Does Washington Plan Greater Middle East War? Is War on Iran Still on the Pentagon’s Drawing Board?
The region already is cauldron of endless violence and chaos. Is Washington planning a scenario of military escalation.
Iranian naval commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi accused Washington of reckless moves, risking war with the Islamic Republic.
His
remarks followed seizure of two small US vessels illegally operating in
Iranian waters, briefly detaining their crew members.
Before
their release, “the US navy and a US aircraft-carrier showed
unprofessional behavior for about 40 minutes and made some moves in the
air and the sea in the region,” said Fadavi – provocations risking
direct confrontation.
America’s
regional presence, including in Persian Gulf waters, is hugely
destabilizing. No clashes occurred this time. Longstanding US hostility
toward Iran suggests next time may be different.
Washington’s aim to replace Iranian sovereign independence with Western-controlled puppet governance risks direct confrontation.
Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei’s top military aide Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi
explained the formation of a Tehran, Moscow, Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad
anti-Washington, Israeli, Saudi coalition.
“The policies of the Al Saud are
influenced by the Zionist regime and this regime is seeking to push the
region towards insecurity, unrest, turmoil and chaos,” he stressed.“A coalition comprising the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel (continue) massacring the people of Syria, Iraq and Yemen…”
“The Zionist regime is looking to stir tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and this issue needs the vigilance of the country’s political officials because insecurity is in the interest of the Zionists and the Americans.”
On
Wednesday, Putin and Obama spoke by phone. A Kremlin statement said both
“leaders called for de-escalation of the tensions that arose in
connection with the crisis in relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.”
Putin
seeks regional calm and stability, polar opposite Obama’s imperial
agenda, supporting ISIS and other terrorist groups, stoking endless
conflicts, allied with Riyadh, Israel, Turkey wanting Iranian sovereign
independence eliminated.
Their brinkmanship moves risk greater Middle East violence and chaos than already – a reckless agenda threatening world peace.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”
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