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White House Says Cuban Regime Is “Bound To Fall”

White House Says Cuban Regime Is “Bound To Fall”

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the situation in Cuba, where the population of nearly 10 million are impacted by rolling blackouts and instability, during a press briefing April 8. She further clarified President Donald Trump’s recent statement that “Cuba is next,” after the U.S. military successfully detained former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores Maduro before striking Iran in coordination with Israel. “I think when President Trump said that and he later clarified after making that statement that he meant the Cuban regime is bound to fall,” Leavitt said in response to a question from The Epoch Times. “The country is very weak. They’re in a very weak position economically, obviously, and financially.” Cuba relied on Venezuela for much of its energy resources, but that supply dried up after the United States took control of the region’s oil industry following Maduro’s capture. A fuel crisis is threatening the nation, with scarce resources available, and nationwide power outages affecting homes and businesses. Outdated …

As Trump heralds regime change, Iran’s leaders remain hard-liners

As Trump heralds regime change, Iran’s leaders remain hard-liners

Published by Sam Flores

The assassinations of Iran’s senior leaders by Israel and the United States have triggered unprecedented churn within Tehran’s political and military establishment, eliminating the supreme leader and some of the most powerful men in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but have left in place a hard-line government and little hope of a diplomatic breakthrough, according to regional and Western officials. Source link

Trump’s ‘Regime Change’ Swerve – The Atlantic

Trump’s ‘Regime Change’ Swerve – The Atlantic

Published by Daniella Wilson

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. According to President Trump, Iran has undergone not one, but two regime changes already this year—and the new government is far more “reasonable” than its predecessors. “The one regime was decimated, destroyed, they’re all dead. The next regime is mostly dead,” he told reporters on Air Force One this weekend. “And the third regime, we’re dealing with different people than anybody’s dealt with before.” Trump and his Cabinet have been warming to the phrase regime change since the start of his second term. It’s a marked shift from what he campaigned on. As far back as his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in 2016, he was calling for the country to “abandon the failed policy of nation building and regime change,” and he reiterated those views in his most recent bid for reelection. Last year, around the …

President Trump claims ‘regime change’ has happened in Iran

President Trump claims ‘regime change’ has happened in Iran

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. More Troops Arrive in Middle East as Trump Hails Iran Negotiations 02:01 Now Playing President Trump claims ‘regime change’ has happened in Iran 00:32 UP NEXT What is the Timeline for the White House to End the Iran War? 02:24 Zelenskyy: Russia Took Images of US Air Base Before Iran Strike 03:08 Pentagon reports new American casualties from Iran war 01:53 Fears of Recession Grow as Markets Plunge and Prices Skyrocket 02:47 US Troops Injured After Iranian Strike on Airbase in Saudi Arabia 02:20 Major economic warning signs as markets plummet 00:52 US Economy Under Pressure as Iran War Impacts Stocks, Oil, Gas 02:16 Trump Delays Strikes on Iran’s Energy Sector for 10 More Days 02:12 U.S. stocks suffer biggest loss since the war with Iran started 06:41 Attacks Escalate in Middle East as Trump Insists Iran Wants a Deal 02:05 A closer look at shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz with Gulf oil exports slowed by war 02:35 …

Regime change in Cuba could benefit wealthy Republicans

Regime change in Cuba could benefit wealthy Republicans

Published by Sam Flores

Even for Donald Trump, who is in the middle of a conquistador phase, the declaration was unusually crude. “I do believe I’ll be having the honor of taking Cuba,” he said in the Oval Office on March 16. “Whether I free it, take it — I think I could do anything I want with it, you want to know the truth. They’re a very weakened nation right now.”  The president is correct: Cuba is in a fragile state at the moment. But that’s mostly due to Trump, who instituted an oil blockade against the island nation in the wake of January’s Venezuela operation. Cuba is now on the verge of collapse — and the Cuban people are suffering greatly because of it.  The country has suffered three major blackouts this month, leaving 10 million people without power for days at a time. Hospitals are unable to perform surgeries, food is spoiling, garbage is everywhere because there is no fuel for the government trucks to pick it up. School has been canceled. Businesses are shuttered; there is little …

Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice ‘regime shift’

Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice ‘regime shift’

Published by skeptic

Antarctic sea ice extent has reached record lows in recent years Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Scientists have been debating why Antarctic sea ice, which once seemed impervious to climate change, has shrunk dramatically in the past decade. Now research suggests stronger winds have churned up warming water from the deep ocean, breaking through upper water layers that were protecting the ice from melt. While Arctic sea ice has declined about 40 per cent over four decades, until recently the sea ice around Antarctica was slightly expanding, confounding most climate models. Then after 2015 ice extent fell from a record high to several record lows, losing an area the size of Greenland. Some research has suggested the sea ice may be melting largely due to air temperatures, which have been so high in recent years that Antarctic researchers have posed for photos in swimwear. Two new studies make the case that ocean warming played a bigger role in this “regime shift”. “Plenty of people will say… that it was atmospheric warming which melted the …

Iran issues global threat as Israel’s regime kill list grows with help from the inside

Iran issues global threat as Israel’s regime kill list grows with help from the inside

Published by Sam Flores

Israel continued its intense strike campaign against the Iranian regime’s security forces on Friday by killing the spokesman of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Mohammad Naini, the intelligence chief and deputy commander of the Basij forces, Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam as well as the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Mehdi Ghorishi, the Iranian media and Israel’s Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Friday. Ali Mohammad Naini was known to be the IRGC’s main propagandist, while Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam was described as a main pillar of the Basij force, “with a central role in suppressing protests,” Israel said. Additionally, as Israel keeps pounding the regime forces across Iran, the IRGC in Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province announced that 12 Basij members were killed in a strike in Tabriz on Thursday. Shortly after these announcements, Iran’s top military spokesman, General Abolfazl Shekarchi warned that “parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations” worldwide won’t be safe for Tehran’s enemies, renewing concerns that Iran could stage attacks beyond the Middle East. “From now on, based on the information we have about you, …

Despite decapitation, Iran’s regime endures: Does Hormuz blockade give Tehran the upper hand?

Despite decapitation, Iran’s regime endures: Does Hormuz blockade give Tehran the upper hand?

Published by Sam Flores

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Paul Taylor, Senior Visiting Fellow in the Europe in the World Programme and a member of the Defence/Security EUrope project. He is also a freelance columnist for The Guardian. Amid the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Mr. Taylor argues that even overwhelming force cannot guarantee safety when asymmetric tools, such as drones and decentralised command structures, remain effective. At its core, he contends that reopening the Strait is not a technical or logistical challenge, but a political and diplomatic one.  Keywords for this article Source link

Why the Iranian regime fights on

Why the Iranian regime fights on

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — Questioning Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. director of national intelligence, on Wednesday (March 18), Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., suggested that it might not have been such a good idea to assassinate Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the outset of the U.S.-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic. Here’s the exchange: Reed: “The regime in Iran is now trying to promote the deceased ayatollah as a martyr who should be followed. Does that help them consolidate support?” Gabbard: “Senator, the Iranians are certainly using that as a call to action. The effects of that from an intelligence standpoint remain to be seen.” Reed: “There is a tradition in Shia, though, to honor martyrs. One of their greatest celebrations is the martyrdom of the grandson of Muhammad. Is that correct?”  Gabbard: “That’s right.” Reed: “So we might have played into their cultural biases, erroneously.” That understates what we’ve played into. Khamenei is not just another Shiite martyr. He was believed to be a direct descendant of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom …