Quick, in-and-out precision operations that inflict maximum damage with minimum US casualties have long been a favoured tool of US presidents. Is Trump planning one for Iran?
U.S.PresidentDonald Trump’sefforts to liberateVenezuelafrom Nicolás Maduro’s regime have stalled, despite some unusually favorable circumstances, including a spectacularly incompetent government…
President Trump surprised many in Washington and internationally when he abstained from responding militarily to Iranian attacks in international waters — but a more quiet American counterattack of…
The two remaining contenders to replace Theresa May as Conservative party leader and, by extension, British prime minister - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt - must now prove that they can succeed where…
Christened Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, he is known to the British public simply as “Boris”. Recognised by his trademark blonde, ruffled hair and famous for his record of gaffes…
Spain’s acting prime minister,Pedro Sánchez, recently announced that his center-left Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) would seek to form a minority government in cooperation with the far-left…
Ten years ago today, shortly after Iran’s presidential election onJune 14, 2009, millions of people took to the streets ofTehranchanting, “Where is my vote?” The protests that came to be known as…
Controversy over the recent attacks on international shipping in the Gulf of Oman is dominating the American public discussion: The Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are pushing…
The Peace for Prosperity workshop is set to take place on June 25-26 in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. The U.S.-led event is meant to kickstart a new economic vision for Palestinians and the…
1-Joseph’s Childhood and Domestic Life
Joseph Aoun was born on January 10, 1964 in the Sin el-Fil suburb east of Beirut in the Matn district. Joseph was into a Maronite family, his mother…
The first round of votes among Tory MPs has recently taken place on June 13, and candidates with fewer than 17 votes have been eliminated from the race. As such Andrea Leadsom (11 votes), Mark Harper…
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
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