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@laurinelson The short answer: Congress. I didn't mention that all of this of course also violates the US Constitution, which gives Congress, not the President the power to declare war. They need to step up and deny funding to continue this illegal war.

I am getting questions about whether Trump's threats alone are illegal. The answer is yes. 1. Additional Protocol I states “Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” (also DOD LOW Manual §5.2.2) 1/

@haveigotnews This is clearly libellous. It is also deeply insulting and plain wrong. Presumably you are going to remove this immediately? @haveigotnews

@Keir_Starmer We will always remember that on the day that the President of the United States was threatening civilisational erasure, your only intervention came with a statement banning a US rapper, Kanye West. You allowed US bombers to continue to take off from British bases. @Keir_Starmer

Having launched an illegal, destructive war that brutally struck the entire planet’s economy (and confirmed once again Europe’s combination of irrelevance and hypocrisy), and after threatening Iran with genocide and "civilisational annihilation," President Trump ultimately backed down on everything. Like a Roman Emperor during the Roman Empire’s declining years would declare victory and stage triumphs in Rome following massive defeats of his legions at the hands of Gothic warriors, so now does this modern American Nero struggles to convince us that he ‘won’. In reality, Iran now decides which vessels pass through the Straits of Hormuz and, for the first time, charge them tolls for so doing! The demands of the White House, which Mr. Trump had set as prerequisites for stopping the bombings, have bitten the dust. The surrender of Iran’s enriched uranium, the demand for the destruction of Iran's missiles, the vain hopes for regime change, the designs on Iranian oil – all of these goals were forgotten. What has not been forgotten, and will not be forgotten, are the 180 schoolgirls that the US murdered on the first day of their attack by striking their school – along with the thousands of other killed and maimed civilians. Lest the world be overtaken by a false sense of relief, it is crucial to brace ourselves for the long-lasting economic repercussions of Trump’s idiotic war. Make no mistake: the shockwaves of economic hardship caused by the US attack on Iran may wane but it will not be averted. The wave of soaring prices, the blow to employment, the increase in interest rates and foreclosures will not disappear with this ceasefire. On the contrary, because of the oligarchic cartels that also see this crisis as an opportunity, it will take political pressure by the many on the very few to reverse the negative consequences of this criminal war, as well as all the various crises that preceded it.

30 yrs aftr Norman Finkelstein wrote this article, “First the Cherokee, now the Palestinian,” nothing has changed. Current Affairs re-released the essay, which shows the similarities between tactics used against my Cherokee ancestors and Palestinians today.currentaffairs.org/news/first-the…

EXCLUSIVE: ICC staff members have written to the court’s governing body twice since last week in support of Karim Khan returning to his duties. This comes after predominantly western states on the body backed a motion to disregard a judges' ruling and pursue a case against Khan

Daf is my favorite Persian instrument. When played, it gives off an invigorating almost mystical frequency. Don’t know how else describe it. Love this video of daf class in Iran. #iranians

@alextomo @Pmacgiollabhain The mother of all false flags expected within the next week on American soil. And another Epstein file release obviously

@alextomo Netanyahu is refusing to include Lebanon in the agreed ceasefire.

@alextomo Netanyahu continues with impunity in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank!

So will Netanyahu ever be able to do it again? If we accept he persuaded Trump to start a war on Iran, that severely damaged the world and US economies and Trump’s chances in the Nov mid-terms - all without regime change in Iran. Would Netanyahu ever be able to try this again?

Pedro Sánchez: “The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

Many of its are still wondering if @BBCWorld thinks that the bombing of a Tehran Synagogue by the Israelis warrants possibly just one tiny, meagre line?

This is so exciting Ahmed and Hala are both total stars Now they are starting the world’s first live Palestinian chat show on Palestine Deep Dive First one tomorrow at 7pm. With Bob Vylan and Lujane Hamzeh Do not miss this

The IDF have admitted blasting a Tehran Synagogue into rubble as 'collateral damage' yesterday, but you will still not find a report of this Israeli attack in any Western media as far as I can see. This really should go viral!

Starmer’s cabinet all deserve a bonus from Friends of Israel for their silence yesterday. declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby-f…

Most Americans, especially boomers and middle America don’t understand and know who the Iranians (Persians) are. Who we are threatening to bomb and destroy their way of life. Stop watching Fox News & get some culture.

Many Americans assume that all Muslims are like Afghani tribesmen who wear sandals, wave an AK-47 and molest goats. Persians are different.

This isn't Berlin. This isn't Soho. This isn't New York. It's somewhere far more interesting and friendly....it's Tehran. The level of misinformation about the country is staggering. This is what the US is bombing. For Israel.