Iran Nuclear Deal

EU, Iran Agree to Salvage Nuclear Deal Despite US Breach of Agreement

(CD) — The European Union and Iran signaled on Saturday that they would not permit President Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal to deteriorate their own involvement in the agreement. “We have sent a message to our Iranian friends that as long as they are sticking to the agreement the Europeans will…fulfill […]

Iranians Fear the Future After US Withdraws From Nuclear Deal

Disdain, shock and anger are among the many emotions described by Iranians following US withdrawal of the nuclear deal. (MEE) — Iranians have expressed fear of what may happen after the US withdrew from the nuclear deal, but the alarm at a potential hammer-blow to their livelihoods is more prominent than the threat of war. Most spoken […]

John Bolton Threatens Sanctions Against Europe for Not Violating the Iran Deal

(CD) — Warning that the U.S. could impose sanctions on European companies that continue to do business with Iran after President Donald Trump violated the international nuclear accord last week, national security adviser John Bolton said in an appearance on CNN Sunday that he believes “Europeans will see that it’s in their interests to come along with us.” In response […]

Saudi Arabia would develop nukes to counter Iranian ones “without a doubt” – Foreign Minister

 
There are few things in the Middle East more dangerous than ISIS, save for perhaps Israel, but luckily for the world,, ISIS is mostly a low-tech rabble which only survives due to foreign aid, and has been all but decimated by the Syrian and Russian militaries. No matter their pipe dreams and their ridiculous name, ISIS is NOT state – thank God.
ISIS may not be a state, but it’s not hard to see what would happen if they became one. Look no farther than Saudi Arabia, which is essentially what happens if a Wahabi tribe of barbarians was to form a state. And it is terrifying.

UK, France, Germany Warn US Not to Block Them From Staying in Iran Nuclear Deal

(ANTIWAR.COM) — Britain, France, and Germany have issued statements following President Trump’s withdrawal from the P5+1 nuclear deal, warning the US that they must “avoid taking action which obstructs” the rest of the signatories from continuing with the Iran nuclear deal. Iran plans to stay in the deal, as do the other P4+1 nations. This involves substantial […]

Porkins Polcy Review episode 141 Exploitation of trauma and neocon psychology with Yuval Laor

This week I am joined by Yuval Laor of the Open Minds Foundation, and one of my co-hosts for Open Minds On Air. We discuss the neoconservative movement, the exploitation of trauma, and Israel. Yuval and I start off the conversation with the breaking news that Donald Trump has decided to pull the US out the Iran Nuclear Deal. We talk about what this means for America and the prospect of war with Iran. Yuval gives us his perspective of this as an Israeli-American, and how the public within Israel is reacting to the news.