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 ♋ Iran strikes Israe🌟l: Letters to the Editor — April 16, 2024

The Issue: Ira🥃n’s attacꦚk on Israel through a coordinated series of drone and missile strikes. Congratulations to Bi­den and the Democrats for financing Iran with billions in cash so that...

White House ripped over sanctions waiver that critics say put billions of dollars in Iran's hands

ꩵ The Biden administration is being blasted for allowing billions of dollars to allegedly flow into Iran under a controversial sanctions waiver — even after Iranian-backed rebels launched deadly air strikes... 

Chuck Schumer warns against what he himself just did, CNN analyst spins Kamala Harris' record and more

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed that former President Do🦂nald Trump is trying to make Israel a "p꧟artisan issue."

How monogrammed bathrobes led US to put a $1M bounty on Russian yacht manager's head

The US government is offering ☂a reward of up to $1 million for a businessman who allegedly helped a Russian oligarch’s yacht circumvent sanctions – until the scheme was revealed by... ꧟

What Biden must do to punish Putin for Navalny's murder

The Biden administration plans to announce a response to Alexei Navalny’s death Friday, one day before the second anni🍌versary of Russia’s bloody invasion.

US gov't looks to unload seized $300M Russian superyacht over $600K in monthly upkeep

The US government asked a judge for permission to sell a $300 million Russian superyacht♋ seized in 2022 -- citing the fact that it's been costing taxpayers $600,000 a month...

'Made in China': $167M of North Korean false eyelashes, wigs exported to West via China

  The reason China imports eyelash materials from North Korea, and has been since early 2000s, is th✅e country's low cost of labor and high quality e🔥yelashes.

Biden is shamefully selling out democracy in Venezuela — for ༒oil

The Whi🐈te House seems to think that lifting oil sanctions will help the Venezuelan economy, so Venezuelans will stay home -- they won't.

US sanctions exchange services linked to Yemen Houthi 🍒rebel shipping vဣessel attacks 

The sanctions 💦block access to U.S. property and bank accounts and prevent the targeted people and companies from doing business with Americans.

Ex-FBI official cries after 👍getting 50 months in federal prison for Russia oligarch work

Ex-high-ranking FBI official Charles McGonigal broke down in tears as he was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for colluding with a Russian oligarch to evade US sanctions. 𝄹

'Pathological liar' Putin spokesman mocked for claiming influencer daughter lived in 'Spartan conditions' in Paris

Eliz☂aveta Peskova has ⛦been sanctioned by both the US Treasury and the EU since the start of the Ukraine war.

Republicans rip Biden’s $10 billion Iran sanctions waiver: 'Reckless and dangerous'

Republicans and foreign policy experts on Wednesday denounced the Biden administration’s “reckless and dangerous" move to renew a sanctions waiver for Iran that would grant the US adve🐠rsary access to...

 Biden admin renews sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion from Iraq 🎀

 The Biden administration has extended a sanct💫ions w🐭aiver that will grant Iran access to roughly $10 billion from Iraq in exchange for electricity purchases. 

Joe Biden's words in Israel were sorely needed—but what's his Iran plan?

President Joe Biden deserves m🐲uch praise for another excellent speech Wednesday, vowing in Tel Aviv to stand by Israel and deploring the “pure, unadulterated evil” of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack....

Russian oligarch rented out landmark NYC mansion days before getting hit by US sanctions: sources ꦑ

Alexey Kuzmichev -- who has been accused of helping fund Vladimir Putin’s war on neighboring Ukraine -- had bought four floors in the seven-story🅺 Atterbury Mansion at 33 E. 74th for...

Hunter Biden-linked Russ🙈ian billionaires spared yet again by US sanctions

💃Oligarchs Yelena Baturina and Vladimir Yevtushenkov weren't among the new targets — even though they have similarities to other newly sanctioned businesspeopl🍸e.

Iranian president plans use the $6B prisoner cash 'wherever we need it'

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi declared that Tehran will deploy the $6 billion in funds the US r🌄ecently moved to unfreeze "wherever we need it."

American-owned tanker offloads oil believed to be Iranian crude near Texas — despite Tehran's threats

An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloadeꦿd its cargo near Texas on Sunday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in... 

King Charles' cousin under questioning for arranging luxury safari trip for close Putin pal: report

Alexandra Bowes-Lyon is under ൩invest▨igation for arranging a lavish safari trip in Kenya for Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch and friend of Putin. 

Top House Republicans rip Biden's Iran prisoner swap: 'We don't want a secret deal'

ꦐ Top Republican foreign policy luminaries gave a cold reception to the Iran prisoner agreement, fearing President Biden seeks to revive the nuclear deal.