Europe

People may finally be waking up to the fact that race is a construct

Iran Foreign Minister in Moscow as Russia moves to save nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister was in Moscow on Monday as Russia tries to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive in the wake of Washington’s pull-out

European Union

Germany will try to shield firms from US Sanctions after Trump Violation of Iran Treaty

Middle East Monitor

It could be difficult to shield them from any fallout, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday

China

Russia and China slam Trump-Macron Push to Renegotiate Iran Deal

Juan Cole

Moscow and Beijing value Iran’s Role in Syria, plan arms sales to Tehran

Donald Trump

Macron on way to see Trump: “There is no ‘Plan B’ re: Iran Nuclear Deal”

contributors

Macron to urge his US counterpart to stay in the Iran nuclear deal.

Middle East

Will an Emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran Alliance Reshape the Middle East?

contributors

The unusual triple alliance coming out of Syria could change the regional balance of power and unhinge NATO — if it holds together at all.

European Union

Iran formally switches from dollar to euro

contributors

Middle East Monitor | – – Iran’s feud with the US is set to get worse after Tehran announced yesterday that it will start reporting foreign currency amounts in euros rather than US dollars, as part of the country’s effort to reduce its reliance on the American currency due to political tension with Washington. Central […]

European Union

European Union: Turkey further than ever on Human Rights, Rule of Law

contributors

Middle East Monitor | – – Turkey will on Tuesday receive the European Commission’s most critical report since it launched its bid to join the European Union over a decade ago, with Brussels warning that years of progress towards membership were being lost, officials said on Saturday. With the exception of cooperation on Syrian refugees, […]

China

Oceania and Eastasia? New Cold War, this Time against both Russia and China?

Michael T. Klare

( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the most momentous military planning on Earth right now. Who’s even paying attention, given the eternal changing of the guard at the White House, as well as the latest in tweets, sexual revelations, and investigations of every sort? And yet it increasingly looks as if, […]