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Joined January 2009
The European response to the #Ceuta crisis will go down in history as an own goal, an act of collective self-harm fuelling its worst enemies. Spain defended Europe’s external border. Instead of offering solidarity, Italy, Denmark and Finland sought to punish it and @vonderleyen failed to lead. Now, with the vast majority of arrivals already returned, Spain has shown the crisis could be managed (with Morocco). What if the real failure wasn’t border control, but European solidarity? Because if Europeans cannot count on one another when a Member State is under pressure at the Union’s external border, what confidence should they have that solidarity will prevail when the threat is military rather than migratory?
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The shameful Trump v. Slaughter decision ends the independent, expertise-driven regulation of #nuclear power that the US has benefited from for over 50 years. We are no longer in compliance with Article 8 of the @iaeaorg Nuclear Safety Convention. Other nations should take heed.
The final opinions for today are in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. In Slaughter, the court holds that the FTC’s for-cause removal provision is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution and overrules Humphrey's Executor. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25…
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A well-trodden pathway historically used by thousands of Europeans to gain access to US citizenship has been closed: Here's your European Evening Briefing bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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🚨Last year @virtualnomad and I exposed how an obscure term "remigration" spread from a secret white nationalist circle in Austria to major political campaigns, and would influence major presidential elections. It is now the DHS slogan. 🎁Full story here: bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…
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The JCPOA—which has been on life support since the US withdrawal in 2018—was declared dead today on September 26, 2025
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European Union leaders will be watching at a distance when Eurasian heads of state gather this weekend for the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Here's your Evening Briefing bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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Acting on behalf of Israel and the U.S., the E3 have decided to maliciously pursue pressure on the Iranian people. This folly—which Iran has sternly warned against—is immoral, unjustified, and unlawful. Iran has cautioned that having been left out by the U.S. on all global issues—even Ukraine on their own doorstep—Europe should not deceive itself about "snapback" being leverage for it to play a role in at least one arena. Iran has made clear how pursuing that path will turn the E3 into a permanently spent force. Disturbingly, the European troika is now framing its reckless gambit as an endeavour to "advance diplomacy". I have personally led talks with the US over the past two decades. My country has been engaged in five rounds of nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration this year. On the eve of a sixth round of talks, Iran was bombed. First by Israel, and then by the United States. It is repugnant for Europe to now accuse Iran of having left the table and spurning dialogue. The reality is that we are at a point where the West cannot even guarantee that it will cease further unlawful military strikes on my people while negotiations are held. The actions of the European troika effectively reward the offender and punish the victim. It was the United States, not Iran, that unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and reimposed sanctions. It was Europe, not Iran, that failed to fulfil its commitments to mitigate the economic impact of the US withdrawal. It was also Europe, not Iran, that not only failed to implement their commitments on Transition Day (Oct. 2023), but also imposed new illegal sanctions on Iranian civil aviation and shipping. As I have made abundantly clear, the E3's decision will have significant adverse impacts on diplomacy. It will severely undermine the ongoing dialogue between Iran and the IAEA. It will also compel an appropriate response. The path chosen by Europe, if not curbed, will additionally have severe consequences for the credibility of the UN Security Council. Invoking the so-called snapback mechanism without due process or a legal basis not only undermines confidence in the Council’s decisions, but also endangers international peace and security. It is high time for the Council—and the world—to step up and say: "ENOUGH".
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JONATHAN TIRONE retweeted
אייל חולתא מדבר באופן כללי ומצטרף בלי ראיות עובדתיות לבון טון חדש: שיח הסבוב השני מול גרעין איראן. מציע לכן ללמוד ולפענח את האירוע הקודם של התקפת הפתע ב-13 ביוני שהיא עדין אניגמה. במאמר החדש שלי strategicreflections.substac… שאלתי האם היה איום קיומי באותו הלילה כמו שנאמר?לפי הניתוח
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@kann_news19 Aug 2025
ד"ר איל חולתא, לשעבר ראש המטה לביטחון לאומי: "איראן היא חיה פצועה וזה לא סוף הסיפור. כולם צריכים להיות דרוכים. העובדה שרה"מ צריך לדבר עם טראמפ על עזה ולא על איראן - זה לא סדר העדיפויות הנכון במסגרת האיומים על ישראל" כאן רשת ב🎙️| #בנימיניוגואטה @rbinyamini @YigalGueta (צילום: AP)
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Fake news. Iran remains committed to the NPT and its Safeguards Agreement. In accordance with the new legislation by Majlis, sparked by the unlawful attacks against our nuclear facilities by Israel and the U.S., our cooperation with @iaeaorg will be channeled through Iran's Supreme National Security Council for obvious safety and security reasons. Reality: To Iranians, what truly "sends a devastating message" and destroys "a diplomatic solution" is very obvious: - Germany's explicit support for Israel's unlawful attack on Iran, including safeguarded nuclear sites, as "dirty work" carried out on behalf of the West. Germany also shamefully supported the unlawful U.S. attack against Iranian nuclear facilities, which violated international law, the NPT, and the UN Charter. - Germany's repudiation of its JCPOA commitments by openly demanding "zero enrichment" in Iran. Iranians were already put off by Germany's Nazi-style backing of Genocide in Gaza, and its support for Sadam’s war on Iran by providing materials for chemical weapons. The explicit German support for the bombing of Iran has obliterated the notion that the German regime harbors anything but malice towards Iranians.
Iran's decision to suspend cooperation with @iaeaorg sends a devastating message: it eliminates any possibility of international oversight of the Iranian nuclear program, which is crucial for a diplomatic solution. #Iran must reverse this decision.
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If the Coordinator of the JCPOA Joint Commission believes that the objective of any potential negotiation is "ending Iran’s nuclear program", it means that: - EU High Representative @kajakallas disregards the provisions of the NPT, which explicitly affirm the right of all signatories to develop, research, and use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. - The provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and the JCPOA no longer hold any validity for its official Coordinator, thereby rendering the so-called snapback mechanism baseless. - The participation and role of the European Union and its member states, plus UK, in any future negotiation would be irrelevant and therefore meaningless.
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"Rather than yielding a quick win, the strikes have complicated the task of tracking uranium and ensuring Iran doesn’t build a weapon..." For more from Bloomberg's nuclear reporter Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad read 👇 4/4 bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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The sorry tale of the Middle East : Conflicts do not improve with time… unless you deal with the root causes… the elephants in the room… In the absence of a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine based on Israel’s withdrawal to 67 borders and the establishment of a Palestinian state ; In the absence of an equitable and inclusive regional security system and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction from the region (including Israel’s nuclear arsenal) ; In the absence of genuine peace and normalization of relations among all the states of the region ; We will only be kicking the can down the road and will only have pseudo peace agreements under duress between governments not people ; and/or some stop gap security measures, also under duress that will crumble sooner or later… #IranVsIsrael #PalestineGenocide
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Iranian Parliament National Security Commission is pushing for NPT exit. The emerging rational is that NPT was supposed to help Iran’s security, yet has failed and is now causing insecurity.
رضایی، سخنگوی کمیسیون امنیت ملی مجلس: الان بهترین زمان برای خروج از NPT است. قرار بود NPT امنیتمان را تأمین کند نه اینکه عامل ناامنی شود.
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas spoke with #Iran's FM Araghchi. Araghchi criticized the recent @iaeaorg resolution as a ground and pretext for Israeli aggression. He said the Israeli aggression makes ongoing Iran-US talks unjustifiable.
#Iran FM spoke with #Russia FM on Israeli aggression. Araghchi condemned attacks on nuclear sites & civilians as intl law violations, asserting Iran's right to self-defense. Lavrov condemned violations of Iran's sovereignty & stressed de-escalation to prevent a full-scale war.
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