Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo by Ali Khodabakhsh. Failure in Iran and the Potemkin option – Canadian Dimension John Duncan In his February 28, 2026 announcement of the likely illegal US-Israeli war against Iran, Donald Trump outlined four strategic goals. 1. “We are going to… raze their missile industry to the ground.” However, three months into the war, given the effectiveness of Iranian missiles and drones hitting their targets (verified by the BBC and others despite US...

John Duncan Why Donald Trump will try to declare victory in Iran well before November Violent protesters, loyal to Donald Trump, storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) The Iranian regime is certainly brutal . But it’s also powerful as it continues to project its might after a month of illegal air strikes by the United States and Israel. Iran is in the top 10 per cent of countries by size and population , has the third largest proven petroleum reserves and controls...

John Duncan Venezuelan support for Maduro is rooted in the Bolivarian Revolution - The Globe and Mail Published on March 11, 2019 JUAN BARRETO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES As the crisis in Venezuela deepens, with nationwide blackouts, food, water and medicine shortages, hyperinflation and political uncertainty, media reports make little mention of the Bolivarian Revolution. Its legacy plays an important role in the current situation in the country. Initiated by the late former president Hugo Chavez 20...