Biden Bombs Syria
Attack shows new President hasn’t broken from the failed policies of the past. 48 Hills.com — March 5, 2021 By Reese Erlich For the first time, the Biden Administration ordered a cross-border military attack in the Middle East. On February 26, seven US missiles slammed into a facility used by Iranian-backed militias in Syria. Washington … Continue reading
Foreign correspondent: Is Trump a hawk or dove?
Trump plays both sides against the middle By REESE ERLICH, 48 Hills SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 President Donald Trump has convinced Republican isolationists and hawks that he supports their views. That’s a neat trick, since the two groups hold opposing positions. Trump gets support from hardline interventionists for his efforts to overthrow governments in Iran and Venezuela, while backing the … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Is Kamala Harris a Hawk?
Biden’s VP pick has at times embraced militarism and even attacked Trump from the right. Foreign correspondent: Kamala Harris on war, peace, and the Middle East by Reese Erlich Aug 14, 2020, 48Hills.org Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin hasn’t forgotten a 2017 meeting with members of Senator Kamala Harris’s staff to discuss the humanitarian crisis in … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Trump’s Desperate, Last-Ditch Effort to Hike Tensions with Iran
This might be the final stretch for his failed policy of maximum pressure. By Reese Erlich Foreign Correspondent: Trump’s Desperate, Last-Ditch Effort to Hike Tensions with Iran During the past month, Iran has suffered a half-dozen explosions and fires at military and civilian sites. A bomb blew up near the Parchin missile base outside … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: US Beats War Drums in Iraq
Leaders in Washington and Tehran say they don’t want a full-scale war, but they are playing a dangerous game. https://progressive.org/covid-19/us-beats-war-drums-in-middle-east-erlich-200326/ by Reese Erlich, March 27, 2020 While the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic, tensions between the US and Iran are heating up. The two countries are engaging in tit-for-tat military attacks that threaten a … Continue reading
Foreign correspondent: I was under a brief coronavirus quarantine
The tests turned out negative — but I am one of the lucky ones with good health care and a stable place to live. https://48hills.org/2020/03/foreign-correspondent-i-was-under-a-brief-coronavirus-quarantine/ By Reese Erlich This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center March 13, 2020 On February 22, I left Iran after a week of covering the country’s parliamentary elections. Ten … Continue reading
Trump’s Harsh Iran Policy Helped Hardliners Win Iran’s Elections
This article was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Trump’s Harsh Iran Policy Helped Hardliners Win Iran’s Elections By Reese Erlich, Truthout Published March 5, 2020 TEHRAN — The landslide victory for hardliners in Iran’s recent parliamentary elections confirms that whoever occupies the White House next year won’t have an easy time dealing with Iran. Many … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Hardliners win Iran elections but with little enthusiasm
by Reese Erlich https://progressive.org/dispatches/iran-goes-from-bad-to-worse-erlich-200227/ This column was supported by the Pulitzer Center. February 28, 2020 TEHRAN—The parliamentary candidates had rented a large hall for a campaign rally, but only a few hundred supporters showed up. They came to see Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a leading hardliner and possible presidential candidate next year. As warm-up speakers droned on, … Continue reading
‘It’s a Punch in the Face to Trump’: Why Soleimani’s Killing Could Mean Hard-Line Victories in Iran’s Elections
The country’s parliamentary elections are a measure of popular support for confrontation with the U.S. by Reese Erlich Feb 20 2020, 7:58am The reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. TEHRAN — Hundreds of older, mostly blue-collar workers whooped and cheered as parliamentary candidate Sayed Miaad Salehi worked the crowd with the … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Trump Blinks, but the Iran Conflict Continues
Trump’s decision to de-escalate will save lives in the short run, but his actions have alienated tens of millions of people in Iraq and Iran. https://progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-trump-blinks-but-the-iran-conflict-conflict-continues-erlich-200110/ by Reese Erlich January 10, 2020 Trump blinked. After threatening to bomb military and cultural sites in Iran, President Donald Trump has apparently backed down on further escalation in … Continue reading
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