“It doesn’t take a psychiatrist to notice that our president is mentally compromised,” says Bandy X. Lee, the editor of “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” and an assistant clinical psychiatry professor at the Yale…
Pros and Cons of America’s “Iran Containment” Policy
Since the 1979 revolution, containment has been the default policy of the United States toward Iran. It has never been a policy eagerly embraced by any U.S. administration. But unless the Iranian regime collapses or…
40 Years ago, US made a Cataclysmic Strategic…
The end of the British empire is marked by the rise of Mossadegh. It was Mossadegh after all who rose up to the Brits and gave courage to countless leaders across the Middle East, Asia…
I get upset when I read shit like…
I read this article on thedrive.com (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26289/irans-newest-homemade-drone-is-an-unmanned-conversion-of-a-1940s-american-jet-trainer) and it made me furious. I was going to leave a comment at the base, but when I read the other comments it made me vomit. So, I…
Where is Republican Outrage as Trump turns America…
A former commander of NATO said allies of the U.S. are asking whether President Trump was blackmailed by Turkey to pull U.S. military forces out of Syria. In a CNN segment Monday, Wesley Clark, a…
Madeleine Albright: Blame Democrats for Trump’s Rise
Madeleine Albright’s new book, “Fascism, A Warning,” is an eloquent diagnosis of the grassroots ills that threaten democratic governments and give rise to demagogues like Donald Trump. As she warns, “When economic and social conditions…
There is Sudden Silence on Khashoggi’s Murder
Since the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared details from the police investigation, including descriptions of audio recordings that reveal he was dismembered, have been leaked, drip by drip, to keep the world suspended as the…
Trump’s Criminal Smokescreen, Deception, Obfuscation, Sabotage & Misdirection
Most are familiar with the concept of FUD—short for Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt. It summarizes a strategy often used in marketing and political propaganda. Its effects are pernicious, divisive and lead to exploitation. Examples abound.…
Iran Is A Strategic Asset For Israel
A significant number of Arab and Muslim leaders in the Middle East and the world fear Iran. For them, Israel is the only real answer to the Iranian threat and the only country able to…
Why Punish Ordinary Iranians, I Don’t Get It?
I was in a meeting in Washington DC not so long ago. I bumped into an Iranian professional. Over the course of several days we talked on and off, and in the process, I found…
Pan-Arabism’s Legacy of Confrontation with Iran and the…
By Kaveh Farokh (2004) This is reposted from Iran Chamber Society's website, with a comment from BaharMedia: Arab anti-Iranianism is synonymous with Ant-westernism. Osama-Bin-Laden represents this vein of Arab Nationalism, so does the Taliban. The…
Iranians Make A Critical Difference in California Elections…
According to extrapolated U.S. Census data and other independent surveys in 2009, there were an estimated one million Iranian-Americans living in the U.S. And, ‘Greater LA’ may in fact house more than 500,000 Iranians. According…
Thanks to Iranian-Americans, Dana Rohrbacher was Defeated in…
When it came to Iran and Iranians, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, was an a**hole. Remember this was the guy that praised the Islamic…
The plan to split Saudi Arabia into four…
Obama’s Arab Spring was supposed to eventually deal an end to the Kingdom in Saudi Arabia, the plan now under active discussion under trump is to split Saudi Arabia into four independent States. The U.S.…
Polarization in U.S. (Synagogue Killings, and Pipe Bombs)…
Polarization has not only poisoned US politics, but is slowly, steadily poisoning people's daily lives. The building strength of partisan antipathy — “negative partisanship” — has radically altered politics. Anger has become the primary tool…
Strategic Shift Away from KSA, Netanyahu explores strategic…
Authored by Toi Staff Amid speculation Muscat may take a greater role in Israel-Palestinian peace talks, analyst say it’s more likely Jerusalem is using the Gulf nation to send a message to Iran Prime Minister…
Oman’s Diplomacy Can End the Storm between the…
Authored by Gulf Interchange Forum In the aftermath of the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iranian Nuclear Deal, talks concerning a renegotiated agreement between…
Iran’s Jewish community is the largest in the…
Thousands of Jews to worship in peace and continue their association with Iran, that was founded more than 2,500 years ago. Authored by Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY - Sep. 1, 2018 TEHRAN, Iran – In a large…
Khashoggi was a CIA asset, this Marks the…
Of all US officials, the U.S. sent the head of the CIA to Turkey. Why? Clearly, Khashoggi was a CIA asset. The Saudi’s killed a CIA asset. She will NOT be able to white-wash the…
US-Iran need some Marriage Counseling – Need to…
There was/is a twitter feed by Nazanin Boniadi, that was recently published on the web. It had over 500 comments under her tweet: “Utterly confused by people who admit that the IRI is a repressive…
Iran is our Natural Ally, Forget our misguided…
Wahhabism sponsored by Riyadh is the gravest threat to Western security and values The Saudi town of Awamiya — like so many countless cities across Iraq, Syria and Yemen that are witnessing an unleashing of…
Khashoggi case should change the course of US-Saudi…
Ever since President Trump accepted the counsel of son-in-law and Middle East adviser Jared Kushner to make Saudi Arabia the first foreign trip of his presidency, it was clear that the kingdom was to be…
Saudi’s are Evil, this Makes Trump Evil too!
Sleep with dogs, you get up with flees. Trump has been sleeping with MBS and the Saudi’s! It clear, crystal, clear that Khashoggi was killed – I mean they showed up with Bone Crushers, Forensic…
$100 Oil is a Distinct Possibility
An oil price spike is starting to look increasingly possible, with a rerun of 2008 not entirely out of the question, according to a new report. The outages from Iran are worse than most analysts…
Iranians Must Boycott UAE Following Ahvaz Attack
This past week we saw 29 people killed and roughly 70 people injured by an attack by four gunmen on a military parade in Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province bordering Iraq. Following the attack, I…
Trump is Starting a War with Iran –…
As much as I do not like the Mullahs in Iran, I see war with Iran as a disastrous outcome to the current situation. I don’t think it’s good for Iran, nor for the U.S.A.…
5 Reasons why the “Attack” in Ahvaz IS…
This ATTACK will reinforce the Mullahs: After putting up Saddam Hussein, funding him, supporting him, encouraging him, giving him vital intelligence – and ALL the ‘loans’ needed to buy arms to attack Iran, by ALL…
Americans have 9/11, Iranians have 9/22
On September 22, 1980, the Iraqi Army invaded Iran. Iraqi military aircraft bombed Iran’s major airports. In days, Iraqi soldiers had occupied and conquered many major Iranian cities. Iraq targeted oil tankers, oil platforms, and…
Putin/Trump Cover Up is Worse than Their Crime
The cover up is often worse than the crime. The Putin/Trump cabal has gotten to Mueller. With Papadapolous getting a measly 14-day sentence, it’s clear that Mueller too is now ‘in on it’. Trump’s Russian…
Don’t forget Ayatoilet Kashani’s Alliance with CIA to…
Today Javad Zarif tweeted: "65 years ago today, the US overthrew the popularly elected democratic government of Dr. Mossadegh, restoring the dictatorship & subjugating Iranians for the next 25 years. Now an “Action Group” dreams…
Trump’s Iran Sanctions Are Backfiring in Iraq
The U.S. crackdown on Tehran is putting Iraqi politicians in an awkward spot. By GENEIVE ABDO (Excellent article, reposted with edits from Bahar Media) As soon as the most recent round of U.S. sanctions, announced…
Trump’s Idiotic Iran Policies Backfiring in Afghanistan
Nearly a year since the Trump administration rolled out its South Asia strategy, carnage in Afghanistan continues even as negotiations for peace inch ahead. The latest headlines from Afghanistan are much like the old headlines…
How can U.S.-supported Saudis launch strike that massacred…
Dozens of schoolchildren on a field trip were killed in Yemen last week when a Saudi-led airstrike hit their bus. More than 50 people died; nearly 80 were wounded. Many victims were younger than 10.…
US-Saudi Embargo on Qatar is Idiotic for the…
Saudi Arabia’s deadline for accepting tenders to dig a 60-kilometre canal that will turn Qatar into an island was completed on June 25th. Now Saudi Arabia is planning to complete the project in 15 months.…
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Hold Keys to “Fairness” in…
The dispute over sovereignty of the Caspian Sea began with the fall of the Soviet Union which had had a clearly defined Caspian border with Iran. In negotiations with post-Soviet nations, Tehran has insisted on…
US, Saudi and Qatari Money Behind Erdogan and…
One of the great ironies of our time, is that we find Donald Trump chastising and sanctioning Erdogan’s Turkey – the very regime the U.S. and its allies put in power. It is a long…
Why Would Mullahs Negotiate with a Lame Duck…
In a June 13 Washington Post article, former US ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad argued that the Trump administration's approach towards Iran - withdrawing from the nuclear deal and imposing crippling sanctions - has…
The Post-Trump Era Won’t be Pretty for His…
There is now so much shit on Trump, that the question is not whether he will be gone, but when! For many, if not most, Americans, the only pleasure to be had from Donald Trump’s…