Israeli Attack On “Iranian” Targets in Syria a Sign of Tel Aviv’s Frustration, Fear

Immediately after Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA on Tuesday, Israeli officials began accusing Iran of positioning its forces in preparation for an attack. The alleged activity was cited as a justification for a new round of airstrikes on Syria targeting a military base in Kisweh.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
Israeli soldiers walks near the border with Syria near the site of a Sunday Israeli airstrike, in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, Monday, April 27, 2015. Israel's military said Sunday it launched an airstrike on its border with Syria after spotting militants carrying a bomb in the Israeli-held Golan Heights. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

GOLAN HEIGHTS, SYRIA -- An hours-long exchange of fire between the Israeli military and alleged rocket-equipped Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel seized the world’s attention early Thursday morning just after midnight, fanning fears that the Middle East is once again being plunged into a major new war pitting the settler-colonial

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Trump Blows Up Iran Nuclear Deal, Aims Next at Blowing Up Iranian Government

With National Security Adviser John Bolton holding great influence over the president’s Iran policy, his call for regime change in Tehran before 2019 suggests that the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is merely a precursor to the long-sought goal of regime change in Iran.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking during a rally opposing the Iran nuclear deal outside the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 9, 2015. (AP/Susan Walsh)

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, was hardly a surprise given that Trump and his administration had hinted for months that the U.S.’ participation in the deal was in its final days. Yet, while the Trump

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Mnuchin Reveals Trump Hopes His Iran Gamble Can Score Him a New Deal

Is Trump really willing to alienate countless European and world powers that will continue trading with Iran, especially since the latest sanctions cover every major aspect of Iran’s economy?

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By ZeroHedge.com
President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

One of the growing concerns resulting from Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Iran deal, is that oil - and gasoline - prices will jump so much, now that anywhere between 200kb/d and 700kb/d in Iran exports is taken out of the market, they will offset most benefits to U.S. consumers from the Trump tax cuts. We covered this topic three

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Trump, Netanyahu Keep Taking Shots at Iran Deal While Rest of World Shakes Its Head

Trump has raised the hackles of global powers by marching lock-step with Israel, which has persistently tried to torpedo the Iran nuclear deal while ironically claiming that Iran is building its arsenal to menace its neighbors.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel

WASHINGTON -- While the international community is continuing to urge U.S. President Donald Trump to step back from his clear intention to kill the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. leader continues to defy the diplomatic path with an unrelenting hostile policy against the Islamic Republic and threats to revive sanctions against Tehran

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Actually, Iran is Complying With the Nuclear Agreement but the U.S. Isn’t

The prevailing truth appears to be that Iran is in full compliance with the JCPOA. And Trump and Netanyahu are well aware of it.

Darius Shahtahmasebi
By Darius Shahtahmasebi
Targeting Iran by Carlos Latuff for MintPress News

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his most grandiose anti-Iranian performance to date, revealing what he believed was direct proof that Iran “lied” about its nuclear program. This isn’t the first time Netanyahu has overhyped the threat of Iran’s non-existent nuclear weapons program. He has been crying wolf over Iran since as

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In Speech to Israeli Knesset, Pence Confirms US Will No Longer Certify Iran Deal

Pence surprised his audience by declaring that the U.S. would not re-certify the Iran deal when it comes up for renewal in May, virtually guaranteeing that the U.S. will reimpose economic sanctions against Iran.

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By ZeroHedge.com
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, applauds to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Jan. 22, 2018. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

While President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans battle to reopen the federal government, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Israel this week to meet with dignitaries and visit a handful of historic sites - including the Holocaust Memorial. But during a speech to the Knesset - Israel's parliament - Monday afternoon (local

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