By Thomas L. Knapp | Garrison Center | September 11, 2019 National Security Advisor John Bolton became the latest American casualty of Washington’s 18-year war in Afghanistan on September 10, fired by US president Donald Trump shortly after Trump announced that he had planned, but was canceling, a meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David […]
Press TV – September 8, 2019 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the three steps taken by the Islamic Republic to reduce its commitments under a nuclear deal it clinched with world powers in 2015 are legitimate and allowed under the agreement. Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting acting head […]
Sputnik – September 7, 2019 US Special Envoy for the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, one of the key figures behind the so-called Trump ‘Deal of the Century’ plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, announced his resignation on Thursday. Avi Berkowitz, a 30-year-old attorney and political advisor, is expected to replace him. Greenblatt, 53, who has […]
RT | September 5, 2019 Washington is in talks with the Houthi rebels in a bid to end Yemen’s war a top US official said on Thursday. “We are narrowly focused on trying to end the war in Yemen,” Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker said during a visit to Saudi Arabia. “We […]
RT | September 4, 2019 Iraq’s sectarian political scene is having a rare moment of unity, driven by an unlikely culprit. Recent reporting by a US-funded Middle Eastern news outlet has piqued claims of American meddling in Iraq’s internal affairs. Alhurra, a US-based and -funded television channel that broadcasts to the Arab world, has landed […]
Al-Manar | September 3, 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that holding bilateral talks with the United States is not on the table. “We’ve said it before time and again, and we say it again: We have no intention to hold bilateral talks with the United States. We never did and never will. It […]
Sputnik – September 3, 2019 Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Monday that Washington’s actions regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action are a blow to international law, and if the accord is not preserved, the nuclear deal “will not be the only loss”. On Sunday, Tehran said it would make a third reduction […]
By Matthew Ehret | Strategic Culture Foundation | September 2, 2019 Always working a little harder than most to stay a step below reality, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made especially candid remarks this week that America’s INF pullout was timed for a targeting of forces against China. Speaking to Fox on August 21st, […]
By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | Indian Punchline | September 2, 2019 The diplomatic manoeuvrings over the situation around Iran are entering a crucial phase with an Iranian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi leaving from Tehran for Paris today to pick up the threads of the 3-way discussions involving France, Iran and the […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) held talks in Biarritz on Sunday Aug. 25, 2019 with France’s President Macron (R) and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | Indian Punchline | August 29, 2019 From all accounts, Tehran is struggling to cope with the startling news in the weekend from the G7 […]
