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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump leads daily coronavirus briefing at the White House in Washington. (Reuters)

Trump's Push to Open Economy Could Come at Cost of Lives

It is no secret that the partisan nature of the US political system has always slowed down legislative processes. Nevertheless, this factor is amplified tenfold during times of crises, a time when…

Al Majalla - London 26 March 2020

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (3rd L), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L-3) and Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (L-2) attend the funeral ceremony of Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Forces, who was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Iraq, in Tehran, Iran on January 06, 2020. (Getty)

U.S.-Iran Confrontation Highlights Divisions Between and Within America’s Political Camps

Iran’s missile retaliation on the U.S. military presence in Iraq seems set to bring this round of escalation between Washington and Tehran to a close. The nearly weeklong crisis that began with…

Joseph Braude 11 January 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 7, 2020. (Getty)

Pelosi and the War Powers Resolution

Donald Trump’s hasty decision to assassinate Qassem Soleimani last week has opened up a can of worms in the region. While the administration has been tirelessly attempting to weaken the Iranian…

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the State Department, Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Washington following attacks on 2 tankers near Arabian Gulf. (AP Photo)

Washington Struggles to Form Consensus Following Iranian Attacks

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…

Joseph Braude 21 June 2019

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