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Iranian President Pezeshkian joins protests against US intervention Iran condemns US attempts to exploit protests for political gain, as Trump seemingly backs off military threat

Though anti-government protests have largely subsided, Iran claims there still persists a threat of possible external aggression from countries such as the US and Israel and has warned of strong retaliation.

US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House Nov. 10. Syria’s president: from Al-Qaeda to White House guest

The visit of Syria’s interim president to Washington has once again showcased the ambivalence of US counter-terrorism policy, which changes according to temporal interests.

Every year, sanctions kill more people than wars

Between 2010 and 2021, unilateral sanctions caused over 500,000 deaths annually, surpassing yearly global deaths from armed conflict.

Code Pink sanctions Las sanciones como guerra civilizatoria: El costo humano de la presión económica de los Estados Unidos

Las sanciones deben reconocerse como lo que son: una guerra económica. Y, como en todas las guerras, sus víctimas merecen justicia.

Code Pink sanctions Sanctions as civilizational warfare: The human cost of US economic pressure

Sanctions must be recognized for what they are: economic warfare. And like all wars, their victims deserve justice.

Book review: “Why Venezuela? How the US tries to undermine democracy and sovereignty in Latin America”

Explore how the US has waged a relentless campaign against the Bolivarian Revolution’s fight for sovereignty in this review of the new pamphlet, “Why Venezuela?”

Israel launches aerial assault on southern Syria as Netanyahu declares de facto occupation

As part of his expansionist plans in Syria, Netanyahu has been trying to draw Syria’s Druze community into the equation.

Destroying Cuba’s international medical missions: Marco Rubio’s new goal

The US Secretary of State promised sanctions to all those who collaborate with the program that has provided high quality healthcare to millions of impoverished people around the world.

SADC reiterates call for “unconditional lifting” of “illegal” US sanctions on Zimbabwe

For over two decades, US-led sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe in retaliation to its land reforms have tolled the toiling farmers and workers of the southern African country.

“Sixty years of sanctions against Cuba have made life extremely difficult for ordinary Cubans”

British-Canadian writer T.K. Hernandez spent 6 years interviewing more than thirty experts in Cuba’s strategic economic sectors

El “sancionador en jefe” Bob Menendez, acusado de corrupción

Piden a Bob Menendez, que encabeza el brutal régimen de sanciones de Estados Unidos contra varias naciones soberanas, que renuncie después de que se presentaran cargos de corrupción contra él

“Sanctioner-in-Chief” Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges

Bob Menendez, who spearheads the brutal US sanctions regime against several sovereign nations, was asked to resign after corruption charges were filed against him