âThere is no justification for any country to fear Iran unless that country opens its territory to the United States for aggression against Iran,â Iranâs Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday. âIt is Iranâs right to target the source and origin of any aggressive action against the Islamic Republic.â
Archiv: Trump Administration 2025-2029
Carney says trade deal became untenable when U.S. ‚asked too much and offered too little‘
In a departure from his usual diplomatic language, Carney suggested the U.S. sometimes signs trade deals in „pencil,“ and while Canada‘s government is united and working together, the same is not true of the Trump administration.
„We cannot accept what they‘ve offered, and we will not give what they‘ve asked,“ Carney said on Saturday in Ottawa, adding that the United States ‚asked too much and offered too little.‘
Kanada widersteht, Europa kapitulierte: Zwei Antworten auf denselben Druck
Im Juli 2025 stand die EU vor derselben Drohung: US-Zölle von bis zu 50 Prozent auf praktisch alle Warengruppen. KommissionsprĂ€sidentin von der Leyen reiste dafĂŒr auf den schottischen Golfplatz Trumps in Turnberry â ein Umstand, den selbst wohlwollende Kommentatoren als Affront werteten. Das Ergebnis: ein Pauschalzoll von 15 Prozent auf die meisten EU-Exporte in die USA, wĂ€hrend die EU im Gegenzug ihre Zölle auf US-IndustriegĂŒter auf null senkte â zusĂ€tzlich zu Investitionszusagen in Höhe von 600 Milliarden Dollar und EnergiekĂ€ufen von 750 Milliarden Dollar.
Der Rechtswissenschaftler-Fachdienst LTO brachte die Debatte auf den Punkt: WĂ€hrend Trump vom gröĂten Handelsdeal aller Zeiten sprach, werteten Kritiker die Einigung als Unterwerfung und Kapitulation der EU gegenĂŒber einer irrationalen US-Handelspolitik.
World is amazed by Iranâs âresistance, solidarity and cohesionâ: Pezeshkian
Iranâs president says Washington falsely predicted before the war that the country would fall amid US aggression and become like Venezuela.
âThe enemy had assessed that if Iran falls, it will become Venezuela,â he said in a televised speech.
âNot only did it not happen, but it became a power that amazed the world with its resistance, solidarity and cohesion.â
Pezeshkian said Iranâs enemies hope to âcreate division and rift in society through problemsâ.
âWe will try with all our might to avoid division, rift, conflicts and egos,â he concluded.
Today In Dystopia: âWe Have Cameras Everywhere In That Townâ
Reason shared a police body cam video of a cop confidently handing a court summons to a woman for package theft, telling her and her husband that it was â100 percentâ certain she was guilty because Flock surveillance had her on camera committing the crime.
âWe have cameras everywhere in that town; you canât get a breath of fresh air in or out without us knowing,â the officer asserts on camera, saying âIt is her, it is 100 percent, it is locked in, there is zero doubt; I wouldnât have come here unless I was 100 percent sure.â
If that wasnât Orwellian enough for you, Reason reports that the woman was only able to exonerate herself by providing police with âher cellphone tracking data, camera footage from her truck, and video placing her elsewhere at the time of the theft.â In other words, she was only saved from wrongful conviction based on faulty mass surveillance by providing correct information from other forms of mass surveillance.
USA erwÀgen nuklearen Schlag gegen den Iran
Laut Wilkerson sitzt der eigentliche Treiber dieses Krieges sitzt nicht in Washington, sondern in Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanjahu, so Wilkerson, sei der Einzige, der den Krieg ârichtig interpretiertâ habe â nĂ€mlich als seine letzte Chance, den Iran endgĂŒltig zu erledigen.
Trump, so die Analyse, sei in eine Falle getappt â âkomplett fehlinterpretiertâ habe er den Konflikt. Und jetzt sei er gefangen: Netanjahu werde ihn nicht gehen lassen, egal wie sehr Trump einen RĂŒckzug brauche. Schon im MĂ€rz hatte Wilkerson gegenĂŒber Democracy Now gewarnt, Netanjahu sei bereit, eine Atomwaffe einzusetzen, âsollte es so schlimm werden, wie es gerade aussiehtâ.
Die europÀische Dimension: Gekaufte Vasallen
Pentagon wants âexpanding optionsâ for nuclear weapons, officials say
(August 7, 2026)
The start of the review was announced by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby during a keynote speech Wednesday. In his comments, Colby repeatedly emphasized the term âoptions,â though he stressed that as of right now, he had âno announcement of any kind of changeâ regarding the Pentagonâs nuclear policy.
âThereâs, you know, a review or sort of relook at the employment guidance, which is more about the commander of STRATCOM [Strategic Command] and his responsibilities and [the defense] secretaryâs authorities, etcetera,â he said in Omaha, Neb., during the 2026 Deterrence Symposium. Colby also noted that the review will not be released to the general public.
Colbyâs comments were not publicly broadcast, but a copy of the audio was shared with Breaking Defense.
They are discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings. Yes you read that correctly. Itâs real. Iâm not speculating, I know. And itâs pure evil.
The last time a nuclear weapon was used was August 6th and 9th of 1945 on two cities in Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, immediately killing 110,000 people, vaporizing people at ground zero, and total deaths reached 214,000 by the end of the year from severe burns and trauma.
But the extreme suffering continued for the Japanese people from radiation sickness, skyrocketing cancer rates, and generational birth defects.
Not to mention wiping out all means of their economy.
And the suffering was so great that all of humanity vowed, ânever again.â
Trump and his admin were told by our own intelligence that Iran was no where near creating a nuclear weapon, then Israel said the same line itâs repeated for decades, âIran is only weeks away.â
So we bombed anyways, killed their leaders and innocent little children in a school, and Iran has controlled the Strait of Hormuz ever since and punished the region for their part in it.
And now our government is the one actually discussing lowering the nuclear threshold in order to use nuclear weapons against Iran even though Trump claims heâs won the war like 40 times and says the U.S. controls the SoH.
Trump promised no more foreign wars, but may actually be the one who delivers a nuclear holocaust that would likely drag the entire world into major conflict, economic depression, and mass human suffering weâve never seen in our lifetimes and maybe throughout history.
People need to speak out and boldly stop this insanity.
America is not untouchable.
If and when that happens, everyone, and I do mean everyone, will hold ALL of those in leadership right now fully responsible for the rest of human history.
Do not use nuclear weapons and stop this war NOW.
Lawrence Wilkerson: U.S. Considers Nuclear Strike Against Iran
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State.
âThe Fight Has Just Begunâ: Angie Nixon Delivers Shocking Upset Win in Florida
In a surprise upset described variously as âstunningâ and âa shockerâ in headlines, State Rep. Angie Nixon won the Democratic primary for the open US Senate seat in Florida on Tuesday, defeating Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the former national security official who many presumed would sail to victory with the support of the party establishment and a massive cash advantage.
Nixon, a former union organizer and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, will now face Sen. Ashley Moody, whom Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed to the seat after former Sen. Marco Rubio became Secretary of State, in the general election.
Angie Nixon, progressive Jacksonville firebrand, wins Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Vindman ran a centrist camapaign focused on corruption and the need for congressional checks on the Trump administration. But some strategists have said his campaign was a sleepy one, centered more on the general election than on the primary, where he faced an experienced campaigner.
Vindman declined to debate Nixon during the campaign. He conceded the race Tuesday night, applauding her âhard workâ and Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. ââI will be standing by her,â he said, âand my hope is that she wins this election, because again, the stakes couldnât be higher.â
The ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions designations
The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against Judge Tomoko Akane (Japan), the President of the Court, and Mr Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal), Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor.
These sanctions are a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution which operates pursuant to the mandate conferred by its States Parties from across regions. As a result of these designations, at present, nine of the eighteen Judges, both of the two Deputy-Prosecutors, the former Prosecutor and one staff member have been sanctioned by the United States.
Such measures targeting judges, prosecutors and staff who work towards the fulfilment of the mandate that was conferred to the ICC by States undermine the rule of law. When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk.
Vorgehen gegen IStGH: USA sanktionieren PrÀsidentin des Strafgerichtshofs
Rubio begrĂŒndete den Schritt damit, dass die beiden Juristen an BemĂŒhungen des Gerichts beteiligt gewesen seien, gegen Regierungsvertreter von Staaten zu ermitteln, die dessen ZustĂ€ndigkeit nicht anerkennen. Zu diesen Staaten zĂ€hlen neben den USA auch Israel und Russland.
âDeranged Behaviorâ: Marco Rubio Slammed for US Sanctions on ICC President
The social media account of Drop Site News accused Rubio of attacking the court solely to protect Netanyahu from war crimes prosecution, pointing out that âthere is currently not a single American citizen under indictment, investigation, or facing an arrest warrantâ from the ICC.
The sanctions earned the praise of the Israeli American Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which accused the ICC of conducting âpolitically motivated investigations and prosecutions targeting America and Israel.â
Rutgers Law School professor Adil Haque said the ICC sanctions showed the US was acting like a ârogue governmentâ and engaged in âderanged behavior.â
US sanctions International Criminal Courtâs president, official
Akane, a Japanese national who has served as ICC president since 2024, and Seye, a Senegalese national, were added to the Treasury Departmentâs Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, according to the agencyâs website.
Both designations were made pursuant to Executive Order 14203, „Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court,“ which US President Donald Trump signed on Feb. 6, 2025, and which has since been used to designate 10 ICC officials, including former Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight judges.
US giving Netanyahu free pass on Gaza plan: Palestinian politician
âNetanyahu is stalling, and he is abusing the whole situation, and he is continuing the bombardment,â Barghouti told Al Jazeera.
âUnfortunately, the Trump administration is not responding to the challenge that Netanyahu put on table. Netanyahu rejected the peace plan. He rejected what was proposed. He rejected what Palestinians accepted and has shown great flexibility towards. And the United States, instead of telling Netanyahu that he has to respect what he has accepted before and start implementing it, theyâre giving him leeway,â he said.
U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a ‚horrific act of terror
(August 13, 2026)
Huckabee‘s post on X was an unusually sharp rebuke from a U.S. official, even as he defended the Israeli military‘s response. Huckabee is a longtime ally of Israel‘s settler movement and in the past has expressed support for Israeli control over the occupied West Bank while condemning settler violence.
Die USA wollen Kuba aushungern
Wenn GECOMEX keine derartigen Maschinen und AusrĂŒstung importieren kann, sind seine Tochtergesellschaften nicht in der Lage, Agrarrohstoffe wie Weizen und Bohnen effizient zu verarbeiten. Dies fĂŒhrt wiederum dazu, dass weniger Grundnahrungsmittel ihren Weg in die kubanischen Haushalte finden.
Die Sanktionen gegen den Hafenbetreiber GEMAR sind noch gravierender: Sie verursachen Compliance-Risiken fĂŒr jedes Schifffahrtsunternehmen, das LiegegebĂŒhren in Kuba zahlt. Mehr als 7.000 Container mit Bestimmungsort Havanna sind daher aktuell in der Karibik gestrandet, nachdem Unternehmen wie Hapag-Lloyd und CMA CGM aufgrund der rechtlichen Unsicherheit ihre AktivitĂ€ten in Kuba vorerst eingestellt haben.
After Blocking Fuel, the US Turns to Cubaâs Food Supply
In July, the US State Department announced a round of broad economic sanctions against Cuba targeting industries that have historically been spared, limiting the Cuban governmentâs ability to purchase agricultural commodities and food processing equipment from third countries by singling out Cubaâs state importer (GECOMEX) and port operator (GEMAR).
This is happening in the context of Americaâs monthslong oil blockade against Cuba, which has already immiserated the general population by impeding basic sanitation and food safety and has killed scores of patients in Cuban hospitals. A US congressional delegation that visited in early July described the situation on the ground as a âsilent Gaza.â
U.S. sanctions against Cuba are endangering lives and must be lifted
(June 8, 2026)
The U.S. declaration of a national emergency in January disrupted fuel shipments to Cuba, severely reducing the country‘s fuel reserves by mid-May. This depletion has led to daily blackouts that now frequently exceed 20 hours. Additional sanctions were imposed in May, including some with extraterritorial effect on private entities, such as traders, insurers, tourism or shipping companies, financial institutions, and others involved in fuel supply or engaged with the country‘s energy, defence, mining, finance, and security sectors.
These measures, combined, are significantly affecting the populationâs human rights, notably their access to essential supplies and services, including water, food and healthcare.
Mysterious Attacks on Ecuadorian Fishers Raise Fears of Expanded US Boat Bombings
According to the Times, it was registered to a private company whose address was a UPS store mailbox in Virginia, deepening the mystery over who was operating itâand for whom.
âIt would be one thing if the US didnât have an overt maritime strike campaign, but they do, and theyâre posting snuff films of boats going up in flames regularly,â Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer who specializes in the laws of war, told the Times.
âAnd thatâs what makes this even more squirrelly,â added Finucane, now a senior adviser in the US Program at the International Crisis Group. âWho are these people that are operating, and under what authority? And they are using a UPS store as their company address? Come on.â
How the Iran-Contra Scandal Impacts American Politics Today
(May 14, 2025)
The revelation of the intertwined scandals captivated Americans. Between the fall of 1986 and the fall of 1987, more than seven out of 10 Americans watched some of the televised congressional hearings about Iran-Contra. But once it became clear that Democrats would not impeach Reagan, public interest waned. Unlike Watergate, when a smoking gun tape implicated President Richard Nixon, to many, the 1980s scandal seemed a blur of byzantine Cold War diplomacy, opaque Swiss bank accounts, and a large cast of forgettable middlemen. The country boxed up the ugly affair and stored it in the attic of its memory.
It did so even as the scandal persisted and investigators indicted dozens of administration officials. In 1988, Reaganâs vice president, George H.W. Bush, won the presidency, and throughout his entire administration, those responsible for Iran-Contra dodged the political and legal consequences of their actions.
Progressive vs. moderate showdown for Senate seat tops Minnesota primaries
Another Midwestern moderate versus progressive showdown will play out Tuesday in Minnesota, where Rep. Angie Craig and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are competing to replace Sen. Tina Smith.
Flanagan has the backing of national progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Smith, who is retiring.
Craig has the backing of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top local leaders like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Iran Preparing To Fight A FOREVER WAR
Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola discuss how Trumpâs war with Iran is pushing Tehran to dig in for a prolonged conflict.
Surprise strikes signal Iran is digging in for a long war
(August 6, 2026)
In recent weeks, Iran has gone on the offensive, striking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launching a surprise attack on U.S. forces in Jordan. From a distance, these moves look like self-defeating escalation. Why should a badly damaged state, under severe economic pressure, lash out at the U.S. instead of pushing for a ceasefire?
The answer, simply put, is that Iran is digging in for a long war. Whatever Washington‘s intentions, Tehran increasingly interprets sanctions, negotiations, temporary ceasefires and military strikes as different instruments aimed at a single objective: regime change.
As long as this primary objective remains, Iran expects no sanctions relief or meaningful de-escalation. My conversations with Iranian foreign policy analysts suggest that Tehran now believes the war will continue in different forms until the end of Donald Trump‘s presidency.
Senate Confirms âPersonal Servant to Donald Trumpâ Blanche as AG in Late-Night Vote
Around 4:30 am ET, the US Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Blanche, President Donald Trumpâs former personal attorney and acting attorney general since April, as the nationâs chief law enforcement officer. It did so despite widespread concerns, including among some Republicans, that he would use the office primarily to carry out the presidentâs whims.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), one of two Republicans who voted against Blanche, outlined her concerns in a social media post Friday ahead of the vote, saying Trump had âacceleratedâ the âpoliticizationâeven weaponizationâ of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and that Blanche had played a part.
Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trumpâs attorney general in an overnight Senate vote
The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already been leading the department in an acting capacity, his confirmation could free him to pursue the administrationâs agenda even more aggressively.
Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament
The list was produced during meetings between Lebanon and Israel at the US embassy in Rome this week, the latest round of talks on how to implement a previous deal on 26 June that linked Israel‘s progressive withdrawal of troops from Lebanon to the disarmament of âHezbollah, which would be „verified“ by a third party.
Hezbollah is not a party to the agreement and has refused to give up its arsenal.
„We have reached a short list of countries. We decided which parties were impossible for each and set the potential actors,“ the Lebanese official said.
„The Americans will now decide, and could pick more than one country.“
Iraq under regional pressure as neighbors threaten to strike Iran-aligned factions
(August 3, 2026)
Iraq is facing a fresh wave of regional pressure after Saudi Arabia struck sites inside the country and several neighboring states, including Kuwait, Jordan and Syria, warned Baghdad that any attack launched from Iraqi soil against their territory would be met with direct military retaliation against armed factions inside the country.
War on Iran: Saudi Arabia warns of imminent attacks by Iraqi groups and Yemen‘s Houthis
A senior Saudi official, speaking anonymously to Reuters late on Thursday, said intelligence gathered by Saudi Arabia, the United States and other countries in the region indicated that civilian and economic sites could be targeted.
The potential targets include energy infrastructure, ports and airports.
Saudi Arabia had detected the movement of drones and missiles, according to the official, suggesting preparations for attacks from Iraq to the north and Yemen to the south.
US not directly updating Israel on talks with Iran: Report
The US has not been providing direct briefings to Israel on discussions with Iran, leaving Tel Aviv authorities receiving much of the information indirectly, the Israeli Channel 12 reported.
US removes sanctions from three IRGC-linked entities
The US has removed counterterrorism sanctions from two aircraft and three airlines with links to Iran‘s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) according to details posted to the US treasury department‘s website, Reuters reports.
Cenk Reveals Who Is Behind The Migrant CRISIS In Spain
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Is Israel behind the sudden migrant crisis in Spain? Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks.
Report: Trump orders fresh attack on Iranian target
US President Donald Trump has ordered a fresh attack on Iran that could begin as soon as this weekend and would last a few days, US officials told The Wall Street Journal on Friday.
The goal of the strike is getting Tehran to surrender, according to the officials.
The report came on the heels of a report in CBS News which stated that the United States and Israel are coordinating plans to carry out one of their most severe aerial bombardments to date, focusing on key Iranian energy infrastructure targets.,
Multiple sources who spoke to CBS News indicated the military campaign could commence over the weekend.
US embassies tell Americans across Middle East to prepare to leave
The warnings, posted online simultaneously by missions in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, came a day after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran „very hard.“ The alerts advised citizens to check flight schedules and prepare for potential airspace closures and travel disruptions.
Karim Khan dared to hold Israel to account – and that‘s why he was brought down
This included a media campaign in the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Guardian and latterly CNN; private warnings by David Cameron, then foreign secretary, who told him Britain would defund the ICC and withdraw from the Rome Statute if the warrants were issued; Republican senators who told him: „Target Israel and we will target you“, and being named publicly as a suspect before he had even had the chance to defend himself by the president of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), Finland‘s Paivi Kaukoranta.
Danon threatened Mamdani with the same fate as Khan. „@NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani, take note: using Israel as a political weapon will not shield you from accountability,“ Danon posted.
Slamming Trumpâs Cuba Report as âMcCarthyite Attackâ on Free Speech, Dems Vow to Fight Back
President Donald Trumpâs escalating claims that Cuba and its supporters poses a threat to US security have been denounced as âlaughableâ and âcrazy,â but progressive lawmakers are warning that the State Departmentâs report alleging that the country of roughly 10 million people aims to âconquerâ the United States and is backing âleft-wing terrorism on American soilâ represents a genuine attack on Trumpâs perceived political enemies.
âTrump appears hell-bent on taking America back 70 years to the height of Cold War McCarthyism, when hawkish foreign policy was paired with unsubstantiated accusations of communist subversion and political repression against dissidents at home,â said a group of Democrats led by progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Peace and Security Taskforce. âWe condemn this reportâs attack on Americansâ constitutional rights to free speech and assembly.â