{"id":81749,"date":"2020-04-06T12:32:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81749"},"modified":"2020-04-06T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:33:17","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-6-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81749","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/6\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Images of Muslims congregating for prayer before the lockdown have been circulated falsely claiming they show violations of the lockdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/05\/police-investigate-uk-far-right-groups-over-anti-muslim-coronavirus-claims\">Police Investigate UK Far-right Groups over Anti-Muslim Coronavirus Claims<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Muslim leaders remind Tablight Jamaat missionaries, &#8220;The  Prophet himself has asked to take precautions, follow community  guidelines at the time of crisis. It is non- Islamic to dishonour the  efforts of doctors\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/dont-shun-science-muslim-leaders-clerics-to-tablighis\/articleshow\/74998780.cms\">Don&#8217;t Shun Science: Muslim Leaders, Clerics to Tablighi Jamaat Workers<\/a> (Economic Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With the number of new daily coronavirus cases in decline, Rouhani will allow resumption of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153low-risk\u00e2\u20ac\u009d business activity &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/04\/iran-resume-risk-economic-activities-covid-19-crisis-200405093645296.html\">Iran to Resume Low-risk Economic Activities amid COVID-19 Crisis<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but the jump in stock prices is probably an artifact of inflationary monetary policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/03\/iran-tehran-stock-market-boom-coronavirus.html\">Tehran Stock Market Could Remain Strong Despite Iran&#8217;s Economic Downturn<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Calls emerge sources as varied as humanitarian groups to scientists to world officials to rival Arab states to American politicians to ease sanctions on Iran:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/04\/06\/us-ease-sanctions-iran-covid-19-crisis#\">US: Ease Sanctions on Iran in COVID-19 Crisis<\/a> (Human Rights Watch)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebulletin.org\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-and-the-iaea-reports-from-maximum-pressure-to-humanitarian-detente-with-iran\/#\">Coronavirus and the IAEA Reports: From Maximum Pressure to Humanitarian D\u00c3\u00a9tente with Iran<\/a> (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-04-06\/iran-says-virus-coordination-has-improved-its-ties-with-u-a-e\">Iran Says Virus Coordination Has Improved Its Ties With U.A.E.<\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/06\/former-world-officials-call-on-us-to-ease-iran-sanctions-to-fight-covid-19\">Former World Officials Call on US to Ease Iran Sanctions to Fight Covid-19<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/04\/biden-joins-fellow-democrats-call-easing-iran-sanctions-200402202051934.html\">Biden Joins Fellow US Democrats in C<g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"11\" data-gr-id=\"11\">all<\/g><\/g> for Easing Iran Sanctions<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday Iran rejects US accusation of plotting the murder of Iranian dissident and suggests  US consistent behavior to escalate tensions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/04\/iran-hits-accusation-dissident-killing-200404143506160.html\">Iran Hits Back at US Accusation Over Dissident&#8217;s Killing<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump was reminded on Wednesday that he needs Congress approval for military action against Iran:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/daily-202\/2020\/04\/02\/daily-202-trump-s-warning-to-iran-underscores-risk-of-global-instability-amid-coronavirus-pandemic\/5e856a6f88e0fa101a758903\/\">Trump Warns Iran of Heightened Retaliation for Any Attacks on U.S. Troops<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Limited resources exacerbate the threat posed by the coronavirus from returnees to Palestine and Afghanistan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/arab-israeli-conflict\/palestinians-fear-workers-returning-from-israel-will-raise-coronavirus-cases-623568\">PA Fears Workers Returning from Israel Will Raise Number of Coronavirus Cases<\/a> (Jerusalem Post) <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-outbreak-fears-afghanistan-influx-iran-200406111308646.html\">Coronavirus Outbreak Fears in Afghanistan amid Influx from Iran<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Nine suspected militants and three soldiers were killed in two separate  incidents in Indian-administered Kashmir &#8230; as authorities enforced a lockdown to combat the spread of  the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/regional\/2020\/04\/05\/twelve-killed-in-indian-kashmir-violence-amid-virus-lockdown\">Twelve Killed in Indian Kashmir Violence amid Virus Lockdown<\/a> (The Star)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Muslim community of Louisville forms a coronavirus response team to help anyone in need with food and hygiene product: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wave3.com\/2020\/04\/04\/muslim-community-comes-together-help-those-need-during-coronavirus-epidemic\/\">Muslim Community Comes Together to Help Those in Need During Coronavirus Epidemic<\/a> (WAVE3 News)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images of Muslims congregating for prayer before the lockdown have been circulated falsely claiming they show violations of the lockdown: Police Investigate UK Far-right Groups over Anti-Muslim Coronavirus Claims (The Guardian) Muslim leaders remind Tablight Jamaat missionaries, &#8220;The Prophet himself has asked to take precautions, follow community guidelines at the time of crisis. 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