Analysts say Soleimani was a “much more powerful figure” than former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden
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Iran furthers nuclear program on anniversary of U.S. Embassy crisis
Tehran has gone from producing some 450 grams (1 pound) of low-enriched uranium a day to 5 kilograms (11 pounds)
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U.S. bishop among nearly 200 faith leaders speaking against war in Iran
Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, bishop-president of Pax Christi USA, and Bishop Marc Stenger of Troyes, France, co-president of Pax Christi International, were among the signers of a statement released July 8.
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Trump should lift sanctions on Iran, for both moral and diplomatic reasons.
The Editors: The United States risks engaging in an unending financial war with Iran that could slip into a military one at the slightest provocation.
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U.S. belligerence toward Iran is a failure of moral leadership
A U.S. war with Iran would be far costlier than our disastrous invasion of Iraq, writes Margot Patterson, but it may be the outcome of the Trump administration’s draconian economic sanctions and reckless saber-rattling.
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Catholic leaders caution against war with Iran as tensions escalate
“There is little probability that another war in the most volatile region in the world, where the recent and current experiences of conflict in Syria, Iraq and Yemen are vivid, will succeed in bringing peace to the region.”
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Trump and the Art of the Nuclear Deal
Beyond relations with Iran and North Korea, the way Mr. Trump is wielding economic and military power will come with collateral costs.
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Trump broke the Iran deal. Can the church help reduce tensions?
Pope Francis had strongly favored the pact, which sought to integrate Iran into the global economy in exchange for remaining nuclear-free.
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U.S. Bishops remain optimistic that dialogue with Iranian religious leaders can lead to peace
“We grew to learn about each other…We grew to see each other as human beings.”