The world’s indifference to Muslim woes
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson jeopardise what remains of the west’s human rights credibility Edward Luce January 2 2020 Imagine if China had incarcerated upwards of a million Christians. […]
Trump threatens to hit 52 Iranian targets, Borrell urges ‘de-escalation’
EURACTIV.com with AFP and Reuters European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday (4 January) stressed the “need for de-escalation” after the US assassination of a top Iranian […]
Donald Trump’s order to assassinate Soleimani was more about grabbing headlines than foreign policy
Up until recently the US president has shown he has no idea who Qassim Soleimani is, but the killing of the Iranian general has now pushed the Middle East […]
‘He was sent to us’: at church rally, evangelicals worship God and Trump
Friday’s rally recognized Trump’s need to retain the loyalty of the evangelical voting bloc that propelled him to victory in 2016 Richard Luscombe in Miami @richlusc Sat 4 Jan 2020 They came to pray with their president, though in truth many came just to worship him. Donald Trump’s Friday […]
Qassem Suleimani: tears mix with vows of vengeance at Iran general’s funeral march
Mourners weep and beat chests as coffins of those killed in US drone strike pass through Baghdad’s streets Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad Sat 4 Jan 2020 Iraqi militiamen march and […]
Bernie Sanders’s Antiwar Message Highlights Ascendant Young Left
Source: Huffington Post By Daniel Marans The post-9/11 generation is a core of the Vermont senator’s White House campaign coalition. When the Democratic presidential candidates announced their reactions to Thursday’s […]
US foreign policy – Suleimani killing the latest in a long, grim line of US assassination efforts
The Guardian – There has been no shortage of US attempts to remove foreign adversaries through highly dubious legal or ethical means Ed Pilkington in New York @edpilkington Sat 4 […]
Trump is starting a war with Iran – whether it is by accident or design
Tehran will likely take time to consider its options, with few having expected the US president to go for the jugular like this Robert Fisk @indyvoices Is this war by […]
2020 Democrats: Iran airstrike ‘reckless,’ ‘could cost countless lives’
By Marina Pitofsky – 01/03/20 THE HILL The move is a major escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with Iran vowing “harsh retaliation” in response. Former Vice […]
Rival Shi’ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity
Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a […]
How the world is reacting to US killing of top Iran general
Global Village Space AFP -January 3, 2020 The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq, with leaders […]
Killing of Iranian Commander Is Met With Criticism and Tough Talk
Mixed reaction to the news that Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani died in a targeted strike by the United States at Baghdad International Airport. By Neil Vigdor THE NEW YORK TIMES Jan. 2, 2020 The killing of a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a targeted strike by the […]
Fears of WWIII grow after Donald Trump airstrike kills Iran general
Source: Metro UK By Zoe Drewett Friday 3 Jan 2020 The US airstrike ordered by Donald Trump killed Iran general Qasam Soleimani outside Baghdad airport in Iraq (Picture: Reuters/AFP) The […]
Soleimani assassination risks all-out war between US and Iran
Killing of Quds commander takes Trump presidency into dangerous territory By David Gardner for the FINANCIAL TIMES The US air strike on Baghdad airport that killed General Qassem Soleimani, commander […]
Iran: Leader vows tough revenge waiting for criminals over Gen. Soleimani martyrdom
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei conveyed a message and expressed his deep condolences on the martyrdom of Commander of IRGC Quds […]
Malice, stupidity of US terrorist forces to further strengthen tree of resistance in region: FM Zarif
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has released a statement on the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani. Iranian Foreign […]
Pro-Iranian militants withdraw from US embassy in Baghdad
Militia group orders pullout after breach that has badly damaged US-Iraq relations Julian Borger in Washington and agencies in Baghdad Wed 1 Jan 2020 P Iranian-backed militants have withdrawn from […]
Islam, reform and the battle of narratives
Source: Spectator By Fraser Nelson, who is the editor of The Spectator. He is also a columnist with The Daily Telegraph, a member of the advisory board of the Centre […]
Trump sends more US troops to Middle East after US Embassy protests in Iraq
By Euronews with AP President Donald Trump warned that Iran “would be held fully responsible” after the US Embassy in Baghdad was stormed by protesters on Tuesday, before ordering […]
US Marines Prepare for Deployment to American Embassy in Baghdad
US Marines were filmed preparing to be deployed to the US embassy in Baghdad on December 31, after pro-militia protesters besieged the diplomatic post. Video taken by the US […]