Rather than pursue “Iran’s capitulation on behalf of Saudi Arabia and Israel,” the U.S. should cooperate “with European partners … [to constrain] Iran’s nuclear activities and reopen channels of communication with Tehran” …
- Trump Was Right Not to Bomb Iran. Now He Needs a Strategy (Washington Post)
Fox News host Tucker Carlson warned Trump that the “hawks did not have the president’s best interests at heart, he said. And if Mr. Trump got into a war with Iran, he could kiss his chances of re-election goodbye”:
- Why Trump Didn’t Bomb Iran (Politico)
Pence said, “We’re not convinced that it was authorized at the highest levels,” but would not elaborate:
- Pence Says US ‘Not Convinced’ Downing of US Drone by Iran ‘Was Authorized at the Highest Levels (CNN)
In 2015 Trump tweeted “Sheldon Adelson is looking to give big dollars to Rubio because he feels he can mold him into his perfect little puppet.” So for how long can Trump resist the puppet master? …
- Trump Has a $259 million Reason to Bomb Iran (Lobe Log)
… “We are putting major additional Sanctions on Iran on Monday”:
Democracy in Turkey is not dead yet: the AKP has conceded Imamoglu’s victory in Istanbul’s mayoral election rerun:
- Erdogan’s Party Suffers Blow After Istanbul Re-run Poll Defeat (BBC)
- Erdogan’s Agony: Has Istanbul Just Begun Saving Turkish Democracy? (Informed Comment)
The Kushner plan consists of “pitches from … programs that the Trump administration cut, which is cruelly ironic. … [T]his is basically convincing them to take economic incentives in exchange for their rights” …
… and in ignoring the Israeli occupation to focus on financial, educational, and bureaucratic aid, Kushner is like a quack oncologist who prescribes a get-rich-quick scheme to a patient who has come in to be cured of cancer:
If you think that being a white, non-Muslims, native born American citizens protects you from border patrol abuse, think again:
- I’m a Journalist but I Didn’t Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy (The Intercept)
Iran’s “unlikely spy chief … is emblematic of the multiple power centers vying for control within Iran“:
