WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following research report on June 18, 2026, by Piero Tozzi znd Adam Savit entitled "Iran as China's "Counter-Pivot": The Strategic Implications of Operation Epic Fury for America's Competition with China." Here are excerpts: * * * Overview Certain commentators have raised the eye-catching question of whether Operation Epic Fury--the American prong of the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran--is "All About China" (Riboua, 2026). It is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Human Rights First issued the following report on August 12, 2026, entitled "U.S. GLOBAL MAGNITSKY AND RELATED SANCTIONS: Mid-Year Update January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * Summary: From January through June 2026, the U.S. government has made limited use of human rights and anticorruption sanctions, often focusing on forced labor in cyber scam centers, abuses in countries where diplomatic relations are strained or nonexistent, and conflict situations, with particular focuses in Iran, Nicaragua, more PR