How will the Islamic Republic respond to the assassination of their top nuclear scientist? This past year hasn’t been great for Iran. Just one day into 2020, Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani, and Iraqi Shi’ite militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a drone strike outside Baghdad’s airport. With …
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Iran to give a 'calculated' response to nuclear scientist death -official
Iranian hardline media called on Sunday for a tough answer. Iran will give a “calculated and decisive” response to the killing of its top nuclear scientist, said a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, while a hardline newspaper suggested Tehran’s revenge should include striking the Israeli city of Haifa.
Read More »How assassinations, sabotage could avoid Iran war – analysis
This third way may breakdown the choice of: war v. quick deal. Paradoxically, the assassination of Iran nuclear program “father” Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was probably undertaken to avoid war with Iran.
Read More »Kochavi visits North, says IDF ready for any possible attack
Chief of staff’s visit comes as Iran vows revenge after top nuclear scientist assassinated. “Our message is clear,” he said two days after Iran’s top nuclear scientist was assassinated near Tehran. “We will continue to act as vigorously as necessary against Iranian entrenchment in Syria, and we are fully prepared …
Read More »Jordan's King Abdullah meets Abbas, calls for two-state solution
This was Abbas’s first trip abroad since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. Jordan’s King Abdullah on Sunday called for intensifying international efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace and end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the two-state solution.
Read More »Iran's mistake in its Nagorno-Karabakh policy sees Turkey reaping the rewards
It is unusual for Iran to have a sudden change of heart in its foreign policy. Indeed, it can be said to be one of the firmest and most blatant when it comes to its projection of regional influence, and its rhetoric is just as bold. This has changed with …
Read More »UK amends status of Israel and Jerusalem following pressure from pro-Israel lobby
The UK government has responded to pressure from the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Conservative Friends of Israel by listing Israel and occupied Jerusalem together as one country in its weekly update to COVID-19 related travel corridors.
Read More »Israel, US planning to attack Iran during Trump's final days
Israel and the US are reportedly planning to carry out “covert operations” and increase pressure on Tehran during US President Donald Trump’s final days in office, the Times of Israel reported yesterday.
Read More »Kurdish PKK leader tells ‘Post’ of ‘peaceful struggle’ against Turkey
As the commander of an ongoing insurgency, he rarely speaks with journalists. Murat Karayilan, 56, is one of the senior leaders of the PKK, or Kurdish Workers’ Party. A veteran fighter of this organization’s long struggle against Turkey and for greater autonomy and rights for Turkey’s Kurdish population, he is …
Read More »Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as ‘Feeding the World’
The world is fast losing farms and farmers through the concentration of land into the hands of rich and powerful land speculators and agribusiness corporations. Smallholder farmers are being criminalised and even made to disappear when it comes to the struggle for land. They are constantly exposed to systematic expulsion.
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