Geopolitics

Israeli report: 'Deal of the century’ is back on the shelf

The release of the Trump administration’s plan for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) will be delayed “significantly” due to the still unsettled Israeli election, according to a Sept. 23 report. Read More.

China's 2015 deal with Bidens involved dual use tech

The Senate Finance Committee has announced it will investigate the Obama administration's approval in 2015 of the sale to China of a former U.S. firm which develops dual-use technologies with military applications. Read More.

Staff to UN elite: Practice what you climate preach

The New York-based United Nations in 2018 emitted more carbon dioxide than the entirety of some of its member states, a Reuters report noted. Read More.

Regime denies attacks; Iranians sell organs to cope

While Iran’s leaders erect a tough-guy image on the international stage, at home the nation’s populace is struggling mightily, so much so that Iranians are resorting to selling their organs to get by economically. Read More.

Xi Jinping: Thou shalt have no other God before me

Following repeated demands from the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a church in Luoyang removed the Ten Commandments and replaced them with quotes from speeches by supreme leader Xi Jinping, a report said. Read More.

DOJ: Hizbullah operative living in NJ scouted landmarks

The Department of Justice has charged a Hizbullah operative who was residing in New Jersey with providing material support to a designated terror group after he was found to have scouted locations in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. for potential terrorist attacks. Read More.

Soros earns China's wrath for op-ed on Huawei

China’s Global Times propaganda outlet lashed out at leftist billionaire George Soros for his support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Read More.

Iran to Saudis: Let that be a 'warning' to you

Iran’s president on Sept. 18 said Saudi Arabia should consider the attack on its oil facilities a “warning” to stop its military campaign against Iranian-supported Houthi rebels in Yemen. Read More.

Gabbard takes heat for obscene Saudi tweet

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, took aim at President Donald Trump’s statements on the attack on Saudi’s oil infrastructure and a possible U.S. response. Read More.

Why North Korea opted for Huawei’s 3G network

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un insists on isolating the nation’s population from the world. Merely purchasing a Western-made movie on the black market can get a North Korean citizen sent to a prison camp, or worse. Read More.

Iran miscalculates? U.S. now ‘global energy superpower’

If a major attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure had occurred in earlier administrations, the United States would likely be in panic mode in relation to its own energy needs. Read More.

Netanyahu called it: IAEA finds uranium at secret site

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Sept. 9 that a site in Iran that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a year ago called a "secret atomic warehouse" showed traces of uranium that Iran has yet to explain. Read More.

Hong Kong vs China: Who, really, was Chairman Mao?

Those who support giving government more control over their lives may want to examine the history of China’s experiment in total government control under Mao Zedong, analysts say. Read More.

Pompeo slams Iran for strikes on Saudi oil

Iran denies it is behind the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, which the United States has described as "an unprecedented attack" on global energy supplies. Read More.

Bernie Sanders vows 'moratorium' on deportations

Sen. Bernie Sanders has said he backs a moratorium on all deportations from the U.S. Read More.