Why is Biden's Iran Policy the Same as Trump's?

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Rubio vs AOC: Different Strategies, Same Empire [Preview]

At the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio said the quiet part out loud.No more “rules-based order.” No more liberal pretense. Just open coercion.After Gaza — after a genocide livestreamed for the world — U.S. empire isn’t even pretending anymore.In this episode of Dispatches ...  Show more

On-the-Ground in Iran as US Prepares New Bombing Campaign

The United States is mobilizing for a new war on Iran — repositioning military forces, floating assassination threats, and insisting on negotiations at the same time.As this military buildup intensifies, Western media is reviving a familiar propaganda narrative: that Iran is coll ...  Show more

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