{"id":54919,"date":"2024-05-20T21:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T21:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/tuesday-briefing-whats-next-for-iran\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T21:39:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T21:39:17","slug":"tuesday-briefing-whats-next-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/tuesday-briefing-whats-next-for-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Briefing: What\u2019s Next for Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/05\/21\/multimedia\/21ambriefing-asia-iran1-mzlf\/21ambriefing-asia-iran1-mzlf-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tuesday Briefing: What\u2019s Next for Iran\" title=\"Tuesday Briefing: What\u2019s Next for Iran\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-37a42266\">Iran\u2019s leaders move to project stability after the president\u2019s death<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Iranian authorities have aimed to project order and control after President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that the first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, would assume the role of acting president and must organize elections within 50 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here is the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/iran-president-crash\" title=\"\">latest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Raisi\u2019s death not only sets the stage for new presidential elections but also opens a new chapter of instability for the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Iran\u2019s long-simmering shadow war with Israel burst out into the open after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, and the countries traded direct attacks. Domestically, many Iranians are calling for an end to clerical rule, and corruption and international sanctions have ravaged the economy. Khamenei is 85 and in declining health. Raisi, a conservative who crushed dissent, had been viewed as a possible successor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Crash details:<\/strong> Iranian state media blamed a \u201ctechnical failure.\u201d Some suggested that decades of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/world\/iran-president-crash\/aging-helicopters-are-a-sign-of-the-toll-sanctions-have-taken-on-iran-experts-say?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">international sanctions<\/a> played a role by preventing Iran from buying new Western planes or spare parts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Analysis:<\/strong> Iran\u2019s next leaders \u2014 who are almost certain to be hard-liners \u2014 will have to choose whether they will <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/us\/politics\/iran-raisi-us-negotiations.html\" title=\"\">continue to operate with caution<\/a> in their confrontations with the U.S.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7ca8cdb\">Arrest warrants sought for Israeli and Hamas leaders<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has requested arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Yahya Sinwar, Hamas\u2019s leader in Gaza. Khan wants to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/world\/middleeast\/icc-hamas-netanyahu.html\" title=\"\">charge the two with crimes against humanity<\/a> in connection with the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The prosecutor also applied for warrants for Israel\u2019s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, as well as Muhammad Deif, Hamas\u2019s military leader, and Ismail Haniyeh, the group\u2019s Qatar-based political leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Judges must approve Khan\u2019s request, but Israel isn\u2019t a member of the court and doesn\u2019t recognize its jurisdiction in Israel or Gaza, making this a largely symbolic gesture. If warrants are issued, those named could be arrested in any of the court\u2019s 124 member nations, which include most European countries but not the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Reaction:<\/strong> President Biden <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/world\/middleeast\/icc-warrants-israel-biden-blinken.html?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">condemned Khan\u2019s decision<\/a> to seek warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials at the same time. He said that \u201cwhatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence \u2014 none \u2014 between Israel and Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Details:<\/strong> Khan said he believed that the members of Hamas named were responsible for murder as a crime against humanity, hostage taking, rape and torture for the Oct. 7 raid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He also said the Israeli leaders bore criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including using starvation as a weapon of war and \u201cdirecting attacks against a civilian population.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-736b5512\">Prosecution rests in Trump\u2019s trial<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The marathon cross-examination of Michael Cohen, Donald Trump\u2019s former fixer and the key witness in his trial, ended yesterday. With that, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/20\/nyregion\/trump-trial-hush-money\/trump-trial-cohen-cross-examination-monday?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">the prosecution\u2019s case concluded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Cohen admitted to all manner of bad behavior, including lying, bullying and theft from the Trump Organization. Trump\u2019s lead lawyer, Todd Blanche \u2014 who has elicited testimony from Cohen about lying under oath in past cases \u2014 also sought to cast him as profiting off his association with Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Closing arguments will most likely not occur until next Tuesday, according to the judge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Blanche suggested to the judge that the defense could call three witnesses. He did not mention Trump; the former president could take the stand in his own defense, but people close to the case are skeptical that he will. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/20\/nyregion\/trump-trial-hush-money?smid=url-share#trump-trial-schedule\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s how the rest of the trial could play out.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Muslims in India are struggling to live and raise their children in what is now a largely Hindu-first country. They know India\u2019s leaders do not want them. They struggle to rent homes and feel dear friends pulling away. Their neighbors are cold. They wonder if they should leave for good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/18\/world\/asia\/muslims-india.html\" title=\"\">It is a lifeless life<\/a>,\u201d said Ziya Us Salam, a writer who lives on the outskirts of Delhi with his family.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-286d948a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">CONVERSATION STARTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-407782b2\">How big is Taylor Swift?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Taylor Swift is everywhere. \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department\u201d earned Swift her eighth Billboard No. 1 album since 2020. In February, she became the first artist to win a fourth Grammy for album of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But how does her success stack up against her peers, like Beyonc\u00e9 and Drake? And what about the greatest artists in pop history? Even Billy Joel said he could only compare her popularity to Beatlemania. So we crunched the numbers. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/17\/arts\/music\/taylor-swift-sales-tours-grammys.html\" title=\"\">This is what we learned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-705d9918\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Cook:<\/strong> Use tofu in this <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1025397-kung-pao-tofu\" title=\"\">vegetarian take<\/a> on kung pao chicken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Create:<\/strong> Before you embark on a search for the perfect vintage digital camera, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/vintage-digital-camera-obsession\/\" title=\"\">read this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/world\/asia\/iran-raisi-icc-israel-hamas-asia.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s leaders move to project stability after the president\u2019s death The Iranian authorities have aimed to project order and control after President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash. 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