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“Nothing works”: Europe must stop blaming others for its own crises

November 12th, 20220 The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU’s political elite or mainstream media as a right-wing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different, non-Western prism, it is hard not to mistake him for one. Borrell’s recent comments that “Europe is a garden” and that...

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Israel raids Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorists

August 19th, 20220 Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously blacklisted as terrorist organizations early Thursday, sealing entrances and declaring them closed. Western diplomats visited one of the offices hours later in a show of support for the outlawed groups. The U.S. State Department expressed concern about...

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Iran, U.S., U.K. and Israel, a nuclear game of Russian roulette

July 13th, 20190 The U.S. and Iran have had a rocky relationship for a while now, but now that Iran has "violated" a key element in the 2015 international agreement that mandated the country to limit its development of nuclear weapons, an empty shot in a game of Russian roulette between the states has begun. The Iranian state news service, Fars,...

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France and the EU, recognizing yet supporting apartheid reality in Palestine

May 3rd, 20190 A recent statement made by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. regarding the nature of Israeli apartheid accentuates a larger ailment that has afflicted the European Union foreign policy. The EU is simply gutless when it comes to confronting Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. Ambassador Gerard Araud was, of course,...

World

IAEA report: Iran is complying with nuclear deal restrictions

September 2nd, 20180 VIENNA — Iran has remained within the main restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with major powers, a confidential report by the U.N. atomic watchdog indicated on Thursday. In its second quarterly report since President Trump announced in May that the United States would quit the accord and reimpose...

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British and French airlines halting flights to Iran next month

August 26th, 20180 British Airways and Air France said on Thursday they would halt flights to Iran from September for business reasons, months after President Trump announced he would re-impose sanctions on Tehran. British Airways said it was suspending its London to Tehran service “as the operation is currently not commercially viable.” BA,...