Iran claims US sanctions violate a 1955Â treaty. “Although the ICJ’s rulings are binding, it has no power to enforce them” if the Trump administration goes rogue:
Khan’s backs “the blasphemy clause that has served as a ramming rod against minorities and a means to whip crowds into a frenzy and at times turn them into lynch mobs and inspired vigilante killings” while ignoring China’s persecution of Muslims …
- Playing Politics with Religion: Imran Khan Puts Himself Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Mideast Soccer)
…Â where one million Muslims in internment camps are “forced to renounce Islam, criticize their own Islamic beliefs and those of fellow inmates, … recite Communist Party propaganda[,] …Â eat pork and drink alcohol, … [and face]Â torture and death“:
- China Is Treating Islam Like a Mental Illness (The Atlantic)
… like too many other Muslim politicians:
- Why the Muslim World Isn’t Saying Anything About China’s Repression and ‘Cultural Cleansing’ of Its Downtrodden Muslim Minority (Business Insider)
China isn’t the only country skilled in the arts of brainwashing, but Israel turns the schools instead of internment camps for its captive audience:
Trump goes easy on corporations but pursues criminal prosecution of individuals:
- Standard Chartered Test for Trump Iran Sanctions (Financial Review)
A UN fact-finding mission wants “the country’s top military generals … investigated and prosecuted for crimes against humanity … [and]Â accused Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, … of failing to use her position to protect the country’s civilian population”:
“[S]uccess is more likely if the U.S. makes its demands clear, imposes costs on Iran that outweigh the benefits of standing firm and clearly and credibly offers a diplomatic off-ramp to end the pressure. The Trump policy fails each of these tests”:
- The Trump Administration’s New ‘Iran Action Group’ Won’t Work — for These 3 Reasons (Washington Post)
“The EU’s commitment to maintaining economic ties with Iran, among other things, is fueling calls for greater independence from the U.S.” …
… as Trump’s policy benefits China with “new opportunities, starting with the option to take control of South Pars after Total failed to secure an exemption from the U.S. penalties”:
Sanctions apply pressure that stress the Iranian economy’s weak points. The fact that weak points exist should be attributed to “government corruption, or just old-fashioned bureaucratic incompetence”:
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