(Emma Fiala) On December 31, Iraqis stormed the US Embassy in protest against US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which killed 25 people and wounded more than 50.
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by Emma Fiala, January 3rd, 2019
The United States and Iran are currently engaged in a tit-for-tat conflict in which attacks conducted every couple of days injure and kill each other’s nationals, a situation that is not so unusual for the two countries.
However, the U.S. significantly escalated tensions when, on January 2, Iran’s most powerful and well respected military leader, General Qassem Soleimani, was assassinated in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport.
On Thursday night, World War III began trending on various social media platforms but it became quickly apparent that many Americans, whether cheering on the murder of Soleimani or not, were largely ignorant to the recent developments leading up to this brazen act of war.
On December 31, Iraqis stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, torching its outer fence in protest against deadly air strikes conducted by the U.S. military which targeted facilities controlled by Kataib Hezbollah in both Iraq and Syria.
Setting fire to one of the US Embassy's gates.#baghdad pic.twitter.com/PCelw3zfa2
— Mohammed Khaluq (@MohammedKhaluq) December 31, 2019
This is the picture to close out the decade pic.twitter.com/RhwSC160R4
— Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) December 31, 2019
The December 29 strikes carried out by the U.S., which killed 25 people and wounded more than 50, were in response to the death of an American contractor as a result of a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base on December 27. The U.S. claimed that more than 30 rockets were fired in the Friday strike that also injured four U.S. service members and two members of the Iraqi Security Forces, but has offered no proof that Iran was responsible.
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U.S. conducted defensive strikes in Iraq and Syria against 5 Kata'ib Hezbollah facilities in response to recent attacks against @CJTFOIR coalition forces. @ChiefPentSpox https://t.co/YQXUnLzq2F
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 29, 2019
In December, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repeatedly blamed Iranian-backed forces for attacks on bases in Iraq. Pompeo warned Iran that any attacks by the country or their proxies would be “answered with a decisive U.S. response” if American citizens or allies were harmed. And U.S. officials have been warning of possible attacks by Iran on U.S. forces since early December.
Meanwhile, Iran, along with both China and Russia, began their first-ever joint naval drills, which took place in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman, December 27 through December 31. China announced the drills on Thursday.
Of the drills, Jonathan Eyal, associate director at the Royal United Services Institute said:
“This is a carefully calculated exercise in which all three participants are winners: Iran gets to claim it is a regional power, Russia demonstrates its role as the key actor in the Middle East, and China can show it is a global naval power. The strategic message is that these are the countries shaping events in the Middle East.”
Tensions between Iran and the United States have been increasing ever since U.S. President Donald Trump formally reneged on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—also known as the Iran nuclear deal—in May of 2018, in what was a scandal in itself after Iran was repeatedly certifiably compliant with the terms of the JCPOA.
Wendy Sherman, a former Obama-era undersecretary for political affairs, blames Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA for destroying the “uneasy balance” that has existed with Iran, eventually resulting in the December 31 storming of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Sherman explained:
“It is President Donald Trump’s failed policy toward Iran that has brought us to this combustible moment.”
While recently tensions have included drone strikes, exploding tankers, and other equally visible and damaging actions, a July 20 article in the Atlantic highlighted something even more significant that American citizens tend to ignore:
“This summer, tankers are exploding, disappearing, or getting seized near the Gulf; drones are getting destroyed in tit-for-tat attacks; and a war of words and tweets is erupting between Donald Trump and Iran’s supreme leader. That’s where all the drama is, but in fact most of America’s punitive actions against Iran are taking place in a world not physical but financial. Sanctions are the key tool the United States uses against what it sees as the Islamic Republic’s provocative behavior—especially for the past three presidential administrations running, and never more so than in this one.”
The use and threat of sanctions on Iran by the U.S government is nothing new and sanctions are often a precursor to war. And through its draconian sanctions regime, the U.S. has already been at war with Iran, killing and harming Iranians.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2018
Following the assassination of Soleimani, Pompeo told reporters on Friday that “the world is a much safer place today.” However, at virtually the same time, the U.S. state department issued a security alert urging U.S. citizens to “depart Iraq immediately.”
#Iraq: Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, we urge U.S. citizens to depart Iraq immediately. Due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the U.S. Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended. U.S. citizens should not approach the Embassy. pic.twitter.com/rdRce3Qr4a
— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) January 3, 2020
Major U.S. cities are also taking steps to increase security in case of retaliatory attacks by Iran or its allies.
Have spoken with Commissioner Shea + Dep Commissioner Miller about immediate steps NYPD will take to protect key NYC locations from any attempt by Iran or its terrorist allies to retaliate against America. We will have to be vigilant against this threat for a long time to come.
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) January 3, 2020
It remains to be seen where things go from here, but it is extremely likely that Iranian officials are currently turning to Russia and China to determine its next move.
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Stating the US has no proof of Iranian complicity is pure conjecture. While we have no doubt been lied to by our government, probably since the beginning of time, it is naive to think that there does not exist substantial intelligence this author is not privy to. The simple fact is that no one in the public domain has all the info. To state otherwise is the object of dishonest and disingenuous, or worse, writing. I always look for alternative reporting, because I’m never confident I understand current events, as I am quite confident I’m being lied to most of the time. So I understand, Justin, why you included this article. Maybe she is uncovering a deeper truth. But Emma Fiala has a history of writing glowing pieces in favor of China and Iran, two of the biggest hubs of state sponsored racism, oppression and terrorism. Emma appears to be pretty much all in for the deep state and for helping regimes with the worst record on the planet for human rights.
I have done research on the current state of affairs in Iran. It appears, according to MEK/PMOI, that Iran’s regime is quite close to collapsing. In an effort to obtain riches by taking over other countries, such as Iraq, it may well have been their intention to prop up their regime to live just one more day. Reportedly, though I have not verified this, they are the only country in the world with a constitution that states their objective is to wage jihad throughout the world, thus claiming dominion over others outside their own borders. The Iranian people are desperate to get rid of their ruling regime, set in place by Jimmy Carter and the CIA, as an entirely deep state operator in the region. That Obama, and John Kerry more recently, both higher level global deep state operatives, have cozied up to Iran tells us a lot about what is the real force of rule in Iran, and why the Iranian people suffered at least 1500 deaths in the November protests. And Soleimani’s men were behind the triggers, killing their own Iranians. Deep staters cannot fully control a country and keep the people oppressed to the degree they want. Inevitably the people revolt, as we are seeing throughout the US and many countries in the world. While the deep state invented the internet, they had no idea how much this tool intended for greater coordination and mind control would be come to be their double-edged sword. Now it is cutting against them, and common people of Brazil, the US, the UK, Italy, Turkey, and many other nations are working hard to throw off this terrible darkness. No matter how much media BS there is, people all over the world are starting to wake up and learn they have been hoodwinked into being willing slaves. For the deep state globalists, these are indeed very trying times. For those of us waking up, it is time to first stop the dark ones, and then, to begin the act of bringing love and compassion to human affairs. Darkness cannot be met with more darkness and create light. We cannot celebrate the killing of evil people. It might be necessary, but, it is never something to celebrate. Remember, these people were groomed since childhood to be psychopaths. For most of the deep state globalists, they never had a choice. But for their potential victims tomorrow, who also never have a choice, we must act. We must know whom we are dealing with, and we must stop them. Only then can the planet heal. For us, it is most critical we not become them just to stop them, but stop them we must.
Steve
Phoenix, AZ
Whoever wrote this is a tool.
Apologists for Iran are part of the liberal globalist hate crime against us.
Possibly. Careful with reductionist thinking. The world is a complex place, and true complexities can’t be properly understood with reductionary logic.