3 Stories You Should Read 7/1/2019: Iran, Trump’s 4th, Julian Castro
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In the category of: Probably not a laughing matter
‘Seriously?’: Zarif mocks US, insists Iran has not violated deal
Foreign minister says Iran has been ‘transparent’ and considers the breach to be its right within the nuclear deal.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif challenged American assertions that his country violated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers with a mocking tweet.
Iran on Monday announced its reserves of enriched uranium had surpassed the 300kg cap and said its next step would be to enrich uranium above the 3.67 percent limit in the accord, unless European powers did more to protect the Iranian economy from harsh US sanctions.
The White House said there was “little doubt that even before the deal’s existence, Iran was violating its terms”.
Making light of the US reaction on Tuesday, Zarif tweeted a screengrab of the statement with the question: “Seriously?”
“We had previously announced this and were transparent in saying what we are going to do,” he told reporters. “We consider it our right, reserved in the nuclear deal.”
“Actions by the Europeans have not been enough, so we will move ahead with our plan,” he said.
In the category of: Decriminalizing being humans crossing borders
What You Should Know About Julián Castro’s Proposal To Decriminalize Border Crossings
It’s a far cry from open borders. But it could transform immigration enforcement.
Should crossing the border without permission be a criminal offense? This had not been a major part of the political discussion until last week, when Democratic presidential hopeful Julián Castro thrust his proposal to decriminalize border crossings before a national audience during the Democratic presidential primary debates.
What was once the province of legal groups and the progressive wing of the immigrant rights movement is now rapidly becoming a consensus position among Democrats hoping to challenge President Donald Trump ― who used the law to systematically split up migrant families at the border in a widely deplored seven-week experiment last year.
Because debate over the criminalization of border crossings marks new and unfamiliar terrain for most Democratic politicians, misinformation and hot takes abound. To separate fact from fiction, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about Castro’s proposal to decriminalize border-crossing violations.
In the category: The Dictator’s 4th of July
DC airport to halt flights during Trump Fourth of July event
Runways at the busy airport serving the nation’s capital will be closed Thursday during President Donald Trump’s Independence Day event, federal authorities said.
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