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President Donald Trump talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Friday, March 17, 2017, in the outer Oval Office, joined by Senior White House ouseHouseAdvisor Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Israel-Hamas War: Donald Trump Foreign Policy Blunders Set Stage for Conflict, Strife

Keith GirardNovember 10, 2023

Donald Trump is touting his foreign policy "success" on the campaign trail, but his actual record is a far cry from his misleading boasts. ...

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Donald Trump's company allegedly was involved in an Iranian money laundering through construction of a Trump tower in Azerbaijan. (Photo Collage:

Trump Hotel Deal May Have Helped Iran Fund Middle East Terrorism

Keith GirardJanuary 14, 2020

Donald Trump had no compulsions about getting involved in one of the world’s dirtiest business deals, even though evidence suggests it washed money for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards....

BUSINESSNATIONAL SECURITY

Iran launched almost two dozen Fateh-110 missiles at U.S. based in Iraq. (Photo: Hossein Velayati)

Trump Middle East Bungling Leads to Brink of War Nobody Wants

Keith GirardJanuary 8, 2020

Donald Trump impetuous decision to kill Iran’s top commander without a clear reason or clear strategy has led to a humiliating counter strike against U.S. bases, pushing the region one step closer to a war that nobody wants....

FOREIGN POLICY

Trump Scrambles to Justify ‘Wag-the-Dog’ Attack on Iranian General

Keith GirardJanuary 3, 2020

Donald Trump appears to have impetuously ordered a lethal attack on Iran’s military leader in Iraq. He’s twice changed the reason justifying the killing, but has yet to quell worldwide outrage....

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Donald Trump personally ordered the death of a top Iranian general in Iraq. (Photo: Getty)

Trump Fumbles to Justify ‘Wag the Dog’ Strike on Iranian General

Keith GirardJanuary 3, 2020

Donald Trump appears to have impetuously ordered a lethal attack on Iran’s military leader in Iraq. He’s twice changed the reason justifying the killing, but has yet to quell worldwide outrage....

FOREIGN POLICY

Persia’s Cyrus the Great May Not Have Been So Hot After All

Keith GirardJune 20, 2013

A rare artifact from the reign of Cyrus the Great in 539 BC will go on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this week, reopening a debate whether it represents the “first declaration of human rights,” or merely convenient political propaganda....

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