By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

US Central Command said on Monday that the number of US troops killed since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran has risen to six as senior US officials continue to warn that more American casualties are expected. Continue reading “At Least Six US Troops Killed in Iran War as Trump Officials Tell Americans More Casualties Are Coming”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday tried to wiggle out of responsibility for starting a war with Iran by saying Israel was going to attack Iran whether the US wanted it or not, and Israel’s attack would trigger Iran to attack America—therefore, the US had to join the attack to preempt Iran’s retaliation. Continue reading “Secretary Rubio Suggests Israel Forced U.S. Into War With Iran”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Here are the most critical developments unfolding in the US-Iran conflict: 

  • Iraq’s crude oil output is being significantly curtailed. An update from Iraq specifies a shutdown of 460,000 bpd at West Qurna 2 and a cut of 700,000 bpd at Rumaila, while warning that more than 3 million bpd could be forced offline in the coming days if tanker access remains limited.

Continue reading “Oil Spikes To Session High As Iraq Starts Shutting Output At Massive Oil Field”