Trump wants to push back against Iran, but Iran is now more powerful than ever
President Trump’s tough talk on Iran is winning him friends in the Arab world, but it also carries a significant risk of
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The Coming Clash With Iran
When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that “we are officially putting Iran on notice,” he
Iran Breaks Nuclear Deal and UN Resolutions
The nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Agreement (JCPOA) — effective, as of October 18, 2015, according to
Kashmir, climate change, and nuclear war
In April 2016, speaking at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, which had brought together more than 50
Trump Assembling Team of Fierce Iran Deal Opponents
President-elect Donald Trump has been assembling a national security team stacked with fierce opponents of last year’s comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran,
An India-Pakistan Crisis: Should We Care?
The Donald Trump White House will have a fairly crowded foreign policy roster to deal with. From what has been said of
Obama Acknowledges His Syria Policy ‘Has Not Worked’
President Barack Obama acknowledged that his policy toward the crisis in Syria has not been effective. “I recognize that that has not
Russia Is About To Send $10 Billion Worth Of Weapons To The Leading State Sponsor Of Terrorism
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia are in the middle of negotiating an arms deal worth $10 billion, according to RIA