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Iran: Rumors of War
Iran: Rumors of War Photo Source Blondinrikard Fröberg | CC BY 2.0 Consider a conversation between long-time Middle East reporter Reese Erlich and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Charles Freeman, Jr. on the people currently directing the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran. Commenting on National Security Advisor John Bolton’s defense of the invasion of […]
Pompeo: US/Saudi Partnership ‘Vital’ – American Taxpayers May Disagree!
Pompeo: US/Saudi Partnership ‘Vital’ – American Taxpayers May Disagree! Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has published a bizarre op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Saudi Arabia has been a guarantor of stability in the Middle East and a bulwark against “expansionist” Iran. Perhaps he forgot about Saudi support for jihadists in Syria and […]
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists »
When you want to sanction States, you call them « terrorists » The new unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran, Russia and Syria add to the previous actions concerning the same three targets. They now form the most unforgiving embargo in History. The way in which they have been organised is illegal according to the definition […]
Does The U.S. Really Need Saudi Oil?
Does The U.S. Really Need Saudi Oil? “Saudi Arabia — if we broke with them, I think your oil prices would go through the roof. I’ve kept them down,” President Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “They’ve helped me keep them down. Right now we have low oil prices, or relatively. I’d like to see it […]
Here We Go Again: US Accuses Iran Of Hiding Chemical Weapons
Here We Go Again: US Accuses Iran Of Hiding Chemical Weapons In a trite refrain straight out of the standard Washington regime change playbook, the United States has lodged a formal complaint alleging Iran is developing nerve agents “for offensive purposes”. Like Syria before (and Russia), first comes the “outraged!” human rights violations rhetoric, then […]
Trump Claims Victory As Oil Prices Plummet
Trump Claims Victory As Oil Prices Plummet Oil prices are now down over 20 percent from recent highs, and President Trump knows exactly where the credit for that belongs. “If you look at oil prices they’ve come down very substantially over the last couple of months,” President Trump said in a news conference last week. […]
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not a very bright guy. He is, like his boss, a thin-skinned bully with a narrow view of the world focused on US righteousness. With the sanctions going into place on Iran this week he gave an interview with the BBC which laid bare what happens when […]
The Biggest Threat To Dollar Dominance
The Biggest Threat To Dollar Dominance Russian oil exporters are pressuring Western commodity traders to pay for Russian crude in euros and not dollars as Washington prepares more sanctions for the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Moscow, Reuters reported last week, citing as many as seven industry sources. While it may have come as a […]
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’?
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’? It’s not often that US Government officials are honest when they talk about our foreign policy. The unprovoked 2003 attack on Iraq was called a “liberation.” The 2011 US-led destruction of Libya was a “humanitarian intervention.” And so on. So, in a way, Secretary of State Mike […]
SWIFT Cuts Off Iran Central Bank As Tehran Sells 700,000 Barrels To Direct Buyers
SWIFT Cuts Off Iran Central Bank As Tehran Sells 700,000 Barrels To Direct Buyers As reported last week, shortly after SWIFT caved to US pressure and defied the EU announcing it would cut off a selection of Iranian banks, on Monday, the US Treasury said the Iranian Central Bank has been officially cut off the […]
OPEC+ Floats 1 Million Barrel Production Cut After Oil Price Tumbles Into Bear Market
OPEC+ Floats 1 Million Barrel Production Cut After Oil Price Tumbles Into Bear Market With oil prices entering a bear market last week, tumbling 21% from recent highs as it became clear that Trump will significantly water down Iran oil export sanctions by granting waivers to its 8 largest clients even as US inventory stockpiles […]
Iran’s Leadership Must Decide “If They Want Their People To Eat” – Pompeo
Iran’s Leadership Must Decide “If They Want Their People To Eat” – Pompeo Less than a week after US Secretary of State Secretary Mike Pompeo told Fox News Sunday that the “Iranians are responsible for the starvation’ of Yemeni civilians” he’s again issued hugely provocative words, telling the BBC during an interview that Iranian “leadership has to make a decision […]
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions France aims to lead the European Union (EU) efforts in defying U.S. sanctions on Iran, by supporting the creation of a payment mechanism to keep trade with Iran and making the euro more powerful, France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an […]
SWIFT Caves To US Pressure, Defies EU By Cutting Off Iranian Banks
SWIFT Caves To US Pressure, Defies EU By Cutting Off Iranian Banks Shortly after Trump reimposed nuclear sanctions on Tehran on November 5, the international financial messaging system SWIFT announced the suspension of several Iranian banks from its service. “In keeping with our mission of supporting the resilience and integrity of the global financial system […]
Iran Shuts Off Oil Tanker Tracking System As US Sanctions Start
Iran Shuts Off Oil Tanker Tracking System As US Sanctions Start The US on Monday (Nov 5) is reimposing disciplinary measures targeting Iran’s oil, shipping, insurance, and banking sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called “the toughest sanctions ever placed” against Iran. In response, Tehran has reportedly turned off all oil tanker […]
