Middle East

The United States has continuously been at war since September 11, 2001 when George W. Bush declared the war on terrorism on September 16, 2001 ……Read More

Israel and its relationship with the West Bank and Gaza has taken a back seat to coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 United ……Read More

A recent interview held with James Jeffrey, the outgoing United States Social Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the international military intervention against ……Read More

As we all know, Washington loves nothing more than to interfere with the geopolitical stability in the Middle East.  In a recent example, Washington's moves ……Read More

While the rest of the world is distracting with all things COVID, one would like to think that the 116th Congress is focussing on what ……Read More

As I have posted in the past, there is a great deal more to Iran's nuclear ambitions than Washington would have us believe.  In the ……Read More

Here is the latest news from Tehran according to the Tehran Times: …from the Islamic Republic News Agency: ….from Iran Front Page News: ….and the Fars News Agency: In ……Read More

While the following question and answer session with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 24, 2020 appears to greenlight Israel's unilateral annexation of at least ……Read More

While it got almost no attention from the Western mainstream media, a recent meeting in Moscow between Russia and Iran looked at the current status ……Read More

While the world focuses on the battle with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the situation in Syria grinds on with the United States playing the role of ……Read More

With the pro-Assad forces (in red) controlling the vast majority of Syria as shown on this map: …and with roughly 500 United States forces being relegated ……Read More

While some people may think that Washington achieved its Iran-linked antiterrorism goal with the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, it appears that they would be sadly ……Read More

With the Trump Administration and chief warrior Michael Pompeo imposing even more intense sanctions on Iran's leadership, thanks largely to the American's assassination of Qassem Soleimani: …one ……Read More

Once again, it looks like Israel has got its way when it comes to America's dealings with Iran.  According to the Times of Israel, Israeli ……Read More

Let's open this posting with a lengthy quote: "The Afghan war has produced at least one set of improbable bedfellows: the US and Iran. That is ……Read More