Well one country has a spine

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy368j1e3lo

#spain #espana #españa #eu #europe #europa #usa #us #uspol #uspolitics #iran #iranWar #middleeast #gulfwar3 #gulfwar #trump #trumpslump #maga #gop #republicans #war #oil #economy #trade #shipping

Fresh misery for Brits' pockets as oil price hits record and mortgages at three-year high

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/fresh-misery-brits-pockets-oil-36943486

Non è un match: è un faccia a faccia di 50 minuti con Saddam, mentre il mondo prepara la guerra. E la frase che chiude tutto suona come una resa mascherata da trionfo: Ali non torna a casa da solo.

https://boomerissimo.it/2026/03/24/saddam-vs-mohamed-ali-lincontro-che-bush-non-voleva/

#muhammadali #boxe #storiacontemporanea #gulfwar #saddamhussein

IntelliNews – Khamenei makes three harsh demands to end the war…

The new Iranian leader has made three harsh demands to bring the Gulf war to an end, as the new regime takes an increasing hardline to the US invaders... #gulfwar #iran #mojtabakhamenei #usisraelwaroniran #middleeastconflict #unitedstates

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/intellinews-khamenei-makes-three-harsh-demands-to-end-the-war/

#bush #coldwar #gulfwar

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/22/the-contradictions-at-the-heart-of-the-american-revolution-part-xxxviii-the-george-h-w-bush-administration-the-end-of-the-cold-war-the-unipolar-moment-and-the-fragile-foundations-of-t/

So many books from US snipers...

"Warbody" is different. Concerning years of lead exposure, toxic burn pits, endless vaccinations, oil wells afire, etc. etc., awful chemicals to protect from unknown hazards, neverending health problems ...

Oh yeah -- we don't hear much anymore about depleted-uranium munitions !

I don't suppose they went out of style or something

#Iran
#Gulfwar
#DoD

Domani: La Chiesa e il Medio Oriente fra guerre, fuga dei cristiani e rottura con Israele

Dall’opposizione alla prima guerra nel Golfo agli appelli affinché si fermi la violenza degli attuali conflitti. Il pontefice e la Chiesa di Roma sono diventate un punto di riferimento per tutti coloro che non considerano la guerra come una risposta alla crisi della regione

The Church and the Middle East between the wars, the flight of Christians, and rupture with Israel.

From opposition to the first Gulf War to appeals to stop the violence of current conflicts. The Pope and the Church of Rome have become a point of reference for all those who do not consider war as a response to the crisis of the region.

#Church #theMiddleEast #Christians #Israel #first #GulfWar #theChurchofRome

https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/mondo/papa-chiesa-medio-oriente-guerre-cristiani-israele-xapca9as

A podcast mentioned in passing about the US having encouraged Iraq to invade Iran shortly after the Iranian revolution.

How had I never heard about this?

From Wikipedia, no direct evidence has been found about actively encouraging in advance. But US support for Iraq after the war started was extensive:

"in June [1982] Reagan signed a National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) co-written by Teicher, who was now at the NSC, which determined: "The United States could not afford to allow Iraq to lose the war to Iran."

On June 9, 1992, journalist Ted Koppel reported on ABC News Nightline that the "Reagan/Bush administrations permitted—and frequently encouraged—the flow of money, agricultural credits, dual-use technology, chemicals, and weapons to Iraq."

The Wikipedia article is long, with many twists and turns. But wow. Puts the first Gulf war (1990) in different perspective for me. A blip in the continuum of US actions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq_during_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War

#Iran #Iraq #Gulfwar #USPoli #CIA