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Ideas & Opinions — Pauli Halstead: War with Iran will be catastrophic for the U.S. economy
The Union - California
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In his recent article, “The High Price of War with Iran: $10 Gas and the Collapse of the U.S. Economy”, former Ohio Representative, Dennis Kucinich, warns against the dire economic consequences of an attack on Iran. “Remember this diabolical...
Of cats and caught tongues: India should find self-interest, if not moral courage, to speak out against aggression
The Economic Times
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June 24, 2025
Bombing of Iran represents a return of old-style imperialism, making the point that might is right with the biggest bang possible without exploding an atomic bomb. Which cat got the tongue of India, leader of the 'global south', when the US bombed...
Senate to vote on Trump's war powers as lawmakers get delayed Iran briefing Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is forcing a vote on a resolution he introduced days before the U.S. bombed Iran. Read More »
Yahoo News
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Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Friday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details from the administration about the recent strikes on the...
Let’s be clear what Iran strike debate is about
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Even Americans who loathe President Donald Trump should be capable of seeing that the U.S. and the world are safer without a nuclear-capable Iran. But Trump derangement is blinding them. Saturday night, Trump and the U.S. military executed a...
Bombing Iran: has the UN charter failed?
The Conversation
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June 25, 2025
The recent US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites has prompted renewed questions about whether the UN charter’s prohibition on the use of force is meaningful. Considered one of the keystones of international law, article 2(4) of the charter...
Countries from the Middle East to Europe and Asia will be taking note of Iran’s experience
The New Zealand Herald
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June 25, 2025
After years of defying demands to dismantle its nuclear programme, it is now viewed as largely impregnable. Trump exchanged friendly letters with its dictator, Kim Jong Un, and met him twice in a fruitless effort to negotiate a deal. In Iran’s...
EU Parliament: Benjamin Kalu amplifying Africa’s voice globally
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 25, 2025
The time for rhetoric is over. We need concrete action that reflects a true partnership of equals. Nigeria, and indeed Africa, is ready. We ask the EU to join us in building this shared, prosperous future — Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu From positively...
Senate to vote on Trump's war powers today as lawmakers get delayed Iran briefing
CBS News
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Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Friday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details from the administration about the recent strikes on the...
Why Israel Chose This Moment to Attack Iran: Strategic, Poli...
Modern Ghana
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In a region where history echoes louder than diplomacy, the question of why now? reverberates through the smoking remnants of Israel’s unprecedented strike on Iran. This act, laden with historical vengeance, strategic calculus, and political...
Foreign Interventions
The Nation
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June 26, 2025
My article today will be a brief overview of wrong international policies and interventions in countries in the Middle East. Two weeks ago, the title of my article was ‘The Gaza Crisis’. The tragic and cruel war has now gone on for close to two...
Senate votes down measure restricting Trump from military action in Iran
CBS News
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Washington — The Senate on Friday voted down an effort to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details about the recent strikes on the country's nuclear facilities. The...
The EU's pathetic response to Trump's Iran attack
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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June 23, 2025
Israel’s principal motivations for the war include ones peculiar to Israel and that the United States does not share, including the sabotaging of U.S. diplomacy with Iran. Another Israeli motivation is to distract the attention of not just the...
Iran SCRAPS co-operation with nuclear watchdog - banning inspectors from enrichment facilities as world fears regime could step up bomb program in wake of US strikes
Daily Mail
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June 25, 2025
Iranian lawmakers have voted in favour of suspending cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog after US and Israeli warplanes battered nuclear facilities across the country over 12 days of strikes. 'The International Atomic Energy...
ILA dockworkers union president Harold Daggett celebrates Trump’s attack on Iran
World Socialist Web Site
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June 26, 2025
From left to right: International Longshoremen's Association Executive VP Dennis Daggett, Donald Trump and ILA President Harold Daggett. [Photo: Trump/Truth Social]In an extraordinary letter to President Donald Trump, Harold Daggett, president of...
US strikes on Iran nuke plants risk backfiring
Bangkok Post
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June 25, 2025
Israel and the United States have dealt punishing blows to Iran's nuclear infrastructure. "Operation Rising Lion" and "Operation Midnight Hammer" have been portrayed as precision strikes that will stop the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme in...
Ceylon Tea Exports Brew Growth Amid Global Uncertainty
Lanka News Web
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June 26, 2025
By: Staff Writer June 26, Colombo (LNW):Sri Lanka’s tea exports in volumes and values have increased in May, resulting in a solid growth during the first five months, despite the ongoing geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty. As the...
The Israel-Iran ceasefire — managing the blowback
The Hindu
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June 26, 2025
The cessation of Israel-Iran hostilities, announced by United States President Donald Trump, sets the stage for the denouement of the horror drama that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas launching its Operation Toofan al-Aqsa. While the fog of...
Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa
Asia Times
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June 26, 2025
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in...
Time to Unmask Trump’s Detention and Deportation Squads
Democracy Now!
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By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan With each passing day, the violence wielded by ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, grows more intense and widespread. One grotesquely emblematic example of this was the recent violent arrest of...
EU Parliament: Benjamin Kalu Amplifying Africa’s Voice on Global Stage
This Day
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June 25, 2025
By Udora Orizu “The time for rhetoric is over. We need concrete action that reflects a true partnership of equals. Nigeria, and indeed Africa, is ready. We ask the EU to join us in building this shared, prosperous future,” – Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu...