Geopolitics

German exports to Iran drop after U.S. sanctions

Falling trade between Germany and Iran indicate that stinging U.S. sanctions are affecting the commercial preferences of countries when deciding on whether to conduct business with Teheran. German exports to Iran fell by 48 percent to $759 million in the first six months of this year, Reuters reported. Read More.

Iran: Israel 'could spark war' if it joins U.S. allies in Persian Gulf

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has warned that if Israel joins a U.S.-led security coalition in the Persian Gulf it could set off a war. “Any illegitimate presence by the Zionists in the waters of the Persian Gulf could spark a war,” IRGC Navy Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri told the Lebanese-based Al-Mayadeen TV. Read More.

Google hosts climate camp for favored elites at Sicily resort

Commentary by FPI / August 2, 2019 Earth to leftist hypocrites, there is this thing called video conferencing. Google this week hosted a conference for favored political and celebrity elites at a posh resort on the Italian island of Sicily. Climate change was the main topic of the so-called “Google Camp.” Many of the attendees . Read More.

‘South Korea is in danger’: Korean War veterans issue international appeal

“A flower of democracy in South Korea is about to fall,” warned a group of more than 850 retired South Korean military officials in an open letter. Read More.

Millions have fled Marxist-torn Venezuela, according to UN reports

In a stunningly stark report on the political and economic conditions in Venezuela, the UN’s Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet, outlined a troubling litany of continuing human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and economic privations characterizing the besieged Latin American country. Read More.

British Journalists Requests Asylum After Being Politically Detained

Tommy Robinson, a journalist who has been punished in the past for shedding light on mostly-Muslim grooming gangs accused of abusing hundreds of women and young girls in the UK, has been jailed for nine months for contempt of court. Read More.

British Journalist Requests Asylum to America After Becoming a Political Prisoner

British warship trained its guns at Iran ships blocking tanker

The British warship HMS Montrose on July 10 had its guns targeted on Iranian ships which UK authorities say were impeding a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Read More.

Making Italy great again: Officials crack down on immigrants

After the Obama administration bombed Libya into a civil war, migrants from there have flooded into Europe. As the maritime neighbor to Libya, Italy has been hit hardest by the wanderers. Read More.

Israel to cut hog-tie regulations

Poll shows 62 percent support investigating Russia probe; Obama intel chiefs in panic mode

President Donald Trump on May 23 directed the heads of the CIA, FBI, State Department and other agencies to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr as he investigates the origins of the Russia investigation. Read More.

Iran’s early 2019 strategic preparations led to a crisis with the United States

In late April, Iranian military delegations led by senior commanders traveled overseas. Navy Commander Rear-Adm. Hossein Khanzadi led a delegation to Beijing, and Iranian Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Amir Hatami to Moscow. Read More.

Online petition in South Korea presents bill of impeachment for President Moon Jae-In

A petition on the South Korean Blue House Petition website which calls for the impeachment of liberal President Moon Jae-In has amassed 243,450 signatures, a report said. Read More.

IDF strikes Syrian missile battery which fired on jets in Israel territory

Israel struck a Syrian missile battery after it launched a missile at one of its fighter jets in Israeli airspace on Monday, the IDF said. The missile landed in Syrian territory after missing its target. Read More.

Why African Countries Maintain Tight Restrictions on Genetically Modified Food

African countries have long maintained some of the strictest regulations on genetically modified agriculture, with only four out of 47 countries across the continent allowing the planting of any genetically modified crops. Read More.