June, 2021

• 25 June

  Critic of Palestinian Authority dies after violent arrest

  An outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who was a candidate in parliamentary elections called off earlier this year died after Palestinian security forces arrested him and beat him with batons on Thursday, his family said. Nizar Banat was a harsh critic of the PA, which governs parts of the …

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• 24 June

  Biden Never Learns: He Still Wants to Talk to China

  

  Call this another Biden debacle in the making. China, it is evident, is now in no mood for substantive discussions, other than, of course, for the purpose of accepting America’s surrender. American leaders, administration in and administration out, think it is important to meet face-to-face with adversaries, that they can …

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• 24 June

  Iran fails to launch satellite into orbit as Pentagon watches

  

  The details surrounding the failed launches, and causes of its failure were unclear, however, the report stated. Iran failed to launch another satellite in space in mid-June, according to CNN citing US defense officials. The Pentagon and defense officials were observing the launch and stated that while the June launch …

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• 24 June

  Iran official says US has agreed to lift oil, shipping sanctions

  

  The new US administration of President Joe Biden aims to restore the Iran Deal, but the sides disagree on which steps need to be taken and when. Iran said on Wednesday that Washington had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, and take some senior figures off …

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• 24 June

  US: Election of Raisi unlikely to change dynamics of nukes talks

  

  Iran’s supreme leader determines Tehran’s policy on important issues, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday, signaling that the election to the presidency of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi won’t change the dynamics of the talks on the nuclear issues between Iran and the world powers in Vienna. “Iran will …

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• 24 June

  Iran claims sabotage of Iran Atomic Energy Organization failed – explainer

  

  Despite Iranian claims, both in July 2020 and April 2021, the Islamic Republic initially lied to the global media in trying to downplay sabotage operations. A sabotage operation against one of the buildings of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) in Karaj, near Tehran, failed and caused no damage or casualties …

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• 24 June

  Sahel: ce qui va succéder à l’opération Barkhane

  

  Emmanuel Macron a annoncé la « transformation profonde » de la présence militaire française au Sahel. Il n’a pas encore dévoilé les détails du futur dispositif mais plusieurs pistes se dessinent. Enlisement ou ensablement, c’est selon… Huit ans après son lancement, en août 2014, dans la continuité de l’opération Serval …

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• 24 June

  Quelle politique africaine pour le camp de la France?

  

  La France met fin à l’opération Barkhane en Afrique de l’Ouest. Sur ce continent, ne perdons-nous pas notre temps et notre énergie ? Le plan Marshall pour l’Afrique, personne n’y croit vraiment. Il faut en revanche se préparer à contrer les hordes migratoires qu’on nous promet, prévient Jean Messiha. L’actualité …

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• 24 June

  Le duel Macron/Le Pen, c’est donc fini?

  

  Fini, bien fini? Il y a quand même des aspects réjouissants à cet effondrement de la démocratie représentative qui ne représente plus grand monde, même pas les représentants. Le désintérêt pour les élections régionales doit beaucoup à la réforme régionale décidée de manière totalement technocratique par le président Hollande sur …

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• 24 June

  Germany’s Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish, not German

  The German Parliament and other federal agencies estimate that the true number Grey Wolves in Germany is above 18,000. This is five times more than the number of members (3,500) of Germany’s neo-Nazi party. The ideology underpinning the Grey Wolves movement is a Turkish version of Aryanism and sets itself …

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