Sheikh Jarrah, the ostensible cause of the latest conflict in the Middle East, is not so complicated. It is a private rent dispute, caused by squatters and by Palestinian tenants who acquired protected tenancies (not ownership) during the period of
China, The Iran Deal, and Biden
Biden needs to bring back the Iran Deal says China. In fact, they don’t just say it, that is their demand. Via Legal Insurrection we find out that this “request” was issued just four days ago.
““The US shall return to the Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible and without any preconditions, and the US should also scrap all sanctions imposed on Iran, other third-party entities and individuals,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a video conference with other four signatories of the 2015 nuclear accord.”
Just yesterday President Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act, citing China’s influence as a key concern in one of his five points of contention about the bill. Once I stumbled across this demand from China late last night, I have to believe that this was ALSO an underlying reason for the President’s veto.