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Middle East
Elbaradei: Trump Propaganda on Iran Nuclear Deal like Run-up to Iraq War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Trump administration (actually UN Ambassador and far right Evangelical Nikki Haley) has decertified Iran from compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Nuclear Deal of 2015. It would be interesting to know how many of Haley’s stupid and inaccurate talking points were provided […]
Painting of the Day: “The Lovers” (Iran, 1630)
Safavid Miniature by Riza-yi Abbasi of Isfahan
Alarmed Kurdistan forces Mobilized at Kirkuk as Iraqi troops said to Mass on Border
Kurds say Shiite militias heading for Kirkuk
Germany: Immediate Danger of Mideast War if Trump dumps Iran Deal
Foreign Minister warns that Europe will take the Russian and Chinese side on the Iran issue against the USA
Could Kurdish Secession bid derail Iraq’s Democracy?
Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – In Baghdad, the Kurdish referendum has dominated all other official proceedings. Lack of progress on electoral laws means federal elections could be postponed – again. The controversial Iraqi Kurdish referendum on independence has also had a divisive impact on politics in Baghdad. For one thing it […]
Yemen Cholera cases heading to 1 Mn. amid Saudi-led War
History can Tell us about the Disease, but the Conflict is Responsible
Turkish Gov’t Railroading Amnesty Int’l Workers in Kafkaesque Trial
By Benjamin Ward | (Human Rights Watch) | – – Jailed Human Rights Defenders Could Face up to 15 Years in Prison If it were a television script, any sensible producer would reject it as too far-fetched. Ten human rights defenders met on a small island in Istanbul for a training session on July 5. […]
Despite Trump, IAEA Confirms Iran’s Compliance with Nuclear Deal
TeleSur | – – Despite accusations by the Trump administration against Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal, the U.N. nuclear agency chief denied these claims. The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano has confirmed that Iran is conforming to the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement, despite accusations by the Donald Trump administration […]
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