The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19
PICTURED: President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to his right. Mnuchin is…
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The Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus in the U.S. Continually Calls for Intervention
Over the last 12 months, there have been several large calls for renewed or continued interventionist foreign policy across…
Iran Sanctions Have Likely Failed as Tehran Celebrates Satellite Deployment
Dasht-e Kavir, Iran. April 22, 2020. Iranian military satellite Nour-1 is seen before launch from the Qassed launcher Photo…
Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country
TEHRAN, Iran. March 16th, 2020. PICTURED: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a press conference addressing the upcoming holidays and…
Yet Again, the Trump Administration has Changed the Justification for Assassinating Soleimani.
PICTURED: General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 WASHINGTON, February 14,…
Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression
WASHINGTON, February 13th, 2020. Introduced on the 9th of January, a joint resolution restricting the American Presidency from acting…
House Votes to Repeal 2002 AUMF For Iraq, Blocks Any Funding for Operations Against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C. January 30th, 2020. Passing 236 – 166, the House of Representatives repealed the 2002 Authorization for the…
American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin
PICTURED: Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Photo credit: Veterans Today. All Rights Reserved. GHAZNI, Afghanistan. January 27th, 2020. Veterans Today…
U.S. Threatens Another Iranian General With Assassination While Congress Tries to Determine Soleimani Legality
PICTURED: Iranian Brigadier General Esmail Qaani. Photo credit Tasnim News Agency. CC 4.0 The new Commander of the Iranian…
Pompeo Refuses to Testify Before House Committee on ‘Imminent Attack’ Claim Relating to Soleimani’s Death
WASHINGTON D.C. Tuesday, January 14th 2020. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo refused to testify before a hearing of the…
Is Confronting Iran More Important Than Preventing IS Return? Can Trump Have Both?
PICTURED: Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Qasem Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 IRAQ, January 10th, 2020. U.S. airstrikes…
Maximum Pressure On Iran Pushes Her Away From Negotiations, Not Towards Them
Washington’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran has forced her to seek allies and aid from countries the United States…
UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Wildlife Biologists Have Their Death Penalty Charges Dropped
PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…
At The United Nations GA Meeting, Saudi Arabia Bears A Legendary Amount Of False Witness
PICTURED: President Trump speaks in the UN general assembly auditorium; the 74th such assembly. New York City, USA. Thursday…
Saudi Escalates War In Yemen, While Sanctions Tighten Further Around Iran
Yemen, September 2018. PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an…
UPDATE: Saudi Aramco Bombings And The Saudi Military Investigation’s Findings
PICTURED: Satellite imaging of the Khurais oil-processing facility – one of the Kingdom’s largest, and one that was heavily…
International Conversation Surrounding Aramco Bombing Misses The Elephant In The Room
PICTURED: Satellite imaging of the Khurais oil-processing facility – one of the Kingdom’s largest, and one that was heavily…
‘Escalation Dominance’ Gradually Moving Toward Iran’s Side Of The Board With New Missile Defense System
PICTURED: Iran’s new Bavar-373 missile system. Photo credit Tasimnews CC.4 license. Tehran, August 23rd, 2019. Iran has unveiled a…
More Trouble With Boats – U.S. Issues Seizure Warrant For Iranian Oil Tanker
PICTURED: Grace 1 anchored off port in Haifa, Israel, Aug 26th, 2017. Gibraltar, August 18th, 2019. Earlier in July,…
UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Scientists Trying To Save Their 50 Remaining Cheetahs Go On Hunger Strike
PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…