Washington’s Venezuela Model Is Regime Change with an Invoice
Washington is getting a fifth of the country's reserves locked in for a generation, while the companies that lobbied hardest get first access to pump it.
US strike on Iranian wedding kills at least four, drawing war crime accusation
Iran's Red Crescent has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate, as both sides accuse each other of violating a June ceasefire.
“Stand Up for Multifaith Democracy”: U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Protest India’s RSS & Hindu Supremacy
A US government commission has recommended sanctions against the group over violence against religious minorities in India, and nearly 100 US officials just pledged to reject its money.
Shanghai Cooperation Org. Roundly Condemns War on Iran
A bloc representing 40 percent of the world's population, from Russia and China to India and Pakistan, jointly denounced the US and Israeli strikes on Iran at a summit in Kyrgyzstan.
Hormuzing It Up
Or "Bombing the Shit" Out of Them (Whoever They Might Be)
Highest Gasoline Prices ever in Aug., as US-Iran Tit for Tat Strikes Continue
Americans paid nearly $60 billion more at the pump this spring than a year earlier, and the Gulf shipping crisis shows no sign of easing before the price hits again.
Pakistan’s “Fresh” Proposals to End Iran-U.S. Conflict
Opening the Strait of Hormuz has become the number one U.S. goal.
Latest sanctions on Iran risk strengthening Tehran and undermining US credibility
Two London-based political scientists argue the sanctions could backfire, uniting Iran's government against outside pressure while costing the US diplomatic credibility abroad.
Pakistan’s “Fresh” Proposals to End Iran-U.S. Conflict
Opening the Strait of Hormuz has become the number one U.S. goal.
A Divided Vote for the UN’s Human Rights Chief
Ten states, including the US, Russia and Israel, opposed reappointing Volker Turk, whose office faces its own budget crisis as he begins a second term.