McGovern Warns of Iran War Hype as Intelligence Pushes Back on Nuclear Claims
Posted by Joshua Scheer As Washington debates Iran, Ukraine, and nuclear red lines, Ray McGovern argues the real battle isn’t on the battlefield — it’s over intelligence, narrative, and whether…
As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?
By Peter Rutland and Elizaveta Gaufman for the Conversation Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict.…
Moscow: US and Russia ‘No Longer Bound’ by New START Limits as Treaty Set to Expire
The New START treaty caps the number of nuclear warheads each side can deploy at 1,550 and limits the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic launchers to 800.
War, Truth, and the Cost of Denial
On today’s episode of Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down once again with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern for a rare, unvarnished look at the war in Ukraine, the collapse…
Russia Blasts US at UN Security Council Over Iran
WATCH: Russia blasted the U.S. for running a “regime change” operation in Iran, while the Iranian envoy said “any act of aggression, direct or indirect, will be met with a…
Fears of Wider War Over Venezuela Oil as US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker
“That is a confrontation of Cold War proportions,” warned one observer.
Nuclear Standoff: Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer on the Most Dangerous New Year in Decades
As the world stumbles into a new year, journalist Robert Scheer sits down with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern for a conversation that feels less like a holiday reflection and…
Tensions Soar: Trump, Putin, Zelensky, and the Fragile Peace Talks That Could Collapse Overnight
By Joshua Scheer Tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States escalated dramatically overnight as peace talks appear to be unraveling. Just yesterday, following meetings at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump offered…
Trump Praises Putin, Promises Peace—Kyiv Still Under Fire
By Joshua Scheer Trump’s Peace Optimism Collides With Russia’s Intensifying Assault on Kyiv Another morning has arrived with no peace between Ukraine and Russia, despite President Trump repeatedly suggesting that…
European Russophobia and Europe’s Rejection of Peace: A Two-Century Failure
By Jeffrey D. Sachs for Horizons Europe has repeatedly rejected peace with Russia at moments when a negotiated settlement was available, and those rejections have proven profoundly self-defeating. From the…
Hillary Clinton Condemns “All Suffering”—Except the One We Pay For
By: Joshua Scheer, Columnist Hillary Clinton doubles down on “misinformed youth” remarks at Doha Forum At the Doha Forum today, Hillary Clinton reiterated comments from last week’s Israel Hayom Summit,…
RAY McGOVERN: Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)
Ray McGovern Republished from Consortium News Despite widespread rejection and ridicule in Western media of Donald Trump’s peace proposal on Ukraine being “dead on arrival” in Moscow, there was Trump’s…
What Defeat Looks Like
By Stefan Moore Special to Consortium News European leaders are in panic mode. They are scrambling to ensure that Trump’s 28-point peace plan that they believe favours Russia can be…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: What? Peace in Our Time in Ukraine?
The Trump regime’s 28–point Ukraine peace plan accepts Moscow’s core concerns as legitimate. That’s essential for any possible settlement of the war, or the broader crisis between Russia and the…