Trump regime lies, deception, arrogance, and threats to humanity

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 7, 2020, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP photo) By Stephen Lendman The Trump regime exceeds the worst of its predecessors - headed by a militantly hostile to peace, equity and justice/profoundly...

Trump targeting China to take virus blame off himself at home: Analyst

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on May 7, 2020, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP) US President Donald Trump "lied" about China being behind the coronavirus outbreak and that the deadly flu-like pathogen could have been prevented at its origin from...

No end to US propaganda war on China and Iran

Security personnel at a cemetery in Wuhan, China, last month. (Photo by EPA) By Stephen Lendman All sovereign independent countries not controlled by the US are vilified to weaken and isolate them on the world stage - how the scourge of imperialism operates. Establishment media go along as press agents...

Paradox Of Saudi King�s Law-Less Decrees

As the horrible assassination of the prominent Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the international efforts to bring to justice those behind the murder drive to the margins the Saudi media focus on the Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman�s reforms to reduce the heavy social pressure originating...

Libya Caught Between Proxy War And International Differences

Despite UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres� call for a ceasefire in the global conflicts to focus on passing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, over the past few days Libya witnessed severe clashes between the forces of Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Prime Minister Faiz Seraj and the eastern...

Is Bin Zayed Selling Bin Salman For Yemen�s Socotra?

Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen on Saturday announced self-rule in Aden and other southern cities, following accusations to the resigned President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi of violating Riyadh agreement. In a statement published on Saturday morning, the STC said that it will hold the administration...

The end of globalisation won�t be televised, despite the hopes of the Western 99% (2/2)

Courtesy: Financial Times By Ramin Mazaheri Part 1 discussed how the West’s coronavirus response totally ignored the needs of their lower classes, and also how Iran’s “Resistance Economy” rejects Western economic liberalism (and neoliberalism) which has always sought to...

Will Participatory Government Help End Afghanistan Impasse?

Half a year after the presidential elections in Afghanistan, the government is yet to be formed in the country. The two main rivals of the election, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, still pose as challenges to each other. Abdullah�s election team, calling itself "Team Stability and Unity" has rejected...

Three Bin Salman�s Weak Spots Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The idealist and ever-controversial Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman just against the expectations appears to have ahead difficult times in the governance as he enters the third year of serving in the post. Since his assumption of the post in June 2017, he seemed to have many obstacles...

What�s Behind Trump Threat To Attack Iranian Naval Boats?

In the latest controversial move, the US President Donald Trump said he authorized navy attacks on the Iranian naval forces in the Persian Gulf. "I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea," Trump said in a Twitter...

Saudis launched oil price war after MBS-Putin shouting match: Report

This file photo by AFP shows a general view of Saudi Aramco. A telephone call last month between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman degenerated into a shouting match just before Riyadh decided to flood the market with oil in a move which sent prices spiraling. Saudi...

US fears Iran as natural hegemon of region: Analyst

In this AFP file photo taken on April 30, 2019, Iranian military personnel ride in a patrol boat as they take part in the "National Persian Gulf day" in the Strait of Hormuz. The reason behind the United States� recent move to step up its anti-Iran threats is to prevent the Islamic Republic from asserting...

Climate change: A major global threat

isidoros Karderinis, writer The climate change, that is, the change of the global climate and in particular the changes in meteorological conditions that extend on a large time scale, is a major global existential threat, much greater than the coronavirus. The greenhouse effect causes the increase...

US seeks to tighten grip over Syrian oil as Damascus is busy battling COVID-19: Analyst

A US military vehicle drives past an oil pump jack in the countryside of Syria�s northeastern city of Qamishli. President Trump is leaving some US troops in Syria, with the goal of controlling Syria�s oil fields. But legal experts say exploiting the oil could amount to pillaging - a war crime. Photo...

US urge for disaster in Persian Gulf rooted in imperialism

Naval forces of Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) cross the path of US warships in the Persian Gulf. (File photo) By Bill Van Auken* The US Navy charged Wednesday that 11 Iranian vessels had "repeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches against multiple US naval ships operating...

Trump�s handling of coronavirus crisis �scandalous�: Analyst

US President Donald Trump departs after speaking during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 17, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP) US President Donald Trump�s handling of the health crisis triggered by the new...

Iraqi New PM-Designate�s Chances, Challenges To Form Govt.

The Iraqi political scene regularly experiences new political instability in the leadership ranks as they are based on a shaky foundation. In a recent development and while the eyes were on Adnan Al-Zurfi who was named on March 17 by President Barham Saleh to form a new government, on Thursday, the...

Trump�s coronavirus downplaying, complacency to blame for crisis: Analyst

Nurses and healthcare workers mourn and remember their colleagues who died during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (which causes COVID-19) during a demonstration outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on April 10, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by AFP) US President Donald Trump�s downplaying...

Sanders sells out the progressive movement to Wall Street: Analyst

US Senator Bernie Sanders has sold out the progressive movement to Wall Street by pulling out of the Democratic nomination race, according to Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst and activist. On Wednesday, Sanders shocked his supporters by ending his presidential campaign, clearing his rival,...

What Is Russian Imperial Movement, Why Did Trump Ban It?

The US Department of State on Monday said it has blacklisted as a terrorist organization the ultranationalist Russian Imperial Movement (RIM). This unprecedented move runs counter to some of President Donald Trump�s racist approaches since he assumed the office in 2017. The RIM is a white supremacist...

The Awaited Imam, The Living Hujjah

Written by: Sarah Ismail The Holy Prophet [PBUH] said: "The person who dies and has not known the Imam of his time (Imam Mahdi [AJ] is that of the present time) has died the same as othe ne who died during the Age of Ignorance." Musnad-i-Ahmad-ibn-Hanbal, vol. 2, p. 83; vol. 3, p. 446 & vol....

Awaiting the Beloved

Written by the Grand Ayatullah Safi Golpayegani A person is indebted to the blessing of hope and anticipation in his social and personal life.  If it was not for this hope and anticipation there would be no purpose in looking forward to the future.  Life for such a person would lack meaning...

How Is Bahrain Regime Exploiting Pandemic Situation Against Shiite Citizens?

Reports emanating from Bahrain say that the ruling Al Khalifa regime continues its crackdown on the Shiites despite the outbreak of the coronavirus in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom. The spiritual leader of the Shiites in Bahrain Sheikh Isa Ghassem has recently published a statement, calling on the...

ISIS Afghanistan Status As Its Leader Captured By Kabul

The head of the ISIS�s Afghanistan affiliate has been arrested along with 19 other terrorists in the south of the country, Afghan officials said Saturday. Abdullah Orakzai, who goes by Aslam Farooqi, was detained by forces from the National Directorate of Security, the country�s main intelligence...

What�s Driving US Patriot Missile Deployment In Iraq?

While Iraq is having struggling to control the coronavirus spread after the months-long ordeal of the street protests, the US is busy evacuating its military bases across the Arab country as it amasses its troops in a couple of big bases. As the US gathers its troops in its large bases like Ein Al-Asad...

Would Be New Deal For Substantial Oil Output Cuts? /Report

On Thursday and while the oil war between Moscow and Riyadh is at its peak, the US President Donald Trump said that Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to cut oil production between 10 and 15 million barrels a day which accounts to 10 to 15 percent of the global oil supply. The news gave the oil markets...

US �wasted� months before preparing for virus pandemic

File photo of US President Donald Trump with members of the coronavirus task force at the White House As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been...

Will The UAE Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic Crisis?

These days, the coronavirus outbreak is severely influencing the political and economic equations across the world. In fact, no actor on the world stage is found to claim it is immune to the impacts of the fatal virus disease. Even many believe that humankind has so far not experienced such a substantial...

US sanctions aim to destabilize Iran: Analyst

US President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 20, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP photo) US sanctions aim to destabilize the Iranian government and destroy the nation, according to Canadian...

Global Oil War: What Are Its Cons And Pros To US?

As the coronavirus outbreak forced down the global demands for oil and the major oil suppliers so far failed to reach an agreement on the amount of the supply they have to release to the market, the crude prices have sharply fallen. Responding to the situation, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...