Trump fires Brian Hook, his Iran envoy in first term * * *

Notable move by Trump, though what exactly Hook was fired from is unclear.

Hook is an Iran hawk who reportedly pushed for the Soleimani strike and subsequently received taxpayer-funded protection against Iranian retaliation.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Questions for Senators (and Journalists) to Ask Secretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio Experts suggest questions for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's confirmation hearing for Trump's pick for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio.

Some proposed questions from @justsecurity for Sen. Marco Rubio’s nomination hearing to be Secretary of State, including some from me

www.justsecurity.org/106317/quest...

Poland says Netanyahu won't be arrested if he attends Auschwitz event Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will not be detained despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. #EuropeNews

How do you mark an anniversary of past mass atrocity crimes? How do you show respect for the victims?

Surely not by declaring you won’t arrest a man wanted for mass atrocity crimes today.

A deeply disrespectful move by Poland’s government here.
#Auschwitz80
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Jimmy Carter’s Lessons for America in the Middle East Jimmy Carter stood for a different approach to America’s engagement with the Middle East, often as a lonely voice among former presidents.

Essay by Neil Hicks for @democracyinexile.bsky.social - Jimmy Carter’s Lessons for the US in the Middle East
@hickse.bsky.social
dawnmena.org/jimmy-carter...

Many many congratulations.

روزی که منشور نویسان داخل و خارج یک کلمه از #الهه_نیلوفر نگفتند اما نام آنها ترند اول توییتر ایران شد.

شرق دوشنبه ۱۹ تیر را بخوانید

به چه علت؟

هنوز باید صبر کرد.

برای پدر وبلاگ نویسی ایران که مجبور شده از وطنش کوچ و از نو شروع کنه از این پلتفرم به اون پلتفرم رفتن باید مثل آب خوردن باشه.

میلاد جان، تغییر بد نیست. نمیدونم قضیه بیشتر مربوط به کنترل افکار عمومی و مانع از انتقال اطلاعات.

I m sure you will enjoy whatever you are doing. By the keep up the good work. I enjoy those interviews.

Shocked by Twitter! Happy long holiday, Sina Jan.

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به نظر میرسه عمر توییتر رسما داره تموم‌میشه.

اخه چطور مربا میخورید حالا با میوه ؟ کلا شیرینی در غذاها را باید حذف کرد.

حتما کارهایی که برلوسکونی میکرد را انجام نمیده 😉