World

Biden’s Cuba Policy Has the Island in Shambles

Ed Augustin / Drop Site News Oct 3, 2024 By maintaining that the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, the administration has cruelly tightened the screws on anachronistic sanctions. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Middle East

Will Earthquake Aid for Syria Be Impeded by US Sanctions?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 8, 2023 With thousands dead or wounded, will earthquake aid for Syria be impeded by US sanctions? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iran Adds Advanced Centrifuges in Latest Nuclear Deal Breach

NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Nov 4, 2019 The move, coming as demonstrators mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy siege, further weakens the pact Donald Trump withdrew from. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Made Trump Change His Mind About Turkey?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 15, 2019 How to explain the U.S. president's about-face on Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria? Offhand, I can think of three possible explanations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Orders Turkey Sanctions as U.S. Scrambles for Syria Exit

ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Oct 14, 2019 The president says he is halting trade negotiations and raising steel tariffs in an effort to restrain the Turks' assault on Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

North Korea Fires Projectiles Hours After Offering Talks With U.S.

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Sep 9, 2019 The suggestion of resuming nuclear diplomacy with the two launches into the sea are seen as pressure on the Trump team to make concessions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nicolás Maduro: ‘John Bolton Tried to Assassinate Me’

Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton / The Grayzone Project Aug 6, 2019 In a new interview with The Grayzone Project, the Venezuelan president reflects on U.S. sanctions, Washington's plots against him and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Corporate Media Are Fueling a New Iran Nuclear Crisis

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Jul 17, 2019 Mainstream outlets’ coverage of U.S.-Iran relations are augmenting the Trump administration’s provocations at a critical moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trade Group Paves the Way for China Sanctions on the U.S.

PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated Press Jul 16, 2019 In a case dating to 2007, the World Trade Organization rules that the U.S. wrongly calculated tariffs imposed to punish China for subsidies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions on Iran Supreme Leader

DEB RIECHMANN and KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Jun 24, 2019 The action against Ali Khamenei and his close allies is the president's latest attempt to discourage Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reuters Must Answer for Burying This Venezuela Story

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Jun 17, 2019 A new study reveals U.S. sanctions have taken a deadly toll, yet the news agency neglected to report on its findings for an entire month. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will the U.S. Start a War Against Iran?

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute May 6, 2019 It would be yet another war in a region that has seen too much conflict in recent times. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )