Spring of freedom

The widespread and nationwide strike of truck drivers On Friday, May 25 th , the widespread and nationwide strike of heavy truck drivers and truckers in different cities of the country continued for the fourth day. The number of cities that have joined the strike during these four days has grown to 177 cities in 29 provinces. The day before, minibus drivers and taxi drivers in some cities, including in Shiraz and Yazd, joined this nationwide strike. Striking drivers and truckers demand a salary increase taking into account the hard work, the right to retire after 25 years of work, a reduction in extortion of the regime on various grounds, as well as a commission, which the regime's agents at each terminal impose at their own discretion, without any specific frameworks and an end to police crackdown on drivers. On Friday, the Revolutionary Guards rushed fuel tanks with escort in order to cope with the strike. The risen people and the courageous drivers in various citi...

Commentators agree that by appointing John Bolton as National Security Advisor (NSA), the President has made an excellent choice to confront the challenges of a dangerous world “President Trump has said he is at last assembling a Cabinet team to his liking, and late Thursday he announced that John Bolton will replace General H.R. McMaster as his National Security Adviser. It is a solid and experienced choice…. Mr. Bolton’s first job will be to prepare the President for an historic meeting with Kim Jong Un. We may assume Pyongyang knows now that bluffing the U.S. won’t work.  FORMER SENATOR TOM COBURN (R-OK) IN USA TODAY: Bolton Right Choice on National Securit “The president’s decision to appoint John Bolton as his national security adviser reflects an understanding of the critical lessons of history, and the Bolton designation will greatly reduce the grave risks now faced by America during today’s increasingly troubled times.” USA TODAY’S JAMES S. ROBBINS: John...