by Oui
Sat Jan 17th, 2026 at 12:44:12 AM EST
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A view of giant banner, featuring an image of the Iranian flag and the slogan reading "Iran is our homeland, the flag is our shroud" at Enghelab Square in the capital Tehran, Iran. | TRT World |
Türkiye warns citizens in Iran to remain vigilant amid ongoing developments | Anadolu Agency |
USS Abraham Lincoln, America's Powerful Warship Heads Toward Iran Signaling An Imminent Strike | CNN-News18 |
Significance of Al-Udeid air base in Qatar
Will President Trump duplicate its June Strike on the Mullahs of Tehran and bomb Qom as he promised in his first term.
Do we need a reminder how the CIA-Mossad-MI6 connived to trap Qassem Soleimani lured by peace talks to Baghdad only to be assassinated by war criminals Trump and Netanyahu.
Trump doubles down on threat to strike cultural sites in Iran | TOI - 6 Jan. 2020 |
President also warns Iraq of punishing sanctions if it expels US troops; says American forces won't leave until Baghdad pays back cost of billion dollar airbase
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk across the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, January 5, 2020, as they return following a trip to Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the holidays.(Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
US President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the US military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so would constitute a war crime under international law.
He also warned Iraq that the US would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a US strike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official.
Trump's comments came amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following last week's strike on Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds force. Iran has vowed to retaliate and Iraq's parliament responded by voting Sunday to oust US troops based in the country.
Trump first raised the prospect of targeting Iranian cultural sites Saturday in a tweet. Speaking with reporters Sunday as he returned to Washington from his holiday stay in Florida, he doubled down, despite international prohibitions.
"They're allowed to kill our people. They're allowed to torture and maim our people. They're allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we're not allowed to touch their cultural sites? It doesn't work that way," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington from a holiday stay at his Florida estate.
"If they do anything there will be major retaliation," he said.
The targeted killing of Soleimani sparked outrage in the Middle East, including in Iraq ... [seen as hero commander to defeat ISIS murderous terrorists]
USS Abraham Lincoln Steaming to Middle East
Sarcasm of a dictator in America
“Trump thanks Iranian leaders for not executing 800 protesters: ’Great respect'”
The mad man of DC … or perhaps a very sick person.
Trump thanks Iran for early notice on Qatar attack, says it helped prevent casualties | Al Arabiya - 24 June 2025 |
Media Amplify Iran War Propaganda - Play Up Intelligence Lies | MofA - 11 May 2019 |
The Trump campaign launched a propaganda campaign to prepare the public for a war on Iran. The campaign is similar to the one the Bush administration ran in 2002 and 2003 preparation for the war on Iraq.
Anonymous officials make claims about alleged 'intelligence' that is said to show 'Iranian threats' against U.S. 'interests'. Iran, it is claimed, has this or that malign motive to do such. Routine military rotations to the Middle East are then declared to be 'in response' to the claimed 'threats'.
The media, either played like a fiddle by the administration or willing accomplices, repeat each and any such nugget thrown at them without any second thought. Anti-Iranian lobbyist are presented as 'experts' to reinforce the messaging.
Here are some examples of the above methods.
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The United Sates Approved the Islamic Bomb Developed by Pakistan
[work in progress - ..]
