Obama administration supporters led secret campaign to discredit Flynn
Sputnik News– The people loyal to the administration of former US President Barack Obama waged a months-long campaign to take down the…
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Police lynching in the US continues with zero response from the Obama administration
The murders of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Minnesota have sparked public outrage on social media and in…
The Iran deal at one year: Reality vs. the promises
To mark the first anniversary of President Obama’s deal with Iran, the folks at the Foreign Policy Initiative have just published a…
The crisis this time: US Capitalism continues to decline with no end in sight
When the 2008 capitalist crash sent shock waves throughout the entire global economy, the US ruling class scrambled for a political remedy. The…
Hypocrisy, cynicism and terror: An American triad
U.S. government hypocrisy is, as most everyone knows, boundless. It’s also utterly transparent. Our public officials evidently see no shame in belying…
Sue Saudi for 9/11, and U.S. for all its wars
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry say that allowing family members of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its complicity…
Republicans worry Obama is opening door to new Iran relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is leaving the door open to new sanctions relief for Iran, including possibly long-forbidden access to…
How the ‘Obama Doctrine’ ended US-dominated order in the Middle East
As the 44th American president’s second term in office nears to its end, a number of political experts offer their analysis of…
U.S. plans to publicly blame Iran for dam cyber breach
Washington (CNN)The Obama administration is preparing to publicly attribute a 2013 cyber attack against a New York dam to Iranian hackers, according…
U.S. detects flurry of Iranian hacking
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard military force hacked email and social-media accounts of Obama administration officials in recent weeks in attacks believed to…
Kerry seeks Mideast answers amid deteriorating conditions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is confronted with two crises for which it has few, if any, viable options – the…
U.S. warns governments, bankers Iran sanctions still in place
The Obama administration has privately reminded foreign governments and U.S. bankers that sanctions against Iran remain in effect, cautioning against a rush…
Cruz wants to force disclosure of Iran side deals with shutdown threat
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said Congress should use the threat of a government shutdown to force the White House to disclose “secret…
Sanctions debate emerges from shadow of Iran nuclear accord
WASHINGTON — President Obama, in advance of his victory in Congress on Thursday on the Iran nuclear deal, focused on centrifuge numbers,…
Iran, budget, highways and national debt on tap for Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through a contentious spring and summer…
In speech, Rubio slams Obama’s outreach to Iran and Cuba
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio vowed Friday to roll back the Obama administration’s new Cuba policy on his…
U.S. officials assure Congress on Iran sanctions ‘snapbacks’
Obama administration officials told lawmakers on Wednesday that sanctions relief under the Iran nuclear deal will not be allowed to be used…
Senator Rubio: Iran deal could ‘go away’ with Obama
Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday warned that President Barack Obama’s successor could scrap the Iran nuclear deal even if…
Iran’s coverage: European business reps congregate on Iran business forum
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran-EU trade confab opens in Vienna Top officials and traders from Iran,…
Critics of Iran nuclear talks see room for a tougher bargain
The Obama administration began its nuclear negotiations with Iran by insisting that Tehran halt production of all nuclear fuel, dismantle its nuclear…
U.S. State Department: We won’t protect Israeli settlements against boycott
Congressional efforts to extend anti-BDS fight to occupied territories show pro-Israel lobby the perils of biting off more than one can chew.…
Obama’s unfinished business
With 19 months left in office, Barack Obama is turning his attention to the unfinished business of his presidency. Obama is rushing…
US finds peeling back the Iran sanctions onion no easy task
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration may have to backtrack on its promise that it will suspend only nuclear-related economic sanctions on…
Beyond the Iran nuclear deal
President Obama’s meeting with Arab leaders this week is an opportunity to reassure the deeply skeptical Gulf states that America’s engagement and…
From Washington to Tehran: A legacy of failure
Five times the United States and Iran tried to mend ties — and failed. The Obama administration has achieved the unthinkable. It…
Iran letter divides Democrats
The warning from Democrats to Republican leaders about undermining President Obama’s Iran diplomacy has split party leaders. One hundred and fifty House…
U.S., Gulf allies seek agreement on new security measures: Kerry
The United States and its Gulf allies will try to agree on new security measures at a summit in Washington next week…
Congress playing a risky game with Iran talks
The Obama administration is putting a brave face on its acceptance of legislation in Congress that injects the legislative branch into ongoing…
WH: Iran sales pitch ‘has only just begun’
The White House on Tuesday expressed confidence it could win over enough Democrats in Congress to stymie a legislative push to allow…
Obama shows ‘animosity’ towards Netanyahu: Speaker Boehner
Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner has blasted President Barack Obama for showing animosity towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
US exerts new pressure against Israel over Palestinian state: Report
The Obama administration is putting further pressure against Israel by showing that it is ready for a UN Security Council resolution about…
Obama administration won’t commit to making Iran deal public
Some details of a nuclear deal with Iran may not be made public, a senior Obama administration official said Thursday. “With regard…
Congress organizing to kill an Obama Iran deal, despite chief of staff’s plea
McDonough warned Congress against taking on the power to approve or disapprove the Iran agreement should one be reached. Senate Republicans are…
Obama administration falls into GOP’s Iran letter trap
The Republicans’ much-maligned open letter to Tehran has forced the White House to admit an uncomfortable truth: The deal might not outlast…
The error in the senators’ letter to the leaders of Iran
Josh Rogin reports that a “group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign…
Republicans warn Iran — and Obama — that deal won’t last
A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran’s leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President…
Is this Netanyahu’s last hurrah in Washington?
The aim of the prime minister’s controversial trip to Washington is to ensure that next time in town, he’ll be a White…
U.S. prepared to rely upon Iran for regional stability in Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria
European officials have reportedly relayed a message to Israeli officials about the Obama administration’s plans concerning the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.…
Pentagon asks for $9.6 Bln to counter missile threat from Iran, North Korea
The Obama administration asked for $9.6 billion to counter the increasing threat from North Korea and Iran. The US Department of Defense has…
Instead of prosecuting torturers, Obama prosecuted the guy who revealed the program
The details in the Senate report on Central Intelligence Agency torture, released today, are shocking. But don’t expect anyone to be held…