Posted on 05/10/2020 9:15:00 PM PDT by Nextrush
A restaruant where customers can sit down has been open for business in Kendrick, Idaho since May 1st in violation of the coronavirus martial law house arrest order of Republican Governor Brad Little.
Now the Hardware Brewing Company being threatened with an alcohol license suspension by the Idaho State Police.....
Anti-house arrest lockdown protests in several German cities today Munich, Frankfurt and Cologne.....
An incident being called "fatal" involving an Iranian logistics ship near the port of Jask with unofficial reports calling it a "friendly fire" incident.....
Al Qaeda affiliated jihadists in northwestern Syria launched a surprise attack on government forces today....
In the African nation of Niger at least 20 people reported killed in attacks in a region where Al Qaeda and Islamic State operate.....
Protesters on the streets of Iraq today demanding action from the new government of Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi.....
Word leaking out in Israel that members of its Diplomatic-Security Cabinet met last Thursday to discuss cyberattacks against Israel's water system.....
A physical altercation between Chinese and Indian soldiers along the border between their two counties Saturday....
A crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong who went to shopping malls for Mothers Day protesters....
The fiance of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says that:
"moral values should prevail"
when it comes to the planned Saudi stake in the Manchester United Soccer Club in the United Kingdom....
Seven arrests at a birthday party in the UK that violated house arrest rules of the coronavirus crackdown....
Six new rules and a five tier alert systm all part of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new scheme of control....
The US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin warning of "permanent damage" if the economy does not "reopen", but Mnuchin also endorsing restrictions in the nations workplaces as well......
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Thanks, Your post is a reminder that while many of us are distracted by Covid-19, and the economy, there is a lot going on in the world.
Double Rainbow Man died.
https://nypost.com/2020/05/11/california-man-famous-for-for-viral-double-rainbow-video-dies/
https://www.daily-sun.com/post/481162/Iran-says-ready-for-prisoner-swap-with-US
Iran says ready for prisoner swap with US
www.daily-sun.com
AFP
10th May, 2020 05:12:36
Editor : Enamul Hoque Chowdhury
Iran said Sunday it had expressed readiness for a full prisoner exchange with the United States “with no preconditions” but that Washington was yet to respond.
“We said some time ago that we are ready to exchange all Iranian and American prisoners,” ISNA news agency quoted government spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying.
“It now appears that America is more ready than before to end this situation,” he added, noting that Iran was waiting for a reply.
“Washington has been notified of our readiness and we think no mediator is needed.”
The Islamic republic in December freed Xiyue Wang, a US academic, in an exchange for scientist Massoud Soleimani and said it was open to further swaps.
Rabiei also expressed concern about the health of some Iranian prisoners detained in the United States and claimed they are not being treated well.
One of them is Sirous Asgari, an Iranian scientist infected with the novel coronavirus while in detention, according to the Iranian foreign ministry.
A ministry spokesman said last week that “everything is prepared” and declared “he will soon return to Iran” without elaborating further.
Iran is holding US citizens Siamak Namazi, convicted on charges that include espionage, his father Baquer and environmental expert Morad Tahbaz.
According to the US State Department, Iran temporarily released US Navy veteran Micheal White on March 19.
Both countries have called for releasing prisoners over the virus outbreak.
Iran is battling what is the Middle East’s most deadly outbreak, while the US has reported the highest total number of virus deaths worldwide.
The Islamic republic has temporarily released more than 100,000 inmates in several stages since March, according to its judiciary.
Iran and the US have been at loggerheads for decades.
Tensions between them have escalated since 2018 when US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from a landmark nuclear accord and reimposed sanctions on Iran.
NEW: Biden Unfreezes $6 Billion in Iranian Assets in Deal to Free Five American Hostages
Red State ^ | 08/10/2023 | Mike Miller
Posted on 8/10/2023, 9:24:27 PM by SeekAndFind
After it was reported on Thursday that Iran had transferred five Iranian Americans from prison to house arrest, it became clear that a deal between the Biden administration and the radical Islamist state had been reached — which would include billions of dollars of frozen Iranian assets in exchange for the Americans.
This again raises the question — which we’ll tackle later in the article: Should the United States pay ransom to rogue states and others for the release of captured Americans?
Anyway, sure enough, the United States and Iran have reached an agreement in which the Islamist regime will free the five Americans in exchange for several Iranian nationals serving prison sentences for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran — and unfreeze $6 billion of Iran’s assets in South Korea, which will be transferred to an account in the central bank of Qatar....
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