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Bolton: US Will Be “Aggressive and Unwavering” on Iran Sanctions

The countries still in the deal said they were determined to develop payment mechanisms to continue trade with Iran despite skepticism by many diplomats that this will be possible.

Middle East Monitor
بواسطة Middle East Monitor
iran sanctions

White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday dismissed an EU plan for a special payments plan to circumvent US sanctions against Iranian oil sales and pressed the SWIFT global payments messaging system to rethink dealing with Tehran, Reuters reports. Speaking at a conference, Bolton also said the United States would be “aggressive

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Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task over Terrorism Financing

The report puts Saudi Arabia in the position of the pot calling the kettle black when it comes to the 15-month-old Saudi-United Arab Emirates-led boycott of Qatar because it allegedly funds and supports militancy.

Dr. James M. Dorsey
بواسطة Dr. James M. Dorsey
Saudi Al-Qaida Islamic State Yemen

A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the spot 17 years after the 9/11 attacks and casts a shadow over its diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar on the grounds that the Gulf state supports militants. In a nod to the kingdom, the

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How an American Anthropologist Tied to US Regime-Change Proxies Became the MSM’s Man in Nicaragua

It might seem cavalier for an academically credentialed anthropologist to assert political influence on the population he is supposed to be studying; however, Goette-Luciak’s activities fit within a long tradition.

Max Blumenthal
بواسطة Max Blumenthal
Carl David Goette-Luciak

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA -- (Investigation) The Guardian, The Washington Post, the BBC and NPR have assigned an American anthropologist with no previous journalistic experience to cover the crisis in Nicaragua. The novice reporter, named Carl David Goette-Luciak, has published pieces littered with falsehoods that reinforce the opposition's narrative

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World Bank Issues Stark Warning: Gaza’s Economy is Collapsing

“A combination of war, isolation and internal division has left Gaza in a crippling economic state and exacerbated the human distress,” said Marina Wes, World Bank Country Director for the West Bank and Gaza.

Middle East Monitor
بواسطة Middle East Monitor
UNRWA Schools Gaza budget

The World Bank has issued a stark warning about Gaza’s economy. A report published today stated that the enclave is “collapsing” due to the 11-year Israeli-led blockade and described the economy as being in “free fall”, with aid flows no longer enough to stimulate growth. A “recent drying up of liquidity” noted by the Bank is a reference to the

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Seven Years after NATO Overthrew Gaddafi in Libya, Western-Backed Gov Begs for Another Intervention

The current situation in Libya and the GNA’s recent plea should serve as a cautionary tale regarding the inefficacy of NATO-backed and UN-backed regime-change operations, which have left nothing but chaos and failed states in their wake.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb

TRIPOLI, LIBYA -- A month of violent in-fighting in Libya’s capital has prompted the “official” government of Libya to call for UN intervention, just seven years after the 2011 NATO intervention laid waste to the country and plunged it into a state of chaos from which it has never recovered. In late August, the Libyan capital of Tripoli became

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When Is Terrorism not Terrorism? Western Media Coverage of Iran Parade Attack

The media’s failure to treat a terror attack on Iran with the same compassion shown for similar or even lesser attacks in other nations is yet another indication of the media’s supportive role in current U.S. efforts to undermine the current government of Iran.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Iran Ahvaz Terror Attack

MINNEAPOLIS -- After a terror attack over the weekend killed 25 -- more than half of whom were civilians -- during a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, Western media has had a difficult time treating the tragic incident as an act of terrorism, despite the fact that Daesh (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack. With Iran and

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