Iran slams mandate
Iran has condemned the UK-imposed mandate on the UN Human Rights Council, accusing London of exploiting it to whitewash US-Israeli crimes. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the so-called Special Rapporteur-ship on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran is being used to blame Tehran for crimes committed by Washington and Tel Aviv, describing it as politically motivated. He labeled the approach as a deliberate attempt to shield the US and the Israeli regime from accountability for aggression, atrocities and unilateral coercive measures, calling it deeply misleading and profoundly disingenuous. Baqaei's remarks follow a report to the UN General Assembly, alleging that Iranian authorities used the regional conflict for domestic political purposes.
US exit fears
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has admitted that US allies in West Asia are already planning for the day American troops leave. In an interview with CNN, Barrack pointed out that the US is left with no option but to leave the region eventually. He reflected deep concerns among US allies, which after two US-led wars with Tehran, have suffered major losses, while Iran remains a major power in the region. He also dismissed the Greater Israel Zionist project as an illusion, with no existence in the region’s political reality.
Trump's approval sinks
US President’s approval has fallen to 30 percent, the lowest for any president this close to a midterm election in eight decades, as voters punish his handling of the economy and the war with Iran. Pew Research recorded the 30 percent figure in early October, the weakest pre-midterm standing since Harry Truman in 1946. Other polling shows voters deeply dissatisfied with his economic stewardship. The approval on the economy is even lower than his overall rating, and his handling of the Iran war faring no better. Surveys consistently put Democrats ahead in the generic congressional matchup. With the economy dominating voter priorities and the president's party historically losing ground in midterms, Republicans are bracing for losses.
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