News Analysis In violation of U.S. sanctions, China has been purchasing Iranian oil. Now, the United States may lift the sanctions on Iran to replace oil lost from Russia, in which case China will have cheap oil from Russia. The United States is leading a collaborative effort among its allies to cut off Russia’s gas…
China, Russian Oil, and the Iran Nuclear Deal
March 18, 2022
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US Navy Veteran Held Hostage in Iran for 2 Years Sues Regime for $1 Billion
A U.S. Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years sued the Islamic regime for $1 billion on Thursday, alleging he was held hostage and tortured in the country. Michael White of Imperial Beach, California, alleged that he endured physical and psychological torture and was deprived of food and drink during his “prolonged captivity” in Iran…
Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, authorities said. Rescuers were trying to account for all of the vessel’s 30 crew members. Capt. Nizar Qaddoura, operations manager of the company that owns the ship, told The…
China the Main Beneficiary of Sanctions Against Russia
March 17, 2022
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Commentary With the United States and many European Union countries imposing trade sanctions on Russia and banning the import of Russian oil, it is timely to see who the losers and winners are of this ban. As I have previously written, trade sanctions rarely hurt the country that they are imposed on as they are…
British–Iranian Mother Arrives Home After 6 Years Detained in Iran
March 17, 2022
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British–Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was reunited with her family on Thursday morning, six years after she was detained in Iran. She and Anoosheh Ashoori, another British–Iranian detainee, touched down on British soil at RAF Brize Norton at just after 1 a.m. local time. A video shared on social media showed the emotional homecoming as…
MPs Warn Against Future Hostage-Taking as British-Iranians Released in Parallel With Compensation
The UK government was questioned what “practical steps” it’s taking to deter future politically motivated hostage-taking after it paid a historic debt to Iran “in parallel” with the release of British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on Wednesday. Labour former minister Hilary Benn said the payment and the release of the detainees were”always sequential” in the eyes of…
Detained British-Iranian Mother Allowed to Return to UK After 6 Years: Lawmaker
British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is about to leave Iran where she has been detained since 2016, according to her MP and her legal representative. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 43, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016 as she prepared to head back to Britain with her daughter after…
How the US Ruling Class Is Fueling, Funding, and Arming the War on America
The War in Ukraine highlights the rise of a new axis — Russia, China, and Iran. This new bloc of anti-US despots threatens to shape the world in its cruel image — and the Joe Biden administration is quietly helping it come to power. Over the Target has the details. Welcome to Over the Target…
Iran’s Weekend Missile Strikes Not Aimed at U.S. Embassy: Gen. McKenzie
CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said March 15 that Iranian missiles that struck near a U.S. consulate in Iraq over the weekend were aimed at other targets. McKenzie’s statements were made at a Senate committee hearing on CENTCOM, buttressing the State Department’s assessment of Iranian missile strikes that occurred in the late hours of…
Iran’s Weekend Missile Strikes Not Aimed at US Embassy: Gen. McKenzie
CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said March 15 that Iranian missiles that struck near a U.S. consulate in Iraq over the weekend were aimed at other targets. McKenzie’s statements were made at a Senate committee hearing on CENTCOM, buttressing the State Department’s assessment of Iranian missile strikes that occurred in the late hours of…
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