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Archives: United Nations
![Jubilation in Iran on “Implementation Day” ending Sanctions](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/jubilation-in-iran-on-implementa-187x137.jpg)
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‘Very Soon’ US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Turkey's government is very unhappy today about developments in Syria. President Obama's special envoy, Brett McGurk, said Sunday that the some 50 men…![Autopsy as Vienna Syria Summit concludes: Did US let its hard Line Saudi Ally run Wild?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/autopsy-as-vienna-syria-summit-c-187x137.jpg)
Autopsy as Vienna Syria Summit concludes: Did US let its hard Line Saudi Ally run Wild?
By Carlyn Meyer | (Informed Comment) | - - Deep contradictions in the Administration’s Syria policy are on full display as the US, Russia, Iran and assorted other Middle Eastern states meet…![Is the United Nations being captured by Transnational Corporations?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/187x137/UN_building.jpg)
Is the United Nations being captured by Transnational Corporations?
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 2015 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is commemorating its 70th anniversary next week punctuated by a summit…![Pope Francis Endorses Iran Deal: Another Dilemma for GOP Catholic Candidates](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/pope-francis-endorses-iran-deal-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis Endorses Iran Deal: Another Dilemma for GOP Catholic Candidates
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Republican presidential candidates are virtually unanimous that human-caused climate change is a hoax and burning fossil fuels is good for us; that…![Over Israeli, US Objections, UN votes to raise Palestinian flag at HQ](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/over-israeli-us-objections-un-vo-187x137.jpg)
Over Israeli, US Objections, UN votes to raise Palestinian flag at HQ
Ma'an News | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The United Nations General Assembly voted late Thursday in favor of raising the Palestinian flag at its headquarters in New York by an overwhelming…![What Iran sacrificed in Deal: Accepted dependence on Imported Enriched Fuel](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/what-iran-sacrificed-in-deal-acc-187x137.jpg)
What Iran sacrificed in Deal: Accepted dependence on Imported Enriched Fuel
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | - - OXFORD (IPS) - Iran’s nuclear programme has been the target of a great deal of misinformation, downright lies and above all myths.…![UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag, defying Israeli Objections](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/un-to-back-raising-of-palestinia-187x137.jpg)
UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag, defying Israeli Objections
By IMEMC News | - - Israel asks UN to rebuff flag initiative A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations will likely be adopted next week in…![Israel’s Illegal blockade of Gaza based on “made-up laws”; resistance outlawed](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/israels-illegal-blockade-of-gaza-187x137.jpg)
Israel’s Illegal blockade of Gaza based on “made-up laws”; resistance outlawed
By Azeezah Kanji | (OpenDemocracy) | - - Israel invokes the privileges of engaging in international armed conflict but denies Palestinians their corresponding entitlements under the same body of law. This is…![70 Top nuclear Experts: Iran Deal a ‘Net-Plus’ for Non-Proliferation Worldwide](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/70-top-nuclear-experts-iran-deal-187x137.jpg)
70 Top nuclear Experts: Iran Deal a ‘Net-Plus’ for Non-Proliferation Worldwide
By S. Chandra | (Inter Press Service) - - WASHINGTON (IPS) - As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote next month on the landmark Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was…![The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/the-nuclear-deal-has-turned-tehr-187x137.jpg)
The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast
By Javad Heirannia / Farhang Jahanpour | (Tehran Times) | - - TEHRAN - Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, says the confirmation of the nuclear deal between…![Top Iran General Endorses Nuclear Deal with US, UNSC](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/top-iran-general-endorses-nuclea-187x137.jpg)
Top Iran General Endorses Nuclear Deal with US, UNSC
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iranian Chief of Staff Major-Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi said Saturday that despite some reservations, he saw 16 major advantages to the Iran deal. He…![Security Council Defies Republicans, AIPAC on Hill by Approving Iran Nuke Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/security-council-defies-republic-187x137.jpg)
Security Council Defies GOP, AIPAC on Hill by Approving Iran Nuke Deal
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - When all 15 members of the Security Council raised their collective hands to unanimously vote in favour of…![US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/us-right-needs-to-get-over-self-187x137.jpg)
US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it is a bilateral deal with…![The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/the-real-reason-critics-hate-the-187x137.jpg)
The Real Reason Critics Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "There's something wrong with people's reaction to the Iran nuclear deal. If what they're saying is true then the deal makes no…![ICC Prosecutor Ordered to Reconsider Israeli Flotilla Raid](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/icc-prosecutor-ordered-to-recons-187x137.jpg)
ICC Prosecutor Ordered to Reconsider Israeli Flotilla Raid
By IMEMC | - - The International Criminal Court on Thursday ordered its chief prosecutor to review a decision not to probe Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, saying…![Wars targeting Children: 20 mn Homeless, 300K Conscripted & now Mass Abductions by ISIL](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/wars-targeting-children-20-mn-ho-187x137.jpg)
Wars targeting Children: 20 mn Homeless, 300K Conscripted & now Mass Abductions by ISIL
By Beatriz Ciordia | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Whether in Palestine, Ukraine or Somalia, wars result in millions of children threatened by the brutality of armed…![“The World Has Changed': Reformist Iranian Press Goes Wild for Vienna Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/the-world-has-changed-reformist-187x137.jpg)
“The World Has Changed’: Reformist Iranian Press Goes Wild for Vienna Deal
By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | - - Almost every front page of Iran's daily newpapers covered the nuclear deal on Wednesday 15 July. Screenshot from www.jaaar.com. Iran's media landscape is…![Would Iran reformers gain upper hand with UNSC Nuclear Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/would-iran-reformers-gain-upper-187x137.jpg)
Would Iran reformers gain upper hand with UNSC Nuclear Deal?
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) For Iranian President Hassan Rohani, a nuclear deal with global powers would be a double-edged sword. An agreement to restrict Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for…![Democracy in retreat in Half the 193 UN Member States](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042421im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/democracy-in-retreat-in-half-the-187x137.jpg)