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Why Yemen Is Fighting Saudi Arabia
A 20-minute special on Yemeni sovereignty and the long Saudi-led war on Yemen, waged with foreign backing since 2014. We trace the blockade, the attacks on energy infrastructure, and the shifting regional balance, including airport shutdowns, pipeline strikes, and the sealing of Bab al-Mandab to Saudi shipping.
“War Is Math”: Why the Math Favors Iran Over the US
“War is math” is a military adage. Trump et al., threatened Iran with “tanker for tanker” but forgot to do the arithmetic. We run the numbers on oil tankers, missile interceptors, and munitions.
Iran’s Next Target: US Data Centers and Undersea Cables in the Persian Gulf
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.
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.
Saudi–Yemen War: Iran Wins, USA Loses
Saudi Arabia reignited war with Yemen's Ansarallah (Houthis) on 13 July, deploying mercenary forces. Ansarallah struck back, hitting Saudi military bases and oil facilities, including the East-West pipeline. By September 11, they'd captured Yemen's west coast and key Red Sea islands, securing fire-control over the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab
25 Years After 9/11: The Lies That Justified War, Surveillance, and Muslim Persecution
Twenty-five years after 9/11: unpacking the false narratives about Saudi, Israeli, and Iranian roles that fueled war and civil liberties abuses.
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.
War is Math—and the Math Favors Iran
“War is math” is an adage in military sciences. Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio threatened Iran with “tanker for tanker” in the “tanker wars,” but forgot to count the tankers available for Iran to bomb: GCC members (minus Oman) are combatant states; their tankers are, therefore, legitimate targets. This morning, in addition to targeting eight GCC tankers, ten enemy merchant vessels, and two US warships in retaliation for US strikes on five Iranian tankers, Iran launched three waves of ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan.
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