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'Annexation Is Illegal. Period.': UN Human Rights Chief Slams Israeli Government
47 UN Human Rights Experts Condemn US Support for Israel's 'Unlawful' Annexation Plan
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Accountability and an end to impunity must become an immediate priority for the international community," the experts wrote. "Palestinians and Israelis deserve no less."
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"We're Ready for Whatever, Whenever,' Says Maduro as Venezuela Vows Navy Escort to Protect Iranian Oil Tankers from US Threats
Jon Queally, staff writer
Venezuela said it would deploy naval vessels like these frigates—here on a 2019 exercise—to welcome Iranian tankers bringing much needed gasoline. (Photo: Zurimar Campos/ Venezuelan Presidency/AFP/File)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the U.S. government "...
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Healthcare Providers at Iran's Top Cancer Hospital Say Crippling Trump Sanctions Are Affecting Patients
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Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
"I don't know really if the target of the sanctions are the politicians or our...
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'This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan': Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinian Rights
'We Will Resist It in Every Way': Palestinians Call for World to Reject Anti-Peace Deal Put Forth by Trump and Netanyahu
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Iran Says Military Shot Down Ukraine Airliner in 'Disastrous Mistake' Amid Heightened Tensions With US
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2020, during a rally on "No War with Iran". (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
House Democrats Send Loud 'No War With Iran' Message to Trump With Passage of War Powers Resolution
Rescue teams work at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. - All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8, Iranian state media reported. State news agency IRNA said 167 passengers and nine crew members were on board the aircraft operated by Ukraine International Airlines. (
Accident or Tragedy of War? Transparent Probe Demanded After US and Canada Claim Iranian Missile Downed Ukraine Jetliner
'Stop Escalation': World Leaders Call on Trump to End Warmongering and Resume Diplomacy With Iran
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration's recent actions in Iraq on January 07, 2020 in New York City. Biden criticized Trump for not having a clear policy regarding Iran after the killing of Qasem Soleimani ratcheted up tensions between Iran and the United States. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
After Biden Offers 'No Comment' Response to Middle East Escalation, Critics Suggest: How About 'No War With Iran'
Iran's Parliament Designates Pentagon an Official Terrorist Organization
'Sea of Endless People' Mourns Soleimani Across Iran, Vowing Trump Will Be Held Accountable for Assassination
Comedian George Carlin performing at Paramount Theater in New York City on April 24th, 1992 during his eighth recorded special for HBO. (Photo: via Scrapsfromtheleft.com)
'No Laughing Matter': Ilhan Omar Shares Searing Anti-War Standup Routine by George Carlin
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the White House on January 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Trumps were returning from spending the holidays at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Bach, Florida after last week’s U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military leader, Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Trump Threatens Iraq—Previously Decimated by US Sanctions—With Sanctions 'Like They've Never Seen'
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks during a campaign event at NOAH's Events Venue on December 30, 2019 in West Des Moines, Iowa. On Thursday night, Sanders denounced the assassination of a top Iranian military leader as a "dangerous escalation." (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders Condemns Trump for Putting US on Path to 'Another Disastrous War in the Middle East'

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