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Whither the United States, Europe, and Iran

Whither the United States, Europe, and Iran
Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi clash with police (unseen) during a protest in Tehran on June 20, 2009. NARGES TANKBRIS/AFP/Getty Images
David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
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Following acts of brinkmanship, President Trump prudently blocked a strike on Iran for shooting down a U.S. surveillance drone.

Although the regime has long been the cause of violence and terror in the Middle East and beyond, war with Tehran is the last thing Washington needs. In the New York Review of Books, Jessica Mathews makes the general point:

David Kilgour
David Kilgour
Human Right Advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
David Kilgour, J.D., former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, senior member of the Canadian Parliament and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work related to the investigation of forced organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China, He was a Crowne Prosecutor and longtime expert commentator of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong and human rights issues in Africa. He co-authored Bloody Harvest: Killed for Their Organs and La Mission au Rwanda.
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