An Iranian Activist Wrote Dozens of Articles for Right-Wing Outlets. But Is He a Real Person?
The writer Heshmat Alavi pushes regime change in Iran. But an MEK defector says the controversial, exiled opposition group created the persona.
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Arms Manufacturers Tell Investors That Iran Tension Fuels Business
With much of the world on edge over simmering tension in the Middle East, and the U.S. threatening war with Iran, defense executives talked of opportunity.
What I Learned From the Debate: Democrats Still Can’t Level With Voters About the American Empire
No one on stage Tuesday night in Ohio was willing to tell Americans the awful truth.
Nixon’s Revenge: This Time, Republicans Are Ready to Fight Impeachment
The right has patiently spent decades creating a system to make sure no Republican president is ever forced from office again, no matter what he does.
Middle East Dictators Buy Spy Tech From Company Linked to IBM and Google
Iran and Syria are the only countries in the region where Semptian would refuse to sell its surveillance tools, an employee said.
Truth, Lies, and the Democratic Debate
With the focus on a potential Warren-Sanders rivalry, last night’s debate again let Joe Biden skate by without much scrutiny of his record.
Authoritarians Like Us: Trump Targets Iran as Brazil’s Bolsonaro Rewards Prosecutor Who Jailed Lula
Iranian author and analyst Hooman Majd and The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald are this week’s guests.
Democrats Running for President Are Waking Up to the Danger of War With Iran
Four of the seven senators who’ve joined the 2020 race have signed onto a bill that would prohibit the U.S. military from spending money to attack Iran.
Will John Bolton Finally Get His War With Iran?
The hawkish national security adviser may be on the verge of achieving his most cherished foreign policy goal.
Trump Accuses Most American Jews of "Disloyalty" to Israel, Deploying Anti-Semitic Trope
President Donald Trump revealed again on Tuesday that he subscribes to the anti-Semitic belief that American Jews harbor a secret dual loyalty to Israel.