Unresolved Iran-Free Buffer Zone in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Putin/Trump joint statement on Syria, issued at the APEC summit in Vietnam, said nothing about an Iran-Free buffer zone in Syria. Israeli media, citing an unnamed Trump administration source, claimed a Russian/US/Jordanian southern Syria ceasefire agreement includes expulsion of […]

Warrior President Trump No Mediator by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump calling himself a “good mediator” to help resolve regional disputes is laughable coming from a warrior president. He’s a serial aggressor, a war criminal multiple times over – waging naked aggression against sovereign independent states his primary geopolitical agenda. Warriors […]

Trump Begging for Nuclear War on North Korea? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) War on the DPRK would be madness – if nuclear, risking catastrophic slaughter and destruction on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere regionally. No precedent exists for trying to destroy a nation’s nuclear capability by military means. The possibility […]

Wrongfully Bashing Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) For nearly four decades, Iran has been wrongfully accused of being an “active state sponsor of terrorism,” its regional “central banker” – pursuing nuclear weapons and Israel’s destruction. Truth is polar opposite. Other fabricated accusations include regional assassinations, financially supporting North Korea’s nuclear […]

Netanyahu Facing Indictment? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) An earlier article explained he’s being investigated for alleged bribery, fraud, breach of trust and money laundering – serious accusations. He could be charged in so-called Cases 1,000 and 2,000 – the first on suspicion of inappropriately or illegally receiving lavish gifts from […]

Russian Foreign Ministry Briefing on Syria, Pentagon Shenanigans and Ukraine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In her press briefings, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) provides updated information on major topics for reporters. Her remarks are always refreshingly straightforward and candid, polar opposite how Washington and other Western capitals operate. […]