In covering the news about US president Trump threatening to call the IRGC a terror group, The Guardian has asked the question, Is Iran’s revolutionary guard a terror group? The article does a nice job of summarizing the growth of… Read More ›
Signpost #2: Iran
Second Signpost Rhetoric Continues at the UN
Last week was the annual meeting of nations at the UN in New York where leaders from around the world make their speeches. This is the venue at which former Iranian president Ahmadinejad would annually speak about the coming al-Mahdi,… Read More ›
The Coming Attack on the US Dollar
We’ve all seen the hurricanes – Harvey and Irma most recently – and their devastation on Houston and Florida. But there is a major economic storm about to hit the United States that will be far more devastating. It will… Read More ›
A Photo Op: Horn of the Ram Meets Horn of the Goat
One of the news sites I watch is the Iranian state-run news site Tasnim. Much of what they report is done for propaganda purposes and so much must be taken with a grain of salt, but they also report matter-of-fact… Read More ›
North Korea and the Second Signpost
North Korea? The Second Signpost? What would that rogue nation in the Far East have anything to do with Iran’s great invasion? Daniel 8:4 says, “No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power. He did… Read More ›
Kissinger is Right On Both Counts
For those who aren’t familiar with Henry Kissinger, he was the secretary of state during the late Nixon and Ford years, 1973-1977. He is considered by many to be the greatest secretary of state, in terms of statesmanship, of the… Read More ›
Ron Paul Asks a Most Pertinent Question
Former Texas Congressman – and the only man to ever give Fed Chairmen a hard time in Congress – asks a most pertinent question for today. From the title of his article he assumes the Trump Administration will start wars with both North Korea… Read More ›
Rocket Attack on IS: A Test for the Second Signpost
Iran claims to have launched six medium-range missiles yesterday, in an attack on an Islamic State (IS) strategic complex in eastern Syria. It is my belief, that if the rocket attack really occurred, we have just witnessed a major test… Read More ›
The Signpost Perspective: Qatar, IS, and Iran
After what seemed like a few weeks of relative silence in the Middle East, we had two news events this past week. Many of the Saudi-led league of Sunni nations cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar, and just today Islamic… Read More ›
June 1, 2017, Your Time, and The Second Signpost
Are you getting ready for what’s coming? It’s June 1st. The last few weeks seem to have been a “quiet” time in the Middle East, relative to the Signposts. Rouhani won the Iranian presidential election back in mid-May, and was… Read More ›