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…
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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…
Soleimani assassinating the latest in a long, grim line of US assassination efforts
The Guardian | Ed Pilkington: There has been no shortage of US attempts to remove foreign adversaries through highly dubious legal or…
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:…
2019: the year US foreign policy fell apart
The Guardian | Julian Borger: Donald Trump’s approach to the world is little more than a tangle of personal interests, narcissism and…
Trump impeachment: Foreign policy consequences
Iranian Diplomacy | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: US President Donald Trump faces one of the biggest challenges to his presidency, in the form…
US cannot legitimize policies by resorting to human rights: Iran
Press TV – Iran says inference in the domestic affairs of other countries has turned into a fundamental principle of the American…
Iran slams US meddling, coup d’état-style action in Bolivia
Press TV – Iran has condemned the US’s interference in the affairs of Bolivia as well as coup d’état-style action against the…
US can’t show itself as democracy, human rights defender: spox
MNA – Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaie said that the US government cannot show itself as a defender of democracy and…
Iran is winning Trump’s foreign policy gamble
The National Interest | Steven R. Kopits: President Donald Trump has sixty days to prevent tensions with Iran from spinning out of…
Trump’s use of sanctions is nothing like Obama’s
Foreign Policy | PETER E. HARRELL: Two and a half years into Donald Trump’s presidency, there is no doubt that economic sanctions are…
Trump’s foreign policy is in chaos: US analyst
Tasnim – An American political analyst said the firing of John Bolton as US national security adviser signifies that “Trump’s foreign policy…
The end of John Bolton’s political life
Tehran Times – In recent days, some media have been reporting the possibility of the removal of US National Security Adviser John…
What diplomacy? Here are 36 countries the US has bullied this week
RT – It’s been a busy few days for American diplomacy, with three dozen nations ending up at the receiving end of…
John Bolton: the man driving the US towards war … any war
The Guardian | Julian Borger: Donald Trump’s national security adviser is stoking tensions with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, in line with…
Iran strongly condemns US coup efforts in Venezuela
MNA – Iran has strongly condemned the US efforts to carry out coup or any military action in Venezuela and the remarks…
China, Russia, Iran rise in Latin America as US retreats
The Hill | LAWRENCE J. HAAS: In Latin America, a U.S. retreat that began under President Barack Obama has accelerated under President…
Trump’s failure in Vietnam is a reminder of the merits of the Iran deal
Washington Post | Ishaan Tharoor: President Trump has precious little to show after a few days of photo-ops and glad-handing in Hanoi.…
UAE paper: Iran, Qatar expanding ties despite US sanctions
FNA – A leading newspaper in the UAE said Washington is fearful of the growing relations between Iran and Qatar, claiming that…
Iranian speaker’s advisor warns Washington to avoid repeating Syria’s crisis in Venezuela
FNA – Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned of Washington’s plots to foment unrests and insecurity in Venezuela…
How likely is US military intervention in Venezuela?
Alwaght – The roots of the current political crisis in Venezuela are the subject of a dispute bringing the government and the…
Iran’s foreign minister says deals with US ‘not worth the ink’
Reuters – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif chided the United States on Friday for saying it may leave an arms treaty…
Iran envoy: US’ policy is Israel’s hostage
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad says the US policy is Israel’s hostage, thus doomed to failure. ‘As long as…
Europe’s worst fears about Trump were realized in 2018. Here’s what comes next
Euronews | David A. Andelman: It seems Europe’s fears about Trump’s America are being realized. Just back from a month in France,…
US bullying will harm international system: Iran FM
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US bullying will cause problems for the international system. In a meeting…
Trump reignites Iranian rage with ‘terrorist nation’ diatribe
Al-Monitor – “A certain government kills a journalist in a certain country, and while condemning that killing the president of another country…
Trump’s America First policy only brought US global backlash: Zarif
Press TV – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad javad Zarif has slammed US President Donald Trump’s so-called America First agenda as a “mistake,”…
Leader’s Military Aide: US to experience decline under Trump
FNA – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said US President Donald Trump is leading…
Iranian cleric: US a loser in public diplomacy
Tasnim – Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader highlighted the US’ successive defeats in the face-off with the Islamic Republic, saying Washington has…
Iranian Envoy: US sanctions forging unity among independent states
FNA – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanayee said the world’s independent states are coming closer to each other to stand united…
War by other means
The New York Times | Carol Giacomo: Some American officials appear to hope that resumed sanctions on Iran will lead to a popular…
US defeated in standoff with Iran on political front: Rouhani
IFP – Iran’s president says the United States has been defeated in confrontation with Iran on the political front, as almost the…
Nikki Haley says U.S. is now respected. Some say, Keep on tryin’
Euronews | Alexander Smith with NBC News World News: Nikki Haley made a bold claim about the Trump administration’s world standing when she announced…
US sanctions are ‘an irritant but don’t bite, doomed to fail in Iran, Turkey and Russia’
RT – There is no ethical basis for US sanctions anywhere as they are aimed to serve US interests wherever it is…
Global issues stem from US unilateral policies: Larijani
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rebuked the United States’ aggressive policies, saying that the US’ unilateral approaches are the reason…
Trump’s bullying tactics with Iran could backfire
The Washington Post | David Ignatius: President Trump seems convinced that he has found the formula for success in foreign policy: Bully…
Kharrazi: Trump’s actions led other countries to pursue independent policies
MNA – Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi said that Donald Trump’s policies have helped other countries to think…
Iran’s best diplomat takes on US power
The Boston Globe | Stephen Kinzer: Hundreds of diplomats from around the world converged on New York this past week for the…
Trump seeks international support on Iran, but finds little
The Wall Street Journal | Farnaz Fassihi: From his perch presiding over his first Security Council meeting, President Trump on Wednesday heard…
President Trump’s efforts to isolate Iran at the U.N. backfired
TIME | W.J. HENNIGAN: The fiery speeches against Iran by President Donald Trump and his top advisers at the U.N. General Assembly…