TrumpWatch, Day 964: Foreign Policy Chaos as Trump’s Ego Dismisses Bolton
US foreign policy rides chaos as Donald Trump, pushed by inner circle and angered at being overshadowed, dismisses National Security Advisor John Bolton.
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Author: Scott Lucas
Syria Daily: Pro-Assad Forces Resume Airstrikes in Northwest
Pro-Assad forces renew airstrikes on opposition-held northwest Syria, 10 days after Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed a “ceasefire” in attacks.
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Iran Daily: Judiciary Chief Orders Review of Labor Activists’ Long Prison Sentences
Iran’s head of judiciary has ordered a review of prison sentences of up to 18 years imposed on labor and union activists, over protests at a sugar plant.
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TrumpWatch, Day 963: Commerce Secretary Threatened to Fire Weather Scientists Over Trump’s Hurricane Dorian Tweets
Commerce Secretary Ross threatened to fire top weather staff if they did not withdraw forecasts over Hurricane Dorian that exposed Trump’s false tweets.
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Syria Daily: Airstrikes on Iran-Backed Militia in East
Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria, near the Iraq border, are struck in latest attack — probably by Israel — on Iranian positions in the country.
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Iran Daily: Tehran Uses IAEA Meeting to Chide Europe Over Nuclear Deal and Sanctions
Iran’s officials have used meetings with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to repeat their criticism of European countries, after failure to establish a link for Tehran’s troubled economy to bypass US sanctions.
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