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Opinion: Trump's Iran-war disgrace cripples the U. S. and elevates China
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (473+ words) John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods. Now that the U. S. -Iran ceasefire extension has finally been signed, the…...
Video: Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon in intense fighting as U. S. -Iran talks postponed
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (388+ words) Video: Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon in intense fighting as US-Iran talks postponed The Globe and Mail Israel's military said Friday its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the…...
Opinion: We now know how much Art of the Deal Donnie is paying Iran. Let's count it up
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (820+ words) He went to the war demanding Iran's unconditional surrender. But the ceasefire terms between the U. S. and Iran make it crystal clear that it's U. S. President Donald Trump who has waved the white flag. It was always obvious that this is how…...
Letters to the editor: "Donald Trump " is he alone accountable for defeating the Islamic Republic of Iran?" Letters to the editor for June 19
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (1075+ words) Re "Trump's Iran deal is a national humiliation" (June 17): Donald Trump should be on the hot seat for not achieving multiple promises: Enforcing sanctions on Iran and now repaying frozen funds, believing Iran's claim to eschew a nuclear program and…...
Israel strikes southern Lebanon as U. S. -Iran talks postponed
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (295+ words) Israel's military said Friday its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the nascent agreement between Iran and the United States to end their war. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported…...
Opinion: Trump's Iran deal is a national humiliation
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (688+ words) The reviews have not been kind. "A disaster." A "catastrophe." The "worst strategic blunder the U. S. has made post-World War II." Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and trenchant geopolitical observer, perhaps said it best: "Trump said he demanded unconditional surrender,…...
Opinion: The fate of Lebanon will be key to lasting peace in the Middle East
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (560+ words) Shlomo Ben-Ami, a former Israeli foreign minister, is the author of Prophets Without Honor: The 2000 Camp David Summit and the End of the Two-State Solution. Mr. Trump is already fed up with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was Mr....
Opinion: The U. S. -Iran peace deal is crisis management, not resolution. Oil's fall could be temporary
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (538+ words) The wisdom of crowds is often a safe bet. Since Monday, the crowds have been betting that the tentative U. S. -Iran peace agreement will stick, allowing hundreds of trapped oil tankers on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz to…...
Video: Netanyahu comments on the initial agreement between U. S. and Iran
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (349+ words) The Globe and Mail Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday commented on the tentative agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending their war and stressed Tehran would not have a nuclear weapon. - 'I'll never forget the…...
Deal to end war with U. S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, Iran says
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (874+ words) A man inspects the damage in Jibchit in the Nabatieh district, Lebanon, Tuesday. Stringer/Reuters Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon " a…...