Press Digest
Historic Deal
IRAN: Iran and the P5+1 finalized the historic nuclear deal at last. At day’s end, all Iranians favor diplomacy. They want a done deal. It’s a national consensus that’s worth their while. However, despite the media smear campaign, if the deal fails, the Americans will be blamed for any diplomatic backlash. They are in the know that Iran is willing to give up a lot and they should be ready to reciprocate.
Media Silence
ABRAR: Washington might claim otherwise, that its drone war has had a stellar record of accuracy. But watching the news coverage of so many tragic deaths in the war-torn countries, the impression is totally different. In fact, killing innocent people has been a central part of the drone program from the beginning, and is in many ways an inescapable consequence. What’s clear and troubling is that many of these innocent victims have died amid media silence too.
Migrant Woes
HAMSHAHRI: With economic decay, foreign wars, terrorism, persecution and unemployment gripping at least a dozen countries on Europe’s southern rim, the surge of migration north has overwhelmed authorities in Europe, which has struggled to articulate a single coherent policy and played into the hands of unscrupulous people traffickers and far-right groups and politicians.
Destructive Policy
KHORASAN: As calls for US intervention grow louder in Congress, it is important to remember that the current crisis is in fact rooted in the destruction of Iraqi society brought on by the 2003 US-led invasion and occupation. So there are many reasons why new US military intervention is a terrible idea and Iraqis are better off without it. Any shock and awe campaign will only make the situation worse.
IRAN: Iran and the P5+1 finalized the historic nuclear deal at last. At day’s end, all Iranians favor diplomacy. They want a done deal. It’s a national consensus that’s worth their while. However, despite the media smear campaign, if the deal fails, the Americans will be blamed for any diplomatic backlash. They are in the know that Iran is willing to give up a lot and they should be ready to reciprocate.
Media Silence
ABRAR: Washington might claim otherwise, that its drone war has had a stellar record of accuracy. But watching the news coverage of so many tragic deaths in the war-torn countries, the impression is totally different. In fact, killing innocent people has been a central part of the drone program from the beginning, and is in many ways an inescapable consequence. What’s clear and troubling is that many of these innocent victims have died amid media silence too.
Migrant Woes
HAMSHAHRI: With economic decay, foreign wars, terrorism, persecution and unemployment gripping at least a dozen countries on Europe’s southern rim, the surge of migration north has overwhelmed authorities in Europe, which has struggled to articulate a single coherent policy and played into the hands of unscrupulous people traffickers and far-right groups and politicians.
Destructive Policy
KHORASAN: As calls for US intervention grow louder in Congress, it is important to remember that the current crisis is in fact rooted in the destruction of Iraqi society brought on by the 2003 US-led invasion and occupation. So there are many reasons why new US military intervention is a terrible idea and Iraqis are better off without it. Any shock and awe campaign will only make the situation worse.