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Leaked Documents Show Non-Profit Funded by Western Governments Built Syrian War Court Cases with ISIS/al-Qaeda Help
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Leaked Documents Show Non-Profit Funded by Western Governments Built Syrian War Court Cases with ISIS/al-Qaeda Help

October 6, 2020

Reporting from the Grayzone and World at Large detailed the sponsoring of several western governments including the UK, U.S.,…

New START Treaty Extension Remains Unsigned – US Weighs Nuclear Escalation
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New START Treaty Extension Remains Unsigned – US Weighs Nuclear Escalation

October 2, 2020

PICTURED: Marshall Billingslea, the current arms control negotiator for the United States, speaking at a press conference in Latvia,…

Stunning Leaked Documents Expose Depth of UK/US Propaganda Campaign in Syria
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Stunning Leaked Documents Expose Depth of UK/US Propaganda Campaign in Syria

September 28, 2020December 3, 2024

A group calling itself “Anonymous” uploaded dozens of PDFs containing records, financial statements, bills of sale, progress reports, project…

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Dutch Parliamentarians Accuse U.S. Ambassador of Election Interference

September 24, 2020

AMSTERDAM, Holland. January 10th, 2018. PICTURED: U.S. Ambassador Peter Hoekstra presented his credentials to King Willem-Alexander Peter Hoekstra, the…

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Reagan-Era Cables on Taiwan Show How the U.S. Continues to ‘Lose’ China

September 1, 2020

August 31st, 2020. A batch of declassified Ronald Reagan-era cables show how America’s policy towards selling arms to Taiwan…

U.S. Attempts to Utilize a Clause in the Iranian Nuclear Deal They Withdrew From 2 Years Ago
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U.S. Attempts to Utilize a Clause in the Iranian Nuclear Deal They Withdrew From 2 Years Ago

August 20, 2020

NEW YORK CITY, U.S. September 2018. PICTURED: Sec. of State Mike Pompeo attends a meeting in the United Nations…

Switzerland Assures First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Iran 3 Years After Sanctions
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Switzerland Assures First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Iran 3 Years After Sanctions

August 2, 2020

PICTURED: Tehran Waterfall Park and a new Tehran district. Photo credit: Ninara. CC 2.0. July 27th, 2020. An unnamed…

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Sec. Call Bounty Story “Uncorroborated”
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Sec. Call Bounty Story “Uncorroborated”

July 11, 2020

Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. PICTURED: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left,…

Russia and US Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements
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Russia and US Must Reduce Nuclear Arms to Chinese Levels for Beijing to Join Arms Control Agreements

July 9, 2020February 5, 2026

Director-general of the arms control department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fu Cong, told reporters in Beijing…

Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First
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Tehran Still Willing to Make a New Deal – Asks Washington to “Apologize” First

June 25, 2020July 17, 2025

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that all of Washington’s wishes of Iranian nuclear arms control could come true…

Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?
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Why are Congressmen Moving to Try and Stop Trump’s Troop Withdrawals from Germany?

June 22, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. WASHINGTON. June 18th, 2020. Congressman Eliot…

Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?
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Does Trump’s Surprise Troop Withdrawals from Germany Contribute to European Security or Diminish it?

June 8, 2020

PICTURED: The grand scale of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany captured from helicopter. President Trump’s administration announced on June…

Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty
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Trump Administration Continues to Erode Structures of Nuclear Non-Proliferation After Withdrawing from Open Skies Treaty

May 22, 2020February 5, 2026

Statements from the Trump administration indicate that 6 months from Friday it will be withdrawing from the Treaty on…

Armed Coup in Venezuela Looks Like Bay of Pigs 2020–Who Was Involved?
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Armed Coup in Venezuela Looks Like Bay of Pigs 2020–Who Was Involved?

May 8, 2020October 24, 2023

Two American citizens have been arrested by authorities in Venezuela along with a dozen others in a failed paramilitary…

The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19
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The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19

May 4, 2020

PICTURED: President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to his right. Mnuchin is…

The Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus in the U.S. Continually Calls for Intervention
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The Bipartisan Foreign Policy Consensus in the U.S. Continually Calls for Intervention

May 1, 2020

Over the last 12 months, there have been several large calls for renewed or continued interventionist foreign policy across…

Iran Sanctions Have Likely Failed as Tehran Celebrates Satellite Deployment
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Iran Sanctions Have Likely Failed as Tehran Celebrates Satellite Deployment

April 29, 2020

Dasht-e Kavir, Iran. April 22, 2020. Iranian military satellite Nour-1 is seen before launch from the Qassed launcher Photo…

On Feb. 10th, the New USAID Budget Got $2 Billion to Try and Eradicate Tuberculosis in Central Asia
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On Feb. 10th, the New USAID Budget Got $2 Billion to Try and Eradicate Tuberculosis in Central Asia

March 27, 2020

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan. March 14, 2020, PICTURED: USAID received its personal protective equipment (PPE) shipment in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, as part…

Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country
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Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran Intensifies as Fresh U.S. Sanctions Join Coronavirus in Impacting the Country

March 18, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran. March 16th, 2020. PICTURED: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a press conference addressing the upcoming holidays and…

Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression
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Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution, Removing Constitutional Authority for Aggression

February 14, 2020

WASHINGTON, February 13th, 2020. Introduced on the 9th of January, a joint resolution restricting the American Presidency from acting…

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750 US Troops Injured or Killed since October 2023 – Investigation

Andy Corbley April 3, 2026

Investigative news outlet The Intercept has reported that the Pentagon and US Central Command (CENTCOM) are engaged in a “casualty cover-up”…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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