UN Ambassador Haley Explains How to Strengthen America’s Hand Against Iran in Nuclear Deal – Iran Focus – News & Analysis

English: Location of Iran and Saudi Arabia.

English: Location of Iran and Saudi Arabia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Iran Focus in London reports that US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivered a thoughtful and impassioned speech on the threat posed by the Iranian Regime and the future of the nuclear deal.

Source: UN Ambassador Haley Explains How to Strengthen America’s Hand Against Iran in Nuclear Deal

Military and diplomatic options have been presented to President Trump. No doubt Trump is reflecting and seeking counsel from those whom he trusts. Strategically, Israel and Saudi Arabia will be taking every opportunity to press their views too.

But America is a bit stretched, with natural disasters at home, massive Russian war-games worrying NATO, the military defeat of ISIS opening up new threats in Syria, plus Afghanastan and North Korea – let’s not forget the investigations into the Trump team’s links with Russia, no doubt fanned with Hilary Clinton’s new book.

Thoughts?

 

Brexit repeal bill: Labour fails to defeat Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill in ‘deeply disappointing’ late-night Commons vote | London Evening Standard

The Evening Standard reports that the Government’s Brexit repeal bill has passed its first Parliamentary test on a “deeply disappointing” night for the Labour Party.

Source: Brexit repeal bill: Labour fails to defeat Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill in ‘deeply disappointing’ late-night Commons vote | London Evening Standard

Perhaps I’m missing something but a divided Conservative Party managed to push the bill through highlighting that the divisions in the Labour Party are still greater than in the Conservative Party. The historic failure to defeat the bill must rest with Jeremy Corbyn?

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