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preparing an unprovoked aggression against a sovereign nation.....

 

The US military buildup in the Middle East isn’t about defense — it’s aimed at “inflicting serious damage on Iran,” Dmitry Drozdenko, military analyst and chief editor of the Fatherland Arsenal portal, tells Sputnik.

Since there has been no official attack on Israel or the US by Iran, we are witnessing prep for an “unprovoked aggression against a sovereign nation,” he argues.

 

The analyst weighed in on the current US show of force:

 

E-3 Sentry AWACS deployed to US bases in Europe and Middle East - flying radars & command centers

Carrier-based reconnaissance bolstered by Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye AEW aircraft

EA-18G electronic warfare jets

Positioned F-35A fighters and tanker aircraft extend the operational reach of US and Israeli AF

 

The peddled nuclear threat narrative “is largely overstated," argues Drozdenko, noting that “Iran could have developed weapons long ago if it wished.”

“US escalation is driven by the recognition that neither Israel’s Iron Dome nor Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors can fully neutralize Iran’s missile arsenal,” says the pundit.

Hence, US demands that Iran abandon not only its nuclear ambitions but also its medium- and long-range missile programs — leaving the country vulnerable to potential Israeli strikes.

Should Tehran refuse, the US, prompted by Israel, is prepared to neutralize Iran’s military capability by force, speculates the expert, warning that negotiations may simply be a cover.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20260219/us-amasses-strike-force-for-unprovoked-aggression-against-iran--analyst-1123659470.html

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

 

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In the Eyes of Truth guest Larry Johnson. oh Trump where art thou? They really are that dumb.

 

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mocking....

US Senator Lindsey Graham has publicly mocked Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dismissing his military threats as Washington and Tehran remain locked in high-stakes nuclear negotiations.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Khamenei warned about US warships being sent toward Iran, writing that although they are “a dangerous piece of military hardware,” what is more dangerous is “the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea.”

“Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man,” the hawkish Republican senator responded on Wednesday, apparently referencing a line from the 1969 western ‘True Grit.’ “See you at the movies. Oh I forgot, you don’t have movies,” the senator concluded.

Graham has been escalating his rhetoric against Iran in recent days, likening Khamenei to Hitler at the Munich Security Conference last week, and calling for regime change in Iran and strikes on its infrastructure.

Meanwhile, US media reports suggest the Pentagon has informed US President Donald Trump it is prepared to strike Iran as soon as this weekend, and has briefed him on attack options, including a potentially weeks-long air campaign to “kill scores of Iranian political and military leaders,” with the end goal of toppling the government. Trump has reportedly not made a final decision yet.

The US has amassed a formidable military presence in the Middle East, with the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group already in the region and the USS Gerald R. Ford and additional fighter jets en route. 

The buildup comes as the US and Iran have held two rounds of talks in Geneva, with Washington pressuring Tehran into accepting a new nuclear deal that would not allow for any nuclear enrichment. Both sides have described the latest round as constructive but inconclusive. 

The White House has warned that while diplomacy remains the “first option,” Tehran would be “very wise to make a deal.”

Moscow, meanwhile, has urged restraint. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called on all parties to prioritize political and diplomatic engagement amid “unprecedented” tensions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has also defended Iran’s right to peaceful uranium enrichment under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, rejecting US demands for zero enrichment.

https://www.rt.com/news/632788-us-graham-iran-insult/

 

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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.

 

         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.