US targets Chinese refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of...
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US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
Distress call captures tanker under fire, Iran shuts Hormuz trapping thousands of sailors
Hundreds of commercial tankers are stranded on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut the critical chokepoint...
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. The resolutions...
Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack, killing at least 16
Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for...
US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers trying to leave Iran during Trump’s blockade
A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers that were trying to leave Iran on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as...
Amy Goodman on the Media’s “Access of Evil”
As talks to end the U.S.–Israel war on Iran break down and President Donald Trump demands a naval blockade of...
‘Gate of Tears’ at risk: Iran threatens major new global chokepoint if US moves on Hormuz
Iran could retaliate against a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by directing its Houthi allies to disrupt...
Iran regime uses former Soviet republic to dodge sanctions, fund war machine: report
With Iran increasingly isolated among its Gulf neighbors, recent reports say Tehran has been deepening its ties in the South...
Putting Fuel on a Ceasefire: Israel Tries to Kill U.S.–Iran Talks
Vice President JD Vance is set to lead renewed negotiations with Iran this weekend to bring an end to the...
The Forever Spoiler: Netanyahu Has Been Blowing Up Diplomacy With Iran for Decades
Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on Dec....
Strait of Hormuz toll would set ‘dangerous precedent,’ UN shipping agency warns
The United Nations’ shipping agency warned Thursday that imposing a toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz would...
We Called Out the Pentagon for Undercounting U.S. Casualties in Iran. They Keep Doing It.
The Pentagon continues to peddle misleading U.S. casualty figures from the Iran war, even after The Intercept reported on what...
How the War Strengthened Iran’s Hand Against the U.S. and Israel
A young Iranian woman walks under portraits of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the new Supreme Leader...
