Habib Siddiqui

  ‘US and Israel’s war on Iran is based on a flawed strategy’ | Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera ‘US and Israel’s war on Iran is based on a flawed strategy’ Andreas Krieg of the King’s College London explains the objectives behind Israel’s and the US’ plans to strike Iran and why he sees fundamental flaws in their approaches.

  “Trump chose an avoidable war over a good deal.” | Israel-Iran conflict | Al Jazeera “Trump chose an avoidable war over a good deal.” Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute, says Iran had offered major nuclear concessions and that Trump could have claimed a strong diplomatic victory, but instead pursued escalation to seek submission rather than advance US interests.

  The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an   attack by   the United States and Israel has triggered sharp reactions across the world as leaders warn of escalation and regional instability. Iran said it has launched retaliatory strikes on Israel and US assets in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Oman. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Iran begins 40-day mourning after Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attack list 2 of 4 Analysis: Will Iran’s establishment collapse after the killing of Khamenei? list 3 of 4 What is the Strait of Hormuz? How will its closure impact oil prices? list 4 of 4 Iran forms interim council to oversee transition after Khamenei’s killing end of list Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has pledged revenge, saying it has launched attacks on 27 bases in the Middle East where US troops are stationed. Several countries in the region have closed their airspace d...

  A United Nations investigative body has warned that South Sudan risks “a return to full-scale war” unless it can urgently put an end to entrenched impunity and widespread abuses amid escalating violence in the world’s youngest country. The report by the UN’s Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS), released on Friday at the Human Rights Council session in Geneva, found that civilians were enduring severe abuses including killings and “systematic” sexual violence, arbitrary detention, forced displacement and deprivation amid a  deepening humanitarian crisis in one of the world’s most impoverished countries . Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 South Sudan hospital hit by government air strike, MSF says list 2 of 4 Hundreds of thousands flee as fighting escalates in South Sudan list 3 of 4 ‘We’re in darkness’: Humanitarian crisis deepens as S Sudan violence surges list 4 of 4 People displaced by South Sudan fighting wait for aid at remote camp end of list...