Latest U.S. Military Strikes Are as Reckless as they are Cruel
Lilly Dragnev | peaceaction.org | 2020-03-13
Washington, D.C.
Amid the Worse Public Crisis in Decades, Trump Admin Finds the Time and Money to Bomb Iraq
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-13
While the government has found plenty of money to carry out wars around the globe (the Trump administration increased the military budget to $934 billion), when it comes to policies protecting public health, money is always apparently lacking.
mintpressnews.com/amid-coronavirus-crisis-trump-admin-busy-bombing-iraq-iran/265704/
Iranian security forces to clear streets & impose nationwide lockdown within 24 HOURS as Tehran struggles to contain Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-13
A senior Iranian general has announced that security forces are deploying across the country to close down shops and roads, in what essentially amounts to a nationwide lockdown as the Islamic Republic reels from coronavirus. | Security personnel will be charged with emptying all "shops, streets and roads" in Iran with the next 24 hours, Major General Mohammad Bagheri said in televised remarks reported by state media. | Iranians have been ordered to stay at home and comply with all directives issued by health authorities. | According to Tasnim News, Iran also plans to add some 1,000 stationary and mobile clinic…
rt.com/news/483048-iran-lockdown-security-forces-coronavirus/
Venezuela: Two Covid-19 Cases Are Confirmed
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
In the early hours of Friday, two cases of coronavirus in Venezuela were confirmed, according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. | RELATED: | Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is Covid-19 Positive | The affected people are a 42-year-old woman who was traveling through the European Union and a 52-year-old man who was in Spain. | The two infected patients, who reside in the Miranda state, are duly isolated and in mandatory quarantine. | The epidemiological fence around their direct contac…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Two-Covid-19-Cases-Are-Confirmed-20200313-0007.html
Iran tells US to stop pointing fingers & accept 'consequences of its illegal presence in Iraq'
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Tehran has called on Washington to rethink its response to an attack on an Iraqi base that killed two American troops, arguing that the US should take responsibility for its military occupation, instead of blaming Iran. | "The US cannot place the consequences of its illegal presence in Iraq and the reaction of Iraqi people to the assassination and killing of their commanders on others," Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said on Friday, as quoted by state media. | The Foreign Ministry official suggested that instead of engaging in "risky actions and baseless accusations," US President Donald Trump…
rt.com/news/483027-iran-taji-attack-responsibility-iraq/
Pentagon hands out contracts for PORTABLE nuclear reactors… yet another gold vein for cash-savvy military?
rt.com | 2020-03-13
There's no shortage of hefty defense deals awarded by the US Department of Defense, but the $40 million contract for micro-reactors definitely stands out, as it hides safety risks and raises doubts over its economic efficiency. | The nuclear device that the DoD strategists want must have the capability to be safely and rapidly transported by road, rail, sea or air (sic!) as well as swiftly set up and shut down. The project split between three c…
rt.com/news/482942-us-military-nuclear-microreactor/
Death toll from coronavirus climbs to 514 in Iran
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 514, state TV reported on Friday.Authorities said 85 people had died in the last 24 hours, while 1,289 new cases emerged, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 11,364, Iran's state TV quoted Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour as saying.A total of 3,529 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the virus, Jahanpour added.Most of the new cases, he added, were in the provinces of Tehran, Qom, Gilan, Isfahan and Mazandaran.Turkey, which has only two confirmed cases of coronavirus, closed its land borders and…
yenisafak.com/en/world/death-toll-from-coronavirus-climbs-to-514-in-iran-3513906
Bulgaria bans travel to Iran, raises risk on travels to 11 countries
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
Bulgaria's foreign ministry on Friday banned all travel to Iran and advised Bulgarians to cancel all non-urgent travel to Spain and South Korea in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.Bulgarians were to avoid any non-urgent travel to certain areas in France, Germany and Japan. Travel to Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States should be undertaken only after careful checks of the situation there.The Balkan country has already banned Bulgarians from travelling to China and told them to avoid visiting Italy.
yenisafak.com/en/news/bulgaria-bans-travel-to-iran-raises-risk-on-travels-to-11-countries-3513909
Iranians on life under coronavirus self-isolation
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-13
According to Iran's Health Ministry, 75 deaths have been reported over the past 24 hours
Zarif calls for removal of all U.S. sanctions in fight against COVID-19
Tehran Times | iranian.com | 2020-03-13
Iranian FM Zarif, sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging the need to lift all U.S. sanctions on Iran, which are impeding the country's combat against coronavirus. Zarif in this letter, copies of which were sent to the heads of international organizations and FMs of all states, touched upon the need for the removal of all …
iranian.com/2020/03/12/zarif-calls-for-removal-of-all-u-s-anti-iranian-sanctions-in-fight-against-covid-19/
To Help Stem Spread of Coronavirus, Trump Must Lift Sanctions on Iran
Ariel Gold | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-13
US Sanctions, according to Human Rights Watch, have not only been devastating to Iranian civilians, but they have also crippled the country's ability to effectively deal with the coronavirus.
mintpressnews.com/stem-spread-coronavirus-trump-lift-sanctions-iran/265677/
The Virus of Nuclear Proliferation
Alice Slater | commondreams.org | 2020-03-12
A view of the sculpture—Good Defeats Evi—on the UN Headquarters grounds, presented to the UN by the Soviet Union on the occasion of the Organization's 45th anniversary. (Photo: UN Photo/Manuel Elias) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-03-12_at_4.19.48_pm.png …
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Golden Anniversaries for Flawed Treaties: The NPT turns Fifty
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-12
In an era where agreements have been abandoned as "bad", to use that favourite word of US President Donald Trump, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons continues to feature on the books of diplomacy. But age seems to be wearying it and decoding sober readings from hype-filled tat has been a testing task. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/golden-anniversaries-for-flawed-treaties-the-npt-turns-fifty/
Russia cannot do without Turkey's cooperation in Syria
M. K. Bhadrakumar | iranian.com | 2020-03-12
The former Soviet Union was a satiated world power. It didn't have to prove anything. The Great Patriotic War (1941-45) spoke for itself. Thus, triumphalism was never a diplomatic tool in the Soviet inventory. The removal of the US nuclear missiles from Turkey in the downstream of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis was not even …
iranian.com/2020/03/12/russia-cannot-do-without-turkeys-cooperation-in-syria/
2 Americans and 1 Brit killed when 15 Katyusha rockets landed at Taji Base in Iraq
The Iranian | iranian.com | 2020-03-12
15 rockets have hit a base near Baghdad that houses US personnel, the Iraqi army has reported. The Katyusha rockets struck al-Taji, located 27km north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, the Iraqi army reported. The base houses American forces in addition to Iraqi soldiers. According to Jennifer Griffin, National Security Correspondent for FOX News: "2 Americans …
iranian.com/2020/03/11/2-americans-and-1-brit-killed-when-15-katyusha-rockets-landed-at-taji-base-in-iraq/
Iran Applies for $5 Billion Loan from IMF to Battle Coronavirus
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-03-12
The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said he has asked the International Monetary Fund for a $5 billion loan that would help the country deal with the outbreak of COVID-19, saying the IMF's response will be a litmus test for claims about relief aid for containing the disease. In a post on his …
iranian.com/2020/03/12/iran-applies-for-5-billion-loan-from-imf-to-battle-coronavirus/
Peace Action: Congress Sends Bipartisan Bill to Trump Rebuking Iran War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2020-03-11
Washington, D.C.
Golden Anniversaries for Flawed Treaties: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Turns Fifty
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
In an era where agreements have been abandoned as "bad", to use that favourite word of US President Donald Trump, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons continues to feature on the books of diplomacy. But age seems …
globalresearch.ca/npt-turns-fifty/5706069
It Looks Like Biden or Trump. So What About Foreign Policies?
Brian Cloughley | iranian.com | 2020-03-11
Now that mega-billionaire Bloomberg has realised the impossibility of being president of the United States, he has put his money behind Democrat and former vice-president Joe Biden who looks likely to be going to-to-toe with Trump for election in November. At first glance, he seems a reasonable enough candidate, as Bernie Sanders, who is now …
iranian.com/2020/03/11/it-looks-like-biden-or-trump-so-what-about-foreign-policies/
How Black Swans Are Shaping Planet Panic
Pepe Escobar | iranian.com | 2020-03-11
Is the planet under the spell of a range of Black Swans
Ten rockets hit Iraq base housing US troops
RT | iranian.com | 2020-03-11
Ten rockets have hit a base near Baghdad that houses US personnel, the Iraqi army has reported. It's not yet clear whether the attack on al-Taji base resulted in any casualties. The Katyusha rockets struck al-Taji, located 27km north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, the Iraqi army reported. The base houses American forces in addition to …
iranian.com/2020/03/11/ten-rockets-hit-iraq-base-housing-us-troops/
The Odyssey of US Iranian Relations: From Solidarity to Imperialism
Manouchehr Hosseinzadeh | iranian.com | 2020-03-11
So wide and deep is the gap between the United States and Iran (at every level) that any prospect of normalization of ties, governmental or non-governmental seems dim at the best. One can mostly credit this to President Donald Trump and his dark antagonizing rhetoric and reckless policies, but there are also deeper scars that …
iranian.com/2020/03/10/the-odyssey-of-us-iranian-relations-from-solidarity-to-imperialism/
Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis: Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation & Labor at Slave Wages
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
As Italy went on lockdown, nearly 30 prisons across the country broke into riots Sunday and Monday after visitation rights were suspended in response to the outbreak. In a prison in southern Italy, a riot left at least six incarcerated people dead and caused 50 people to escape. Prisoners have reportedly lit fires, charged guards and even escaped at multiple facilities. This comes as the United Nations confirmed that coronavirus had reached Iran's prisons, as the number of cases there continues to soar. Iran has temporarily freed some 70,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus. And concerns are growing about…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_in_prisons_jails
Why nuclear power must remain outlawed in Australia
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-10
Environment Jim GreenIssue 1257 Australia nuclear power uranium miningMarch 10, 2020Nuclear power is prohibited in Australia under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-nuclear-power-must-remain-outlawed-australia
Russia Provoked Oil Price Fall to Protect its Markets from US Frackers, which could Collapse
Juan Cole | iranian.com | 2020-03-10
Last weekend, OPEC Plus, an expanded cartel of petroleum exporters, considered a plan for members to cut back on their oil production so as to support prices in the face of a slowing world economy owing to the novel coronavirus. The Russian Federation rejected the plan put forward by OPEC, insisting on continuing to export …
iranian.com/2020/03/10/russia-provoked-oil-price-fall-to-protect-its-markets-from-us-frackers-which-could-collapse/
Iranian Coronavirus test kits to go to domestic market as of March 21
Mehr News | iranian.com | 2020-03-10
Secretary of Biotechnology Development Headquarters of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Mostafa Ghanei informed on Monday that Iranian knowledge-based companies will put their produced coronavirus test kits to the market next Iranian calendar month, Farvardin (Starting on March 21, 2020). As Ghanei, who is also a member of COVID-19 Scientific Committee, elaborated, the available test …
iranian.com/2020/03/10/iranian-coronavirus-test-kits-to-go-to-domestic-market-as-of-march-21/
Photos: IRGC Navy establishes portable hospital in Gilan
Mehr News | iranian.com | 2020-03-10
Responding to the outbreak of COVID-19, IRGC's Naval Force has set up a portable hospital in northern province of Gilan to treat patients infected by the new coronavirus.
iranian.com/2020/03/09/photos-irgc-navy-establishes-portable-hospital-in-gilan/
Iran Air resumes flights to Europe
IRNA | iranian.com | 2020-03-10
Iran Air flights to European destinations were resumed just after 48 hours they were canceled. All Iran Air flights to Europe will be done based on the schedule. In the wake of limitations set by the European Commission for Iran Air flights, the issue was followed up by Iran Air managing director and the Iranian …
iranian.com/2020/03/10/flights-to-european-destinations-were-resumed-just-after-48-hours-they-were-canceled/
Atomic agency cites concerns over Iran testing sites, offers COVID-19 assistance
news.un.org | 2020-03-09
Iran's nuclear capabilities moved back into the international spotlight on Monday as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it had concerns about possible "undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities" in unregistered locations there.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059001
Official: US Still Preventing Medications Imports by Iran
Fars News Agency | iranian.com | 2020-03-09
Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Advisor for International Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian denounced American officials' hypocrisy in claiming readiness for help to counter the coronavirus, stressing that Tehran is still unable to import medical needs because of the US sanctions. "The US Treasury does not allow the imports of Iran's purchased medicine and medical equipment for treating …
iranian.com/2020/03/09/official-us-still-preventing-medications-imports-by-iran/
Peace Action: Senate Reclaims War Powers to Thwart Iran War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2020-02-13
Washington, D.C.