Reuters/ISNA/Ruhollah VahdatiRT

Two Iranian vessels have arrived in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is on a bombing campaign against anti-government Houthi rebels.

The Alborz destroyer and Bushehr logistics vessel are on a patrol mission in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen, and the Red Sea, according to Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari. He says the ships will “provide [safety for] Iran’s shipping lines and protect the Islamic Republic of Iran’s interests in the high seas,” Press TV reports.   Continue reading “Iran sends warships to monitor Yemen’s coast”

USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike GroupFree Beacon – by Daniel Bassali

The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) joined the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean, on Tuesday.

The strike group’s arrival comes at a critical time in the region as Saudi Arabia ramps up military operations in Yemen to fight the Houthi rebels backed by Iran. The rebels have toppled the Yemeni government and have forced the president to flea his country.   Continue reading “U.S. Aircraft Carrier Enters Seas Near Yemen”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

It appears that when the US inadvertantly “misplaced” $500 million of weapons in Yemen, the bulk of which fell right in Houthi rebel hands, it created a very credible adversary… for the US and its Saudi-backed coalition allies. Because despite the bombing campaign by the Saudi-headed coalition, AP reports that the rebels seized a key provincial capital in a heavily Sunni tribal area on Thursday as their patron Iran called the two-week air campaign a “crime” and appealed for peace talks.   Continue reading “Despite Constant Saudi Bombing, Yemen Rebels Advance, Seize Key Town; Ayatollah Trolls US, Saudis on Twitter”

CNN – by Ray Sanchez

A Florida judge denied a motion by two women to join a lawsuit against Prince Andrew and a prominent U.S. lawyer that alleged underage sex crimes.

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz was accused of having sex with minors with help from billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace denied the allegations, which surfaced in a court filing in January. So did Dershowitz.   Continue reading “U.S. judge strikes sex claims against Prince Andrew”

Two Suicides Rock Missouri PoliticsThe Daily Beast

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Last Thursday, on the one-month anniversary of the suicide of his boss, Missouri’s Republican auditor and a candidate for governor, Spence Jackson took the day off.

Tom Schweich’s suicide came amid what had become a brutal campaign for governor and shocked the state’s Republican Party.

The circumstances surrounding his death, including nasty, anti-Semitic rumors, pitted donors and party elites like former U.S. Senator Jack Danforth against Missouri Republicans like former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and former U.S. Senator Kit Bond, who were calling for party unity.   Continue reading “Two Suicides Rock Missouri Politics”

ColoradoHang the Bankers

The upcoming Jade Helm exercise, conducted by the US military across seven states has been attacked as a preparation for martial law, but could in fact be part of a much more sinister project.

In the past several days, leaked plans for seven-state a US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) exercise in which states role-play as countries have made rounds across both news sites and conspiracy theorist circuits, with the latter ringing alarm, calling the drills a preparation for martial law.   Continue reading “Jade Helm: Is the US preparing for martial law or WW3?”