U.S. envoy heads to Mideast as pressure on Iran mounts

U.S. envoy heads to Mideast as pressure on Iran mounts

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2019 U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook is headed to the Persian Gulf region to hold meetings with key allies to “discuss Iran’s regional aggression” and share U.S. intelligence “on the range of active threats Iran currently poses in the region,” the State Department said. The State Department said […]

Hong Kong backdown a crisis for CCP and Xi Jinping

Hong Kong backdown a crisis for CCP and Xi Jinping

FPI / June 19, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com By Richard Fisher Barely a week after the historic June 9 one million strong protests, on June 15, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam decided to “suspend” but not withdraw the controversial law that would have given China the right of extradition, the ability to take and remove Hong […]

Report: Socialist Maduro selling off Venezuelan gold reserves in Africa

Report: Socialist Maduro selling off Venezuelan gold reserves in Africa

by WorldTribune Staff, June 18, 2019 Socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro has reportedly been able to retain power amid Venezuela’s economic and humanitarian disaster and popular opposition in part by selling off the nation’s gold reserves via a secretive operation in Uganda. In March, at least 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 […]

Apology not accepted: 2 million protesters back in Hong Kong streets

Apology not accepted: 2 million protesters back in Hong Kong streets

by WorldTribune Staff, June 17, 2019 Some 2 million protesters poured onto the streets of Hong Kong on June 16 to demand the withdrawal of bill that would allow people in Hong Kong to be extradited to China and the resignation of the city’s chief executive who strongly backed the bill. In a loss of […]

Covering for Iran: Hizbullah’s London cache ‘hidden from public’

Covering for Iran: Hizbullah’s London cache ‘hidden from public’

FPI / June 16, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com Only months after the signing of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, British security forces found several Hizbullah weapons caches which held thousands of explosives in northwest London. The discovery was kept “hidden from the public” so as not to “raise eyebrows,” the Daily Telegraph reported on June 10. Meanwhile, […]

Hillary Clinton on foreign opposition research: ‘Part of what happens in a campaign’

Hillary Clinton on foreign opposition research: ‘Part of what happens in a campaign’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2019 President Donald Trump was lambasted by Democrats and their corporate media allies after telling ABC News on June 12 that he would consider listening to negative information from a foreign country about a political opponent in 2020. But when Hillary Clinton essentially confirmed that her campaign actually used foreign […]

Japanese-owned oil tanker struck in Gulf as Abe delivered U.S. message in Iran

Japanese-owned oil tanker struck in Gulf as Abe delivered U.S. message in Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2019 Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated after reports today of more suspected attacks against oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Iran has denied being behind previous similar attacks. One of the two tankers was owned by a Japanese company. The attacks occurred during a visit to Teheran […]

As protests turn violent, State Dept. issues warning to Hong Kong government

As protests turn violent, State Dept. issues warning to Hong Kong government

by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2019 In a strong statement in support of massive demonstrations in Hong Kong, the U.S. State Department warned: “The continued erosion of the ‘one country, two systems’ framework puts at risk Hong Kong’s long-established special status in international affairs.” Hundreds of police clashed with demonstrators on June 12, firing rubber bullets […]

Japan’s Abe consulted with Trump on upcoming visit to Iran

Japan’s Abe consulted with Trump on upcoming visit to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, June 11, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a discussion ahead of Abe’s planned trip to Iran on June 12-14, a Japanese official said. Abe will be the first Japanese sitting prime minister to visit Iran in 41 years, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. Suga […]

Obama State Dept. official connected dossier author to key influencers, Hollywood

Obama State Dept. official connected dossier author to key influencers, Hollywood

FPI / June 10, 2019 By Judicial Watch Judicial Watch on June 10 released 43 pages of documents from the U.S. Department of State revealing that State Department “Special Coordinator for Libya” Jonathan Winer played a key role in facilitating dossier author Christopher Steele’s access to other top government officials and prominent international business executives. […]