{"id":20614,"date":"2019-06-24T04:25:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T09:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20614"},"modified":"2019-06-24T04:25:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T09:25:42","slug":"news-and-analysis-6-24-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20614","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/24\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rather than pursue &#8220;Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capitulation on behalf  of Saudi Arabia and Israel,&#8221; the U.S. should cooperate &#8220;with European partners &#8230; [to constrain] Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nuclear  activities and reopen channels of communication with Tehran&#8221; &#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/global-opinions\/trump-was-right-not-to-bomb-iran-now-he-needs-a-strategy\/2019\/06\/21\/8086ed62-9438-11e9-b58a-a6a9afaa0e3e_story.html?utm_term=.77dd44aecc60&amp;wpisrc=nl_opinions&amp;wpmm=1\">Trump Was Right Not to Bomb Iran. Now He Needs a Strategy<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News host Tucker Carlson warned Trump that the &#8220;hawks did not have the president\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 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&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2019\/06\/22\/why-trump-didnt-bomb-iran-449575\">Why Trump Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Bomb Iran<\/a> (Politico)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pence said, &#8220;We&#8217;re not convinced that it was authorized at the highest  levels,&#8221; but would not elaborate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/06\/23\/politics\/mike-pence-iran-us-drone-not-convinced-highest-levels\/index.html\">Pence Says US &#8216;Not Convinced&#8217; Downing of US Drone by Iran &#8216;Was Authorized at the Highest Levels<\/a> (CNN)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015 Trump tweeted &#8220;Sheldon Adelson is looking to give big dollars to Rubio because he feels he can mold him into his perfect little puppet.&#8221; So for how long can Trump resist the puppet master? &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lobelog.com\/trump-has-a-259-million-reason-to-bomb-iran\/\">Trump Has a $259 million Reason to Bomb Iran<\/a> (Lobe Log)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;We are putting major additional Sanctions on Iran on Monday&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2019\/06\/23\/us-to-impose-fresh-sanctions-on-iran-following-escalating-tensions\">US Prepares New Iran Sanctions as Trump Says Sees Scope for Deal<\/a> (Euronews)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Democracy in Turkey is not dead yet: the AKP has conceded Imamoglu&#8217;s victory in Istanbul&#8217;s mayoral election rerun:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-48739256\">Erdogan&#8217;s Party Suffers Blow After Istanbul Re-run Poll Defeat<\/a> (BBC)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2019\/06\/erdogans-istanbul-democracy.html\">Erdogan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Agony: Has Istanbul Just Begun Saving Turkish Democracy?<\/a> (Informed Comment) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kushner plan consists of &#8220;pitches from &#8230; programs that the Trump administration cut, which is  cruelly ironic. &#8230; [T]his is basically convincing them to take economic incentives in exchange for their rights&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/06\/israel-backs-palestinians-react-kushner-plan-190623191830426.html\">&#8216;Get Israel Off Our Backs&#8217;: Palestinians React to Kushner Plan<\/a> (Al-Jazeera) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; 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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MEP-narrative-document_FINAL.pdf\">Peace to Prosperity&#8211;The Economic Plan: A New Vision for the Palestinian People<\/a> (The White House)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think that being a white, non-Muslims, native born American citizens protects you from border patrol abuse, think again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2019\/06\/22\/cbp-border-searches-journalists\/\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a Journalist but I Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran&#8217;s &#8220;unlikely spy chief &#8230; is emblematic of the multiple power centers vying for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ozy.com\/fast-forward\/iran-woos-americas-friends-and-foes-with-connectivity\/86403\" target=\"_blank\">control within Iran<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ozy.com\/provocateurs\/irans-cleric-spymaster-is-caught-in-the-middle\/95144\">Iran&#8217;s Cleric Spymaster Is Caught in the Middle<\/a> (OZY)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than pursue &#8220;Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capitulation on behalf of Saudi Arabia and Israel,&#8221; the U.S. should cooperate &#8220;with European partners &#8230; [to constrain] Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nuclear activities and reopen channels of communication with Tehran&#8221; &#8230; Trump Was Right Not to Bomb Iran. 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