Month: January 2021

If Trump could think that a mob at the Capitol could reverse his election loss, might he not also “be so delusional as to imagine that [war with Iran] would be in the interests of the nation or region or even his own short-term interests?”: Donald Trump’s Parting Gift to the World? It May Be…

As the Washington Post joins those calling for Trump’s impeachment for his role in encouraged demonstrators who then vandalized the Capitol, Iraq puts out a warrant for his arrest over the Soleimani assassination … Iraq issues Arrest Warrant for Trump over Killing of Iran General Soleimani (Global News) … while Iraq’s PM has “frozen” his adviser’s…

The bill, in the works since the Ahmadinejad administration, has been approved by President Rouhani and is waiting on parliament for final approval, but Human Rights Watch faults the bill for not criminalizing marital rape and child marriage: Iran Gov’t Approves Bill to Combat Violence Against Women (Aljazeera) Imran Khan and Pakistani government are arguing…

Isreal provide vaccines to illegal settlers, but citing agreements predicated on a full peace agreement that never materialized, Israel denies its responsibility to vaccinate those under it occupation, demanding the impoverished PA do it: Palestinians Excluded from Israeli Covid Vaccine Rollout as Jabs Go to Settlers (The Guardian) Austria starts the new year by requiring…

Both Israel and Saudi Arabia are pushing Trump to attack Iran in the hopes of sabotaging Biden’s plans to re-enter negotiations. Iran accused the US of trying to “fabricate a pretext to attack Iran” and that they still have “every right to avenge the blood of [Soleimani]”: Israel, Saudi Arabia Reportedly Pressuring Trump to Strike…