The US war on Iran may have seemed like an irrational move by a president who is as reckless and impulsive as he is destructive. But there was a geopolitical logic behind the attack, based on Washington’s desire to deny China access to vital resources.

The resource wars between the US and China have accelerated the determination of both sides to escape their dependencies on each…

Donald Trump is weighing whether to make the Iran War even more of a disaster by sending in ground troops. It’s a terrible idea that almost everyone agrees won’t achieve anything but kill US troops and draw the United States deeper into war.

Sending ground troops to Iran is the first step toward exactly the kind of quagmire every US president since George W. Bush has tried to avoid.…

SKIEN, NORWAY—According to a ZME Science report, three oak barrels were discovered during a water […]

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