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A senior Iranian security official has accused Israel of orchestrating a “false flag” operation in Oman, claiming the attack was designed to inflame tensions between Tehran and Gulf states and undermine regional diplomacy.
The post Iranian Official Claims Israel Used Arab ‘Contractor’ in Alleged Oman False-Flag Operation appeared first on MintPress News.
On Thursday 7 May, voters across Britain will go to the polls. In Wales and Scotland, voters will elect their devolved parliaments; in England, almost 5,000 councillors will be elected in local authorities from Plymouth on the south-west coast to Tyneside in the north-east. In London, all 32 boroughs will hold all-out elections, with every council […]
In early February, Turkmen media reported on a development tracked by FlightRadar24, noting that US Air Force transport aircraft C-17A Globemaster III and MC-130 Super Hercules had landed at an undisclosed location inside Turkmenistan. Of particular concern was the arrival of the MC-130 Super Hercules, which is used for transporting special forces units, as well as performing night operations.
The post US Ground Invasion of Iran Could Launch From Turkmenistan appeared first on MintPress News.
In a desperate bid to censor further documentation of the damage inflicted by Iranian missiles and drones, the Bahraini authorities are pursuing a legal campaign targeting what they call “high betrayal” for filming the ongoing retaliatory strikes. Bahrain’s Public Prosecution seeks to implement the “death penalty” and are operating on the basis that they will pursue violators “without the slightest mercy”.
The post Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet Base – Bahrain Erupts in Uprising & Saudi Forces Move to Crush Dissent appeared first on MintPress News.

The experiences you had as a child influence your emotional life as an adult. Recognising these dynamics can be healing
- by Nickan Arzpeyma

People’s misunderstanding of terms like ‘heritability’ shows how important it is to communicate science carefully
- by Alice Gregory
The British pub, in all its rich diversity and versatility, has long been an undisputed central component of life on this island. Despite this, hospitality as a sector has been historically neglected as a site of political and industrial struggle, instead playing host to drinking sessions after the ‘real work’ has taken place. Nonetheless, the sector […]
Nick Turse and Hooman Majd discuss war on Iran and other U.S. conflicts, and Sam Biddle breaks down how AI is being used.
The post Trump’s AI-Powered World Wars appeared first on The Intercept.
Despite attempts by Trump to claim otherwise, the U.S. military was responsible for killing at least 175 in a strike on a school in Iran.
The post Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

You couldn’t love a clone of someone the same way you loved the original. But why? And what does this reveal about love?
- by Idowu Odeyemi
In 2022, Dame Tracey Emin — the art world’s former darling enfant terrible — requested that the government remove one of her artworks from 10 Downing Street. The piece in question, More Passion (2010), was a neon sign previously gifted to the government’s art collection when David Cameron was in office in 2011. It was […]
