‘WARS/RUMORS OF WARS’ Archives
Britain ‘ready and willing’ to defend Falkland Islands
Britain is “ready and willing” to defend the Falkland Islands, Reuters reported British Prime Minister David Cameron as warning Argentina on Thursday. In a speech to commemorate the 1982 British [Read More]
Sudan and South Sudan renew fighting at border near disputed oilfield
Fighting has broken out on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, shortly after the South pulled out of a disputed border town, BBC reported. . Sudan has confirmed there [Read More]
Sudan, South Sudan: ‘return to war is a possibility’
South Sudan and Sudan have been engaged in a war of words since the south stopped pumping oil to the north in a dispute about pricing. Both sides have warned [Read More]
Argentina says UK deploys nuclear sub near Falkland Islands
Serious accusation has been made by Argentina against UK of deploying nuclear weapons near the Falkland Islands, and “militarizing” the south Atlantic, a sign that relations between the two countries [Read More]
VOA: Iran could conduct an attack on U.S. soil
The U.S. intelligence chief says there is an increased threat that Iran could conduct an attack on U.S. soil in the wake of last year’s failed plot to assassinate the [Read More]
VOA: US Aircraft Carrier Enters Persian Gulf Without Incident
A U.S. aircraft carrier has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, a month after Iran warned the United States not to send carriers to that strategic [Read More]
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson enters Arabian Sea; Blocking Strait of Hormuz the only ‘red line’ for now
A new aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has entered the Arabian Sea to joins USS Stennis in 5th Fleet, putting naval forces closer to Iran as tensions between that country [Read More]
UK Royal Navy sends destroyer to the Gulf; West plans to tap oil reserves in case Iran blocks the Strait
The UK is following through with its threat to take military action against Iran if it carries out its threat to block the Strait of Hormuz. The Royal Navy is [Read More]
President Assad digging in for a full-scale civil war
The continued killings of opponents by President Bashar al-Assad’s government even in the presence of the observers is too much to handle for a pan-Arab body that it has called [Read More]
Israel still preparing ‘Christmas Surprise’ for Iran?
When IAEA report came out a few months ago, indicating that Iran has been clearly working towards developing a nuclear weapons program, speculation has turned to possible military actions by [Read More]
