US Increases Sanctions on Cuba and Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Middle East
The United States has increased sanctions on Cuba, potentially holding recent American visitors accountable, while also deploying an aircraft carrier to the Middle East, leaving the Asia-Pacific region without a US carrier. These actions come as officials suggest the chance of war expansion with Iran has dropped after the US declared economic warfare.
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Japan faces ‘nightmare scenario’ as it struggles to defend ICC judge
Japan has spent years casting the International Criminal Court as a pillar of the rules-based order. This week, its closest ally sanctioned the Japanese judge who leads it. The move has left Tokyo in an uncomfortable bind: defend Tomoko Akane, the Japanese president of The Hague-based court, and risk antagonising US leader Donald Trump, or temper its criticism and appear weak in the face of an attack on an institution central to Japan’s rule-of-law diplomacy. Washington’s sanctions, announced...
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Read full article →Chance of Iran war expansion dropped after Trump declared economic warfare, officials say
According to the officials, US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose another harsh package of economic sanctions is intended to “buy time” until after the US midterm elections.
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