Five Years On, the Nefarious Goals of the Iran Nuclear Deal Reveal Themselves

July 14, 2020 marks the fifth anniversary of the so-called Iran Nuclear Deal and five years on it has become more clear than ever that it was never meant to succeed.

Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
Iran deal Feature photo

Iran, due to its geopolitical position, has always been considered a jewel in the crown of the colonial powers. Attempts to conquer it through proxy started with Operation Ajax in August of 1953 at the behest of the British and were ultimately carried out by the CIA and not abandoned even with the ousting of America’s man, the Shah.  Although the

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Political Powerhouse Celso Amorim on the Iran Deal, Venezuela and a MutliPolar World

An interview with former Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim on how BRICS came into being, how the nuclear deal was done with Tehran and how the South dealt with Chavez

Pepe Escobar
By Pepe Escobar
Celso Amorim

Brazil is once again in the eye of a political hurricane, after President Jair Bolsonaro’s appearance at Davos and explosive revelations directly linking his clan to a criminal organization in Rio de Janeiro. With his administration barely a month old, Bolsonaro is already being seen as expendable to the elites that propelled him to power – from

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Forget Putin, Trump is Acting in Every Way Like Netanyahu’s Manchurian Candidate

Moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; pulling out of the Iran agreement; defunding UNRWA, and closing the PLO mission in D.C.: every Trump administration move satisfies the objectives of the Israeli government while not benefiting the United States in the least.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
us aid to israel

WASHINGTON -- (Analysis) In the months leading up to the 25th anniversary of the Oslo Accords, the U.S. has colluded with Israel in a string of policies and decisions that completely undermine the legitimacy of the agreement, not to mention Palestinian claims to justice, freedom and ultimately peace. As these policies unfold, one cannot help

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Iran’s Reply: No War and No Negotiations

Making negotiations impossible is something the Trump administration seems to have adopted as a policy, Iran is no exception.

The Saker
By The Saker
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei meets with Iran's ministers of foreign affairs, July 21, 2018. Photo | Khameni.ir

We can all thank God for the fact that the AngloZionists did not launch a war on the DPRK, that no Ukronazi attack on the Donbass took place during the World Cup in Russia and that the leaders of the Empire have apparently have given up on their plans to launch a reconquista of Syria.  However, each of these retreats from their hysterical rhetoric

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European Powers Prepare to Scrap Dollar in Iran Trade as Disgust With “America First” Policies Mount

As Western capitals brace themselves for Wednesday’s two-day NATO summit, Iranians and Europeans alike are hoping EU leaders can finally put their money where their mouth is and unshackle themselves from U.S.-imposed hegemonic bondage.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel

VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- While the White House’s frenzied anti-Iran campaign has entailed unprecedented attempts to twist the arms of the United States’ traditional European allies, the pressure may be backfiring – a reality made all the more clear by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s claims that Europe’s three major powers plan to continue trade

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In Face of US Threats, Iranians I Met Remain Calm and Confident in Their Strength

Unlike the drama one sees in the media, responses in Iran to the international saga unfolding are mostly calm: “We have been there before and we survived, we shall survive again.”

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
A woman walks her dog past a mural depicting a nefarious Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, May. 8, 2018. Vahid Salemi | AP

TEHRAN, IRAN -- The look on people’s faces when I mention that I had just returned from visiting Iran is priceless. Even if the trip had been a terrible failure, it still would have been worth it just to see these expressions of confusion, disbelief and sometimes disdain at the mere mention of a visit to Iran. The trip was not a terrible failure;

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