by Heather Hastie | Jan 9, 2020 | Democracy, Middle East, Our Planet Series, US Politics
I thought you were all deserving of an explanation. I said, “I’m back,” and since then there’s been little further. As well as the other posts I previously mentioned, I’m now trying to write a Proper Post about the Iran situation, but...
by Heather Hastie | May 9, 2018 | International Politics, Middle East, US Politics
I can’t believe this is happening. Well I can. But I held onto hope overnight that someone would talk him out of this. However, I awoke to the news that President Trump has actually announced that he’s pulling the US out of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive...
by Heather Hastie | May 3, 2018 | International Politics, Middle East, US Politics
A couple of days ago, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, did a slick presentation announcing he had proof that Iran was lying when they signed the Iran Nuclear Agreement. (It’s official name is the JCPOA – Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
by Heather Hastie | Oct 24, 2017 | Great Britain & Europe, International Politics, Middle East, Russia, US Politics, USA
The official name of the Iran Nuclear agreement is the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA. It was signed in Vienna on 14 July 2015 between the Islamic Republic of Iran on one side and France, Great Britain, China, Germany, Russia, and the US on the other. The...