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The Trump Administration"s Iran Policy Will Hasten Imperial Decline

The Trump Administration"s Iran Policy Will Hasten Imperial Decline.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 22nd, 2019

Key Words: Republican senator calls White House’s Iran briefing ‘insulting and demeaning’

The Trump administration briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday on the justifications for launching an airstrike that killed one of Iran’s top generals, Qassem Soleimani, last week. But many legislators came away deeply unsatisfied......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 8th, 2020

Trump misleadingly accused the Obama administration of paying for at least 20 Iranian missiles fired at US-occupied bases in Iraq

President Donald Trump didn't miss an opportunity to take a shot at Democrats in his Wednesday address to the nation following Iran's missile strike on US-occupied bases.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 8th, 2020

Stocks continue decline, oil, gold rise on Middle East tensions

President Trump warned Iran about additional sanctions if U.S. forces are expelled......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJan 6th, 2020

There are 3 huge loopholes in Trump"s justification for assassinating Iran"s top general, Qassem Soleimani

MPI10/MediaPunch/IPX via Associated Press Members of the Trump administration have repeatedl.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 5th, 2020

Trump has no clear strategy if Iran makes good on its vow to avenge the killing of a top general, experts say

Leah Millis/Reuters The Trump administration does not appear to have a strategy for what.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 3rd, 2020

I was once an ambassador, and I believe that the Trump administration"s ambassadors have wrecked a once important part of America"s foreign policy

Bren.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 29th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. may deploy 14,000 more troops to Middle East

The Trump administration is considering a significant expansion of the U.S. military footprint in the Middle East, including dozens more ships, other military hardware and as many as 14,000 additional troops to counter Iran, U.S. officials said......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 4th, 2019

Trump"s "maximum pressure" on Iran is at risk of backfiring — here"s how to fix it

Associated Press The Trump administration has claimed credit for the recent groundswell of protests in Iran, citing the public outcry as proof the US's "maximum pressure" campaign is working. But that campaign is actually only adding to .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 4th, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of Americans to lose food stamps under new Trump administration policy

Robert F. Bukaty/AP Images The Trump administration finalized on Wednesday a rule that would increase federal enfor.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 4th, 2019

Exclusive: White House considered kicking Huawei out of U.S. banking system - sources

The Trump administration considered banning China's Huawei from the U.S. financial system earlier this year as part of a host of policy options to thwart the blacklisted telecoms equipment giant, according to three people familiar with the matter......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

Trump could be handing a big win to Iran and Russia by withholding military aid to Lebanon as it spirals into a crisis

Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters The Trump administration has frozen over $100 million in military aid to Leba.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 27th, 2019

U.S. goods trade deficit narrows sharply in October

The U.S. goods trade deficit fell sharply in October as both exports and imports declined, pointing to a continued reduction in trade flows that has been blamed on the Trump administration' "America First" policy......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 26th, 2019

Project Syndicate: By giving some companies political favors, Trump has made America mediocre

Under President Donald Trump’s administration, discretionary decisions by policy makers are increasingly giving some companies advantages over other, more efficient companies......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 21st, 2019

Trump barks at Fed but offers no fresh details on trade in NY speech

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday took aim once again at the Federal Reserve for its interest rate policy in a highly anticipated speech that offered no fresh details on his administration's long-running trade war with China......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 12th, 2019

After year-long bumpy ride, Fed appears to make soft landing

After a year-long struggle with bond markets, the Trump administration, and each other, Federal Reserve policymakers found their way to a compromise this week with a rate cut that even the White House said had put monetary policy in a much better place......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 1st, 2019

Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as coal’s role in U.S. power dwindles

The private coal giant whose founder pushed the Trump administration for an overhaul of what it called “anti-coal” environmental policy is the fifth coal company to seek bankruptcy protection this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 29th, 2019

Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as coal’s role in U.S. power dwindles

The private coal giant, whose founder pushed the Trump administration for an overhaul of what it called “anti-coal” environmental policy, is the fifth coal company to seek bankruptcy protection this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 29th, 2019

Coal giant Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as coal’s role in U.S. power dwindles

The private coal giant whose founder pushed the Trump administration for an overhaul of what it called “anti-coal” environmental policy is the fifth coal company to seek bankruptcy protection this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 29th, 2019

Coal giant Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as coal’s role in U.S. power dwindles

The private coal giant, whose founder pushed the Trump administration for an overhaul of what it called “anti-coal” environmental policy, is the fifth coal company to seek bankruptcy protection this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 29th, 2019

Abandoned markets and empty cinemas: 11 photos show how ordinary people are being hit by Trump"s sanctions on Iran, which are ramping up again

Masoud Soheili/Business Insider President Donald Trump's administration has since last November imposed waves of sanctions on Iran's economy, aimed at crippling its leadership so badly that it acquiesces to US.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 29th, 2019