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Iran marks 33rd anniv. of US downing of passenger jet in Persian Gulf
Iran commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the downing of its passenger aircraft by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf, which killed 290 people. ...[Read more]
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Biden risks an early major blunder on the world stage
As Congress still struggles to pass a COVID relief bill, the rest of the world is nervously reserving judgment on America's new president and his foreign policy, after successive U.S. administrations have delivered unexpected and damaging shocks to the wo ...[Read more]
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Iran Issues Red Notice Demand for Interpol to Arrest Trump, 47 US Officials for Soleimani Assassination
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is very seriously following up on pursuing and punishing those who ordered and executed this crime." ...[Read more]
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With Trump Silent, Sanders and Dems Demand Aid for Iranian Earthquake Victims
As the death toll from the "horrific" earthquake that struck the Iran-Iraq border earlier this week climbs above 500, and as President Donald Trump remains entirely silent on the matter, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and four Democratic senators sent a lett ...[Read more]
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Why Trump Has Gone Nuclear on Iran
The absolute majority of the Global South now has definitive proof; Washington simply cannot be trusted to keep its promises related to any major geopolitical deal. The possibility of a nuclear agreement – or any agreement – between Washington and Pyo ...[Read more]
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Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
U.S. government may be considering military action in response to chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America’s military and intelligence communities knew about and did nothing to stop a series of nerve gas attacks far more devastating ...[Read more]
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The ‘Birth Pangs’ of a New Middle East, Remixed
You all remember former US Secretary of State Condi Rice's notorious 2006 prediction about "birth pangs of a New Middle East." True to the George "Dubya" Bush/Cheney regime, Condi got it all spectacularly wrong, not only about Lebanon and Israel but also ...[Read more]
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Monster oil & gas deposits discovered in Iran – local media reports
Iran has found a dozen new oil fields that could produce 30 billion barrels of crude and 128 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, according to Press TV quoting officials in Tehran. Iranian oil output is about four million barrels per day (bpd), of which ab ...[Read more]
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Donald Trump: Lots of shouting, tiny stick
Hre we go again. General “Mad Dog” Mattis, the US Secretary of Defense, declares Iran “is the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world.” National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn puts Iran “on notice.” President Trump says ...[Read more]
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Pre-Emptive Attack Iran Bill Active in US House
This legislation, introduced by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), is as it appears: an authorization for the President to use military force against Iran. But it is much worse than that. Why so? Because it specifically authorizes the president to launch a pre- ...[Read more]
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