The United States is now the world’s No. 1 producer of oil and natural gas, eating away at Washington’s past dependence on foreign producers and oil cartels. And that means the influence of petrostates like Iran and Russia and autocracies around the world. . ..…
By secretly smuggling technology to, Washington also argues that Iran threatens the stability of Middle East'terrorist outfits like Hamas and Hezbollah. ... It's instructive to note that the hostility and the repeated threats of annihilation have gotten Washington nowhere with..…
first round of American sanctions took effect August, targeting Iran's access to the US dollar, metals trading, coal, software, and auto sector.. Despite Washington's, Iran has not left the deal yet, that the remaining signatories to the agreement have to work to offset the..…
[Don’t miss Barndollar discussing the forever war, the military industrial complex, and military reform at our fifth annual foreign policy conference on November 15 in Washington, D.C. ... In May, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo presented Iran with a list of 12 demands that bring to mind..…
Unfortunately America’s escalation of sanctions to other countries once again highlights the superficial nature of Washington’s lip service to human rights. It’s fitting that Trump boasted about escalating economic sanction with Iran with a Game of Thrones-inspired tweet, the..…
The Senate, which is really more important than the House when it comes to foreign policy, is still controlled by anti-Iran hawks who will work with their House ideological kindred souls to keep Washington’s current Iran policy pretty much intact. ..…
Zamel believed that Hillary Clinton’s anticipated victory in the 2016 election meant a continuation of the Iran nuclear deal signed by President Barack Obama — and little appetite in Washington for a concerted campaign to cripple the Iranian economy. ..…