By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The US military has been scaling back its presence at bases across the Middle East, and the US has ordered staff reductions at multiple diplomatic posts in the region, NBC News reported Wednesday, amid growing signs that the US and Israel may be preparing to launch another attack on Iran. Continue reading “Report: US Troops and Diplomats Evacuating Posts Across the Middle East”

By Jeremy Scahill, Peiman Salehi, and Ryan Grim – Drop Site News

The U.S. and Israel are preparing to resume attacks on Iran, according to senior Iranian officials and a U.S. official, and may even launch operations before next week’s Israeli elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political life, and the Israeli press is rife with reports that he is looking for a way to exploit the Iran standoff to his advantage. In the U.S., President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are at historic lows, and the midterm elections are less than two weeks away. Continue reading “The War Tehran Believes Is Coming”