Iran
Total 15 Posts
US left isolated at UN after bid to reimpose sanctions on Iran – Why did it even try?
5 min read
The US bid to impose so-called ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran was roundly rejected by the UN security council.
Donald Trump’s America is trying to gaslight the world — without much success.
2 min read
In a recent vote at the United Nations the US was revealed as isolated, unpopular, and plain wrong about its “maximum pressure” strategy.
How coronavirus measures have worked around the world.
4 min read
From China and South Korea to Italy and the US, different countries are taking very different approaches to COVID-19 — with varying degrees of success.
How Iraq’s relationship with Iran shifted after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
5 min read
A short history of modern Iran-Iraq relations.
Trump thinks he’s King (he isn’t).
2 min read
Donald Trump can believe he can say and do whatever he wants, but he really cannot, B. Jay Cooper writes.
War in the Middle East as a political tactic to save a failing presidency.
7 min read
Without the cooperation of people of good will at home and abroad, we face a disastrous war in the Middle East because Trump is desperate for something larger than impeachment as we approach the election.
Attack on Saudi oil facility reminds us of the distorting effect of the Middle East on American politics.
5 min read
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Trump will start a war in 2020 as his first term season finale, Greg Camp writes.