{"id":82284,"date":"2020-05-31T05:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T10:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82284"},"modified":"2020-05-31T05:27:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T10:27:08","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-31-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82284","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/31\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>European and US policymakers find Trump&#8217;s Iran policies counterproductive; keeping inside the Non-Proliferation Treaty would provide better safeguards on Iran&#8217;s nuclear program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/france-uk-germany-regret-iran-nuclear-waivers-200530090710227.html\">France, UK, Germany &#8216;Regret&#8217; US End to Three Iran Nuclear Waivers<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressenza.com\/2020\/05\/who-are-the-secret-puppet-masters-behind-trumps-war-on-iran\/\">Who Are The Secret Puppet-Masters Behind Trump\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s War on Iran?<\/a> (Pressenza International)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A vessel was displayed &#8220;at a ceremony to introduce over 100 new boats to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Navy&#8221; suggests US sanctions may be backfiring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hisutton\/2020\/05\/29\/mystery-submarine-may-reveal-a-major-new-capability-for-iran\/#52bc8ced1a80\">Mystery Submarine May Reveal a Major New Capability for Iran<\/a> (Forbes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As the killing of Soleimani escalates tension between US and Iran in Iraq, frequency of raids on Isis went down and ISIS activities went up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/05\/29\/how-tensions-between-the-u-s-and-iran-ended-up-strengthening-isis\/\">How Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran Ended Up Strengthening ISIS<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Appointing a man who has called Islam a &#8220;babaric cult&#8221; and endorsed &#8220;the Chinese government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2019\/12\/29\/why-dont-we-care-about-chinas-uighur-muslims\/\">crackdown<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0on their Uighur Muslim minority&#8221; to a post involving defense of religious freedom abroad defies comprehension &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2020\/05\/30\/mark-kevin-lloyd-usaid-islamophobe-anti-muslim\/\">USAID Faces Mounting Pressure to Remove Latest Trump Appointee With History of Islamophobic Remarks<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; while the employment of brutal Israeli tactics by American police gives Russia and Iran an opening to charge the U.S. with hypocrisy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/magazine\/the-knee-on-neck-long-a-staple-of-israel-s-occupation-of-palestine-36787\">The Knee-on-neck, Long a Staple of Israel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Occupation of Palestine<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2020-05-30\/iran-berates-us-over-police-killing-slams-racism\">Iran Berates U.S. over Police Killing, Slams Racism<\/a> (U.S. News)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2020\/05\/minneapolis-human-rights-china-russia-iran.html\">Authoritarian Governments Are Calling Out American Hypocrisy over Minneapolis<\/a> (Slate)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan of Ahmadiyya community in Canada to build a cemetery to accommodate for its growing community receives some opposition over agricultural land concerns: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmarkettoday.ca\/local-news\/muslim-community-seeks-to-build-cemetery-in-bradford-2391409\">Muslim Community Seeks to Build a Cemetery in Bradford<\/a> (Newmarket Today)         <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When Mohammed Khaja who died of cardiac arrest was denied burial by six grave yards over COVID-19 concern, his body was laid to rest in Hindu cemetery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/denied-burial-muslim-man-finds-place-in-hindu-graveyard\/articleshow\/76081744.cms\">Denied Burial, Muslim Man Finds Place in Hindu G<g class=\"gr_ gr_37 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"37\" data-gr-id=\"37\">raveyard<\/g><\/a> (Times of India)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>India doubles down on its discrimination of the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/bjp-conspiring-to-allot-larger-share-of-assembly-seats-to-kashmir-harsh-dev\/story-TAlaeHD36OcEBr3EI0WJnL.html\">BJP Conspiring to Allot Larger Share of Assembly Seats to Kashmir: Harsh Dev<\/a> (Hindustan Times)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/website\/story\/india-news-kashmir-hotels-from-free-to-paid-quarantine-centres\/353821\">No Relief For Kashmir Hotels Turned Quarantine Centres As Govt Holds Back Payment<\/a> (Outlook)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/call-economic-support-indian-administered-kashmir-200531082535160.html\">Call for Economic Support for Indian-administered Kashmir<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European and US policymakers find Trump&#8217;s Iran policies counterproductive; 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