by Stephen Zunes | May 6, 2026 | Cold War, Donald Trump, Europe, Iran, Iran nuclear agreement, Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran nuclear program, iran war, Iraq War, Jared Kushner, JCPOA, negotiations, Op-Ed, Sanctions, Steve Witkoff, Strait of Hormuz, Trump Administration, uranium enrichment, Vietnam War, War, war in Iran
U.S. efforts to force an end to the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz by attempting to escort a few U.S.-flagged ships through the Iranian closure will not only fail to relieve the worsening global fuel crisis and disruption of supply chains, it risks a resumption of full-scale war. The Trump administration has rejected Iran’s suggestion for negotiating an end to the blockade followed by a…
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by Stephen Zunes | Apr 17, 2026 | Benjamin Netanyahu, Bush administration, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, diplomacy, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Iran nuclear agreement, Iran Nuclear Deal, iran war, Israel, Kamala Harris, Obama administration, Op-Ed, Republicans, War, war in Iran
Unlike the invasion of Iraq, which received the support of a sizable minority of congressional Democrats, Donald Trump’s war on Iran has received near-universal criticism. Still, the party has focused primarily on process-style critiques — such as the legality of declaring the war under the Constitution and the war’s economic impact — rather than the humanitarian consequences and flagrant…
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