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American Public Opinion and Incumbent Politicians Turning on Support for the Jewish State in Eternal Wars of Aggression | Middle East Chaos and $100 price for a Barrel of Arabian Oil | Hormuz Spigot Run by Iran's IRGC |
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CNN Pollster: Israel is "a Four-Letter Word" in American Politics - Instagram richards1052 |
A region held hostage to impunity | Arab News Opinion |
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The EU is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International declared in a searing statement issued last week. This condemnation came the day before the European bloc failed to sever ties with Israel at a Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. There, despite months of legal warnings, the EU once again prioritized procedural safety over the urgency of human life.
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Worst Chancellor This Century
Economic collapse … building infrastructure, carriage ways for NATO military movement … putting industrial capacity into a war manufacturing machine … bad omen for coming decade in Europe.
Deflecting responsibility to international affairs.
Donald Trump and Friedrich Merz at the White House last month. (Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz | The Guardian |
German chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by Tehran
A day earlier, the US president told Fox News: “We have all the cards,” adding that if Tehran wanted to talk, “they can come to us, or they can call us”.
Speaking to students in Marsberg, Merz suggested it was Trump’s team that was being outplayed. “The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skilful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” he said.
“An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible.”
Germany benefits from work with Ukraine — defense minister | DW News |
Pistorius said the German Defense Ministry plans to send more military attaches to the German embassy in Kyiv to serve as points of contact for closer defense cooperation.
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche, who also attended the talks, announced plans to establish a dedicated liaison office for German companies seeking to collaborate with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said after the talks that Germany's 2027 budget — scheduled to be presented on Wednesday — will demonstrate the government's continued support for Ukraine.
Per earlier announcements, Germany is set to provide Ukraine with €11.6 billion ($13.6 billion) in 2027, followed by €8.5 billion annually between 2028 and 2030.
Giorgia Meloni clung to her relationship with Trump – now it’s starting to look like a liability | The Guardian Opinion |
By Riccardo Alcaro
In recent weeks, the Italian prime minister’s standing as the darling of the US right has been imperilled by an unexpected rift with the Oval Office. Trump dramatically distanced himself from his Italian ally over her refusal to join US attacks on Iran in an interview. “I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” the US president told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
