The risk in Trump’s America First mania is that it will translate into America Alone. This is nowhere more obvious than in Trump’s ramped-up denunciations of Iran and his efforts to destroy the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program. ..…
Think of Russia, Iran, and China, the three nations now designated America's principal adversaries. ..…
“America was isolated today in the Security Council. Everyone opposed their move and expressed support” for the Iran nuclear deal. . “America was isolated today in the Security Council. Everyone opposed their move and expressed support” for the Iran nuclear deal,..…
United States/Iran: Trump Indulges His ‘Sanctions Mania’ . August 15, 2018 . . . * Pakistan: Imran Khan Poised to Govern * Yemen: Saudis & Emiratis Escalate Siege of Hodeidah Port . ..…
The Kurdish delegation reportedly held talks with Prime Minister Abadi, President Fuad Masum and other Iraqi leaders as well as the ambassadors of the United States, Iran and Turkey in Baghdad. . ..…
This US Navy photo obtained August 25, 2016 shows the patrol craft USS Squall as it transits in Persian Gulf acting as small boat threat towards USS Mitscher on January 14, 2015 Embed.. ..…
In return, Saudi Arabia became America's most dependable filling station, supplier of intelligence, and valuable counterweight to Iran. Saudi Arabia, and close U.S ally Israel, opposed Iran nuclear deal.. ..…
In other words, Reagan's crimes had come full circle--from war on Sandinistas, to hypocrisy with Iran, to the lie of a drug war on the streets of America.. ..…
and be seen as helping them build progressive, Iraq, it would have big impact on Iran - much bigger than anything America alone could say or do... ..…
To contain Iran's rise, both Bush and Obama turned to America's Sunni allies, particularly Saudi Arabia, to create bulwark against the so-called. ..…
(For more on how members of the Council on Foreign Relations view America’s Place in the World, see section 6). . ... Nearly seven-in-ten Americans (68%) say that Iran’s nuclear program is a major threat to the well-being of the United States, which is changed only modestly from..…
Investigative reporter Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories for The Associated Press and Newsweek in the 1980s. You can buy his new book, America’s Stolen Narrative, either in print here or as an e-book (from Amazon and barnesandnoble.com). ..…
And that will be true when it comes to the issue that is such focus for all of us Iran's nuclear program — threat that has the potential to bring together the worst about Israel's destruction with the world's most dangerous weapons.. ..…
Iran and North Korea refuse to halt their nuclear programs. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process remains frozen. America’s image in Europe has improved, but European governments remain skeptical of many of Obama’s policies. . ..…
For more than half century, United Nations and numerous international organizations have affirmed the principle of religious freedom.1 For just as many decades, on persecution of minority faiths, outbreaks of violence and other pressures on religious individuals and communities in many countries. ..…
About 300,000 Shias are estimated to be living in North America, including both the U.S. and Canada, constituting about 10% of North America’s Muslim population. . In four countries – Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Iraq – Shia Muslims make up a majority of the total population...…
There was somewhat of a rebound in trust and rating of the nation during Reagan’s “Morning in America” years, though it ended abruptly with public disillusionment over the Iran-Contra scandal. ..…
., he said “If America goes back to the law we will not have any problem. Of course, there have been differences between Iran and America from the past, which have to be resolved gradually in their own turn.” . ..…
The “future” of the Democratic Party in the United States. . Iran’s brazen missile attacks on Saudi tankers. . ..…
That incident, with all its accompanying drama and trauma, has a continuing impact on the psyche of US policy towards Iran (see 'Iran vs America: history's scars', 26 August 2018). . The second aspect connects Pompeo-Bolton to North Korea-Iran in a particular way: namely,..…
Legislation – President Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law (CAATSA) President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions act (CAATSA), enacting new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea. . . ..…