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Iranian Immigrants React to Cease-Fire Agreement, Divide Deepens

Iranian Immigrants React to Cease-Fire Agreement, Divide Deepens

by Jamie Gareh | Apr 14, 2026 | Foreign Affairs, Immigration

WASHINGTON – At a recent “No Kings” rally outside the U.S. Capitol, a few demonstrators waved a large Iranian flag. The U.S. and Israel had launched the war in Iran exactly one month earlier. As protestors chanted, a woman, carrying the old flag of Iran — from...
Trump Threatens 100% Secondary Tariffs on Russia, Announces NATO Arms Deal for Ukraine

Trump Threatens 100% Secondary Tariffs on Russia, Announces NATO Arms Deal for Ukraine

by Matthew Shea | Jul 14, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security

WASHINGTON (MNS) — President Donald Trump on Monday issued a sharp ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin: agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine within 50 days or face sweeping new tariffs and sanctions. The proposed policy would impose 100% secondary tariffs on...
DOGE’s takeover of USIP failed. The ripple effects can hurt Trump policy.

DOGE’s takeover of USIP failed. The ripple effects can hurt Trump policy.

by Matthew Shea | Jun 11, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, National Security

WASHINGTON (AN) — Mary Speck was working at her office at a congressional-funded think tank on a Friday afternoon in March when she heard a loud message. “There was an address over the intercom saying: ‘Lock yourselves in the office. Please stay in your...
High court blocks Hamas victims’ try to reopen case against Lebanese bank

High court blocks Hamas victims’ try to reopen case against Lebanese bank

by Atmika Iyer | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that it would not allow relatives of victims and survivors of Hamas attacks from 2001 to 2003 to reopen a case in which they accused a Lebanese bank of providing financial services to...
Commemoration of Tiananmen Square keeps focus on Chinese Communist Party

Commemoration of Tiananmen Square keeps focus on Chinese Communist Party

by Leonardo Pini | Jun 5, 2025 | Foreign Affairs, National Security

WASHINGTON–On June. 4, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted its annual candlelight vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.  During the  Spring and Summer of 1989, the Chinese government cracked down on student-led protests that demanded...
Trump’s Plans to Accept ‘Palace in the Sky’ from Qatar Raises Constitutional Concerns, Backlash from Congress

Trump’s Plans to Accept ‘Palace in the Sky’ from Qatar Raises Constitutional Concerns, Backlash from Congress

by Matthew Shea | May 15, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

This week, President Donald Trump announced plans for the Department of Defense to accept a gift of a $400 million luxury jet from the Qatari royal family to be remodeled into a new Air Force One, a position he has defended despite constitutional, ethical and national...
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