No, Mr. President, it does really matter
The New York Times – After millions of Iranians turned out to mourn the American assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, it…
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Germany’s Heiko Maas criticizes US for Iran strategy
Deutsche Welle – The foreign minister has condemned Washington for its handling of the Iran conflict. Maas has advised following Europe’s footsteps…
Initial reports of no injuries from Iran’s attack were inaccurate
FactCheck.org | Robert Farley: Despite repeated statements from President Donald Trump that “no one was hurt” in Iran’s missile attack on two…
The Guardian view on Trump’s folly: racing to war
The Guardian – Next week the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will unveil the current time on its Doomsday Clock, meant to…
Germany confirms Trump made trade threat to Europe over Iran policy
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Defence minister says Trump threatened to impose 25% tariff on European cars The US threatened to impose…
Is Donald Trump’s Iran strategy working?
The Guardian | Mohamed El-Erian: Aggressive ‘non-cooperation’ can be effective but only if used carefully The US president Donald Trump’s authorisation of…
Zarif: Europeans sold out remnants of Iran deal to appease Trump
Press TV – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal — France, Britain and Germany…
Trump’s threat to freeze Iraq’s US bank account over request to withdraw troops is pure mobster-style intimidation
RT | Danielle Ryan: Donald Trump’s threat to cut off Iraq’s access to its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New…
After Soleimani strike, Persian Gulf Arab countries urge Trump to show restraint
Euronews | Dan De Luce and Robert Windrem: Persian Gulf Arab states are on edge after President Donald Trump’s decision to kill…
The real losers of Trump’s Iran strategy are the long-suffering Iranian middle classes
Euronews | Charlotte Phillips: Looking at Iran today, it’s hard to believe that less than two months ago the streets of cities…
Dem senator says he has 51 votes to restrain Trump on Iran
AP — A Democratic senator said Tuesday he has at least 51 votes to support a bipartisan resolution asserting that President Donald…
A narrative collapses as Trump tweets: ‘It Doesn’t Really Matter’
The New York Times | Annie Karni: In the 10 days since it carried out the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen.…
As we enter the fourth year of the Trump era, let’s remember: this is still not normal
The Guardian | Michael H Fuchs: Trump hopes that his dangerous, self-serving actions will be normalized by sheer force and volume. We…
Iran’s reaction to Trump’s tweet: Don’t dishonor our language
Press TV – Iran has called President Donald Trump’s bluff on expressing support for Iranian protesters in Farsi just after he threatened to attack…
Judiciary chief: US President should stand trial for assassination of General Soleimani
FNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi said Iran will file a complaint at international courts against US President Donald Trump…
Juan Williams: Trump replays past mistakes in Iranian crisis
The Hill | Juan Williams: I’ve seen this movie before — and so have you. A Republican administration makes vague claims of…
Iran apologized, but Trump & other US presidents will never say sorry for what they’ve done to Middle East
RT | Finian Cunningham: Commendably, Iran has apologized for shooting down the passenger jet and killing all 176 people on board. It…
Donald Trump’s Iran problem
The Newyorker | Robin Wright: The killing of General Qassem Suleimani has undermined the Trump Administration’s top goals in the Islamic Republic. On…
Donald Trump is currently a bigger headache for Europe than Iran
CNN | Luke McGee: This week’s escalation in tensions between Iran and the US has exposed an uncomfortable reality for many of…
An opportunity in Iran’s latest tragedy
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Iran has sought international assistance in the investigation of the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight…
Trump’s threat to Iran’s antiquities sets off global uproar
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: Iran ranks 10th globally on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of world heritage…
Trump: US troops won’t leave Iraq unless it pays for ‘money we put in’ country
Press TV – US President Donald Trump says he believes American troops should not leave Iraq unless Baghdad pays for “the money…
US House votes to limit Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran
Reuters – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to engage in…
US and Iran back away from open conflict
The Wall Street Journal | Alex Leary, Nancy A. Youssef, Aresu Eqbali and Sune Engel Rasmussen: Trump signal no further strikes, sees…
Trump sparked the Iran crisis. Now he must walk away from the brink of war
The Guardian | Michael H Fuchs: It is up to Congress and the American people to force Trump to adopt a more…
The politics of assassinating Soleimani
The Wall Street Journal | Karl Rove: The killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani has produced President Trump’s biggest foreign-policy challenge…
Trump backs away from further military confrontation with Iran
The Guardian | Daniel Strauss and Julian Borger: Donald Trump backed away from further military confrontation with Iran on Wednesday after days…
Despite Trump’s claim, the US still needs some Middle East oil
Bloomberg | Sheela Tobben: President Donald Trump said during an address from the White House Wednesday that the U.S. no longer needs…
Zarif says beautiful arms do not rule world
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message advised Trump that it is people who rule the world not…
Iran’s UN envoy dismisses any cooperation with Trump amid sanctions: IRNA
Reuters – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations dismissed as “unbelievable” what he said was President Donald Trump’s call for cooperation given…
Trump says US will impose new sanctions against Iran after Tehran’s retaliation
Press TV – US President Donald Trump says his administration will impose new sanctions against Iran and will ask the NATO military…
In assassinating Soleimani, Trump’s only success is the uniting of a once divided Iran
Euronews | Massoud Shadjareh: The extrajudicial killing of Iranian official Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis by US forces last…
If Trump knew anything about Iran, he would never have threatened its culture
The Washington Post | Hooman Majd: Since the United States killed Qasem Soleimani in Iraq last week, President Trump has only ramped…
Iranian TV says Trump’s tweet that ‘all is well’ aims to downplay attack
Reuters – Iranian state television said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump tried to downplay damage caused by Iran’s missile attacks…
Exposing empire: How Soleimani’s assassinating put paid to myths the US told itself and others
RT | Nebojsa Malic: For decades, the US establishment has talked about an international community, rules-based order, the importance of NATO allies,…
Donald Trump’s belligerent threats to Iran’s cultural sites are grotesque
The Guardian | Simon Jenkins: Donald Trump’s threat to destroy the sites of ancient Persia should send a shiver down the spine…
The US is weakened by Soleimani’s assassinating
The Hindu | Vijay Prashad: Trump’s recklessness has isolated the U.S. further and deepened anxieties in Israel and Saudi Arabia On January…
US foreign policy by assassination
Graham Fuller – A former senior CIA official, author of numerous books on the Muslim World; his first novel is “Breaking Faith:…
Qassem Soleimani assassinating leaves Trump’s Middle East strategy in tatters
Bloomberg | Nick Wadhams and David Wainer: U.S. President Donald Trump and his top aides spent the weekend arguing that the killing…
Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian heritage would be a war crime
The Guardian | Sergio Beltrán-García: The US president’s Twitter warning to hit Iranian cultural sites ‘very fast and very hard’ must not…