Iran Daily: Economy to Shrink Almost 10% This Year — IMF
The International Monetary Fund projects that Iran’s economy will contract by 9.5% in 2019, with inflation of 35.7%, and no recovery in 2020.
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Author: Scott Lucas
TrumpWatch, Day 999: Trump-Ukraine — How White House Meeting and “Three Amigos” Bypassed Agencies
White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney organized effort to bypass US agencies, enabling Donald Trump’s campaign for Ukraine investigations of Joe Biden.
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Syria Daily: Turkey Defiant as US Tries to Stop Offensive Which Trump Accepted
Turkey has again defied the US as the Americans try to stop the cross-border offensive in northeast Syria, which Donald Trump initially accepted.
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Iran Daily: Rouhani — We’ll Talk if US Sanctions Lifted
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will negotiate with the US and other signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal — if American sanctions are lifted.
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TrumpWatch, Day 998: Trump-Ukraine — Bad Day for “Hand Grenade” Giuliani
Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani is rocked further by criticism — and possible legal action — over campaign for Ukraine’s investigation of Joe Biden.
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Syria Daily: Challenging Turkey, Assad Regime Claims Occupation of Manbij
The Assad regime claims that, after a deal with Kurdish forces, it has reoccupied city of Manbij in eastern Aleppo Province, preventing Turkish takeover.
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