Hoang Kim Son

For De Volkskrant, Trump's threats are yet another sign of how much the US is isolating itself: “In the wrangling for power, the Iranians have decades of knowledge and diplomatic experience to rely on, while in Washington amateurism and arrogance rule the day. Trump and his cronies are still in denial that this makes the US look completely untrustworthy and unreliable on the world stage. But from a global perspective, US isolation is already underway.

The mullah regime continues to persecute the people of Iran, human rights activist and writer Pegah Moshir Pour complains in La Repubblica: “Tehran weeps not only for what falls from the sky, but for everything that has been taken from it over the years: its breath, its peace, its dignity, the very possibility of imagining a tomorrow. ... And while the city trembles, the regime does what it has always done best: not protect, but threaten.

ICE has crossed a line, says philosopher Mihály Szilágyi-Gál in Transtelex: “Among the countless reactions are those of Republican hardliners who support the use of weapons, including the deeply conservative NRA (National Rifle Association), which can hardly be described as a left-wing agitator. ...