Iran, the Red Sea, and the West (tm).

I will say that much as I like to criticise the beeb, and I am shocked about their silence about the casualties in Yemen (and their silence about the Rwanda/Congo war), quoting as a fact that a US super carrier has been stuck by a missile backed up by the beeb or saba is an inherently different thing. If I thought that anyone was in any doubt that what I was quoting had a particular bias I would have highlighted that, as I sometimes have in this thread when the language was less provocative.
 
like why the argument exists here ? Anyone thinks Eisenhower was hit ? So that the thread should be taken down ?
 
I will say that much as I like to criticise the beeb, and I am shocked about their silence about the casualties in Yemen (and their silence about the Rwanda/Congo war), quoting as a fact that a US super carrier has been stuck by a missile backed up by the beeb or saba is an inherently different thing. If I thought that anyone was in any doubt that what I was quoting had a particular bias I would have highlighted that, as I sometimes have in this thread when the language was less provocative.
I think while there's a sliding scale, anything the Beeb does is ultimately stamped by our government - especially on matters like this.

In terms of using it for verification, that is a bit different I'll agree. Though I thought your post very clear!
 
Biggest death toll so far in the war, and still no mention on the bbc news home page.

I suspect the BBC wouldn't publish it without having its own sources on the ground
(and it probably doesn't have any) or giving the UK MoD the opportunity to comment.

And the UK MOD is unlikely to comment without consulting the US military.
And the US military isn't interesting in having the tiny tail wagging the dog.
 
I think while there's a sliding scale, anything the Beeb does is ultimately stamped by our government - especially on matters like this.

In terms of using it for verification, that is a bit different I'll agree. Though I thought your post very clear!
True. But if they claimed the Enterprise had been hit I would be more included to believe them.
I suspect the BBC wouldn't publish it without having its own sources on the ground
(and it probably doesn't have any) or giving the UK MoD the opportunity to comment.

And the UK MOD is unlikely to comment without consulting the US military.
And the US military isn't interesting in having the tiny tail wagging the dog.
The MOD and Rish! have have announced the strikes, and the grundiad is reporting on them. Still not hit the beeb home page for me.
 
The MOD and Rish! have have announced the strikes, and the grundiad is reporting on them.

found it:


Interesting that the Chinese government is getting annoyed, I conclude the diversion of shipping round Africa is delaying their exports.
 
they know CVN-65 has been retired and 80 is still building . As a bonus , they really do not need the truth to keep going on . It is like a Western misfortune that they need to tell "realistic looking lies" in the West .
 
The US is blocking peace in a war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths 'cos they are upset.

US seeks to block Houthi revenues in possible threat to Yemen truce
Latest pressure campaign comes as US says peace plan cannot move forward if Red Sea attacks persist

The United States and its allies are increasingly seeking to block revenues to Yemen’s Houthi group, a push that could jeapordise United Nations-led efforts to end the civil war in the country, Bloomberg News has reported.

According to the report published on Thursday, Washington is looking to block major parts of a UN peace plan that the warring parties in Yemen adopted in December unless the Houthis cease their attacks on international shipping lanes.

The UN roadmap includes $1.5bn in civil servant salaries by Riyadh to be paid in Houthi-controlled areas, Bloomberg reported, citing an unidentified source.

An anonymous Department of State official confirmed Washington’s position to Bloomberg, while still saying the US supports peace in Yemen.
 
US and UK air strikes hit Yemen, Houthi-run TV reports

The United States and United Kingdom have carried out six air strikes against targets in Yemen, a Houthi-run television station reports, as the Yemeni group targets shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Four attacks targeted on the airport of Hodeidah, a main port city on the Red Sea, and the seaport of Salif north of it, Al Masirah TV said. Two air raids also hit the Al-Thawra region north of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, according to the news outlet.

There were no immediate reports of casualties, and the US and UK militaries have not confirmed the attacks.
 
The Reaper Death Robot that the Houthis downed last week was probably CIA. Pictures show it with no marking, "the U.S. Air Force has not lost any aircraft operating within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility" but the The CIA declined to comment.

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Yet another tragedy highlighting yet another tragic aspect of this conflict

Thirty-eight die after boat capsizes off Yemen

At least 38 people from the Horn of Africa have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, local officials say.

Survivors have told rescuers that the vessel, which was carrying around 250 people, sank due to strong winds.

The search continues for nearly 100 people who are still missing.

According to the UN, external, 97,000 migrants arrived in Yemen from the Horn of Africa last year.
 
Contenders quit race ahead of Iran’s presidential poll as campaigning ends

Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race as campaigning ended a day ahead of the vote.

Alireza Zakani, the mayor of the capital, Tehran, said on Thursday that he was backing away, in a post on X.

The first to do so was Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, 53, who dropped his candidacy on Wednesday night and urged other candidates to do the same “so that the front of the revolution will be strengthened”, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

Conservatives Ghalibaf and Jalili stand out as frontrunners.

Ghalibaf, a former commander of the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been parliament speaker for four years, was the mayor of Tehran from 2005 to 2017, and the chief of police before that. He ran for president in 2005, 2013 and 2017, when he withdrew in favour of Raisi.

Jalili, who is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s direct representative to the country’s Supreme National Security Council, withdrew from the 2021 election in favour of Raisi, who won virtually unchallenged.

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Iran election results 2024 live: Run-off as no candidate secures majority

Presidential race heads to run-off as no candidate secures majority, Interior Ministry announces.

Masoud Pezeshkian (10.4 million) and Saeed Jalili (9.5 million) the top two after just over 24.5 million votes counted.

Iranian officials have traditionally hailed “epic” public participation in elections regardless of turnout, but the new record low turnout – at 40 percent – was recorded on Friday.

More than a million votes cast were invalid

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Saeed Jalili
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Masoud Pezeshkian. That was an old picture of him above
 
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election run-off

Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and lawmaker who has promised to reach out to the West, has won the country’s presidential run-off election by beating rival Saeed Jalili, the Ministry of Interior said.

The Associated Press (AP) news agency said that a vote count offered by authorities put Pezeshkian as the winner with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million after Friday’s election.

Pezeshkian’s supporters had entered the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn on Saturday to celebrate as his lead grew over Jalili, the AP reports.

Participation in the election was about 50 percent in a tight race between Pezeshkian, the sole moderate in the original field of four candidates who has pledged to open Iran to the world, and the former nuclear negotiator Jalili, who is a staunch advocate of deepening Iran’s ties to Russia and China.

Political analysts say Pezeshkian’s triumph might see the promotion of a pragmatic foreign policy, ease tensions over the now-stalled negotiations with major powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal and improve prospects for social liberalisation as well as political pluralism in Iran.

However, many voters in Iran are sceptical about Pezeshkian’s ability to fulfil his campaign promises as the former health minister has publicly stated he has no intention of confronting Iran’s powerful elite of clerics and security hawks.

Both presidential candidates promised to revive the flagging economy, which has been beset by mismanagement and sanctions reimposed since 2018 after the United States under then-President Donald Trump ditched the nuclear deal.
 
Good for Iran! Let's hope he lives long enough to make some changes.
 
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