Iran’s security chief warns US data centers, AI facilities, and undersea cables in the Persian Gulf are next. See the named targets and cable routes at risk.
Iran’s Next Target: US Data Centers and Undersea Cables in the Persian Gulf
Tag: History
Operation Jawbreaker: IRGC and US Special Forces Fought on Same Side in Afghanistan
9/11 Special: 25 years ago today, on 7 Oct 2001, Op Enduring Freedom launched the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. CIA’s Jawbreaker team joined Iranian Special Forces in Afghanistan and Iran—allies against the Taliban until Israel sabotaged US-Iran rapprochement and exploited 9/11 to push the Iraq War.
A Letter to the American People from IRGC (29 September 2026)
Why does Iran fight? What motivates Iranians? An open letter to the American people, published 29 September 2026, lays out the case in Tehran’s own words.
IRGC and the Death of CIA’s “Ayatollah Mike”
On 3 Jan 2020, Trump assassinated Haji Qasem Soleimani. On 27 Jan 2020, CIA’s Iran Mission chief Michael D’Andrea—‘Ayatollah Mike’—died when his USAF Bombardier E-11A jet was downed in Afghanistan. Was the jet shot down by IRGC? CIA claims he retired. IRGC named its ‘Missile 358’ after the jet’s tail number.
Social-Economic Renaissance in Mongol Iran
This episode explores Shivan Mahendrarajah’s A History of Herat: From Chingiz Khan to Tamerlane (Edinburgh University Press, 2022), tracing the city’s transformation from its destruction under Chingiz Khan in 1222 to its capitulation to Tamerlane in 1381. Despite this violent history, Herat rose to become a major political, cultural, and economic center of the eastern Islamic world. Note: Herat is located in present-day Afghanistan, a country whose borders were drawn by British imperial powers in the 19th century.
25 Years After 9/11: The Saudi-Wahhabi Doctrine Behind the Taliban and al-Qaeda
How Saudi Wahhabism forged the Taliban and al-Qaeda: this 9/11 anniversary special traces extremist ideology from 18th-century Arabia to Saudi-funded madrasas on the Afghan-Pakistan border, and its role in the Taliban’s war against Kabul and the US.
“Iran, Go Throttle Up!”
On Tue. evening, 1 Sep., Trump, following Obama’s practices from AFPAK, bombed a wedding in Sirik, Iran, killing and injuring scores of men, women, and children. This has opened the gates for Iran to retaliate disproportionately. A “perfect storm”—economic and military—is brewing against the US. Will Tehran press its advantage?
Mary Renault, Iran, and the Alexander Trilogy
Mary Renault is lauded as a groundbreaking LGBT authoress, but this detracts from her brilliance as a historian of ancient Greece and Iran. She masterfully weaves history, geography, and Greek literature with fiction to depict the life of Alexander the Great. Her “Persian Boy” was my introduction to Iran.
Iran War SITREP | 24 August 2026
Notes on US Government’s censorship of Iran War losses and US media’s self-censorship of same; demise of US bases in Middle East; “Economic D-Day”; likelihood of resumption of kinetic actions; and “Perspectives” podcast schedule.
Iran’s Nuclear Ambiguity and Trump’s “Pickaxe Mountain” Pickle
US and Israel handed Tehran the precious gift of nuclear ambiguity. Before 13 June 2025, Iran had the most open nuclear program in the world; today, the most opaque program. 440.9kg of 60% “highly-enriched uranium” survives at scattered sites; there is no single target for Special Forces or USAF to strike. The hoopla about “Pickaxe Mountain” is manufactured by Israel to force Trump to attack and re-ignite the Iran War.
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