Merkel decries US pullout from Iran deal, gets peace prize

German Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump 's decision to pull his country out of the Iran nuclear accord was making the situation in the Middle East "even more difficult" and warned Europeans to be skeptical of "easy" solutions promised by populists.

Speaking while in Italy to receive a peace prize, Merkel cited the recent escalation of Israeli-Iranian hostility that quickly followed Trump's announcement about the Iran accord as a reason for concern.

She said Germany was closely following the developments between Iran and Israel, saying that was "yet another reason for further effort to resolve the conflict."

The German leader made her remarks at St. Francis' Basilica, in Assisi, the saint's hometown, where Franciscan friars awarded her the St. Francis Lamp for peace. Merkel was honored for the welcome Germany gave to Syrian war refugees, a decision that carried political risks for the chancellor and her party.

Addressing conflicts on her own continent, Merkel decried what she called "nightly violations" in Ukraine of cease-fire agreements reached in 2014 and 2015 to end the conflict between pro-Kiev forces and pro-Russia fighters in the country's battered east.

Delivering a sweeping speech about challenges to a more peaceful world, the chancellor also cautioned against Europeans seeking easy solutions to their problems from populist politicians, whose clout has been on the rise across much of the continent.

"The harder the problem is, and the easier the solution is claimed to be, the more suspicious and critical everyone ….should be," Merkel said.

Even as she spoke, two Italian populist leaders, from the euroskeptic 5-Star Movement and the anti-migrant League, were meeting in Milan to try to hammer out a deal for a coalition government.

Merkel stressed the importance of countering populist statements with facts and of speaking out when people make sweeping claims about entire sections of society.

"I think we should try to do two things at once: be European, but also regard our home countries as part of our identity. They don't have to be opposites," she said.

Introducing her at the ceremony was Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos, who won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for dogged efforts to bring 50 years of violent conflict in his country to a peaceful end.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu–italy-merkel-20180512-story.html

I think black people should be allowed to call the police on white people who look like they might call the police on black people.

I mean, at this point, it seems only fair, right?

While being black and engaging in regular life activities is not, as best I can tell, a crime, it does seem to rattle certain white people, as evidenced by a string of recent incidents in which police have been dispatched to the scenes of black people getting coffee, shopping, exercising or napping.

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Fire and Fury: Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Trolls Trump With Picture of Himself Reading Explosive White House Expose

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei trolled President Trump Friday, sharing a picture of himself reading Michael Wolf’s explosive bestseller Fire and Fury, which chronicles the dysfunction and chaos inside Trump’s White House.

The picture was shared via the official Instagram account of the Iranian leader, only days after Trump decided to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal.

It shows Khamenei at a Tehran book fair with a copy of the book.

The January publication of Fire and Fury sparked a furious response from Trump, who denied its claims, attempted to bar its publication and described Wolf as a “fraud.”

In the book Wolf alleges that key members of Trump’s team have questioned his suitability for office, and his mental stability. It claimed the administration was riven by bitter rivalries between officials and aides.

Earlier in the week, Iranian MPs burned an American flag on the floor of the country’s parliament in Tehran, and chanted “Death to America” in response to U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal.

"This man will turn to dust and his body will become food for snakes and ants,” Khamenei said this week in response. “And the Islamic Republic will still be standing.”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked the U.S. in his response, and said “Iran will be conferring with the world's two super powers, Russia and China," about the implications of Trump's decision.

The nuclear deal was negotiated by the U.S. during the administration of President Barack Obama, alongside the five permanent members of the UN security council and Germany.

It raised international sanctions against Iran in return for international inspections of the country's nuclear facilities.

The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5)

China (formerly the Republic of China), France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), the United Kingdom, and the United States.

>>1392123

Forgot source: http://www.newsweek.com/fire-and-fury-irans-ayatollah-khamenei-trolls-trump-picture-himself-reading-923259

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council

>>1391949

>Page not found?

Sorry. Please try this link.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu–italy-merkel-20180512-story.html

>>1391905

Source: Please try again. I don't know why it did not work for you.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu–italy-merkel-20180512-story.html

>>1392230

Wow. Good thing I actually copy and paste the whole article.

Fox News is also reporting it.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/12/merkel-decries-us-pullout-from-iran-deal-gets-peace-prize.html

>>1392261

Hey. I did duck duck search and I also found this. Good thing multiple website is reporting it. http://www.breitbart.com/news/merkel-decries-us-pullout-from-iran-deal-gets-peace-prize/