by Staff writer, SF
When US President Donald Trump announced last month that he was pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal, he received criticism from many officials and leaders around the world. Before his decision was announced, European leaders made a desperate bid to convince him to remain in the deal.

by Atousa Pilger
During Lebanon’s 15 years of civil war (1975-1990), despite foreign occupation, the Lebanese state fought to prevent its collapse, as well as sustain a healthy relationship with the international community and its Arab neighbors.

by Armin Baldwin
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal was well received by Iran, but after its inception, Iran’s behavior became more destabilizing and more ambitious. The belief that integration into the global marketplace would provide it with inducements to decrease its aggression, proved unfounded. Under “moderate” President Rouhani, its interventionist policy has only escalated in Yemen and Syria.

by Staff writer, SF
The Iranian Regime needs to alter its malign policy in Syria, following an airstrike that killed and injured dozens of Iranian-backed fighters from the Shi’ite Kata’ib Hezbollah group near to the Iraq-Syria border.
This strike, which is the first of its kind, targeted Iraqi militias, who have been coming into Syria to fight for the Bashar Assad Regime on behalf of Iran, and aimed to cut off Iran’s corridor to the sea, by targeting a strategic area near Albu Kamal.