Síntesis informativa - 26 de junio 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Never to Give In to U.S. Sanctions
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responding to what he called “vicious” United States government officials, vowed never to give in to American sanctions and “insults,” his official website reported on Wednesday.
Ayatollah Khamenei is the paramount decision maker in Iran and his assent is necessary for any major agreement or military action. His comments were made days after the Trump administration imposed new sanctions that targeted him specifically.
The remarks were the latest barrage in an escalating exchange of insults and threatsbetween the two countries. Last week, the United States pulled back at the last minute from a military strike in retaliation for the shooting down of an unmanned surveillance drone.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/middleeast/iran-ayatollah-khamenei-us.html
2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan in What Taliban Call an Ambush
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two United States soldiers were killed during a military operation in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, bringing to nine the total number of American military fatalities in the country this year.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said the two service members were killed in an ambush in eastern Wardak Province.
The deaths came just days before the next round of talks between the Taliban and the United States. The new round is scheduled to start on Saturday in Doha, the Qatari capital.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/asia/afghanistan-american-soldiers-killed.html
U.S. Tech Companies Sidestep a Trump Ban, to Keep Selling to Huawei
SHANGHAI — United States chip makers are still selling millions of dollars of products to Huawei despite a Trump administration ban on the sale of American technology to the Chinese telecommunications giant, according to four people with knowledge of the sales.
Industry leaders including Intel and Micron have found ways to avoid labeling goods as American-made, said the people, who spoke on the condition they not be named because they were not authorized to disclose the sales.
Goods produced by American companies overseas are not always considered American-made. The components began to flow to Huawei about three weeks ago, the people said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/technology/huawei-trump-ban-technology.html
Netanyahu Presses Superpowers to Remove Iranian Forces from Syria
JERUSALEM — Hosting an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday of the Russian, American and Israeli national security advisers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel pressed for ridding Syria of all foreign forces, in particular Iranians and their proxies across Israel’s northern frontier.
With the eight-year Syrian civil war winding down, Mr. Netanyahu said, “I believe that there is a wider basis for cooperation between the three of us than many believe.”
This meeting, he said, the first of national security advisers from all three countries, provides “a real opportunity” to advance stability in the region, “and particularly in Syria.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/world/middleeast/netanyahu-bolton-russia-iran-syria.html
‘My Plan B Is Maybe My Plan A’: Trump Threatens New Tariffs on China
President Trump on Wednesday played down the importance of securing a trade deal with China as he prepared to meet with President Xi Jinping of China this weekend, saying he was ready to proceed with additional tariffs if negotiations between the countries failed to get back on track.
Mr. Trump said it was “possible” that a deal could ultimately be reached and that China was eager for an agreement. But he said he was prepared to impose tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese products, on top of the 25 percent levy he has already placed on $250 billion of Chinese imports. Mr. Trump also indicated he might limit the next round of tariffs to just 10 percent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/business/economy/trump-china-tariffs-g20.html
AL JAZEERA
Iran-US tensions: All the latest updates
Standoff between Washington and Tehran escalates after Iranian forces shoot down US drone.
Fears of war between the United States and Iran have intensified after a US drone was shot down by Iranian forces.
The incident marked the first direct Iranian-claimed attack on US assets and came amid heightened tensions, unleashed by US President Donald Trump's decision last year to withdraw from an international accord that curbed Tehran's nuclear programme.
The top Iranian cleric's website on Wednesday quoted Khamenei as calling the Trump administration "the most sinister" US government.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/iran-tensions-latest-updates-190621103437644.html
Five things to know about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi
UN special rapporteur is set to present her findings on Khashoggi's killing the at UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday.
More than eight months since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his remains still haven't been found and individual responsibilities in the killing remain "clouded in secrecy and lack of due process", according to a long-awaited UN report.
Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, is presenting her findings on Khashoggi's murder at the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, one week after her report on the matter was released.
The report concluded that Saudi Arabia was responsible for Khashoggi's murder and that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) should be investigated for his possible role in ordering the killing
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/murder-jamal-khashoggi-190624190644822.html
US pushes Bahrain economic plan in absence of Palestinians
Dubbed by US as the foundation for peace, Palestinians dismiss Bahrain workshop as pointless without political solution.
The Trump administration is seeking support for an economic plan it says will be a foundation for Israeli-Palestinian peace but which Palestinians and many others dismiss as pointless without a political solution.
Neither the Israeli nor Palestinian governments are attending the event.
In Gaza on Tuesday, Hamas and its rival Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas convened a gathering of leaders and activists in a rare show of unity to voice their rejection of the Manama conference.
Saudi minister of state Mohammed Al-Sheikh told the panel that Kushner's plan was bolstered by the inclusion of the private sector as a similar proposal, relying heavily on state funding, had been attempted during the Oslo interim peace deals of the 1990s that eventually collapsed.
AL MAYADEEN
Capturan en Nicaragua a presuntos terroristas vinculados a Daesh
La Policía Nacional de Nicaragua informó de la captura por el Ejército y su devolución a la vecina Costa Rica de cuatro individuos de nacionalidades egipcia e iraquí, presuntamente vinculados a la agrupación terrorista Estado Islámico (Daesh, en árabe).
Los dos egipcios y dos iraquíes fueron entregados por el Ejército a la Policía Nacional que los trasladó a su Dirección de Auxilio Judicial a fin de realizar las diligencias investigativas correspondientes.
En ese órgano policial los detenidos mostraron permisos de ingreso y permanencia transitoria para atención de migrantes, expedidos por autoridades de Migración y Extranjería de Costa Rica.
Nuestro territorio no será plataforma para atacar a países vecinos, declara presidente iraquí
El presidente iraquí, Barham Salih, manifestó estar en contra de que el territorio de su país sea utilizado por Estados Unidos para cualquier acción hostil contra Irán.
El presidente iraquí subrayó que los acuerdos entre Irak y EE.UU. no estipulan esa posibilidad.
Como se conoce, EE.UU. ha incrementado su presencia militar en el Medio Oriente con el argumento de contener a Irán y sus aliados, a los que acusa sin pruebas de realizar supuestos actos de sabotaje contra buques petroleros.
Brasil: Supremo tribunal rechazó reclamo de libertad para expresidente Lula
El Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) de Brasil rechazó por votación de tres ministros a dos el segundo pedido de libertad del expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva que interpuso su defensa por habeas corpus.
Horas antes la corte también refutó por cuatro votos a uno la decisión del Supremo en el que se redujo la condena del exgobernante, pero no le concedió la libertad.
Ambas peticiones, a través de habeas corpus, fueron hechas por el abogado Cristiano Zanin, representante del exdirigente obrero.
