{"id":6434,"date":"2020-05-07T20:48:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=6434"},"modified":"2020-11-11T21:10:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T20:10:42","slug":"usa-coronakrise-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/usa-coronakrise-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Norton &#8211; History of Nicaragua &#038; U.S. Intervention in Iran during the Coronavirus Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Ben Norton &#8211; History of Nicaragua &amp; U.S. Intervention in Iran during the Coronavirus Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this interview with journalist, filmmaker and writer Ben Norton, we examine the history of Nicaragua within the context of U.S. imperialism. In addition, we discuss the situation in Iran before and during the coronavirus pandemic in terms of U.S. intervention. Lastly, we delve into US domestic politics and whether a Joe Biden presidency would be more favourable towards Iran given his track record under the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>To read the transcript of this video:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-Norton-History-of-Nicaragua-U.S.-Intervention-in-Iran-During-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Norton &#8211; History of Nicaragua &amp; U.S. Intervention in Iran During the Coronavirus Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: Ben Norton &#8211; History of Nicaragua &amp; U.S. Intervention in Iran during the Coronavirus Pandemic<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Norton - History of Nicaragua &amp; U.S. Intervention in Iran during the Coronavirus Pandemic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Es3UQQoAf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch more of our videos with other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT\u00a0BEN NORTON<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ben Norton<\/strong>\u00a0is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker.<\/p>\n<p>He is the assistant editor of The Grayzone, and the producer of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/moderaterebelsradio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moderate Rebels<\/a>\u00a0podcast, which he co-hosts with editor Max Blumenthal. 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