Iran issues veiled threat in response to House vote on renewing sanctions

Iran issues veiled threat in response to House vote on renewing sanctions

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives’ decision to reauthorize sanctions means Iran will take ‘powerful’ but unspecified action, a senior Iranian official said. The House voted 419-1 on Nov. 15 to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another 10 years. “If you extend the sanctions, this will mean kicking […]

North Korea ecstatic as mass protests neutralize a resolute leader in Seoul

North Korea ecstatic as mass protests neutralize a resolute leader in Seoul

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Too bad President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call to President Park Geun-Hye the day after his victory may be his only chance to talk with her. Even if she’s still in the Blue House when he moves into the White House, she’ll be in no position to display her leadership […]

House to block Obama’s sale of U.S. planes to Iran

House to block Obama’s sale of U.S. planes to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass new legislation that would block the sale of American-made aircraft to Iran. “The American people gave us a mandate to fight radical Islamic terrorism. Preventing aircraft sales to the world’s leading terror state is a pretty good start,” a senior […]

U.S. House of Representatives votes 419-1 to reauthorize Iran sanctions for 10 years

U.S. House of Representatives votes 419-1 to reauthorize Iran sanctions for 10 years

by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 15 voted by an overwhelming majority of 419-1 to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), which was first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran’s energy sector and deter Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. The House voted to reauthorize the Iran […]

As Obama checks out his legacy in the mirror, here is a gentle, corrective re-assessment

As Obama checks out his legacy in the mirror, here is a gentle, corrective re-assessment

Special to WorldTribune.com, November 16, 2016 By Sol W. Sanders Historians will debate the importance of the Obama Administration and its role in American history for decades to come, of course. The legacy which presidents leave behind them is always a concern of our chief executives, and it has been of even more importance to […]

Democrat crisis as Congress reconvenes: Americans ‘voted for change and we must deliver’

Democrat crisis as Congress reconvenes: Americans ‘voted for change and we must deliver’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 As the Trump revolution rolls into D.C., Republicans “need to seize this moment and come together like never before,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Nov. 14 as Congress reconvened. Ryan urged GOP colleagues to “hit the ground running as we join forces with the new Trump administration.” “We […]

Trump could derail European oil giants’ return to Iran

Trump could derail European oil giants’ return to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Donald Trump’s pledge to scrap the Iran nuclear deal may lead Europe’s major oil companies to reconsider returning to Iran’s energy sector. With the Trump administration in place, European energy firms looking to develop Iran’s massive oil and gas reserves face the risk that he will snap sanctions back […]

Soros groups, top Dems in closed-door summit to fight Trump’s ‘terrifying assault’ on ‘just nation’

Soros groups, top Dems in closed-door summit to fight Trump’s ‘terrifying assault’ on ‘just nation’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2016 Even before Donald Trump is sworn in as the U.S.’s 45th president on Jan. 20, 2017, George Soros and his top-drawer Democrat allies plan to start fighting – just like it’s 1917. The Soros-led cadre gathered in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 13 for a three-day, closed-door summit to retool […]

Hunter: Pentagon needs counterrevolution to restore needed ‘warrior mentality’

Hunter: Pentagon needs counterrevolution to restore needed ‘warrior mentality’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2016 A key member of the House Armed Services Committee said President-elect Donald Trump should make it a priority to turn back Obama administration social engineering policies that “have cut down on the warrior mentality.” Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, told The Washington Times that U.S. military needs a counterrevolution. […]

Can Trump kill Iran nuclear deal just by walking away? Yes, say U.S. officials.

Can Trump kill Iran nuclear deal just by walking away? Yes, say U.S. officials.

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. officials said on Nov. 10 that President-elect Donald Trump can devastate Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers by walking away from it as he has vowed to do. Their assessment contradicted Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s assertion on Nov. 9 that there is “no possibility” Trump […]