(2020-12-15). Biden and the JCPOA: Lessons from Arab and Iranian Public Opinion. globalresearch.ca With Joe Biden as President-elect and Donald Trump soon leaving the White House, analysts are engaging in endless speculation about what this change in administrations will mean for the future of the JCPOA, the "nuclear deal" negotiated between the P5+1 …
(2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org 
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.
(2020-12-15). Lessons To Be Learned From Washington's Lethal War Against The World. popularresistance.org The latest book from Indian Marxist Vijay Prashad is a passionate critique of the "US-led liberal international order," in which Washington has fired — and still fires — its bullets at the peoples of the Global South and the socialist world. | In Guatemala, Congo, Vietnam, Korea, Indonesia, Haiti, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Yemen, Sudan, Grenada, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Angola and so many other countries, Washington's bullets have been deployed in the pursuance of regime change, the protection of US hegemony and opposition to the emergence of truly sovereign post-colonial nations, all in fl…
(2020-12-15). Police dismantle 2 drug-trafficking bands in S Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — The police forces of Hormozgan province, south of Iran have managed to dismantle two drug-smuggling gangs and seize over 1 ton of illicit drugs in the past 24 hours.
(2020-12-15). Rouhani Tells Biden How to Get the Iran Deal Back on Track. scheerpost.com Asia Society / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was asked Tuesday in an interview with a state-owned news outlet under what conditions Iran would return to the 2015 nuclear deal with the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5), including the U.S., plus Germany (+1) He replied, "A thing we are saying today is that if tomorrow morning the… |
(2020-12-14). Corporate Media Shills For Assassination Of Iranian Scientist. mintpressnews.com Corporate media features serial liars and pundits paid by the weapons industry to discuss the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist and Defense Minister Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Dan Cohen examines the propaganda campaign to drum up support for a war against Iran.
(2020-12-14). UN human rights chief 'appalled' at Iran execution, questions trial process and verdict. news.un.org Iran's decision to hang media activist Ruhollah Zam on Saturday was an appalling violation of human rights that followed a deeply flawed trial process, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Monday.
(2020-12-14). US Implements Enforcement Measures on Two Iranian Officials. telesurenglish.net The US Department of the Treasury (US) published on Monday a communiqué in which it revealed the application of unilateral coercive measures against two high officials of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran (MOIS), for the alleged "kidnapping and detention" of the ex-agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Robert A. "Bob" Levinson. | RELATED: | The US entity detailed that Levinson was allegedly arrested on March 9 2007 on Kish…
(2020-12-14). Russia's Rosatom Presents Project of Modernized Floating Nuclear Power Plant. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The economic characteristics of the Russian project of a modernized floating nuclear power plant make it competitive in the global market, the head of Atomenergomash, a mechanical engineering division of state corporation Rosatom, Andrey Nikipelov said on Monday.
(2020-12-14). SPJ Outraged After Execution of Iranian Journalist Ruhollah Zam. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-12-13). Russia's Forgotten Nuclear Disaster. counterpunch.org 
It was a warm fall day on September 29, 1957, not much unlike any other in the deep Russian interior. Residents in the Chelyabinsk oblast cared for their crops of wheat and potatoes, others herded cattle. Women hung out their family's clothes to dry as the winds picked up before the sun descended. In the
(2020-12-04). US Slaps More Sanctions on Iran, Claiming Tehran Has Secret Chemical Weapons. theantimedia.com Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran in 1980s war while receiving support from the US.