(2021-07-08). Tomgram: Karen Greenberg, The Age of Unaccountability? warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Only recently, more than 18 years after President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq and quickly declared victory ("Mission accomplished!"), Joe Biden once again ordered U.S. air strikes, three of them, against Iranian-backed Iraqi militias in …
(2021-07-08). Iran Urges Peaceful Solution to Differences Among Afghans. telesurenglish.net Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday urged peaceful solution to differences among Afghan political parties. | RELATED: | "For peace one should sacrifice and forgive, should refrain from the maximum demands, and pay attention to the demands of the other side," Zarif said at the end of the intra-Afghan dialogue in Tehran. | "What I demand from you (the Afghan parties) is to seize this opportunity…
(2021-07-08). As U.S. Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan, Gov't Turns to Armed Volunteers to Fight Taliban. democracynow.org 
Taliban fighters are escalating their offensive across much of Afghanistan, attacking major cities and seizing more territory as the U.S. military withdrawal from the country nears completion after nearly 20 years of war. The Taliban now reportedly control a third of all 421 districts and district centers in Afghanistan. Taliban representatives met with the Afghan government in Iran for high-level peace talks and said in a joint statement that "war is not the solution" to the country's problems. We go to Kabul to speak with reporter Ali Latifi, who says Afghan security forces are arming local groups across the co…
(2021-07-08). Iranian Security Forces Arrested Three Workers in Key Power Plant For Sabotage. southfront.org 
Nuclear power plant in Iran. Image source: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons | Iranian security forces have arrested three workers at one of the country's key power plants on charges of sabotage, the A source familiar with the case told the agency that the three workers were actively destroying and disabling a part of the power plant in order to cause frequent power outages…
(2021-07-08). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 7, a joint meeting of the Afghan government-Taliban delegation mediated by Iran was held at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Tehran | On July 7, Taliban captured Zendah Jan district in Herat province | On July 8, clashes between Taliban and Afghan Army were reported in the Nawur district in Ghazni province | 107 Taliban militants were killed and 58 others wounded as a result of Afghan Army operations in Laghman, Logar, Paktika, Khost, Balkh, Faryab, Helm…
(2021-07-08). France's "New" Nukes: Another Industrial and Financial Disaster. counterpunch.org Despite the fact that it has proven incapable of properly carrying out the construction of the EPR (European Pressurized) nuclear reactor at the never-ending Flamanville site underway since 2008, EDF (Électricité de France) leadership has nevertheless decided — according to the media outlet, Contexte — to allocate hundreds of millions of Euros to launch a construction
(2021-07-08). [Research Paper] Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. thelancet.com Omega-3 FAs reduced cardiovascular mortality and improved cardiovascular outcomes. The cardiovascular risk reduction was more prominent with EPA monotherapy than with EPA+DHA.
(2021-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2021. democracynow.org Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse Assassinated, Eric Adams Set to Become New York City's Next Mayor After Clinching Primary, Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects Tenure at UNC, Heads to Howard University with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Biden Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemenis, Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract with Microsoft, White House Quietly Hosts Brother of Mohammed bin Salman, Lebanon on Brink of Economic Collapse as People Face Hunger, Poverty and Political Uncertainty, Far-Right Israeli Gov't Fails to Renew Apartheid "Citizenship Law", Iran Hosts Intra-Afghan Talks Amid Taliban A…
(2021-07-07). Thanks to Sanctions, Iran Finally Builds its Own Cars. orinocotribune.com Iran's auto sector has started standing on its own feet after years of reliance on imported car kits which foreign companies stopped supplying when the US reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic in 2018. | Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Alireza Razm Hosseini said last week that the total value of imported contents used in car manufacturing had been cut by $2.5 billion — a figure which is enormous at a time of severe foreign exchange crunch due to the draconian sanctions. | "Thanks to the efforts of automakers and component makers, the $4 billion dependence of the automotive industry on foreign com…
(2021-07-07). 'JCPOA big test for US': ex-diplomat. en.mehrnews.com In an interview with Mehr News Agency, a former spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs named Iran nuclear talks and the JCPOA a big test for Americans.
(2021-07-07). 'Metamorphosis in Slaughterhouse' winner of Houston fest. en.mehrnews.com Iranian film 'Metamorphosis in the Slaughterhouse' directed by Javad Daraei won the grand prize of the 17th edition of Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival in the US.
(2021-07-07). Mitch McConnell Says Bipartisanship Is "Over." Believe Him. truthout.org 
The seemingly ceaseless Biden administration push to find bipartisanship in the piranha pool of Congress is going to have to
(2021-07-07). Iran Cracks Fake COVID Vaccine Ring, Seizing Large Shipment. telesurenglish.net The official IRNA news agency said in a report Wednesday, citing a VAJA statement, that the rings had been active in trafficking and counterfeiting vaccines which are in high demand throughout Iran. | The statement said VAJA forces were tipped-off from the public, using extensive intelligence information to crack the rings. | RELATED: | The report said that the vaccines confiscated included major foreign brands li…
(2021-07-07). Iran Unveils Own Copy Of Israeli Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see original-size image. Source: Fars News Agency. | On July 7, Iran unveiled the ground-launched version of the "Almas" anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) which is a direct copy of the Israeli Spike system. | The missile was presented during a ceremony that the saw the delivery of modern equipment and weapons to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force. | The ceremony was attended by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour a…
(2021-07-07). Azerbaijan Claims Of Ceasefire Violation, As Pashinyan Meets Putin. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian border guards are preparing to be deployed along the border with Azerbaijan along the Gegharkunik section to the Iranian border | Photos of the vehicles with Russian flags have already appeared on the web. Users report that the case is taking place in the Gegharkunik region and claim that these are mobile reconnaissance groups of Russian border guards and servicemen of the 102nd base of the RF Ministry of Defense, providing cover. | Earlier, the governor of Gegharkun…
(2021-07-07). Iran Says It Will Soon Produce Enriched Uranium Metal. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 7th, Iran said that it would soon produce enriched uranium metal and that the country had earlier informed the United Nations nuclear watchdog of the move. | This was announced by Kazem Gharibabadi, Tehran's representative to the IAEA."Research and development regarding this issue with natural uranium began about three months ago. In the new process, a new fuel plate will be produced using 20% enriched uranium," Gharibabadi told reporters. | "This measure…
(2021-07-07). U.S. censorship is increasingly official. mronline.org The Biden administration made headlines last week as it moved to shut down the websites of 33 foreign media outlets, including ones based in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and Palestine. Officials justified the decision by claiming the organizations were agents of "disinformation." | July 7, 2021…
(2021-07-07). Iran claims Israel attacked its nuclear site last month in attempt to derail Vienna talks. peoplesdispatch.org Pressure from Israel was pivotal in US' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. Successive Israeli governments have opposed calls for its revival…
(2021-07-07). Is Alternative Energy The Best Solution To Climate Catastrophe? popularresistance.org The world is threatened with environmental disaster and capitalists hope to make a killing off of it. Fossil fuel (FF) companies claim they are "environmentally friendly." Other corporations promote nuclear energy, hydro-power (dams), and solar and wind power as the best energy alternatives. | Yet environmentalists have known for decades that reduction of useless and harmful energy is the "greenest" form of energy available. Over 50 years ago, the first Earth Day recognized this with the slogan "Reduce; Reuse; Recycle." Today, corporate "environmentalism" chants "Recycle; Occasionally Reuse; and, Never Utter 'Red…
(2021-07-07). Can Russia Dialogue With Schizoid Uncle Sam? strategic-culture.org The duplicity in Washington is a nefarious policy and not just simply an incompetent lack of communication within the Biden administration. | Russia is to hold top-level discussions later this month with the United States regarding strategic stability and nuclear arms control. This is a follow-up to the Geneva summit between Presidents Biden and Putin held on June 16. | A dialogue between the two nuclear superpowers is absolutely paramount in order to try to normalize relations, reduce tensions and expedite better communication channels with a view to increasing "stability and predictability", as the Americans w…
(2021-07-07). China multiplica su arsenal nuclear de disuasión. globalizacion.ca Todo indica que China se está preparando para enfrentar desafíos mayores ante Occidente, para no verse arrastrada a una nueva derrota como sucedió en los siglos XIX y XX. Reforzar su poder parece ser el camino elegido. | Un informe de …