The UK’s new sanctions on Iran will change nothing

The world’s top superpower has failed to crush Tehran, so what hope does London have? The UK’s new sanctions regime against Tehran will make little material difference, other than prompting unneeded backlash and imprinting the impression of recklessness on the government in London. As Iran rises in today’s multipolar world, Britain’s obsession with the Western…

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Domestic terrorism bill fails in Senate

The Democrat proposal to expand domestic terrorism powers gets no Republican support in the US Senate A Democrat proposal to create a special task force for hunting down “white supremacists” in the US military and federal law enforcement agencies failed in the Senate on Thursday, after no Republicans voted for it. The ruling party invoked…

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US wants to seize Russian billionaire’s planes

A US court on Monday issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, the move is part of the recent sanctions issued against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.

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