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Want to understand the consequences of pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal? What it means for the US, Iran, and rest of the world? Listen to this conversation with Iran scholar and former Iranian ambassador and government official Seyed Hossein Mousavian.
Firing Journalists to Pay Execs ; ISIS Attack in Syria Leaves 200 Dead …and More Picks 7/26
Bill Browder talks about being on the top of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most wanted list, his personal safety, and his shock at President Donald Trump’s reaction to Putin’s Helsinki proposal.
Trump and Putin in Syria? Not So Friendly ; Where Coca-Cola Is More Plentiful Than Water …and More Picks 7/18
Trump Admin’s New Attack Against Immigrants ; Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez to Campaign Together …and More Picks 7/16
Another Saudi Airstrike Targets Yemeni Wedding Party ; Barnes & Noble: Too Big to Fail? …and More Picks 7/10
A new government report concludes that the US’s ongoing effort — now in its 17th year — to stabilize and reconstruct Afghanistan has been marred by misspending, corruption, and incompetence.
Trump’s Deutsche Debt and Justice Kennedy Connection ; Pelosi Knocks Socialism …and More Picks 6/29
Erdogan’s power grab in Turkey has been rubber-stamped by an election described by independent observers as free but not fair. His promises for peace and prosperity ring hollow, experts say.
Iraq, Libya, Syria…. Iran? ; LAPD ‘Predictive Policing’ …and More Picks 5/24
Wait: Isn’t the main Trump scandal about Russian influence? All of a sudden they’re talking about a bunch of other countries. Don’t worry. We’ll explain.
Iranian and Israeli forces exchanged airstrikes just a day after the US pulled out of the 2015 multinational nuclear agreement. Could a full-blown war be stopped without US involvement?