Darius Shahtahmasebi
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Saeed Ghasseminejad Of The 'Foundation For Defense Of Democracies' Really Hates Iranians
When it comes to think-tanks that want to bomb Iran back into the Stone Age, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) far surpasses them all. → Read More
America Just Sent a Destructive Message to North Korea By Nuking the Iran Deal
Trump will not hesitate to reimpose sanctions and walk away from a deal with North Korea if he has to. But should the US be trusted? → Read More
New Actors Could Be Drawn into Israel's Coming War With Hezbollah
A new cadre of battle-tested Hezbollah fighters returning from Syria and a myriad of bolstered alliances have Israel scrambling. → Read More
All The Times John Bolton Called For War With Iran
The fact that Donald Trump’s recent hawkish stance on the Syrian government coincided with John Bolton’s first day as national security advisor is most likely no accident. Syria and Iran have been bound by a mutual defense treaty for some time, and there are a significant number of Iranian military advisors and Iranian-supported militia on … → Read More
Human Rights: America's Double-Standards And Hypocrisy
Anyone who truly believes that Donald Trump cares about human rights in Syria or Iran is naïve at best, or flat-out lying to you. This is the same Donald Trump who, in his first six months in office, dropped 20,650 bombs in approximately seven countries across the Middle East, a significant bulk of which fell … → Read More
Noam Chomsky And Other Thought Leaders Push Back On Shirin Ebadi
For most Iranians who are tired of hearing the American neocon drums of war beat against Iran over and over again, right through the Bush, Obama and Trump eras, it is hard to know what to make of a recent interview that took place between Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi and … → Read More
Primed by Saudi Money, the ISIS Diaspora Reaches the Philippines
Saudi Arabia's spread of jihadist ideology has penetrated deep into the Philippines and Asia-Pacific, drawing in extremist groups like ISIS. → Read More
Both Venezuela and the US are Preparing for an Impending Conflict
The appointments of John Bolton and Mike Pompeo have sent Venezeuala scrambling to prepare its military for an American invasion. → Read More
Israeli Bombs Are Raining down on Gaza and No One Is Talking About It
Two million people are trapped in Gaza, an open-air prison that is predicted to become uninhabitable in less than two years. → Read More
New Zealand Stands Up to Israel, Unafraid of Consequences for Supporting BDS
New Zealand is quickly discovering the high cost of confronting Israel and supporting the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement. → Read More
Retired US Colonel: Israel Is Dragging the United States Into World War III
Wilkerson, a retired army colonel who now teaches at Washington-area universities, didn’t hold back in his critique of where the status quo is leading the United States via its client state, Israel. → Read More
What the Media Won't Tell You About the US' True Intentions in Syria
While Israel voices its frustration with what it terms as U.S. “inaction,” a showdown between Iran and the United States in Syria is becoming increasingly inevitable. → Read More
India Partners With Iran To Block China: What You Need To Know
In mid-February, Iran and India signed nine agreements during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to India, establishing a deeper cooperative relationship between the two countries. “We had detailed discussions on ways to further deepen cooperation between India and Iran,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted at the time. “It is a matter of great pleasure for us that an Iranian … → Read More
A Latter-Day Al Capone? War-Criminal Netanyahu Nailed on Corruption Charges
Corruption charges against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to stack, and as the noose tightens, the distractions grow. → Read More
Genocide? As Gaza Dries Out, Israel Turns Off Fresh Water Spigot
In last decade, Israeli has launched an all-out assault on Gaza’s vital infrastructure, including water, int what amounts to a slow genocide. → Read More
World Watches As War Between Israel And Iran-Backed Hezbollah Inches Closer
Over the weekend, Israel used the long-standing adversarial threat of Iran as a pretext to launch a barrage of attacks against targets in Syrian territory. According to the Israeli side, an Iranian drone launched from Syria flew deep into Israeli airspace, which prompted Israel to not only down the drone, but to also target the base the … → Read More
If America Wasn’t America, The United States Would Be Bombing It
On January 8, 2018, former government advisor Edward Luttwak wrote an opinion piece for Foreign Policy titled “It’s Time to Bomb North Korea.” Luttwak’s thesis is relatively straightforward. There is a government out there that may very soon acquire nuclear-weapons capabilities, and this country cannot be trusted to responsibly handle such a stockpile. The responsibility to protect the world … → Read More
Will Washington’s Syria Chess Game Lead to War With NATO Ally Turkey?
The United States' current Syria strategy opens up the door for a war with NATO ally Turkey and a potential war with Iran and Syria. → Read More
Iran's Foreign Minister Proposes a Path to Peace in the Middle East
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif laid out Iran's proposed framework for bringing stability to the Middle East. → Read More
The US Finally Tells the Truth About Its Objectives in Syria
If the U.S. wants to counter Iran and bring peace to Syria, logic dictates it needs to try a new strategy based on international law. → Read More