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#us-foreign-policy

During a phone call on a warm day in August 2002, the two of us came to an unmistakable conclusion: This bastard is going to take us into war with Iraq! The "bastard," of course, was then President George W. Bush, who was in the midst of an aggressive propaganda campaign about the alleged danger posed by Saddam Hussein's weapons program.

On 4 November, a student demonstration outside the US embassy in Tehran erupted into an all-out assault on the compound, and 66 Americans were taken hostage. It was the culmination of decades of tension, beginning with the US and Britain's role in installing the Shah of Iran to safeguard energy interests, and ending with a popular uprising that toppled his oppressive regime and drove him into exile.

Pedro Abreu, president of La Nacion's board, stated that the visa cancellations are seen as an indirect attack on press freedom, affecting independent media.

Hegseth isn't the architect of this conflict - that might be Benjamin Netanyahu - but he's the chief cheerleader, the face of the chaos and carnage. He's been unrepentant about the U.S. blowing up an Iranian school, and he refused to walk back a statement that the American military would allow 'no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.'

Ghana would not sign a multi-year deal, reportedly worth around US$109 million, because Ghana would have to waive key aspects of its health sovereignty. This includes sharing control over its health care decisions, data, and resources with US authorities.

The over-reliance on punitive measures has led to their growing ineffectiveness, particularly evident in the context of the US-Israel war on Iran, which may further weaken the impact of US sanctions.

President Trump is a man of peace. President Trump wants peace. President Trump wants stability. But President Trump has also been clear. America will not be trifled with. America will not be bullied, and America never, ever, be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. Not now. Not ever.