Iran
New Iran sanctions: Prelude to war and nuclear arms race
May 25, 2018What a war will almost certainly do is re-ignite Iran’s push to build a nuclear weapon. If that happens, Saudi Arabia will follow, and the world will be faced with several new nuclear powers.
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Dark times have Germany, like the world, on a tightrope
May 18, 2018Merkel’s occasional criticism of Trump policy reflects a tug-of-war amongst those who determine German policy.
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Trump’s Iran decision makes world more dangerous, says atomic expert
May 9, 2018Former head of the IAEA Mohamed el-Baradei called the decision to withdraw from the agreement “a tantrum and an act of bravado” by Trump.
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Increasing war danger, Trump pulls out of Iran nuke deal
May 8, 2018The message to the world today is that appeasing Trump yields nothing positive. He is determined to proceed along a path to war.
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Under the radar, Trump is pushing for full-scale Mideast war
May 7, 2018In an exclusive interview with People's World, Navid Shomali, a leader in Iran’s secular left, says plans by the U.S. and its Middle East allies could drag the region into war.
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