruises after occupiers attacked him while he was harvesting olives in Arrabuna, east of Jenin, the same source said.

In Rantis, northwest of Ramallah, occupiers attacked a man, his wife and their children with sticks, weapons and pepper spray in the village’s Al-Tin al-Shami area, injuring five family members, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

The wife was also run over during the attack, according to the agency. … Full article

Eight Palestinians martyred, others injured in Gaza

Palestinian Information Center – October 3, 2026

GAZA – Six Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in new Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, while two others died of wounds sustained in previous attacks.

According to media sources, an Israeli drone struck a group of civilians near the Abbas al-Kilani rotary in Beit Lahia, north of Gaza, in the afternoon, killing 35-year-old Mahmoud Aliyan and wounding others.

Other civilians were injured in the evening in an Israeli strike near Abdul-Rahman School in northern Gaza.

Two citizens were also pronounced dead after succumbing to bullet injuries sustained recently in central and northern Gaza.

Meanwhile, a young man was wounded after being shot by Israeli forces in the western rotary area of Beit Lahia.

Earlier at dawn, five Palestinians, including four women, were martyred and several others were injured after an Israeli strike targeted an apartment in the west of Gaza City.

Saudi airstrikes target Sanaa, Saada; YAF advances in Taiz continue

Al Mayadeen | October 3, 2026

Saudi warplanes launched airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and Saada on Saturday, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.

In detail, over 10 airstrikes targeted several areas in Yemen over a two-hour period, with the Saudi strikes targeting Jabal Attan, south of the capital. In Yemen’s northern Saada province, Saudi artillery shelling targeted the border district of Ghamr, along with populated villages in the border district of Razeh.

Saudi missile strikes also targeted telecommunications networks in the Haydan and Saqin districts of Saada Governorate, Yemen’s SABA news agency reported, citing a local source. … Full article

Yemeni Ballistic Missiles Strike Aramco in Riyadh in Response to Saudi Aggression

Al-Manar | October 3, 2026

In response to the ongoing Saudi aggression on Sanaa and other cities in Yemen, the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a qualitative military operation using a number of ballistic missiles and drones targeting the Aramco company in KSA’s capital, Riyadh.

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree issued a statement that detailed the operation:

In response to the Saudi aggression against the capital, Sana’a, and the liberated provinces, which in the past 24 hours reached up to 60 airstrikes and missile attacks, bringing the total number of Saudi aggression attacks since the escalation against our country to 1,410, the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a qualitative military operation using a number of ballistic missiles and drones targeting the Aramco company in the Saudi enemy’s capital, Riyadh.

Full article

US military withdrawal from Iraq and the collapse of US-Israeli hegemonic project in West Asia

By Iqbal Jassat | Press TV | October 3, 2026

The departure of the final US military forces from Iraq marks a profound turning point in the modern history of West Asia.

For over two decades, the narrative of foreign intervention dictated that regional stability was impossible without Washington’s oversight. Today, that narrative lies broken.

The end of the US-led military mission is not the result of a benevolent diplomatic concession or a calculated policy shift by the Pentagon. It is, undeniably, a hard-fought victory achieved through the unyielding resolve of Iraq’s Islamic Resistance and the enduring steadfastness of its people.

Crucially, the withdrawal of American forces delivers a severe blow to the strategic calculations of the Zionist entity. For decades, Israel’s expansionist ambitions and its destabilising campaign of aggression across the region – from Palestine and Lebanon to Syria – have relied entirely on the foundational guarantee of US military backing.

Washington’s illegal military presence in Iraq served as a vital buffer and logistics corridor designed to fracture the Axis of Resistance and project power on Israel’s behalf. With the American shield removed from Iraq, the regional depth that Tel Aviv exploited to enforce its hegemony is rapidly collapsing.

The end of the US occupation severely limits the capability to isolate regional resistance factions, exposing the fundamental limits of Zionist expansionism when stripped of direct imperial protection.

The balance of power has fundamentally shifted, proving that the era of unpunished aggression across West Asia is coming to an end. … continue

Cockpit door lie explodes Israel’s ‘FlyDubai’ false flag

The Canary | October 3, 2026

An exposed lie about a door has destroyed Israel’s narrative and confirmed the FlyDubai ‘incident’ as the ‘false flag’ we knew it was.

The ‘plumber’ at the heart of the narrative, who supposedly overcame the ‘terrorist’ pilot and pulled the plane out of its dive, claimed that he and another passenger struggled to get into the cockpit, because the wounded pilot’s body was blocking it:

The pilot, who was injured, was very close to the door, so it was difficult for us to open it…

I went to the cockpit door, and it was unlocked. A crew member and I pushed the door very hard and managed to get in.

But the cockpit door on Boeing 737s opens outward… Full article

US senator urges Congress to cut off funding for Iran war

MEMO | October 3, 2026

US Sen. Chris Van Hollen said on Friday that President Donald Trump is preparing to expand the country’s military presence in the Middle East, accusing the administration of concealing service member casualties and pursuing an “illegal war of choice” in Iran, Anadolu reports.

“The President, who continues to hide service member casualties, is now sending up to another 10,000 troops to his illegal war of choice in Iran,” Van Hollen wrote on US social media company X. “When Trump says he’s planning on renewing his war next month, believe him. Congress must cut off funding.”

The remarks came after reports said the Pentagon is preparing to deploy a third aircraft carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East as Trump considers resuming strikes on Iran… Full article

Mass protests across Europe condemn Israeli aggression

Al Mayadeen | October 3, 2026

Mass demonstrations took place in Geneva and other European cities on Saturday to condemn ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Syria, Al Mayadeen’s Geneva bureau chief reported.

In the Swiss city, large crowds of students and members of the public joined the protests, denouncing Israeli crimes and criticizing governments’ responses to the continuing attacks.

A statement issued by the Geneva demonstration condemned Israeli crimes against Palestinians and Lebanese people, alongside violence committed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Protesters also denounced governments for remaining silent or restricting their responses to statements they described as “timid” in the face of “Israel’s” crimes in Palestine and Lebanon.

The demonstrations come amid continuing Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria and the repercussions of the war on Iran. They reflect growing popular mobilization across European cities against wars and violations in the region.

Hundreds of French Protest Continued Ukraine Aid in Central Paris

Sputnik – 03.10.2026

Several hundred people gathered in central Paris on Saturday to protest against providing further aid to Ukraine and demand France’s withdrawal from the European Union and NATO, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

The protest, called by the leader of the French right-wing Patriots party and a presidential candidate, Florian Philippot, is taking place at the Palais-Royal square in central Paris.

The demonstrators are holding up posters saying, “[French President Emmanuel] Macron, we will not die for Ukraine,” “Macron out” and “For Frexit.”

“To live, not merely survive, to live freely and in peace – that is our message. Behind this lie serious political decisions. We must withdraw from the EU, withdraw from NATO and stop funding the war in Ukraine as well as the supply of arms for it,” Philippot told reporters at the event.

The funds being sent by the French authorities to Kiev should be spent on lowering gas taxes in France, the politician argued.

What does Europe want – a war with Russia?

By Ricardo Martins – New Eastern Outlook – October 2, 2026

It was common practice during the Cold War to exaggerate the threat from the Soviet Union. Nowadays, Russia has assumed that role. Although the circumstances have changed, some of the political methods employed to create a sense of insecurity are still remarkably similar.

Europe is not formally engaging in preparations for war since it desires one. Instead, the governments of Europe and the institutions of the EU describe their rapidly growing defence policies and war preparedness as being aimed at deterrence, on the basis that Europe has to become strong enough to avoid a bigger conflict.
NATO does likewise, presenting itself as a defensive alliance whose role is to deter aggression. Nevertheless, the extent and the terminology used in Europe’s present military transformation should be examined. If preparedness becomes a top political concern, if huge amounts of public money are channelled into defence industries, and if support for Ukraine becomes more and more tied to Europe’s own security, then a significant question arises: where does deterrence cease and the political preparation for war begin?

The question is especially relevant to the EU, which has throughout its history been based on reconciliation, economic interdependence and a rejection of war. … continue

She Followed the Actual Data on COVID Vaccines and Masks — Her Career Took a Huge Hit

By Jill Erzen | The Defender | October 2, 2026

Tracy Beth Høeg, M.D., Ph.D., an epidemiologist and sports physician, said her decision to follow the data during the COVID-19 pandemic came at a steep professional price.

Her research challenged policies on school closures, masking and COVID-19 vaccines. She said the fallout included losing her position at the University of California, Davis, being dropped from an NPR interview and being fired from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Høeg said her experience exposed the unwillingness of universities, media and public health institutions to adapt when research conflicted with their accepted narratives.

In an interview this week with investigative journalist Paul D. Thacker on The DisInformation Chronicle, Høeg said institutions too often treated the accepted narrative as settled and then dismissed or attacked people who questioned it.

That approach did more than distort the public discussion about COVID-19, Høeg said. It also created a scientific and institutional culture that could affect how other medical questions are handled long after the pandemic. … continue

Florida AG Sues Pfizer, Bourla Over Deceptive Marketing of COVID Vaccines

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | October 2, 2026

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday sued Pfizer and its CEO, Albert Bourla, alleging that the drugmaker misled the public by marketing its COVID-19 vaccine as safe and effective while not disclosing the vaccine’s potential risks to pregnant women, children and teenagers.

The 49-page lawsuit alleges Pfizer violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by deceptively marketing its vaccine to the public in turn for making billions of dollars in profit.

According to the complaint, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine marketing campaign focused on two principal themes: that the shot “posed no material safety risks” and that “mass vaccination was necessary to stop the transmission of COVID-19” — even though Pfizer never tested the vaccine’s ability to stop the virus from spreading.

Pfizer possessed extensive evidence that its vaccine caused serious adverse events — including 1,223 reported deaths following vaccination as of February 2021 and 52 miscarriages among vaccinated pregnant women. However, the company assured the public the vaccine was safe.

“Today we sued Pfizer for deceptively marketing the products as safe — making billions — while pregnant women were miscarrying their babies and teenagers were having heart attacks,” Uthmeier said in a statement. … continue

Von der Leyen gifts her spin doctor a job for life

RT | October 2, 2026

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has rewarded her personal communications adviser with a permanent job in the commission’s media department, in a move that reveals how the EU bureaucracy really works, and how von der Leyen has created a royal court in Brussels.

Von der Leyen’s College of Commissioners – the 27 unelected bureaucrats who run the EU’s executive branch – met on Wednesday and signed off on the appointment of Jens Flosdorff as the bloc’s new ‘Director for Citizens Communication’.

Flosdorff was given the role after a “merit based and very highly competitive selection procedure,” the commission said in a statement. According to the EU-focused Rapporteur news site, however, Flosdorff was parachuted into the role by von der Leyen, whom he served for more than two decades as ‘personal communications adviser’.

Flosdorff’s new position will net him a largely tax-free salary of €216,000 ($245,279) per year, plus expenses and benefits.

Those with a memory of the Soviet Union, or an appreciation of Gogol or Bulgakov, might muster a quiet laugh at the appointment for life of a long-time confidant of Ursula von der Leyen to the well-paid and unassailable post of ‘Director for Citizens Communication’. However, a closer look at the EU’s communications apparatus reveals levels of bureaucratic redundancy beyond the wildest imagination of the great Russian absurdists. … continue

Russian businessman accuses Biden of stealing his money

RT | October 2, 2026

Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev has accused former US President Joe Biden’s administration of stealing his money and using some of it to support Ukraine’s armed forces.

Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on Friday at Malofeev’s request over the seizure of his US assets. Investigators said they are trying to identify American officials involved in what the agency described as illegal decisions.

Malofeev, the owner of Russian TV channel Tsargrad, said the US seized $10 million from him, including $5.4 million that was later transferred to Ukraine.

“Former US president [Joe Biden] and Attorney General Merrick Garland stole my money, legally invested in the United States – even before any sanctions,” Malofeev wrote on Telegram.

He accused Biden and Garland of creating an “organized criminal group” between 2021 and 2024 to seize Russian state assets and property belonging to Russian citizens. … Full article

CNN report links Kushner firm investments to IOF suppliers

Al Mayadeen | October 3, 2026

As Jared Kushner has emerged as a key negotiator in the war on Gaza, his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, has become the largest shareholder in an Israeli financial company that has backed businesses involved in Israeli military campaigns, a CNN investigation revealed.

Kushner has avoided the greater scrutiny that could accompany such a potential conflict of interest by serving as a volunteer envoy rather than taking a government position that would require him to disclose his financial holdings.

The arrangement has given Kushner an unusual dual role in the Trump administration, combining private-sector investment with high-level diplomacy during a devastating war. … continue

Israeli Colonizers Kill Palestinian Man Near Salfit

IMEMC | October 2, 2026

A Palestinian man, Mashhour Shaher Yassin, 51, died Thursday evening after illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers shot him in the abdomen while attacking his home in Yasuf, east of Salfit in the central occupied West Bank.

Mohammad ar-Ramahi, director of the Salfit Governmental Hospital, confirmed Yassin’s death.

Jom’a Abdul-Fattah, head of the Yasuf Village Council, said a group of paramilitary colonizers armed with clubs and firearms attacked the eastern part of the town Thursday afternoon.

Abdul-Fattah said Yassin went outside to defend his home when the colonizers shot him. Yassin’s nephew was also wounded in the attack. … Full article

Five Palestinians injured as Israeli occupation raids hit West Bank

Al Mayadeen | October 2, 2026

Israeli occupation forces and settlers carried out a series of raids and attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank early Friday, injuring Palestinians, detaining others, and raiding homes.

The attacks were reported in Nablus, Jenin, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, and al-Khalil, with Palestinian homes searched and their contents damaged.

In Nablus, groups of settlers attacked the town of Awarta, southeast of the city, targeting Palestinian vehicles and property before abducting a 17-year-old Palestinian. […]

In Jenin, Israeli occupation forces raided Palestinian homes in the town of al-Zababdeh, causing extensive damage and destruction to their contents.

The forces also raided the town of Mithlon and the village of Rummana to the west, amid heavy use of stun grenades.

In Tulkarm, occupation forces detained several young men after raiding a cafe in the city’s eastern neighborhood. They also raided the town of Jayyous, northeast of Qalqilya.

In al-Khalil, Israeli occupation forces raided al-Tabaqa village, south of Dura, and searched several homes in the city while firing stun grenades in residential areas.

Settler militias also attacked the town of Surif, north of al-Khalil. … Full article

Three Killed as Israeli Violations of Gaza Ceasefire Continue

IMEMC | October 3, 2026

As Israel continues to violate the “ceasefire agreement” in the Gaza Strip, three Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Friday in a series of Israeli airstrikes and shooting attacks across the besieged coastal enclave.

Medical and local sources reported that one Palestinian was killed and another wounded when an Israeli drone struck the courtyard of the Abu Oweimer family home behind Ar-Razi Medical Complex, south of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

In a separate attack, Ahmad ar-Ramlawi was killed and several others wounded when an Israeli drone struck the roof of the ar-Ramlawi family home near Palestine Stadium and Al-Mamounia School in the Al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City.

Earlier on Friday, Ibrahim Munir al-Masri was killed and several others, including some who sustained critical wounds, were injured when Israeli warplanes targeted a group of civilians near the Ansar intersection west of Gaza City.

Palestinian Red Crescent Society crews transferred one wounded person to the Saraya Field Hospital and brought al-Masri’s remains to Al-Shifa Hospital. The attack came amid continued Israeli fire and military assaults across different parts of the Gaza Strip.

In southern Gaza, four Palestinians, including an elderly woman and a girl identified as Sahar al-Shawwaf, were wounded after Israeli forces opened heavy fire toward Street 5 in Al-Mawasi and the vicinity of Hamad City northwest of Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces fired illumination flares east of Gaza City and carried out demolition operations in the northeastern and eastern parts of the city, including a large-scale demolition of homes and buildings in the Tuffah neighborhood.

Israeli drones also dropped bombs near the Shuja’iyya intersection, while warplanes launched at least two airstrikes on evacuated buildings east of the Tuffah and Shuja’iyya neighborhoods. No casualties were reported in those attacks.

Israeli artillery shelled areas east of Deir al-Balah and east of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza while simultaneously opening fire on surrounding locations.

In southern Gaza, Israeli forces carried out another demolition operation south of Khan Younis, while Israeli naval vessels opened fire off the coast of Rafah. … Full article

Nabatieh residents enter town in defiance of Israeli attack threats

Al Mayadeen | October 2, 2026

Residents of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon entered their town on foot to inspect their homes and properties despite security warnings and Israeli threats surrounding the area.

A number of residents reached the al-Husseiniya neighborhood, accompanied by the town’s mayor. Their return coincided with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s visit to Nabatieh, where residents gathered near Lebanese Army positions.

The residents later left the town at the request of security forces and the Lebanese Army due to the dangerous security situation at the time, according to field reports. … Full article

Iranian crew declared Dena training vessel ‘unarmed’ to US warship before deadly torpedo strike: Report

The Cradle | October 2, 2026

The crew of the Iranian frigate Dena informed a US warship that their vessel was unarmed during their final exchanges before a US submarine launched a torpedo and sank it off the coast of Sri Lanka on 4 March, killing 104 sailors, according to an audio recording cited by an Iranian judiciary official.

“We are not military, we are not armed, and we have come for training,” the crew said in the recording.

The Moudge-class frigate was sailing home from the International Fleet Review 2026, an India-hosted naval exercise Iran had been officially invited to attend, when the USS Charlotte struck it with a Mark 48 torpedo in international waters some 19 nautical miles off Galle, killing 104 of the 136 sailors on board and wounding the remaining 32. … continue

Iran’s NPT debate moves beyond parliament

After two wars, Iranian lawmakers are pressing for an NPT exit. The argument now extends to whether a bomb would deter another attack.

By Fereshteh Sadeghi | The Cradle | October 2, 2026

After two rounds of US–Israeli attacks in the space of a year, pressure is mounting on Iran’s leadership to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Advocates say the treaty has failed to protect Iran’s civilian nuclear program or its scientists. Their opponents warn that withdrawal could provide Washington and Tel Aviv with a pretext for another assault. The argument now reaches well beyond the Majlis.

“A big decision in the offing” is one way to describe a motion that has sat with the Iranian parliament’s presidium for months. A group of lawmakers has now issued an open statement demanding that the Supreme National Security Council and Foreign Ministry begin the formal process of withdrawal from the NPT. They also want Tehran to end voluntary nuclear commitments beyond its treaty obligations.

The lawmakers argue that the NPT and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have failed to safeguard Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology. They accuse the agency of allowing information obtained through inspections to reach Iran’s enemies, exposing nuclear facilities and scientists to attack.

Their statement follows years of dispute over the agency’s access to Iranian sites and the use of its findings by western governments. They invoke Article X of the treaty, which permits withdrawal when a state decides that extraordinary events have jeopardized its supreme interests. A withdrawal would require three months’ notice to other parties and the UN Security Council. … continue

YAF: 94 Saudi attacks on Yemen in 24 hours

Al Mayadeen | October 2, 2026

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Friday that Saudi warplanes carried out 94 airstrikes on Yemen over the past 24 hours. He put the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks on the country at 1,350 since the escalation began.

Saree said the strikes hit civilian sites in the provinces of Sanaa, Saada, Taiz, Hajjah, Amran and Ibb, killing and wounding civilians.

According to his statement, the raids were flown by F-15 and Typhoon aircraft that took off from the Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases, while missile attacks were launched from Najran and Jizan.

Sanaa government spokesperson Dr. Omar al-Bukhaiti reassured the people of Taiz province on Friday, reaffirming that protecting their lives and property is the Yemeni Armed Forces’ highest priority. He clarified that the only target of the Armed Forces’ strikes is “the Saudi enemy and its troop concentrations.” … Full article

Houthis condemn Saudi claims of attack on Medina

RT | October 2, 2026

Yemen’s Houthis have denied targeting a power station in the city of Medina. A Saudi-led coalition earlier accused the militant group of targeting the facility supplying power to the Prophet’s Mosque – one of the holiest sites in the Muslim world.

A senior Houthi official branded the accusation a “lie” aimed at tarnishing the group’s image and reinforcing similar claims made by the coalition in the past.

On Thursday, the Saudi coalition’s spokesman, Major General Turki al-Maliki, accused the Yemeni militants of striking the Taibah electricity distribution station in Medina earlier this week in what he called a “cowardly terrorist act” and a part of an alleged broader campaign by the Houthis to “target the Two Holy Mosques.” … continue

Fatuous False Flags

By Craig Murray | October 2, 2026

Rather than abandoning the plainly nuts Fairford narrative, Burnham and his government are doubling down on the claim it is an Iranian terror plot.

It remains quite possible the men were indeed fuel thieves, simply stealing fuel from farms. They appear to have been equipped for fuel theft and all they were carrying was petrol. It is worth a footnote that there is a very real history of US military personnel, and indeed British personnel, selling military fuel from bases. Stolen red diesel meant for HMS Bulwark fuelled fairground rides throughout England, which I think is rather lovely. But if the Fairford Five were fuel thieves, farms are more probable as the target.

We should pause here to acknowledge that USAF Fairford is falsely designated RAF Fairford, itself a propaganda lie, just like “RAF Lakenheath” or “RAF Mildenhall”. The UK is full of US military bases, on which US law applies. (My birth certificate gives my father’s occupation as “Clerk USAF”. He was employed at Mildenhall at the time).

It is a classic example of state propaganda that the petrol discovered in the Fairford vans was described by counter terror police as a potential accelerant for a bomb.

Well yes, petrol is that. It has however, rather more obvious uses too. The same technique was used at the height of the War on Terror propaganda in the Great Easter Bomb Plot, that never was. Police rounded up and arrested many young Muslims across the Manchester region, which was front-page news. They were all later released without charge. … continue

EU coldly kills Zelensky’s 2027 membership demand

RT | October 2, 2026

The EU has rejected Vladimir Zelensky’s demand that Ukraine be admitted to the bloc by January 2027, with Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos saying Kiev must meet all membership requirements and will receive no exemptions. […]

Kos acknowledged that Kiev views membership as a security guarantee and said helping Ukraine was the EU’s “duty.” However, she stressed that candidates need to meet demanding requirements on the rule of law, economic convergence, and adoption of EU legislation, and that there are “no privileges or discounts in the accession process,” and “no shortcuts.”

Kos instead backed gradual integration before full membership and said she hoped Ukraine could make further progress in accession talks by year’s end.

Zelensky has previously rejected alternatives to full EU membership. In May, he called German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s proposal for associate membership “unfair,” arguing that Ukraine could not participate in the bloc without voting rights.

Kiev received candidate status in 2022, but accession requires unanimous support from all 27 member states. Several EU members have consistently opposed Ukraine joining the bloc, including Hungary, which has repeatedly resisted accelerated admission and recently blocked the inclusion of any language on fast-tracking Ukraine from an EU summit conclusion.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has suggested Ukraine’s accession could take 10 to 15 years and linked progress to Kiev’s treatment of its ethnic Hungarian minority. … Full article

Are Europe’s Smallest Nations Dragging the Continent into War?

By Urs Maurer-Lambrou | Forum Geopolitica | October 1, 2026

Six million people. That is the total combined population of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—fewer residents than live in greater London. Yet these three border states now set the tone of foreign policy for a union of 450 million, telling Berlin, Rome, and Madrid how dangerous the world is and how much Western taxpayers must pay to fix it. … continue

EU draws up contingency plans for possible Merz exit

Al Mayadeen | October 2, 2026

The European Union has begun assessing contingency scenarios in case German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leaves office or becomes increasingly focused on domestic political difficulties, Politico Europe reported Friday, citing diplomats and European officials.

According to the report, governments in two European countries have held internal discussions on how a possible end to Merz’s chancellorship could affect EU policymaking.

The discussions reportedly reflect growing concern in Brussels over political instability in Germany following major electoral setbacks for Merz’s governing conservatives and renewed tensions within the coalition.

Recent regional elections have weakened Merz politically. Reuters reported that the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered its worst-ever result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in September, failing to clear the threshold to enter the state parliament, while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) made further gains. … continue

‘Murderers’ Rutte and Merz booed at peace prize ceremony

The NATO secretary-general was awarded the Westphalian Peace Prize for his hostile stance toward Russia

RT | October 2, 2026

Crowds of protesters jeered NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, after the US-led military bloc was awarded the Westphalian Peace Prize on Thursday.

The prize, awarded by the Economic Society for Westphalia and Lippe, commemorates the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years’ War and legally enshrined the modern concept of the nation state.

Rutte, known among protestors as the “Lying Dutchman,” collected the award in the German city of Munster on Thursday on behalf of the interventionist US-led military bloc.

Speaking at the ceremony, North Rhine-Westphalia Minister-President Hendrik Wust declared that “military strength can prevent war and preserve peace,” and that “NATO has demonstrated for more than 75 years that strength secures peace.”

Protesters gathered outside Munster Town Hall disagreed. When the Dutchman, the German, and other dignitaries stepped onto the balcony, below which a blue-blazered band played, they were met with chants of “murderers” and “blood on your hands” from the square below (perhaps the greatest show of anger in the town since the anabaptists in 1534).

The NATO chief and the German chancellor gritted their teeth and smiled and waved through the boos and whistles. … videos

G7 caves to US blackmail, announces ‘massive’ release of diesel reserves

The Cradle | October 2, 2026

G7 states will release up to 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks over the next four months, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on 2 October, bowing to US pressure to tame diesel prices driven to record highs by the war on Iran.

The release will be coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), and comes the same day as European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said the EU “fully” rejected US threats to halt diesel exports unless Europe drew down more of its reserves.

“We fully reject any ban on diesel. A ban would not be beneficial to anyone. It would undermine our trust in the United States as a reliable partner,” she said. … continue

Americans reject Trump’s Iran war as costs mount, poll shows

Press TV – October 2, 2026 

A new survey has found that a large majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s war of aggression against Iran, underscoring growing domestic opposition to Washington’s military campaign less than five weeks before the November midterm elections.

The AP-NORC poll, released as the conflict continues to dominate US foreign policy debate, shows 71 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s approach to Iran. Sixty-nine percent say the war has not been worth fighting.

The findings come amid persistent questions over the legality and strategic rationale of the US-led offensives, which most of the world has described as unprovoked aggression against a sovereign state.

Economic fallout is also shaping voter sentiment. Sixty-five percent of adults blamed Trump’s policies for higher-than-usual prices, linking the military effort to domestic inflation and strained household budgets.

Analysts note that prolonged deployments, elevated energy costs, and disrupted trade have fed public frustration, even among segments that initially backed a harder line toward the Islamic Republic. … Full article

US increasing Middle East military buildup – AP

RT | October 2, 2026

Washington is sending more warships and troops to the Middle East as US President Donald Trump is considering the resumption of large-scale strikes against Iran after the midterms, AP has reported.

Trump told reporters on Thursday that he has “to make a decision: either Iran signs a very fair deal, or it won’t exist any longer.” In a Time magazine interview published the same day, he said that new attacks on the Islamic Republic were “possible” after the US election on November 3, but declined to reveal any further details.

In its article on Thursday, AP said that a third aircraft carrier and some 9,000 additional service members, including 7,000 sailors and 2,000 marines, are currently on their way to the area of the conflict with Iran. … continue