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Foreign Policy

Senate Urges EU To Join US Maximum Pressure Campaign In Venezuela  

August 15, 2019

August 8th 2019. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has written Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign…

Foreign Policy

Venezuela To Share Cuba’s Fate As Sanctions Turn To Embargo

August 6, 2019

Washington, August 6th, 2019. President Trump has signed an executive order placing the once sanction-gripped South American country of…

World News

UN Resolves That US Sanctions Are A Human Rights Violation, But Needs To Take Action On Their Criminality

July 21, 2019

Geneva, Switzerland, July 15th, 2019. The 41st session of the United Nations Council on Human Rights adopts a resolution…

Foreign Policy

Brand New Venezuela Sanctions Seem Misguided And Totally Absurd

July 10, 2019

PICTURED: The maritime routes used by Venezuelan oil tankers in trade with Cuba. Photo sourced from Diario de Cuba.…

World News

Tehran Plays David As Europe Rushes To Relieve Pressure From Goliath’s Crippling Sanctions

June 11, 2019

PICTURED: Mohammad Javad Zarif during the Munich Security Conference 2019. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons, CC license, Germany. Monday, Jun…

Iran Wants EU Protection From U.S. Sanctions, Declares “Surgery” On Nuclear Deal
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Iran Wants EU Protection From U.S. Sanctions, Declares “Surgery” On Nuclear Deal

May 9, 2019July 17, 2025

Iran has warned major signatories of the 2015 Nuclear Treaty that it will resume high-level enrichment of uranium if…

According To UN, US Sanctions Responsible For Thousands Of Venezuelan Dead
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According To UN, US Sanctions Responsible For Thousands Of Venezuelan Dead

May 9, 2019July 26, 2024

According to the United States’ Office of Foreign Asset Control, (OFAC) the United States will “not stand by and…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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