WAR DRUMS

WAR DRUMS: India deploys warships to Persian Gulf amid rising tensions between US and Iran
Jun 21, 2019 09:48 am
WAR DRUMS: India deploys warships to Persian Gulf amid rising tensions between US and Iran
(RT) – The Indian Navy is deploying multiple vessels to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, to provide “security” for Indian-flagged ships traversing the area. The decision follows multiple attacks on merchant ships there. Designating the move “Operation Sankalp” (resolution), an Indian Navy spokesperson announced on Thursday that two warships would be deployed for “maritime security” in the troubled waters between Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The vessels will be backed up by air cover and surveillance assets.

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RUMORS OF WAR: If The U.S. And Iran Go To War, Tens Of Thousands Of Missiles Will Rain Down On Israel
Jun 21, 2019 09:33 am
RUMORS OF WAR: If The U.S. And Iran Go To War, Tens Of Thousands Of Missiles Will Rain Down On Israel
OPINION (MS) – We could be on the verge of the most cataclysmic war that the Middle East has ever seen. As you will see below, we are being told that there will be a “measured” U.S. response to the downing of a U.S. Navy drone by Iranian forces. In other words, we should expect some sort of U.S. military action against Iran to happen soon. If the Iranians choose not to respond to that attack, that will hopefully be the end of it for a while.

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WAR DRUMS: US calls off retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets in last minute, source says
Jun 21, 2019 09:05 am
WAR DRUMS: US calls off retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets in last minute, source says
(Fox News) – The Trump administration made a last-minute decision to call off retaliatory strikes against Iran in response to the downing Thursday of a Navy drone that Washington said was over international airspace, a source told Fox News early Friday. But few details about the aborted mission and the circumstances that led to the reversal were available. Multiple news outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post and Associated Press, reported similar accounts — citing unnamed sources.

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WAR DRUMS: Putin warns the US that war with Iran would be ‘catastrophic’
Jun 20, 2019 03:16 pm
WAR DRUMS: Putin warns the US that war with Iran would be ‘catastrophic’
(The Sun) – Donald Trump has warned Iran has “made a very big mistake” shooting down a US drone. His comments come as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the US against using force on Iran, saying it would have catastrophic consequences. Iran has said it’s “ready for war” after claiming to shoot down a US “spy” drone today as tensions continue to rise in the Persian Gulf. But the US president tweeted: “Iran made a very big mistake!” Speaking on Thursday during a televised call-in show,

Putin said the US military action against Iran would be a “catastrophe for the region as a minimum.” He added that it would trigger an escalation of hostilities with unpredictable results.

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WAR DRUMS: U.S. Expected to Strike Back for Iran’s Downing of Drone
Jun 20, 2019 03:11 pm
WAR DRUMS: U.S. Expected to Strike Back for Iran’s Downing of Drone
OPINION (WFB) – The United States is likely to take military action against Iran in the coming days for Tehran’s downing a U.S. drone in international airspace on Wednesday near the Strait of Hormuz. The Central Command said an RQ-4 Global Hawk drone aircraft was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system while operating in international airspace around 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday. President Trump suggested retaliation for the attack is coming.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Israel holds large military drill amid US-Iran tensions
Jun 20, 2019 09:49 am
RUMORS OF WAR: Israel holds large military drill amid US-Iran tensions
(ABC) – Israel wrapped up its largest military drill in years on Wednesday, with thousands of troops from the army, navy and air force simulating a future war with the militant Lebanese Hezbollah group amid fears that Iran would draw its Shiite proxy into the recent growing tensions in the Persian Gulf. The Israeli military said the four-day exercise had been planned long in advance and focused on the immersion of all branches against threats emanating from Israel’s north.

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WAR DRUMS: Iran says it’s ‘completely ready for war’ after US military confirms it shot down American drone
Jun 20, 2019 09:09 am
WAR DRUMS: Iran says it’s ‘completely ready for war’ after US military confirms it shot down American drone
(ABC) – In a major provocation, Iran shot down an unarmed and unmanned U.S. RQ-4A Global Hawk drone while it was flying in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, U.S. Central Command confirmed in a statement. The incident is sure to trigger serious discussions within the Trump administration about how to respond to a direct attack on a U.S. military asset that goes beyond recent attacks in the Middle East that the U.S.

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WAR DRUMS: US to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions escalate with Iran
Jun 17, 2019 10:08 pm
WAR DRUMS: US to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as tensions escalate with Iran
(ABC) – The United States is sending 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The decision follows last week’s attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman that the U.S. blamed on Tehran, with the Pentagon releasing new images on Monday that officials said show Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members removing an unexploded mine from one of the ship’s hulls.

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WAR DRUMS: US Blames Iran for ‘blatant assault’ on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
Jun 13, 2019 08:09 pm
WAR DRUMS: US Blames Iran for ‘blatant assault’ on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
(Fox News) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for the “blatant assault” on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier Thursday. In a news conference Thursday afternoon, Pompeo said: “This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication.” He charged that Iran was

working to disrupt the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz and this is a deliberate part of a campaign to escalate tension, adding that the U.S.

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RUMORS OF WAR: US politician warns that President Trump is “on the brink of war” with Iran
May 26, 2019 09:18 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: US politician warns that President Trump is “on the brink of war” with Iran
OPINION (Express) – A US politician has admitted that President Donald Trump is “on the brink of war” with Iran – just a day after the US leader agreed to send 1,500 troops to protect against the Islamic Republic. The US is “on the brink of war” with Iran, according to a shock admission from a leading American politician. The latest escalation in the threat of military conflict comes just a day after US President Donald Trump approved the Pentagon’s plan to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East.

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WAR DRUMS: 1,500 more troops and defensive capabilities headed to Middle East to deter Iran
May 24, 2019 01:43 pm
WAR DRUMS: 1,500 more troops and defensive capabilities headed to Middle East to deter Iran
(ABC) – An additional 1,500 U.S. troops and increased defensive capabilities are being sent to the Middle East to continue to help deter Iran, a U.S. official said on Friday. President Donald Trump confirmed the 1,500 figure as he left the White House Friday afternoon as he left for a trip to Japan, calling it a “relatively small number.” “We want to have protection,” he told reporters. “We’ll be sending a relatively small number of troops — mostly protective.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Taiwan holds ‘Largest’ military drill in years over invasion panic
May 23, 2019 10:51 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: Taiwan holds ‘Largest’ military drill in years over invasion panic
(Express) – Taiwan carried out its largest military exercise in five years to simulate a possible Chinese invasion as tensions with Beijing continues to rise. The island, situated off the coast of south-east China, staged a drill featuring 22 warships and 22 fighter jets yesterday. The boats involved in the war simulation included two anti-aircraft and anti-submarine guided-missile warships, while the jets counted, among other aircraft, the Mirage 2000, the F-16 and the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) – the nickname for

the AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, a multirole combat airplane.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Pentagon may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
May 22, 2019 10:12 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: Pentagon may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
(WP) – The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The officials said no final decision has been made yet, and it’s not clear if the White House would approve sending all or just some of the requested forces. Officials said the move is not in response to any new threat from Iran but is aimed at reinforcing security in the region.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Threat of Iran attack raised by UK as Middle East tensions surge, Troops placed on ‘Alert’
May 16, 2019 09:08 am
RUMORS OF WAR: Threat of Iran attack raised by UK as Middle East tensions surge, Troops placed on ‘Alert’
(Express) – Britains in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar have been put on high alert and officials have raised the threat level for UK forces and diplomats in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran spiral out of control. British military and diplomatic service personnel in the Middle East have been placed on an increased state of alert as fears grow of an attack by Iran on UK targets in the strife-torn region.

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WAR DRUMS: Iran-US relations on knife edge as Tehran accuses Trump of ‘propaganda warfare’
May 16, 2019 09:30 pm
WAR DRUMS: Iran-US relations on knife edge as Tehran accuses Trump of ‘propaganda warfare’
(Express) – Iran has accused Donald Trump of using the media to escalate tensions between the two states. Recently, the two countries have been exchanging threats as relations between the US and the Islamic Republic continue to falter. On Thursday, Iran’s spokesperson for the UN accused Trump of waging a “propaganda warfare” to increase tensions with the state. Alireza Miryousefi also accused the US of

using “fake intelligence” against the Persian Gulf nation in an incendiary statement.

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WAR DRUMS: Top Iranian general tells militias to ‘prepare for proxy war’
May 16, 2019 08:24 pm
WAR DRUMS: Top Iranian general tells militias to ‘prepare for proxy war’
(Times of Israel) – Top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani has met with Iran-linked Iraqi militias in Baghdad, telling them to “prepare for proxy war,” according to a report Thursday, amid rapidly rising tensions between the Washington and Tehran. Soleimani called the militias for a meeting three weeks ago, the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear when the meeting actually took place. “It
wasn’t a call to arms, but it wasn’t far off,” a senior intelligence source said.

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Saudi paper urges US ‘surgical strikes’ on Iran
May 16, 2019 03:53 pm
Saudi paper urges US ‘surgical strikes’ on Iran
(YNN) – A state-aligned Saudi newspaper is calling for “surgical” U.S. strikes in retaliation against alleged threats from Iran. The Arab News published an editorial in English on Thursday, arguing that after incidents this week against Saudi energy targets, the next logical step “should be surgical strikes.” The editorial says U.S. airstrikes in Syria, when the government there was suspected of using chemical weapons against civilians, “set a precedent.”

It added that it’s “clear that (U.S.) sanctions are not sending the right message” and that “they must be hit hard,” in reference to Iran, without elaborating on what specific targets should be struck.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Iran Vows to Defeat ‘American-Zionist Alliance’ as Putin Warns Against U.S. Pressure
May 15, 2019 03:11 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: Iran Vows to Defeat ‘American-Zionist Alliance’ as Putin Warns Against U.S. Pressure
(Haaretz) – Iran will defeat the American and Israeli alliance, Iran’s Minister of Defense Amir Hatami said on Wednesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). “We will defeat the American-Zionist front,” he said. The official’s comments come amid spiraling U.S.-Iranian tensions and the arrival of a major U.S. aircraft carrier group to the region, and on the heels of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Moscow. The Kremlin said Pompeo’s visit failed to allay its concerns over the ongoing crisis.

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A conflict with Iran would not be like the Iraq War – it would be worse
May 15, 2019 09:26 am
A conflict with Iran would not be like the Iraq War – it would be worse
(WP) – Judging from appearances, the United States and Iran are worryingly close to conflict. This weekend, only days after the United States dispatched warships and bombers to the Middle East to deter what it deemed Iranian threats, two Saudi oil tankers and a Norwegian ship were damaged in apparent acts of sabotage in the Gulf. The dispute between a US administration led by a tough-talking Republican president and an embattled but antagonistic Middle Eastern power has reminded many observers of the run-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 – a move that, in the years since, has been widely condemned as disastrous for all involved.

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RUMORS OF WAR: North Korea and US fire missiles within minutes of each other as Trump fears breakdown
May 11, 2019 08:47 am
RUMORS OF WAR: North Korea and US fire missiles within minutes of each other as Trump fears breakdown
(Express) – The US has launched a colossal intercontinental ballistic missile just minutes after North Korea fired off two of its own as tensions between the two nations remain frosty. North Korea fired two short-range missiles at 4:40 pm local time on Thursday from the Sino-ri missile base and the projectiles flew a distance of 260 and 170 miles, South Korean military officials said. Almost immediately afterward, a US Minuteman III ICBM took to the sky from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, powering a staggering 4,200 miles across the Pacific.

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UPDATE: US sends another warship and more missiles to the Middle East amid Iran tensions
May 11, 2019 08:35 am
UPDATE: US sends another warship and more missiles to the Middle East amid Iran tensions
(NBC) – The Pentagon approved the deployment of a Patriot missile defense battery and a Navy ship to the Middle East amid increasing tensions between the United States and Iran. The USS Arlington and a Patriot battery will join the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a U.S. Air Force bomber task force, which were deployed earlier in the week to the region in response to “heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations.” The Patriot missile system, manufactured by Raytheon, is combat-tested against aircraft, drones, cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Iran warns President Trump that US fleet dispatched to Persian Gulf will face “dozens of missiles”
May 11, 2019 07:53 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: Iran warns President Trump that US fleet dispatched to Persian Gulf will face “dozens of missiles”
(Express) – Iran has warned US President Donald Trump the US fleet dispatched to the Persian Gulf will face “dozens of missiles” if it “attempts any move”, raising the prospect of a direct, explosive military confrontation. And US officials have said there was an “increasing possibility” of Tehran or its regional proxies launching strikes against US commercial ships including oil tankers as the situation continues to deteriorate. The ISNA news agency quoted hardliner Ayatollah Tabatabai-Nejad in the city of Isfahan as saying: “Their billion-dollar fleet can be destroyed with one missile.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Iran has ‘means and will’ for worldwide catastrophe if Trump attacks
May 11, 2019 08:02 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: Iran has ‘means and will’ for worldwide catastrophe if Trump attacks
OPINION (Express) – Iran has both the “means and the will” to wreak “catastrophe” if President Donald Trump decides to attack it, according to former MP George Galloway. In a potent radio message directed at President Trump himself, Mr Galloway warned that the potential conflict would be “much, much, much worse” than the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He told TalkRADIO: “Iran is a powerful, strong country with a powerful military. It has the means and, above all, it has the will to fight you if you attack it.

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RUMORS OF WAR: US deploys B-52 bombers to Qatar amid Iran threat hiatus
May 10, 2019 09:28 am
RUMORS OF WAR: US deploys B-52 bombers to Qatar amid Iran threat hiatus
(RT) – The US Air Force released images of B-52 Stratofortress bombers landing in Qatar. The deployment is part of a larger US military build-up in the region touted as a countermeasure to an unspecified threat from Iran. The strategic bombers arrived at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Thursday night, the Air Force said. They were provided by the 20th Bomb Squadron of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

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RUMORS OF WAR: UK must ‘consider the UNTHINKABLE’ warns military expert
May 09, 2019 02:31 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: UK must ‘consider the UNTHINKABLE’ warns military expert
(Express) – Britain and other world powers must be prepared to consider taking military action against Iran, an ex-commander has warned after the Islamic Republic threatened to step up uranium enrichment. Colonel Richard Kemp, a former head of International Terrorism Intelligence in the Cabinet Office, said difficult decisions had to be made to avoid “a nuclear-armed Iran” with ambitions to attack not only the Middle East but Europe and the US.

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U.S. seizes North Korean ship suspected of violating U.N. sanctions
May 09, 2019 02:18 pm
U.S. seizes North Korean ship suspected of violating U.N. sanctions
(NBC) – The U.S. has seized a North Korean freighter that was caught shipping coal in violation of U.N. sanctions, the Justice Department revealed Thursday. The 17,000-ton cargo ship, called the Wise Honest, was stopped in Indonesia last year after it was found to be carrying coal. The ship’s captain was

charged with violating Indonesian law, and last July, the U.S. filed an action to seize the ship, according to court papers.

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North Korea launches second projectile
May 09, 2019 07:35 am
North Korea launches second projectile
(Fox News) – North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile from a western region north of Pyongyang on Thursday in the country’s second such launch in less than a week, according to South Korean military reports. The launch occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time from the North’s Sino-ri missile base, the South’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement, according to Bloomberg. The base is located around 130 miles north of the border with South Korea.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Calls Recent Hostilities “Live-Fire Drill” for Upcoming War
May 08, 2019 04:22 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Calls Recent Hostilities “Live-Fire Drill” for Upcoming War
OPINION (BIN) – Just two days after the alliance of terrorist groups in Gaza called for a ceasefire, the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad called the 700 rockets fired at Israel a “live-fire drill” meant to prepare for a war against Israel in which they will focus on killing as many Israeli civilians as possible. “The last escalation was only a live-fire drill in preparation for the major campaign that is coming,” PIJ’s Secretary-General Ziad al-Nakhalehr said during an interview on Tuesday with the Lebanese al-

Mayadeen news outlet that is affiliated with the terrorist group, Hezbollah.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Iran and Iranian proxies planning attack on U.S. forces in the region
May 06, 2019 09:01 am
RUMORS OF WAR: Iran and Iranian proxies planning attack on U.S. forces in the region
(ABC) – The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region, a U.S. official said. Late Sunday night, the White House made a surprise announcement that the USS Abraham Lincoln and a bomber task force were being deployed in response to unspecified “troubling and escalatory indications and warnings.”

A statement from National Security  Adviser John Bolton said the deployments were intended “to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force.” “The United States is not seeking war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces,” the statement continued.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Hamas and Islamic Jihad warn Israel ‘We’re close to open war”
May 06, 2019 08:57 am
RUMORS OF WAR: Hamas and Islamic Jihad warn Israel ‘We’re close to open war”
(JP) – Defiant Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials said on Sunday that they don’t rule out the possibility that the current round of fighting in the Gaza Strip could lead to an all-out war with Israel. The warning came as leaders of the two Palestinian groups continued their discussions in Cairo with senior Egyptian intelligence officials on ways of ending the current round of fighting with the Jewish state. Unconfirmed

reports on Sunday evening claimed that Hamas has indicated its readiness for a ceasefire with Israel.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Israeli army ‘planning ground invasion into Gaza’ after hundreds of rockets fired in just 24 hours
May 06, 2019 08:41 am
RUMORS OF WAR: Israeli army ‘planning ground invasion into Gaza’ after hundreds of rockets fired in just 24 hours
(Express) – Israel is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza if needed after the militants fired more than 450 rockets across the border, a military spokesman said. The latest round of violence began on Friday during protests against the blockade of Gaza which saw two Israeli soldiers wounded at the border fence. Israel hit back with an air strike that killed two militants which prompted a barrage of rockets from Gaza, which began on Saturday morning.

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DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Fighting in southern Tripoli kills 187, more than 1,000 wounded
May 04, 2019 10:27 pm
DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Fighting in southern Tripoli kills 187, more than 1,000 wounded
(Reuters) – Recent fighting in southern Tripoli in Libya has killed 187 people and wounded 1,157, a spokesman for the ministry of health said on Saturday. The government has also transferred a number of wounded to Tunisia, Turkey, Italy and Ukraine for medical treatment, said Tarek al-Hamshiri, the head of the government forces’ Field Medical Centre.

The offensive launched by eastern Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar to take control of Tripoli is now in its fifth week.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Pompeo Says ‘Military Action Is Possible’ to Intervene in Venezuela Crisis
May 01, 2019 10:06 am
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(CBN) – Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro appears to still be in control of the South American nation following a day of violent skirmishes between his supporters and opposition forces. Still, the country’s leading politician trying to unseat him from power is urging his countrymen to keep up the pressure. In a video posted on social media, opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged Venezuelans to take to the streets again today and called on the country’s powerful military to join the people seeking change.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Venezuela’s Guaido takes to streets in military uprising
Apr 30, 2019 09:41 am
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(AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. “I want to tell the Venezuelan people: This is the moment to

take to the streets and accompany these patriotic soldiers,” said Lopez, who had been detained since 2014 for leading anti-government protests.

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RUMORS OF WAR: The US might preemptively strike Russia & China with space weapons
Apr 27, 2019 09:27 am
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OPINION (RT) – The US may be plotting a preemptive strike on the nuclear arsenals of Russia and China, Russian military said, citing the revival of the 1980s ‘Star Wars’ program and ever-growing US “missile defense” in Europe as evidence. The analysis of the “probable actions” of Washington shows that Americans are seeking to achieve strategic superiority through the so-called ‘on-start interception’ doctrine, Deputy Chief of the General Staff operative command Lieutenant General Viktor Poznikhir said Wednesday.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Trump administration may be laying legal groundwork for military action against Iran
Apr 14, 2019 03:25 pm
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(ABC News) – When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the Trump administration would designate a branch of Iran’s military as a foreign terrorist organization Monday, he said, “The Trump administration is simply recognizing a basic reality.” But critics say they are concerned that it may also be part of an effort to bend reality enough to provide legal justification for armed conflict with Iran. “I am troubled that the
administration can’t unequivocally say that you haven’t been given power.
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RUMORS OF WAR: India and Pakistan on brink of war after ceasefire broken by ‘deplorable war crimes’
Apr 04, 2019 03:58 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: India and Pakistan on brink of war after ceasefire broken by ‘deplorable war crimes’
OPINION (Express) – The Indian Army has killed “two dozen” Pakistani soldiers and civilians as the two nuclear nations teeter on the brink of a devastating war – despite a ceasefire being called weeks ago. The two neighboring countries, which have a combined population of more than 1.5 billion, have been involved in tit-for-tat attacks even after February’s ceasefire. Pakistan confirmed it had suffered casualties along its border

and reprimanded the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad.

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RUMORS OF WAR: India and Pakistan on brink of war after ceasefire broken by ‘deplorable war crimes’
Apr 04, 2019 03:58 pm
RUMORS OF WAR: India and Pakistan on brink of war after ceasefire broken by ‘deplorable war crimes’
OPINION (Express) – The Indian Army has killed “two dozen” Pakistani soldiers and civilians as the two nuclear nations teeter on the brink of a devastating war – despite a ceasefire being called weeks ago. The two neighboring countries, which have a combined population of more than 1.5 billion, have been involved in tit-for-tat attacks even after February’s ceasefire. Pakistan confirmed it had suffered casualties along its border

and reprimanded the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad.

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RUMORS OF WAR: Israel Prepared for Violent Clashes With Gaza Saturday During ‘March of Return’ Anniversary
Mar 29, 2019 10:00 am
RUMORS OF WAR: Israel Prepared for Violent Clashes With Gaza Saturday During ‘March of Return’ Anniversary
OPINION (CBN News) – Israel is bracing itself for the one-year anniversary of the Great March of Return on the Gaza border. Hamas is urging tens of thousands of Gazans to gather at Israel’s southern border to face-off with Israeli soldiers and demand the return of Palestinian refugees to the land they were driven out of or left behind during Israel’s war for independence. While some have branded the mass demonstrations as non-violent, many Gazans throw explosives at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops and send burning kites across the border to torch Israeli territory.

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Will This Weekend Reignite Israel-Gaza Conflict?
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Hamas is set to hold a mass march this Saturday to the Gazan-Israeli border to mark "Land Day," an event that has the potential to transform into mass disturbances, which, in turn, could reignite Gazan rocket fire and Israeli military strikes.

In such a scenario, Israel may decide that air power alone is no longer sufficient to extinguish the rocket threat terrorizing southern Israeli civilians.

As a result, the Israel Defense Forces is keeping its massed infantry, artillery and armored units parked right on Gaza's border, pointed at Hamas. The forces are ready at a moment's notice to launch a ground maneuver to attack Hamas's military wing in response to a new escalation.

These scenes are the latest act in a year-long Hamas campaign aimed at using controlled violence to achieve goals, in what Col. (ret.) Reuven Erlich, director of the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, described as a "kind of a war of attrition."

"On March 30 a year ago, Hamas changed its policy, ending the relative quiet that existed from 'Operation Protective Edge' [in 2014] to that point," Erlich told JNS. Up to that time, there were very few rocket attacks out of Gaza, he noted, describing this period as "the quietist time since Hamas came to power [in 2007]."

For a variety of reasons, Hamas then shifted its policy, initiating "controlled pressure," said Erlich, based on the goal of shattering the calm, but avoiding a full-scale war with Israel.

"Hamas assesses that Israel, too, does not want to get dragged into a war. So it uses a variety of forms of violence--from border-rioting and sabotaging the security fence, sending explosives over the border tied to balloons, cross-border intrusions, rockets and rounds of escalation," he stated.

With Hamas controlling the level of violence in line with its interests, the latest escalation, which began when a Hamas rocket destroyed an Israeli home north of Tel Aviv on March 25 and injured seven of its family members, now appears to be coming to a close. 

The Israel Air Force struck several multi-story Hamas buildings in Gaza, leaving sites such as the offices of Hamas senior political leader Ismail Haniyeh in ruins, as well as Hamas's military intelligence building and the headquarters of the regime's internal security forces.
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A shaky unofficial ceasefire, mediated by Egypt, took hold on Wednesday, though it began with much uncertainty, after an unidentified Gazan group broke it by firing rockets at southern Israel's Eshkol region. This triggered IAF retaliation strikes on Hamas complexes, including a weapons' production facility, and Hamas responded with rocket fire on Ashkelon overnight. 

In total, Gazan armed factions fired 60 projectiles at southern Israel, with Iron Dome air defense batteries intercepting many that were heading into populated areas.

As the violence tapered off on Wednesday, Erlich warned that it could easily reignite on Saturday. "I would estimate that tens of thousands of Gazans will take part in the march. There could be lots of grenade-throwing, rioting and the potential for new rockets," said Erlich.

Asked what he made of claims by Hamas sources that Monday's rocket attack on an Israeli village well north of Tel Aviv was the result of a "mistake," Erlich said "I am a very small believer in such mistakes. From 'Operation Protective Edge' until recently, there were no mistakes. 

Now, there are multiple mistakes, and all sorts of rebellious Gazan groups outside of the Gaza consensus are also firing rockets. The important context is that in Gaza today, there is an atmosphere of violence towards Israel. I personally doubt this is a coincidence."

The threat of future escalations morphing into a war is "very real," he cautioned. "Hamas does not want to go all the way. But they are hitting the breaks less," he said.

Hamas is 'stuck in a maze of problems'

Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director of the Project on Regional Middle East Developments at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and former head of the research division of IDF Military Intelligence, said it was important to examine the bigger picture of recent events.

"Hamas's situation is that it is stuck in a maze of problems that it does not know how to get out of," he said. "Sometimes, when it wants to 'shout for help,' it goes for the option of firing on Israel."

Monday's long-range rocket attack was not necessarily ordered by the Hamas leadership, but if someone in Hamas carried it out, "the rules of the game are that once the act is done, they close ranks and support it. They do not criticize action against 'the cruel occupier,' " explained Kuperwasser.

Either way, Hamas's situation is "severe," he said. "Sure, they can hit Israel with rockets, but that does not alleviate their distress. They are in this position because of pressure from Egypt, from [Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud] Abbas, because of problems they have in improving life for Gaza's population and because this population is coming out against them," he assessed.

"They are facing real constraints in their goal of 'liberating Palestine.' No one among Hamas's rank and file thinks they can 'liberate Palestine' by firing rockets. They believe they can destroy Israel in the long term, but not the short term," he added.

Israel, in the meantime, is developing economically and technologically, said Kuperwasser. "Let's not lose sight of the facts--Israel's per capita income is 40,000 dollars, and its unemployment rate is 3.7 percent. It has one of the highest standards of living. 

In Gaza, there are frustrated people who, instead of improving their situation in a positive way, are digging a bigger hole because of strange ideologies and corruption," he said, describing Hamas's leadership.

"Clearly, these are frustrated people. Some have demonstrated against Hamas itself. Some fire on Israel. They know it will not improve their situation. Haniyeh said Israel 'understood the message' today. What message? The [actual] message is that if Israel hits Hamas hard, they will stop firing. That is the message."

Israeli civilians living in the vicinity of Gaza are justifiably frustrated with the ongoing security situation, and Israel needs to do more to make it clear to Gaza's factions that "there is a cost to this limited violence," said Kuperwasser. "We have not done that, and now we are paying [for it] by absorbing this violence. But this can change."

Hamas understands that if it pushes Israel too hard, it will provoke a military operation that could threaten the survival of its regime, said Kuperwasser. Asked if Hamas could choose the "Sampson option" of crashing Gaza deliberately into Israel's hands, the former intelligence officer said, "At this stage, they are clearly not there. That could change in the future, but chances are not high. We must be ready for everything. Israel has plans on what to do in such a case. It very much prefers not to activate them."

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