{"id":20430,"date":"2019-05-17T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20430"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:48:02","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-17-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20430","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/17\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American allies are skeptical &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/hardball\/watch\/british-general-contradicts-us-claim-of-increased-threats-from-iran-59700293772\">British General Contradicts US Claim of Increased Threats from Iran<\/a> (MSNBC)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2019\/05\/15\/u-s-hard-line-stance-on-iran-rattles-allies\/\">U.S. Hard-line Stance on Iran Rattles Allies<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/17\/world\/europe\/war-iran-europe-iraq.html\">War With Iran? Count Us Out, Europe Says<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and among the few nations siding with Bolton&#8217;s designs on Iran are Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2019\/05\/17\/who-actually-supports-military-strikes-against-iran\/?utm_term=.a79c4d0cd9d7\">Who Actually Supports Military Strikes Against Iran?<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; with the Saudis accusing the Houtis of retaliating against their oil industry for the reign of death they have poured upon Yemen and demand Washington start a war with Iran in return &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/028d1755bdbb4e90ae0a92a68ff14d39\">Saudis Blame Iran for Drone Attack amid Calls for US Strikes<\/a> (AP)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but Iran&#8217;s U.N. ambassador &#8220;told  &#8216;Face the Nation&#8217; moderator Margaret Brennan on Thursday[,] &#8230;&#8217;I believe that  President Trump does not want war'&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/war-with-iran-ambassador-to-un-majid-takht-ravanchi-accuses-us-of-using-flawed-intelligence\/\">Iran Ambassador to UN Accuses U.S. of Using Flawed Intelligence<\/a> (CBS News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Sens. Lindsey Graham and Patrick Leahy have &#8220;great concern&#8221; about the administration&#8217;s military move and some legislators want an explanation of intelligence &#8220;about Iran that warranted the quick deployment&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/444163-gop-chairman-convinced-iran-threats-are-credible\">Key Republican &#8216;Convinced&#8217; Iran Threats Are Credible<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and Congressional committee chairs warn Pompeo of &#8220;the perils of ignoring and &#8216;cherry-picking\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 intelligence in foreign policy and national security decisions&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-arms-armscontrol\/top-u-s-lawmakers-press-pompeo-for-answers-on-iran-arms-control-report-idUSKCN1SM2UO\">Top U.S. Lawmakers Press Pompeo for Answers on Iran Arms Control Report<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;  &#8220;top national security officials [are] to brief  Congress on escalating tensions with Iran, agreeing to multiple  meetings intended to head off growing frustration with the president and  his senior advisers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/3e6684e6-767a-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?utm_term=.038c4fb47a44\">Top Trump Administration Officials Update Congress on Iran as Lawmakers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Frustration Grows<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Jewish yarmulke and Sikh patka are not included in the new measure&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/austria-bans-muslim-headscarf-in-primary-schools\/a-48756057\">Austria Bans Muslim Headscarf in Primary Schools<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153God has asked me to do and what the U.S. Constitution allows me to do.  My hope is that as a government agency, the Georgia Department of  Corrections will do the right thing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/state--regional\/muslim-woman-says-corrections-department-won-let-her-wear-hijab\/Lhbo6jY74dA9qhYEDV31gN\/\">Muslim Woman Says Ga. Corrections Department Won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Let Her Wear Hijab<\/a> (AJC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No ambulance &#8220;driver was willing to risk breaking the curfew&#8221; but thanks to a Muslim cab driver &#8220;she gave birth to a healthy baby boy who she has named &#8216;Shanti&#8217; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a name which denotes peace prevailing over conflict&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/muslim-cabbie-broke-curfew-to-drive-hindu-woman-to-hospital\/\">Muslim Cab Driver Broke Strict Police Curfew to Drive Hindu Woman in Childbirth to the Hospital<\/a> (Good News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Europe must &#8230; not leave everything in the hands of a &#8216;reckless  driver&#8217; who is preparing to drive off a cliff, the Palestinian foreign  minister has said&#8221; of  plan that amounts &#8220;to the return of colonialism&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/may\/17\/dont-let-trump-steer-middle-east-off-cliff-palestinians-urge-eu\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Let Trump Steer Middle East Off cliff, Palestinians Urge EU<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American allies are skeptical &#8230; British General Contradicts US Claim of Increased Threats from Iran (MSNBC) U.S. Hard-line Stance on Iran Rattles Allies (Foreign Policy) War With Iran? 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