by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2020 | Analysis, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Trump
Last night, President Trump put a bookend on a weekend of remarkably dangerous and unhinged tweeting with a tweet that he seems to think satisfies his obligations under the War Powers Act to notify Congress about possible military strikes in Iran. Tweeting three days...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Fox News, Headlines
Tucker Carlson slammed President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani because of the fallout from the potential war that may result from it. Speaking on Fox News, Carlson described how “it’s no exaggeration” to suggest that...
by Jim Heath | Jan 2, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
A U.S. airstrike killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad today, the Pentagon said, a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two countries that could lead to widespread violence in the region and beyond. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi...
by Jim Heath | Dec 31, 2019 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Protesters broke into the heavily guarded compound of the United States Embassy in Baghdad today and set fires inside in anger over American airstrikes that killed 24 members of an Iranian-backed militia over the weekend. The protesters did not enter the main embassy...
by Jim Heath | Dec 23, 2019 | Entertainment, Foreign Affairs
Several Hollywood stars and social media influencers are receiving backlash for traveling to Saudi Arabia despite controversy surrounding the country’s human rights record. The controversial Middle Eastern country was enlisting celebrities and influencers to document...
by Jim Heath | Dec 17, 2019 | Foreign Affairs
Russian state TV has bragged that Donald Trump is an ‘agent’ of Moscow following foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to the White House. The day after the closed-door meeting, news channel Rossiya 1 ran a segment entitled ‘Puppet Master and...
