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Is Trump Hoping Warmongering Against Iran Will Help Him Win the Election?
The Trump administration's efforts have yet to provoke open warfare with Iran.
![President Trump stops to talk to reporters as he departs the White House for a trip to Ohio on August 6, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0807-donald-trump--400x300.jpg)
Book: Pentagon Officials Withheld Options From Trump for Fear He May Start a War
One official recounted how some were cautious with Trump “because any options you put out there, he could use them.”
![China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on December 31, 2019, in Beijing, China.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0713-iran-china-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Harsh Sanctions Lead to Iran-China Partnership
The new strategic partnership between Iran and China is the result of Trump’s punishing sanctions against Iran.
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (center) attends a program held within to encourage and increase domestic production, in Tehran, Iran, on June 23, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1222128109-400x300.jpg)
Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Suleimani Assassination
Suleimani's January killing by a U.S. drone strike was condemned at the time as a violation of international law.
![Michael Bolton adjusts his glasses while on stage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0617-michael-bolton-400x300.jpg)
It’s Trump vs. Bolton, and I’m Rooting for a Meteor
Sun Tzu said, “If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” I’m still waiting.
![President Donald Trump attends a signing ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, United States on December 20, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-1189676443-400x300.jpg)
Trump Boosts Nuclear Weapons Spending, Fueling a New Arms Race
Two reports highlight the soaring cost of nuclear weapons and the dangers of U.S. nuclear policy under Trump.
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The US Has a Long History of Weaponizing Aid to Other Countries
There is a covert U.S. strategy in which humanitarian aid is weaponized not by withholding it, but by providing it.
![Demonstrators hold signs demanding their church to reopen, protest during a rally to reopen California and against stay-at-home directives on May 1, 2020, in San Diego, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0519-open-church-protest-400x300.jpg)
Religious Fundamentalism Impairs COVID-19 Response Across Nations
Whether in the U.S. or Iran, fundamentalist religion often made for bad public policy during the first wave of COVID-19.
![A person in a hazmat suit looks down upon a mass grave in despair](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0415-iran-400x300.jpg)
COVID-19 Is Exposing the Violence of US Foreign Policy as Virus Spreads
COVID-19 has begun to wreak its havoc in Iraq, Syria and Yemen – nations harmed by U.S. wars and economic sanctions.
![Doctors from the Cuban Medical Mission carry out rapid tests for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on employees of the metro in Caracas, Venezuela. Trump’s intensification of sanctions against Venezuela and Iran during a pandemic constitutes a crime against humanity.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/04/2020_0414-venezuela-covid-19-400x300.jpg)
Intensifying Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Trump Is Weaponizing Coronavirus
Trump’s intensification of sanctions against Venezuela and Iran during a pandemic constitutes a crime against humanity.