{"id":20549,"date":"2019-06-09T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20549"},"modified":"2019-06-09T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T19:03:30","slug":"news-and-analysis-6-9-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20549","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/9\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Their letter asks if Brits are &#8220;willing to give up on our principles  of fairness and equality for all, in order to placate President Trump,  even going so far as to exclude our home secretary solely due to his  Muslim heritage&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2019\/jun\/07\/muslim-council-asks-why-sajid-javid-was-excluded-from-trump-banquet\">Muslim Council Asks Why Trump Banquet Excluded Sajid Javid<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hezbollah has &#8220;endorsed the Lebanese government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stance  to enter direct negotiations to settle the border dispute with Israel,&#8221; and now the U.S. &#8220;and Iran may explore direct talks for the first time since &#8230; Trump took office&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/on-lebanese-israeli-border-us-and-iran-are-negotiating\/\">On Lebanese-Israeli Border, US and Iran Are Negotiating<\/a> (Lobe Log)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Preconception are challenged by &#8220;ruins &#8230; of the world&#8217;s first superpower, &#8230; quality craft-filled bazaars, bliss-inducing bathhouses and mosques so  mind-blowing they might just convince &#8230; atheists &#8230; to believe&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/travel\/destinations\/middle-east\/113220368\/axis-of-adventure-a-firsttime-visit-to-iran\">Axis of Adventure: A First-time Visit to Iran<\/a> (Stuff)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House has relied on a nonexistent &#8220;persona run by a team of people from the political wing of the  MEK,&#8221; according to &#8220;a high-ranking defector from the MEK who said  he had direct knowledge of the operation&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2019\/06\/09\/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek\/\">An Iranian Activist Wrote Dozens of Articles for Right-Wing Outlets. But Is He a Real Person?<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Russia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s deputy ambassador to the UN, Vladimir Safronkov, said after the  closed-door briefing that no evidence had been presented linking Iran  to the attacks&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/jun\/07\/uae-tanker-attacks-un-iran-norway-saudi-arabia\">Inquiry into Oil Tanker Attacks Stops Short of Blaming Iran<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Opposition and protest groups had called for workers to stay at home  after security forces &#8230; kill[ed] dozens and deal[t] a blow to hopes of a peaceful transition after ex-president  Omar al-Bashir\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s removal in April&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.reuters.com\/article\/topNews\/idCAKCN1TA0DE-OCATP\">Civil Disobedience Campaign Empties Streets of Sudan&#8217;s Capital<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Their prime goal must be to get the US and Iran to engage in direct  talks. But this will not happen without the US lifting some of its  sanctions&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany-fights-to-salvage-iran-nuclear-deal-as-deadline-looms\/a-49108530\">Germany Fights to Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal as Deadline Looms<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Analyst gives reasons there is &#8220;no chance&#8221; the U.S. will meet the seven conditions for successful negotiation, yet if it could, it would result in &#8220;a win-win situation both for Trump and Tehran&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/83344802\/Success-of-Japan-s-initiative-depends-on-seven-factors-Ex-nuclear\">Success of Japan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Initiative Depends on Seven Factors: Ex-nuclear Negotiator<\/a> (IRNA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ministry of Health statistics puts acid attacks at 60 to 70 cases every year.&#8221; Although the legislation passed 161-9-9, &#8220;it needs to be endorsed by hardliner-dominated Guardian Council before being implemented&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/iran-parliament-makes-new-law-against-acid-attacks\/29989379.html\">Iran Parliament Makes New Law Against Acid Attacks<\/a> (Radio Farda)  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Their letter asks if Brits are &#8220;willing to give up on our principles of fairness and equality for all, in order to placate President Trump, even going so far as to exclude our home secretary solely due to his Muslim heritage&#8221;: Muslim Council Asks Why Trump Banquet Excluded Sajid Javid (The Guardian) Hezbollah has &#8220;endorsed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20549"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20556,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20549\/revisions\/20556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}