Tag: Crime
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Iran’s adherence to FATF to likely simplify investment within nation – spokesperson
Iran Materials 7 January 2025 14:12 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Iranian government information portal Follow Trend on BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 7. Iran’s adherence to the working group on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may simplify the investment process in the country, spokesperson for the Iranian government, Fatemeh Mohajerani, said in a press briefing in Tehran…
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Monday Briefing
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Image A participant in a September 2021 rally in Washington, organized to support people who faced charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. Credit…Kenny Holston for The New York Times How Trump redefined the Jan. 6 riot as ‘a day of love’ Four years ago today, protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol…
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Could a long-awaited presidential election usher in a new era for Lebanon?
Bessma Momani is a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. After more than two years without a president, Lebanon’s parliament is finally expected to elect a new person to the role on Jan. 9. Due to political deadlock, Lebanon has had no president since the end of Michel Aoun’s tenure in October,…
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U.K. Islamists Welcome Assad’s Fall, Fear ‘Zionist’ Influence
Syrians celebrate the ascendancy of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The organization is led by Ahmad al-Shara, a former emir of the Islamic State (ISIS). (Berit Kessler/Shutterstock) Rebels ousted Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, after nearly 14 years of civil war during which the Assad regime, among other atrocities, bombed cities, deployed chemical…
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Trump’s Push To Shut Down the Axis of Upheaval Starts With LNG
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Jan 01, 2025, 6:00 PM CST Trump’s second term aims to counter the Axis of Upheaval. Plans include tightening sanctions…
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Iranian Advisor: Leadership Recognizes Need for Direct Talks with Washington
A senior advisor to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has revealed that Iran’s leadership has reached a consensus on the necessity of engaging in direct negotiations with the United States. This development coincides with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s approval to revisit a long-delayed government proposal to comply with the requirements of an international body combating terrorism…
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The top five foreign influence fails of 2024
2024 was a big year for foreign influence in the U.S., in all the worst ways. Hundreds of millions of dollars poured into the nation’s top lobbying and public relations firms from foreign powers in 2024. The final numbers aren’t in yet, but we’re already seeing 8-figure spending from America’s allies (like Japan and Australia),…
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Trump and Rubio Should Appoint a Special Envoy for the Kurds
The flags of Kurdistan and the United States. Shutterstock President-elect Donald Trump dislikes special envoys, with reason. Too many presidents and secretaries of State appoint them for two reasons: First, to bypass Senate confirmation for controversial or unpopular figures and, second, to bypass rather than reform State Department dysfunction. In the first instance, President Joe…
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How Sweden Became a Transnational Crime Hub
I didn’t quite understand what the fuss was about as I sat in a cafe in the heart of Malmo, a city at the southern tip of Sweden, savoring some Syrian sweets and getting up to speed on press coverage of the city. I was in town to investigate the brutal murders of two British…
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Washington Must Address Turks’ Ignorance and Detachment from Reality
People in Istanbul, Turkey, go about their business in October 2024, apparently unaware of their leader’s terror-sympathizing ideology. Shutterstock When U.S. military academies teach strategy, they talk about the “DIME model” of national power. The concept is simple: Every strategy should have diplomatic, informational, military, and economic components. Across administrations, U.S. policymakers are prone to…