{"id":20667,"date":"2019-07-09T10:57:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20667"},"modified":"2019-07-09T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T15:57:02","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-9-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=20667","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/9\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The root cause of the current Persian Gulf crisis is the US withdrawal in May 2018 from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/trumps-zigzags-on-iran-threaten-us-alliance-structure\/\">Trump\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Zigzags on Iran Threaten US Alliance Structure<\/a> (ASPI Strategist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and here are five reasons why &#8220;the United States is in the wrong\u00e2\u20ac\u201dpolitically, diplomatically, and even legally&#8221; in its dispute with Iran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2019\/07\/trump-iran-jcpoa-enrichment-uranium-deal.html\">Iran Is Right<\/a> (Slate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Bolton manipulated [Trump] by advocating for the most extreme options &#8230;\u00c2\u00a0 when more modest ones would have sufficed &#8230; and he seems unable to think strategically about America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interests&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2019\/07\/trump-tries-to-fix-his-foreign-policy-without-bolton\/593284\/\">Trump Couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Ignore the Contradictions of His Foreign Policy Any Longer<\/a> (The Atlantic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;If a convict voluntarily offers his or her organ before or after execution and no medical obstacle is offered, then the judge can approve this in coordination with the ministry of justice and the coroners\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 office&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2019\/07\/07\/organs-executed-prisoners-iran-could-sold-new-law\/\">Organs of Executed Prisoners in Iran Could Be Sold Under New Law<\/a> (Telegraph)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>No law mandates headscarves, so they &#8220;were charged with &#8216;gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security&#8217;, &#8216;spreading propaganda &#8230;&#8217; and &#8216;inciting and facilitating corruption and prostitution'&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/amnesty-send-letter-to-top-iran-judge-for-detained-anti-hijab-activists\/30045227.html\">Amnesty Sends Letter to Top Iran Judge for Detained Anti-Hijab Activists<\/a> (Radio Farda)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The internet shutdown forms part of a larger effort to stifle the free  expression and association of the Sudanese population, and to curtail  the ongoing protests&#8221; &#8212; UN human rights experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/sudan\/sudan-un-experts-denounce-internet-shutdown-call-immediate-restoration\">Sudan: UN Experts Denounce Internet Shutdown, Call for Immediate Restoration<\/a> (Reliefweb)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The opposition Alliance for Freedom and Change &#8230; has [replaced] actions aimed at the military junta that were scheduled for this week &#8230; with activities that support the agreement signed&#8221; with the junta:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-opposition-cancels-actions-against-the-junta\">Sudan Opposition Cancels Actions Against the Junta<\/a> (Dabanga)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we had a thing against being gay then we would have campaigned when Mr Moffatt was appointed four years ago. 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