"The restrictions are the latest in a string of measures Bahrain has taken against Shiite citizens in the Gulf country, with many accused of having loyalties to Iran": "[L]eaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the war": The presence of unveiled women at anti-war rallies is reminiscent of those who stood side by side with their hijab-wearing sisters during the revolution. Will they be betrayed again? The insistence of the major party establishment in ignoring increasing American unhappiness with Israel is driving voters into the arms of democratic socialists: Iran does not deny there will be IAEA inspections, only that they would happen before a final deal is reached: "From dawn queues for water trucks to illnesses linked to contaminated supplies, Palestinians describe the daily struggle to secure safe drinking water - and the terrible impact on their health": Beyond economic consequences are oil/gas market resilience, opportunity for "green transition," U.S. ignorance of modern war conduct, U.S. unconcern over war crimes, decline in U.S. standing, and "ambiguous" and "scary" consequences for nuclear proliferation": "Initial optimism that Trump would be a good ally to this region, built in part on its business-friendly and steady reputation, had faded for many": "[T]here is no American demand for Israel to withdraw from Lebanon" -- Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz:
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