Trump’s Peace Plan and the Future of Palestine
Trying to cut through the noise of Trump’s Palestine deal-making efforts.
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The UK’s Dubious Role in the New Tanker War With Iran
Unpacking the issues in the seizure of an Iranian tanker.
Read more...Trump’s Version of the Iran Accord: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
A clinical look at the Administration’s disingenuous Iran spin.
Read more...Ilargi: Memo to the US – The Winds Are Shifting
Why the US looks like it has a glass jaw.
Read more...”Maximum Pressure” Campaign Fails To Kill Off Iran’s Oil Exports
Iran and the US look deadlocked.
Read more...Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump Is Deepening the ‘Economic War’ Against Iran
Lawernce Wilkerson offers another dose of his pithy commentary on US policy versus Iran.
Read more...The Two-State Solution Is Dead. Bloodbath Next?
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Israeli plan to force integration of Palestine will lead to a bloodbath. But what are the alternatives?
Read more...Privacy Watch: US Visa Applicants Must Provide Social Media Details
The US will now require applicants for visas to share social media details, thus formalizing an existing policy of government monitoring of such traffic.
Read more...Does Iran’s Economic Fate Depend on a Lifeline From China?
How China is likely to view defying US sanctions on Iran.
Read more...What Does It Mean to Live in a Multipolar World? We May Be About to Find Out
Possible American and EU responses to multipolar politics.
Read more...The “Forever Wars” Enshrined: Visiting Mar-SAYLZ
Those whose names are engraved on the wall in Marseilles died in service to their country. Of that there is no doubt. Whether they died to advance the cause of freedom or even the wellbeing of the United States is another matter entirely.
Read more...On The Cusp Of War: Why Iran Won’t Fold
Is Iran in the midst of a “strategic surge”?
Read more...Why Everyone in the U.S. Who Counts Wants Julian Assange Dead
Keep your eye on what Assange’s real offenses are in the minds of the officialdom.
Read more...Will the U.S. Start a War Against Iran?
The US announced plans to park warships on Iran’s doorstep and tries to depict Iran as the provocateur. What gives?
Read more...Boys Go to Baghdad. Men Go to Tehran.
The US now seeks to shut down Iranian exports to zero. Will Iran respond by closing the Strait of Hormuz?
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