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Archives for July 2018

China
Trump Trade War: China Refiner dumps US Crude, seeks Iranian Oil

Trump Trade War: China Refiner dumps US Crude, seeks Iranian Oil

Juan Cole

China’s Dongming Petrochemical Group is dropping imports of US crude for its refineries and replacing them with oil from Iran

Israel
Israel Pressures Trump over Saudi Nuclear Ambitions

Israel Pressures Trump over Saudi Nuclear Ambitions

Middle East Monitor

Israel has reportedly informed the Trump Administration of several conditions it expects to be met if Saudi Arabia is to be sold reactors

Supreme Court
With Kennedy’s Vacancy, Only Voting Can Check One-Party Rule

With Kennedy’s Vacancy, Only Voting Can Check One-Party Rule

Chris Winters

Now only voter pushback can restore balance to Congress

Israel/ Palestine
Israel bans Swedish Activist Entry after 11-month Walk to Palestine

Israel bans Swedish Activist Entry after 11-month Walk to Palestine

Maan News Agency

The Israeli authorities banned a Swedish activist from entering Palestine late Thursday when he arrived at the Jordanian-Palestinian border

Featured
High Iranian Official insists it Will stay in Syria, to Block Israel

High Iranian Official insists it Will stay in Syria, to Block Israel

Juan Cole

What happens when the Sunni rebels are all defeated and the Syrian Arab Army is reconstituted?

Displaced and Refugees
World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

John Feffer

Donald Trump is at the forefront of this scandalously cruel approach to refugees. But he’s not alone.

Featured
Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?

Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?

Juan Cole

The process is already well underway

Syria
Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

AFP

Syrian army soldiers burned a rebel flag Saturday after they and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post

Iran
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

AFP

Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy

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