Síntesis informativa - 6 de enero 2020
THE GUARDIAN
Iran mourns Suleimani as fallout intensifies over US strike
Huge crowds have brought central Tehran to a standstill as mourners flooded the Iranian capital to pay a homage to Suleimani, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ powerful Quds Force.
Late on Sunday, Donald Trump defended his threat to target Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates for the killing of Suleimani. The US president also lashed out at Iraq following its parliament’s demand for American troops to be expelled from that country, and vowed to respond with crippling sanctions.
Over the weekend the Trump administration scrambled to justify its claim that the killing of Iran’s most powerful general was about stopping a war rather than starting one, as tensions spiralled by the hour.
Later on Monday Nato ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters to discuss the killing, surprised many of Washington’s allies and triggered calls for de-escalation.
Oil hits $70 and stocks slide as US-Iran tensions rise – business live
Fears of conflict in the Middle East are gripping the markets today. Three days after the killing of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, investors are nervous that the region is destabilised.
With Iran vowing retaliation to Suleimani’s death, and Donald Trump threatening the possibility of a “disproportionate” response if they do, traders are ditching stocks and piling into safe havens.
Al-Shabaab kills three Americans in attack on US military base in Kenya
The attack on the Manda Bay airfield early on Sunday was the al-Qaida-linked group’s first attack against US forces in the East African country, and the military called the security situation “fluid” several hours after the assault.
One US serviceman and two contractors with the US Department of Defense were killed in the fighting, according to a statement from the US Africa Command, or Africom
Al-Shabaab claimed that there were 17 US casualties, nine Kenyan soldiers killed and seven aircraft destroyed.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/05/al-shabaab-attack-us-military-base-kenya
Russia announces plan to ‘use the advantages’ of climate change
The document, published on the government’s website on Saturday, outlines a plan of action and acknowledges changes to the climate are having a “prominent and increasing effect” on socioeconomic development, people’s lives, health and industry.
Russia is warming 2.5 times faster than the planet as a whole, on average, and the two-year “first stage” plan is an indication the government officially recognises this as a problem, even though Vladimir Putin denies human activity is the cause.
The plan says climate change poses risks to public health, endangers permafrost, and increases the likelihood of infections and natural disasters. It also can lead to species being pushed out of their usual habitats.
Possible “positive” effects are decreased energy use in cold regions, expanding agricultural areas and navigational opportunities in the Arctic Ocean.
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AL JAZEERA
Mourners flood Tehran as calls for revenge over Soleimani grow
Iran's leaders join massive crowds in the capital for the funeral procession of top commander assassinated by the US.
Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani, the new commander of Quds Force and Soleimani's successor, was also in attendance.
"We promise to continue martyr Soleimani's path with the same force ... and the only compensation for us would be to remove America from the region," state radio quoted Qaani as saying.
The Islamic Republic's supreme leader pledged "severe revenge" while other pro-Iran figures in the region, including the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Hassan Nasrallah, have also promised retaliation.
Though it is unclear how or when Iran may respond, any response is likely to come after the conclusion of a three-day mourning period.
Erdogan: Turkish soldiers gradually being deployed to Libya
Deployment aimed at backing GNA follows signing of agreements between Ankara and Tripoli-based government.
Sunday's announcement comes days after Turkey's parliament approved the deployment of troops in Libya after it received a request for military support from the GNA, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.
The GNA's request came as it fends off a months-long offensive by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based forces, which have received support from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
He said Turkey would not be deploying its own combat forces. "Right now, we will have different units serving as a combatant force," he said, without giving details on who and how many the fighters would be, as well as where they would come from.
Venezuela's Guaido blocked from Congress in crucial vote
Troops blocked some opposition legislators from parliament as a vote on the new parliament speaker took place.
Elizabeth Melimopolous
Luis Parra was sworn-in as the new speaker of Venezuela's National Assembly on Sunday after security forces prevented opposition leader Juan Guaido and other MPs from entering the building, prompting them to hold their own election for chief of Congress.
Juan Romero, a member of Venezuela's PSUV party in the state of Zulia said the move only reflected the divisions within the opposition parties.
"This situation will end fragmenting more the current opposition, and shows the failure of a strategy," Romero told Al Jazeera.
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AL MAYADEEN
China: EE.UU. es el culpable de arruinar el Acuerdo Nuclear
Geng Shuang, vocero del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, dijo en rueda de prensa que con ese paso Washington no solo ignoró las leyes y obligaciones internacionales, sino que apostó por ejercer máxima presión y obstruir los esfuerzos de los demás firmantes del pacto para mantenerlo vigente.
También enfatizó en que China se opone al uso de la fuerza en los vínculos internacionales como las recientes maniobras de Estados Unidos en Bagdad, donde fallecieron el general iraní Qasem Soleimani y Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, subcomandante de las milicias de Iraq.
Deploró los planes norteamericanos de destruir 52 sitios iraníes, si la república islámica responde con ataques por la muerte del alto oficial.
Hassan Nasrallah: El castigo para el agresor será lograr una nación libre de tropas estadounidenses
El secretario general de Hizbullah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, advirtió este domingo que cuando habla de respuesta al crimen cometido por Estados Unidos no se refiere al pueblo de ese país ni a sus profesionales ni periodistas ni hombres de negocios ni los individuos civiles , esos no tienen que ver.
"El verdadero proyecto estadounidense es controlar la riqueza petrolera iraquí, y él no quiere que un país le impida que lo haga. Los estadounidenses querían que Daesh (ISIS) continuara por años en Iraq para tener una excusa" que les permitiera quedarse en territorio nacional.
Quién obtuvo la victoria política en Iraq es la tendencia que no está sujeta a la voluntad de los estadounidenses.
La mayoría parlamentaria en la Cámara de Representantes iraquí es patriótica que se niega a someterse a la voluntad estadounidense, y en vista de ello se formó un gobierno que molestó a los estadounidenses.
“Las fuerzas de resistencia deben decidir cómo lidiar o actuar con este acontecimiento, e Irán no pedirá nada. Irán no pidió nada de sus amigos o aliados, e Irán hoy está de luto. El problema concierne a toda la región y se dirige a todos y tiene que ver con objetivos de los estadounidenses y los israelíes.
