American allies are targeted by the new secondary sanctions …
- US Targets Egyptian Bank’s UAE Branches Under New Push for Iran’s Economic Isolation (AP)
- US Plans to Cut Off Military Aid to Key Middle East Ally, BBC Told (BBC)
… while China is sanctioned for money-laundering:
Israeli war crimes continue:
- 3 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike in Occupied West Bank: Health Ministry (MEMO)
- 2 Palestinians, Including Child, Injured by Israeli Army Fire in Occupied West Bank (Andalu Ajansi)
- Israeli Strikes Kill 5 in Gaza (WHDH)
“Prize courts were used during the Civil War to decide the legitimacy of goods seized at sea”:
- White House Planning to Reactivate Civil War-Era Court to Accelerate Theft of Iranian Oil (Antiwar.com)
“American democracy …. is being tested on … whether its institutions can rebuild a working relationship with citizens across every background, who have concluded … that nobody in government is listening to them”:
Iran’s security chief “named an end to the regional war, lifting the blockade of Iranian ports, compensation and sanctions relief as Iran’s core conditions”:
- War or Deal? Rezaei Begins to Define Iran’s Price (Iran International)
The latest FBI sting operation targeted a mentally unstable woman who pledged loyalty to ISIS online no attempt to conceal her date of birth and cellphone number”:
In claiming that “international law doesn’t apply to the United States” and imposing sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) … the Trump administration is setting a dangerous precedent”:
- US War on Iran: What Accountability for War Crimes? (Informed Comment)
“Hezbollah Secretary-General Qassem rejects a framework agreement with Israel and says the group will not surrender”:
“All relatives of American government employees in Israel given the go-ahead to return, though tighter restrictions remain in place at diplomatic missions elsewhere in the region”:
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