“Brand Israel” was launched. As I’ve written before, this public relations strategy was an utter failure. War crimes, apartheid and denial of basic human rights are
Former Democratic Senator Mike Gravel has said that “the Democratic Party is just as much a war party as the Republicans,” but praised US Representative
The unified foreign policy establishment in Washington, the Deep State politicos—from Lindsey Graham and Lynne Cheney in Congress, to the inveterate Never Trumpers like Peggy Noonan
More war in wretched Syria. Half the population are now refugees; entire cities lie shattered by bombing; bands of crazed gunmen run rampant; US, French, Israeli
The initial reports of an Iranian tanker being struck by two missiles claimed that they came from Saudi Arabia. However, the National Iranian Oil Company
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water someone poked a couple of holes in an oil tanker belonging to
Turkey’s attack on Kurdish-run territory in northern Syria will likely snuff out a radical experiment in self-government that is unlike anything I have seen in
The issue of the United States waging what seems to be a global war by way of sanctions rarely surfaces in the western media. The
Time and again, when peaceful protests turn violent in various countries, US dirty hands are involved. There’s no ambiguity about months of protests in Hong
Iran’s judiciary has been on the headline in recent weeks because of mass arrests, a process that has accelerated by new chief Sayyid Ebrahim Raeisi
Iran’s new security plan for the region, “Hormuz Peace Endeavor”, demonstrates the realism in Iranian foreign policy and departs from idealism in past security plans.
Over the weekend I asked whether Donald Trump had risen to the level of Grey Champion. A few days later Trump takes to Twitter and puts
The US president Donald Trump is not known to practise judo. A few judo techniques he may have got to know from his Russian counterpart
The last four days have shown that the ongoing US-Iran war is acutely affecting the whole region. This is now evident in Iraq where more
“Whatever lay behind the indecisive Trump administration response to the alleged Sept. 14 Iranian missile and drone strike on Saudi oil facilities, one thing is
There is a strong current of change affecting the international political arena. It is the beginning of a revolution brought on by the transition from
For the second year in a row, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chose an unusual venue in which to present new escalations in the Trump
Comparing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech with that of President Trump’s at the 74th United Nations General Assembly Session this week one cannot but notice the
The unexpected move by the Pentagon to shift the Combined Air and Space Operations Center (CAOC) at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar to the Shaw Air Force
People in Baghdad are fearful that the next war between the US and Iran will take place in Iraq, which is only just returning to peace after the
This week’s General Assembly at the United Nations was supposed to be the hawkish Mike Pompeo’s big moment in his determined campaign against Iran. Having
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 6-day long visit to the US with a bang — a stunning stage appearance with President Trump at the Howdy
It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation. We support ongoing investigations to establish further details. The
During many years of writing about or describing the terrible damage that the “special relationship” with Israel has done to the United States the question
The joint statement issued by the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on September 23 indicting Iran for the attacks on the Saudi Aramco plants
