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A podcast mentioned in passing about the US having encouraged Iraq to invade Iran shortly after the Iranian revolution. How had I never heard about this? From Wikipedia, no direct evidence has been found about actively encouraging in advance. But US support for Iraq after the war started was extensive: "in June [1982] Reagan signed a National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) co-written by Teicher, who was now at the NSC, which determined: "The United States could not afford to allow Iraq to lose the war to Iran."On June 9, 1992, journalist Ted Koppel reported on ABC News Nightline that the "Reagan/Bush administrations permitted—and frequently encouraged—the flow of money, agricultural credits, dual-use technology, chemicals, and weapons to Iraq."The Wikipedia article is long, with many twists and turns. But wow. Puts the first Gulf war (1990) in different perspective for me. A blip in the continuum of US actions.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq_during_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War#Iran #Iraq #Gulfwar #USPoli #CIA

L'Huffington Post - News, inchieste e approfondimenti HuffPost: Il caro energia per l’Ue non è abbastanza graveMentre le associazioni di categoria lanciano l’allarme sull'impatto della nuova guerra nel Golfo, Bruxelles prende tempo: nessuna decisione al summit dei leader giovedì, solo la richiesta di proposte alla Commissione, che a sua volta chiede alle capitali di ridurre le tasse. Pichetto: “Anche l’Ets lo è”. Ma Berlino non vuole più sospendere il sistema di tracciamento delle emissioni e Roma ridimensiona le ambizioni: va bene una revisioneThe high energy prices for the EU are not serious enough.While industry associations issue an alarm about the impact of the new Gulf War, Brussels takes time: no decision at the leaders’ summit on Thursday, only a request for proposals to the Commission, which in turn asks the capitals to reduce taxes. Pichetto: “Ets is also involved.” But Berlin no longer wants to suspend the emissions tracking system and Rome scales back its ambitions: a review is acceptable.#GulfWar #Brussels #Commission #Pichetto #Berlin https://www.huffingtonpost.it/esteri/2026/03/17/news/il_caro_energia_per_lue_non_e_abbastanza_grave-21439111/

Corriere.it - Homepage: Quanto sta guadagnando la Russia dalla guerra del Golfo? Almeno 1 miliardo in più a settimana. Ecco perchéNelle ultime due settimane le entrate di Mosca sono già state di circa 2,4 miliardi di dollari superiori a quanto sarebbero state senza la terza guerra del Golfo e la sospensione delle sanzioni all’acquisto del petrolio russoHow much is Russia earning from the Gulf War? At least $1 billion more per week. Here’s why.In the last two weeks, Moscow's revenues have already been approximately $2.4 billion higher than they would have been without the third Gulf War and the suspension of sanctions on the purchase of Russian oil.#Russia #theGulfWar #Moscow #third #GulfWar #Russian https://www.corriere.it/economia/finanza/26_marzo_13/quanto-sta-guadagnando-la-russia-dalla-guerra-del-golfo-almeno-un-miliardo-in-piu-a-settimana-ecco-perche-a7821868-3d5b-4c1c-ad5a-ce23fa3d6xlk.shtml

Sad and Terrible Irony? Recognition and remembrance at Halifax ceremony to commemorate end of Gulf WarVeterans say they are still fighting for wartime service designation#Canada #GulfWar https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-cemermony-veterans-persian-gulf-war-35th-anniversary-halifax-9.7110035