Why on Earth would the US go to war with Iran over an attack on Saudi oil refineries?
Dave Lindorff | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
President Bone Spur, backed by his warmongering Secretary of State Mike "Armageddon" Pompeo, tweeted yesterday that the U.S. military is "locked and loaded," ready to attack (bomb) Iran if it can be proven that Iran was behind a drone bomb attack on Saudi Arabia's oil refineries. There are plenty of news media in the U.S. …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/why-on-earth-would-the-us-go-to-war-with-iran-over-an-attack-on-saudi-oil-refineries/

Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia's oil production by half, from about ten million to five …
globalresearch.ca/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-saudi-arabia-israel/5689628

Who Needs John Bolton? Trump's Neocons Are Determined to Go to War Against Iran
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Following John Bolton's departure from the White House, Saudi Arabia's oil facility was attacked by drones operated by the Houthi rebels of Yemen. Trump and his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo once again claimed that it was the Iranians …
globalresearch.ca/trump-neocons-determined-go-war-against-iran/5689692

Houthi Rebels Overturned the Middle East Geopolitical Chessboard
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
We are the Houthis and we're coming to town. With the spectacular attack on Abqaiq, Yemen's Houthis have overturned the geopolitical chessboard in Southwest Asia — going as far as introducing a whole new dimension: the distinct possibility of …
globalresearch.ca/houthi-rebels-overturned-the-middle-east-geopolitical-chessboard/5689631

The Ansarullah's Aramco Drone Strike versus "The Real Act of War" against Yemen
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Pompeo's provocative pronouncement that the Ansarullah's drone strike on Aramco's oil facilities was an "act of war" is extremely hypocritical because it ignores the fact that the Saudis were the ones to initiate the international dimension of the War on …
globalresearch.ca/ansarullah-aramco-drone-strike-real-act-war/5689658

Saudis Show Off Charred Junk, Insist Iran Responsible for Aramco Attack. Will Trump Unleash the Dogs of War?
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
First up, we have the neocon windup clown, Senator Marco Rubio. | . | . | . | . | Situation with #Iran is a very serious matter. | This is one of those #3amcalls that requires steady & serious American leadership. | We must bring | …
globalresearch.ca/saudis-show-off-charred-junk-insist-iran-responsible-aramco-attack/5689607

Iran warns of war as U.S. continues accusations it bombed Saudi oil refinery
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-19
Iran has warned the U.S. that any aggression will be met with an immediate response, as Washington continues to insist the nation was responsible for missiles fired at a Saudi oil refinery. Tehran dismissed claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran had been involved in the attack on Saturday, …
peoplesworld.org/article/iran-warns-of-war-as-u-s-continues-accusations-it-bombed-saudi-oil-refinery/

Iran Warns of 'All-Out War' if Attacked by US and Allies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Thursday that any attack on the Islamic Republic would lead to an "all-out war". | RELATED: | Saudi Gives 'Evidence' of Iran's 'Attack' on Oil Reserve, Pompeo Calls it 'Act of War' | Zarif made the comment to CNN after he was asked what would happen if Iran was attacked by the U.S. and its allies | "I am making a very serious statement that we don't want war; we don't want to engage in a military confront…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Warns-of-All-Out-War-if-Attacked-by-US-and-Allies-20190919-0001.html

Trump reviewing target lists as Iran war threat mounts
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
US Secretary of State Pompeo described Saturday's attacks on Saudi oil installations as "an act of war," attributing them–still with no evidence–to Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/iran-s19.html

Tunisia's Ousted President Ben Ali Dies in Saudi Exile
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
Tunisia's ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his family lawyer said. | "Ben Ali just died in Saudi Arabia," the lawyer, Mounir Ben Salha, told Reuters by phone. | Ben Ali fled Tunisia in January 2011 as his compatriots rose up against his oppressive rule in a revolution that inspired other Arab Spring uprisings abroad and led to a democratic transition at home. | On Sunday, Tunisians voted in an election that featured candidates from across the political spectrum, sending two political outsiders through to a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Tunisias-Ousted-President-Ben-Ali-Dies-in-Saudi-Exile-20190919-0006.html

Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-19
On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia's oil production by half, from about ten million to five million barrels per day. On September 18, the Trump administration, blaming Iran, announced it was …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-for-saudi-arabia-and-israel/

Disputing Trump Claims, Japan Says No Evidence Iran Was Behind Saudi Attack
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono told reporters Wednesday that he has not seen any intelligence indicating Iran was behind the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend, contradicting Saudi and Trump administration claims about the incident. | "We | …
globalresearch.ca/japan-says-no-evidence-iran-behind-saudi-attack/5689677

Mike Pompeo Declares Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia an "Act of War"
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-19
Mike Pompeo is declaring what happened "an act of war," and is now looking to use that bellicosity cobble together a coalition against Iran.

Mike Pompeo Declares Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia an "Act of War"

Will Americans Let Trump Start a World War for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-19
If we fail to speak out now, passionately and vociferously, we may learn it's too late to rein in our venal, warmongering ruling class.
truthdig.com/articles/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-for-israel-and-saudi-arabia/

Why on Earth Would the US Go to War with Iran over an Attack on Saudi Oil Refineries?
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-18
President Bone Spur, backed by his war-mongering Secretary of State Mike "Armageddon" Pompeo, tweeted yesterday that the US military is "locked and loaded," ready to attack (bomb) Iran if it can be proven that Iran was behind a drone bomb attack on Saudi Arabia's oil refineries. There are plenty of news media in the US…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/18/why-on-earth-would-the-us-go-to-war-with-iran-over-an-attack-on-saudi-oil-refineries/

The Saudi Crown Prince Plans to Make Us Forget About the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi Before the US Election
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-18
The hideous cruelty of the murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi death squad almost a year ago still jumps from the pages of the latest apparent transcript of the conversation between his killers as they wait for him to arrive at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/18/the-saudi-crown-prince-plans-to-make-us-forget-about-the-murder-of-jamal-khashoggi-before-the-us-election/

Would Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
Medea Benjamin | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-18
If the U.S. military, or Israel or Saudi Arabia, had a viable plan to attack Iran without triggering a wider war, they would have done so long ago.

Would Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-18
If the U.S. military, or Israel or Saudi Arabia, had a viable plan to attack Iran without triggering a wider war, they would have done so long ago.
mintpressnews.com/will-americans-let-trump-start-war-iran-saudi-arabia-israel/261927/

Saudi — UAE Split on Yemen Not What it Appears to Be
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-18
Antony Loewenstein parses the fog around UAE & Saudis in Yemen, how it is connected to the chaos in Libya, the drone attack, and wider chaos of the Middle East…
therealnews.com/stories/saudi-uae-split-on-yemen-not-what-it-appears-to-be

Saudi Arabia Denies Its Key Role in Climate Change Even as It Prepares for the Worst
Lee Fang | theintercept.com | 2019-09-18
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, remains a principal funder of climate denialism even as it prepares for climate extremes.
theintercept.com/2019/09/18/saudi-arabia-aramco-oil-climate-change/

Washington steps up threats against Iran over strikes on Saudi oil facilities
wsws.org | 2019-09-18
The Pentagon has provided the Trump White House with a series of options for military aggression against Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/18/iran-s18.html

Support the Climate Strike, Not a Military Strike
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-18
The propaganda campaign has begun. The New York Times dutifully published photos of an attack on ARAMCO oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia. Accompanying the photos are descriptions provided by the warmongers in Washington, DC. Naturally, the photos don't look like much of anything. This gives those describing them the leeway to provide a narrative…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/18/support-the-climate-strike-not-a-military-strike/

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-09-18
Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket…
thenation.com/article/trump-saudi-arabia/

Yemeni forces strike Saudi Arabia; U.S. blames Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-17
Milwaukee, WI – In the early morning hours of September 14 ten drones carried out an intensive bombing of two of the world's largest oil refineries, both located in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais were decimated, crippling the productive capabilities of the oil manufacturers in the country. The Air Force of the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees have announced that these strikes are a part of what they're calling the 2nd Operation of Balanced Deterrence. | The attacks serve as the latest in an ongoing war of resistance by Yemen that began nearly five years ago. On one side, there a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/17/yemeni-forces-strike-saudi-arabia-us-blames-iran

Will the U.S. start a war for Saudi Arabia?
Mazda Majidi | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-17
We are facing an extremely dangerous situation with a real possibility of the U.S. bombing Iran.
liberationnews.org/will-the-u-s-start-a-war-for-saudi-arabia/

'We are not your prostitutes!' Tulsi Gabbard slams Trump for 'pimping out' US soldiers to Saudi Arabia
rt.com | 2019-09-17
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has doubled down on her attacks on President Donald Trump's 'disgraceful' allegiance to Saudi Arabia, eviscerating his 'betrayal' of her fellow soldiers and the US Constitution. | Singling out Trump's statement that the US was "locked and loaded" but "waiting to hear from the Kingdom … under what terms we would proceed," Gabbard slammed the US president for "offering to place our military assets under the command of a foreign country." | . @realDonaldTrump Despicable. Offering to place our mili…
rt.com/usa/468961-tulsi-trump-military-prostitutes-saudis/

Riyadh reaps what it sows: Yemeni drone attack devastates Saudi oil production
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-17
Yemen's Ansar Allah has officially claimed responsibility for the drone attacks against ARAMCO oil facilities which resulted in Saudi Arabia's oil production being cut in half. Nonetheless, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump and Saudi officials are claiming that Iran was actually the one responsible for the attack. The world's largest oil processing …
uwidata.com/5348-riyadh-reaps-what-it-sows-yemeni-drone-attack-devastates-saudi-oil-production/

Drone Attack on Saudis May Not Lead to War
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-17
As'ad Abukhalil maintains that Trump may not actually want war, but the consequences of this attack could still have dangerous consequences…
therealnews.com/stories/drone-attack-on-saudis-may-not-lead-to-war

'Very high probability' Iran behind Saudi attack, say anonymous US officials
rt.com | 2019-09-17
While Saudi Arabia is holding off on assigning blame for the attack on its oil facilities, the US media are pointing the finger at Iran, citing anonymous government officials allegedly familiar with the ongoing investigation. | US and Saudi investigators have determined "with very high probability" that Saturday's strike was launched from an Iranian base close to the border with Iraq, CNN reported, based on these anonymous sources. | Both drones and cruise missiles were used to attack the refinery at Abqaiq and the Khurais oil field, flying over southern Iraq and Kuwait to avoid Saudi air defenses, according t…
rt.com/usa/469034-us-blames-iran-saudi-attack/

Saudi First: Trump Wants to Start a War With Iran When MBS Gives the Order
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-09-17
Why is Trump deferring to Riyadh? Questions need to be asked about his financial ties with Saudis who bailed him out during the 1990s.
theintercept.com/2019/09/17/saudi-arabia-oil-field-attack-trump/

Trump Threatens Military Action Against Iran Over Saudi Oil Attack
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-17
Trump felt the need to emphasize, as always, that he "doesn't want war, but.." while talking up how easy it'd be for him to launch a new war.

Trump Threatens Military Action Against Iran Over Saudi Oil Attack

Monday's Daily Brief: Ozone layer heals, 'regional conflagration' risk rises over oilfield attacks, South Sudan update, Myanmar genocide threat remains
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-16
A recap of Monday's top stories: The ozone layer is on track to repair; Instability rises over oilfield attacks in Saudi Arabia; General Assembly chief Espinosa bows out; Disaster and conflict displace thousands in Asia Pacific; Sexual violence unpunished in South Sudan; Genocide threat remains for Rohingya.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046502

Tulsi Gabbard Slams Trump: Being "Saudi Arabia's Bitch is Not America First"
Emma Fiala | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-16
"Trump awaits instructions from his Saudi masters. Having our country act as Saudi Arabia's bitch is not 'America First'."

Tulsi Gabbard Slams Trump: Being “Saudi Arabia’s Bitch is Not America First”

Attack on Saudi facilities risks dragging Yemen into 'regional conflagration': UN Envoy
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-16
Attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, claimed by rebel fighters in Yemen, are a sign that the war-torn country could be drawn into even greater conflict, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046462

Impact on Yemeni Attack on Saudi ARAMCO Oil Facilities
Press TV | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-16
PressTV Interview with Peter Koenig 15 September 2019 Enhanced and partial transcript of a PressTV Interview Background Saudi Arabia says the recent drone attacks on the state-run oil company Aramco led to a temporary closure of its facilities and disrupted the kingdom's oil production and exports. [Saudi] Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman said the attacks …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/impact-on-yemeni-attack-on-saudi-aramco-oil-facilities/

'Certainly would look like' Iran is behind Saudi oil facility attacks — Trump
rt.com | 2019-09-16
While Saudi Arabia is investigating the attacks on its oil facilities, President Donald Trump has said that "it certainly would look like" Iran was the culprit. Yet, he also noted he doesn't want another war. | Trump's statement, made to reporters on Monday, is the latest in a series that stop short of outright blaming Iran for the attack, which has already been claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Earlier in the day Trump tweeted that "there is reason to believe that we know the culprit," before questioning Te…
rt.com/usa/468953-trump-iran-behind-attack/

Threatening New War for Oil, Donald Trump Calls His Own Offer of Iran Talks "Fake News"
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-09-16
As he threatened to bomb Iran at Saudi Arabia's behest, Trump also intensified his battle with objective reality, by denying his own prior comments.
theintercept.com/2019/09/15/threatening-war-oil-donald-trump-rails-media-not-forgetting-offered-iran-talks/

'Saudi Arabia First': Trump Letting Saudis Dictate US Foreign Policy After Oil Attack
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-16
Trump appears to be taking marching orders from Saudi Arabia.

'Saudi Arabia First': Trump Letting Saudis Dictate US Foreign Policy After Oil Attack

Saudi Oil Refinery Attack Raises Fears of "Wider Regional War" Involving U.S. & Iran
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-16
President Trump is threatening to take military action after several large Saudi Arabian oil facilities were attacked Saturday by drones and cruise missiles. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack, but numerous reports indicate the attack may have come from Iraq or Iran rather than Yemen. Crude oil prices soared more than 15% after the Aramco-run plants suffered heavy damage. One of the plants struck is the world's biggest petroleum-processing facility. According to one estimate, the attacks decreased Saudi's daily oil output by nearly 6 million barrels. While the United States has been quic…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/16/saudi_arabia_oil_supply_attacks

Guterres calls for 'maximum restraint' following drone assault on key Saudi oil facility
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-15
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Sunday for "maximum restraint" following a wave of drone attacks claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen, against two Saudi Arabian-based petroleum processing facilities, which threaten to disrupt global oil supplies.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046432

Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters its Fifth Year
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-13
A complete absence of law and order in Yemen has given rise to a black Suq (market) of human trafficking on a scale never before seen in the war-torn and war-weary nation.
mintpressnews.com/human-trafficking-booming-yemen-war/261818/

Hassan El-Tayyab on US Out of Yemen, Kate Bronfenbrenner on Labor Board vs. Labor
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-09-06
Media…
fair.org/home/hassan-el-tayyab-on-us-out-of-yemen-kate-bronfenbrenner-on-labor-board-vs-labor/