Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. The United States is grating parole to Jonathan Pollard after three decades of imprisonment on charges of spying for Israel. Pollard, a former US Naval intelligence analyst who spied for the Tel Aviv regime, will be freed from life sentence, his lawyers announced on Tuesday. The decision, made unanimously by the three members of the Parole Commission, was later confirmed... 

US President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Jon Sopel of the BBC at the White House. US president Barack Obama has once again threatened Iran with a military attack despite the recent conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries. In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday, Obama said the military option is still on the table even after the landmark... 

While beefing up NATO’s military presence in Europe Washington should refrain from deploying more US nuclear weapons in EU countries, senior fellow of the Brookings Institution Steven Pifer said. According to Steven Pifer, a senior fellow and director of the Arms Control Initiative at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is currently considering re-deployment of US nuclear... 

Adm. Scott Swift speaks to journalists on Friday, July 17, 2015 in Manila, Philippines. An American political commentator says the United States is trying to escalate tensions in the South China Sea, which can lead to tragic consequences. Professor Dennis A. Etler made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Sunday while commenting on Washington’s decision to start surveillance flights... 

US Secretary of State John Kerry has lashed out at the critics of the recent nuclear breakthrough with Iran, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying a better conclusion is nothing but “fantasy.” “There’s a lot of fantasy out there about this – quote – ‘better deal.’ The fact is we spent four years putting together an agreement that had the consent of Russia, China,... 

The US has offered to increase military aid to Israel by another $1.5 billion per year to ease tensions over the nuclear deal with Iran, media has reported. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to make the offer during next week’s visit to Tel Aviv. The proposed increase would see Israel getting an additional squadron of F-35 fighter jets, funding for research and development of missile defense... 

Donald Trump isn’t afraid to say what needs to be said. Now the billionaire, television personality and presidential aspirant has a straightforward message for Christians. “The Christians are being treated horribly because we have nobody to represent the Christians. Believe me, if I run and I win, I will be the greatest representative of the Christians they’ve had in a long time,” Trump said... 

In present-day international relations there are only two camps one can choose from and belong to – the United States and China; everyone else, including Europe, must accept the current state of affairs and become “docile subjects” of those who have power and authority, columnist Daniel Soulez-Lariviere said in Le Huffington Post. In this day and age, the United States and China dictate the... 

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says all options, including military options, are not off the table should Iran violate the terms of a nuclear deal with the world powers. In a statement on Tuesday, the Democratic candidate said she would respond to any violations immediately if elected as president next year. “The response to any cheating must be immediate and decisive – starting with... 

The United States is wrong to consider Russia “enemy number one,” an Italian analyst believes. US military leadership still believes in patterns of the long-gone Cold War which affect the decisions of the White House and America’s strategy towards the country, Il Giornale columnist Gian Micalessin told Sputnik. Washington understands that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the only... 

Despite vocal criticism, the EU Parliament has approved a non-binding resolution on the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, bridging a gap in protracted negotiations on the secretive trade pact between the EU and the US. The resolution was approved by the majority of the parliament with 436 ‘Yes’ votes coming up against 241 ‘No’ votes in Strasbourg... 

Is the American century over? Despite a growing economy, world-class university system, innovative society, and the best military in the world it seems the US may lose its global leadership. Air Force Col. Robert S. Spalding and his co-author Dr. Adam B. Lowther, a Research Professor at the Air Force Research Institute (AFRI), believe that the American pessimism over the country’s gradual decline... 

Unknown hackers leaked a letter addressed to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk from US Senator Richard Durbin, assuring support and instructing him which key officials should and shouldn’t remain in office. The letter was published on Facebook page of Leonid Kozhara, Ukraine’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Kozhara copied the letter from the website news-front.info, which in... 

After a significant thaw between the US and Cuba, the states decided to restore their embassies. However, some believe that opening an embassy in Havana would avert one of the American’s important allies. Thus, the presidential candidate from the Republican party Ted Cruz claimed, that reopening is a “slap in the face” of Israel. Cruz called Obama’s announcement “unacceptable... 

The Supreme Court has declared same-sex marriages legal across the entirety of the United States. In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court termed on Friday morning attempts by conservative states to ban gay marriage unconstitutional. Five of the nine court justices ruled that the right to marriage equality was enshrined under the 14th amendment, striking down bans in over a dozen states. The ruling...