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@IntelOperator
Jul 10, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
It seems that what few thought would ever occur is taking shape — namely, a convergence between Rouhani, IRGC & conservatives — and the direct reason for the formation of this unexpected triangle is the increasing threats of Trump & his regional allies.

al-monitor.com/pulse/original…
Soleimani’s message showed that when it comes to national interests, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will stand alongside the government as its most powerful supporter."
"Undoubtedly, this can serve as a model for other political institutions, currents and political figures in Iran that [now] … is the time of cooperation and convergence."
On Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to Germany also called on Berlin to block an Iranian bid to withdraw large sums of cash from bank accounts in Germany.

reuters.com/article/us-ira…
JCPOA prevented Iran from getting nukes..additionally, by opening up Iran to global markets, it was meant to weaken the grip of hardliners on the country.
#softpower
By pulling out while Iran was complying, Trump basically validated what Ayatollah and IRGC has been saying all along..that the US can’t be trusted..worse, now they’re empowered. Last thing we want is a unified Iran as a belligerent..for obvious reasons!

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Aug 27, 2018
The US State Department on Friday announced it would cut $200m in aid for the occupied West Bank and Gaza, apparently at the direction of US President Donald Trump.

middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-d…
On Saturday, the Israel Television News Company reported that Trump intends to demand the number of Palestinians recognised as refugees by 90 percent.
It’s obvious that Bibi is now dictating US foreign policy..unfortunately, it’s neither good for the US, nor Israel..also highlights the problem with intertwining politics and natsec!!!
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Aug 26, 2018
Earlier this month it was reported that Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, had put pressure on Jordan to strip the refugee status of more than two million registered Palestinians residing there.

middleeasteye.net/news/trump-cal…
Following that report, Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's executive committee, said Kushner's move was part of a broader effort by him and the Trump administration to render UNRWA irrelevant and halt its work.
In January, the US announced it would withhold $65m of $125m that it had planned to send to UNRWA, which is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN states, including those from the United States.
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Aug 26, 2018
That is the problem with personalizing the war against groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State: We inflate our enemies into larger-than-life villains who reflect our fears rather than their own capabilities.

theatlantic.com/international/…
We did it with Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki, and now we are doing it with Ibrahim al-Asiri.
By talking about them as masterminds with irreplaceable skillsets, the United States projects the mistaken impression that if they could only be killed, the terrorist threat would be greatly reduced.
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Aug 25, 2018
"It's the beginning of a planetary catastrophe...I was too slow to become vocal about it."

cnn.com/interactive/20…
"Somewhere between a quarter and a third of all marine species everywhere has some part of their life cycle in coral reefs,"
"So, you take out coral reefs and a third to a quarter of all species gets wiped out. Now that is ecological chaos, it is ecological collapse."
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Aug 25, 2018
The United States is certainly aware of how poorly the coalition is prosecuting the war.

How can it not be?

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The US provides aerial targeting assistance to the coalition, for Pete’s sake, along with intelligence sharing and mid-flight aerial refueling for coalition aircraft.
And of course, the US supplies (with the UK) the bulk of the coalition’s weapons. Lots of them. Hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth.
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Aug 25, 2018
“You’re going to see some increase in prices. The supply chain is going to become more costly and you’ll pay more in the short term, but here’s the way I look at China: Pay now or pay later.”

politico.eu/article/donald…
Risk of a double-cross

The problem for Brussels is that no one can tell for sure whether the U.S. president will stick to that plan described by Senator Graham.
Brussels reckons that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer supports the approach, but one diplomat conceded “no one knows” whether Trump will stick to the plan.
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