(RFE/RL) – Iranian human rights lawyer Guity Pourfazel wants to see change in her country and believes Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should step down and the ruling clerical establishment be replaced with a democratic system. Pourfazel is one of 14 women activists in Iran who have publicly called for Khamenei to resign and for […]
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Iran
Former Iraqi PM Threatens Military action against Israel after Tel Aviv Bombed Shiite Militia Base
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Former prime minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, responded to news that Israel had bombed Shiite militia bases in Iraq with threats that if it continued, Iraq would take strong defensive measures and would carry the fight to Israel itself, forming a multinational coalition and backed by Iran. Al-Maliki has been […]
In major Defeat for Trump Warhawks, Gibraltar Releases Iran Tanker, citing European Law
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aljazeera reports that its correspondent in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, Andrew Simmons, confirms that a tanker carrying $140 million worth of Iranian petroleum has now left the island at the mouth of the Mediterranean. The tanker was seized by Gibraltar authorities on July 4 on the grounds that […]
The Biggest Losers in Trump-Iran Crisis? Gulf States. Biggest Winner? Vladimir Putin
By Marwan Kabalan | – It is in the nature of crises, both long term and temporary, for losers and winners to emerge. It is also natural for the human actors therein to be rational and base their calculations and considerations on reducing losses and maximising gains. However, these calculations are not always accurate or […]
Iran: Germany and France Refuse to be Inducted into Trump’s Gulf Naval Operation against Tehran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Angela Merkel in Germany has rejected participation in the the Trump administration’s naval mission, “Operation Sentinel,” aimed at securing the Straits of Hormuz from Iranian interference in shipping. German foreign minister Heiko Maas of the Social Democratic Party said that Berlin opposes the Trump policy of “maximum […]
Expert Letter on Deescalating with Iran (Bacevich, Cole, Esposito et al.)
Via NIAC: July 30, 2019 As foreign-policy practitioners with decades of collective experience in national security and diplomacy, we write to warn that U.S.-Iran tensions have entered a dangerous new phase that has put us on the brink of a disastrous and avoidable war. The administration’s decision to violate the Iran nuclear agreement in pursuit […]
Iran Crushing Rights just when it Needs understanding in the West: Must Release Prominent Anthropologist
Detention of French-Iranian Anthropologist Confirms Worrying Trend
Iran: How Bolton tricked Clueless UK Conservatives into Confrontation with Tehran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Simon Tisdall at The Guardian explains the difference between Socialist Spain and the disorganized Conservatives in control of UK on foreign policy. US national security adviser John Bolton tried to hoodwink both of them about the Grace I, a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker carrying Iranian petroleum through the Straits of Gibraltar. […]
Crickets from European Union over Questionable UK Seizure of Iran tanker: With Brexit, London should Get Used to It
By Barry Ryan | – It’s rare to experience silence in this age of political anger and loudness, of bombastic tweets, insulting truths and incredible lies. It’s so unfashionable for a politician to not immediately respond to an event with lightening praise or withering cynicism, that when we hear nothing, it seems as though something […]
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