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The U.S. State Department and Treasury has recently released 39 targets for sanctions, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the bans “the beginning of what will be a sustained campaign of economic and political pressure to deny the Assad regime revenue.”But critics have denounced the latest round of American coercive economic measures against the Arab country, saying the sanctions violate international law and humanitarian principles.

In his address during the 75th UN general assembly, President Donald Trump spoke of abandoning what he called the terrible Iran nuclear deal.The Iranian president touched upon Tehran's role in restoring peace in the Middle East by helping countries fight Daesh terrorists arguing such a nation doesn't deserve sanctions. University Lecturer and Author of the Plot to Attack Iran, Daniel Kovalik (Pittsburgh, PA) and James Jatras (Washington DC) former US Diplomat exchange views on this issue.

This episode is about the chaotic situation in the United States in the run-up to the November presidential election. Netfa Freeman, member of Black Alliance for Peace Coordinating Committee, and Ian Williams, senior analyst and commentator, exchange views on this issue.

Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris after a three-day journey to Beirut and Baghdad during which he played the role of a modern-day Lawrence of Arabia, promising sovereignty to the long-suffering citizens of Lebanon and Iraq. But can he do it alone? Better yet, how does he plan to do it? To discuss this issue with us from Beirut is Mohamad Kleit, journalist and photographer.

This episode is about ongoing racial tensions in the United States. Matthew Fogg, former chief deputy at US Marshals Service, and Robert Patillo, political strategist, and Netfa Freeman, member of coordinating committee of Black Alliance for Peace, exchange views on this issue.