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Trump’s policy of not just exiting JCPOA, but of going that ‘mile’ further in seeking to overthrow Iran as well, through sanctions will eventually become seen as ‘the Albatross’ which Trump injudiciously – and without compelling need – hung about his own neck.

“This ban is illegal, will put people’s lives in danger and raises the alarm about President Trump’s disregard for separation of powers,” said Lee Gelernt of the ACLU.

A new collection of essays, edited by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, clearly shows that it is the U.S. that is largely responsible for the poverty and suffering in these very nations.

The BDS movement has served as one of the most effective methods for drawing attention to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and apartheid policies — similar to the boycott movements that successfully targeted apartheid South Africa.

Saudi Arabia and its coalition allies have failed in their offensive against Yemen’s strategic port city. The offensive, which began in earnest earlier this year, hit an unexpected wall of resistance put up by the Yemeni Army, supported by local volunteer fighters and Ansar Allah.

UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths said both the Saudi-backed government and the Houthis have shown a “renewed commitment to work on a political solution and have given firm assurances that they will attend the talks.”

While AQAP has benefitted from U.S. “counterterrorism” policies in the country, Yemen’s civilians have found little to no reprieve, as they are either targets of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war in Western Yemen or targeted by drone strikes in the areas of Yemen under coalition control.

Following the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, much of the West has started turning its back on Saudi Arabia, and on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in particular.

While Israel experiences battlefield losses in Gaza, which it once completely dominated, its war against BDS is surely a lost battle.

The Guardian continues its relentless campaign of demonization against Nicaragua’s elected government with a falsehood-filled cover-up for the Catholic church leaders under fire for leading a violent coup.

Not only are white supremacists from across the West flocking to Ukraine to learn from the combat experience of their fascist brothers-in-arms, they are doing so openly, under the nose of a shrugging law enforcement — chronicling their experiences on social media before they bring their lessons back home.

The billboard included a photo of deceased Palestinian medic Razan al-Najjar, and text reading: “Honoring the First Responders of Gaza. Saving Lives. Rescuing Hope.”

Without access to the hospital, over a thousand Yemeni women likely to need caesarian sections, or other emergency care relating to childbirth and pregnancy complications, now face the risk of life-threatening complications, not to mention the risk to their unborn children.

The apparently inadvertent revelation of Assange’s indictment comes just hours after a report in the Wall Street Journal revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to indict Assange in such a way that it would trigger his extradition to the United States to stand trial.

American, British and French military support for the murderous operations in Yemen should have stopped months, even years ago, if official humanitarian concerns were genuine.