Actually, “Iran has long insisted publicly that it isn’t interested in building a nuclear weapon — including earlier Tuesday, when Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that ‘Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon’”:
- Trump Demands that Iran Promise Never to Build a Nuclear Weapon in State of the Union Address (CBS News)
“Even as the president considers an attack, his State of the Union address offered little more than a brief repetition of vague talking points from recent days” …
… including his claim that “the US ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear programme last year, contradicting his special envoy Steve Witkoff, who said Iran is ‘one week away’ from a nuclear bomb”:
“The best antidote to this massive disinformation campaign, as always, is to read books by learned and responsible scholars and critical thinkers”:
- Ten Must-read Books on US-Iran Relations (Middle East Eye)
“The post is the latest in a series of recruitment pitches in Farsi, Korean, Russian and Mandarin that offered secure ways to contact the CIA”:
Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:
“Running battles were reported on some campuses, with videos showing fistfights between the Basji state-backed militia and students…. Elsewhere, students found themselves barred from entry if they had been identified as being involved in previous protests”:
“These attacks constitute a fully fledged crime and a blatant violation of all humanitarian and international laws that criminalise attacks against civilians”— Sudan Doctors Network:
“[W]e will not tolerate behavior that targets or demeans any community based on their faith, background, or immigration status — particularly from our own members” — City Council Speaker Julie Menin:
- Menin Speeds Up Ethics Review as Paladino Doubles Down on Anti-Muslim Posts (Queens Daily Eagle)
“Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty identified the journalist as Shinnosuke Kawashima”:
- Japan Broadcaster NHK Journalist Detained in Iran, Sources Confirm (Iran International)
Founder Alaa Shehada says that in London “he gets solemn and supportive ‘mmmm’s’ instead of laughs – the audiences mulling over it, perhaps laughing later when they’ve had time to think”:
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