Stephanie Nebehay

Speaking out after 35 yrs as Reuters reporter covering UN, WHO, human rights, Swiss news. Légion d'honneur, Overseas Press Club Award @georgetown @columbiajourn

[Stephanie Nebehay @StephNebehay]

Spotted this vanity plate with a purpose - campaign against repression of the Uyghur people in #Xinjiang #China

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

It looks as if the White House will play the Iran deal as "no cash" and ending the nuclear program. That's misleading because it apparently unfreezes assets and money is fungible, and because there is apparently no nuclear deal. Basically, it seems that Iran gets rewards for reopening the Strait, and then we'll try to figure things out. It's all very well to say that after 60 days we can resume sanctions; then Iran can resume its closure of the Strait. My fear is that Trump in 60 days will be ready to move on and will reach a bad nuclear deal without adequate inspections or prompt dilution of HEU, and that Iran will then be in a position to take the North Korean path of acquiring not just threshold status but actual nuclear weapons. Bottom line is instead of regime change, Trump and Netanyahu have strengthened the Iran regime and put the IRGC in charge.

[gfs.bern @gfsbern]

🗳️Zweite Hochrechnung (13:00):

45% Ja (± 2%) zur Nachhaltigkeits-Initiative («Keine 10 Mio-Schweiz»)

53% Ja (± 2%) zur Änderung des Zivildienstgesetzes

#DirekteDemokratie

[swissinfo.ch @swissinfo_en]

Exit polls from gfs.bern research institute show Swiss citizens have rejected the right-wing Swiss People's Party population cap initiative. #CHvote #10millioncap Read more: https://t.co/Y7sYAVvjlF

[Aaron David Miller @aarondmiller2]

And Trump’s exit from that deal has enabled Iran to enrich 11 tons of Uranium at various levels and 900 pound at weeks below bomb grade. This war - epic fury to epic disaster - has not limited this regime’s desire for a nuke. In fact it may accelerate it.

[GZERO Media @gzeromedia]

The World Cup is a global spectacle, but the organization behind it answers to almost no one. @KuperSimon explains why FIFA remains one of the world's most powerful – and least accountable – institutions. #gzeroworld

[Imogen Foulkes @ImogenFoulkes]

My story today - set to be a very close vote, no country has ever tried to put a hard cap on its population. https://t.co/yAUkvMHe8f

[Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom]

Amazing if four months of war comes to an end with J.D. Vance getting an email "Please DocuSign these documents: IranUSA_MOU_Final_FINAL_ActuallyFinal_V43"

[Stephanie Nebehay @StephNebehay]

A Western source tells @Reuters that the deal could be signed as soon as Sunday ​by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, with #Geneva seen as the likeliest venue.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Iran peace deal looms while new military action flares near Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/vE63SGMmyE https://t.co/vE63SGMmyE

[Reuters @Reuters]

Switzerland will decide on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million in a referendum that some have likened to Britain's Brexit vote, which could have far-reaching consequences for the economy and EU relations https://t.co/DcoTCLe9lm

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

I spent months reporting how the World Cup came to North America.

It’s a 16-year saga that ran through boozy hotel bars in Zurich, Hawaii and Aruba; four U.S. presidents; DOJ raids; and a global lobbying campaign.

Read it here in @POLITICOMag:

https://t.co/yOTTeBx1jD

[Sophie Richardson @SophieDRich]

A deeply disturbing development — #China govt’s use of #arbitrarydetention is so widespread some @UN bodies have alleged it constitutes #crimesagainsthumanity. And on a #nationalsecurity charge…

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

🔴 BREAKING: Switzerland’s Geneva is being floated as a potential location for the signing of a deal between the US and Iran next week, Al Arabiya sources say.

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Iran’s Mehr news agency publishes the purported text of the draft agreement with Trump. It will keep the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control, will promise Iran $300 billion in reconstruction money in addition to an immediate cash transfer of $24 billion, a suspension of sanctions and the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East. Also, a commitment not to bother Iran again about its missiles and proxies, and restraining Israel in Lebanon.
The U.S. gets in exchange a pinky promise to respect the NPT.
Let’s see what happens in coming days.
Link: https://t.co/MFCRLUCHDw
Full text:

A permanent and immediate cessation of war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
A U.S. commitment not to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs and to respect the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Full lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days.
A U.S. commitment to withdraw its forces from areas surrounding Iran.
Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under arrangements determined by Iran.
Suspension of sanctions on the sale of oil, petrochemical products, and related derivatives, along with full Iranian access to the resulting financial revenues.
The United States and its allies would be required to present reconstruction plans for Iran worth at least $300 billion.
A 60-day negotiation period aimed at reaching a final agreement covering nuclear issues and the complete removal of U.S. primary and secondary sanctions, as well as the repeal of relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors.
Reaffirmation by Iran of its commitment under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) not to produce nuclear weapons.
During the negotiation period, the United States would commit not to deploy additional forces to the region and not to impose any new sanctions.
The release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets during the 60-day final negotiation period. Half of this amount must be made available to Iran before negotiations begin.
Establishment of a monitoring mechanism to oversee implementation of the agreement.
The final agreement would be approved through a UN Security Council resolution.
Final negotiations would not begin before the release of half of Iran’s frozen assets, the suspension of oil sanctions, and the lifting of the naval blockade. The final agreement would focus exclusively on the future of enriched nuclear material and uranium enrichment, sanctions relief, and a program for rebuilding Iran’s economy. Discussion of Iran’s missile program and its support for resistance groups would be definitively excluded from the agenda.

As stated by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, this text still requires review and final approval by the relevant authorities in Iran.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

British artist David Hockney has died aged 88, his publicist has said https://t.co/nvCAwmcR9t

[Stephanie Nebehay @StephNebehay]

#Geneva on lockdown ahead #G7
fearing repeat of 2003 destruction

[Nick Bryant @NickBryantNY]

Why Donald Trump keeps abusing female journalists - my conversation on ABC news podcast based on my Substack piece on how White House reporters, and their employers, could do more to protect colleagues.

https://t.co/7u8XIJoydS

[Ben Jamal @BenJamal48]

Omar Artan scandal reveals Gianni Infantino for what he is: one of sport’s greatest cowards | Jonathan Liew https://t.co/Qy0E1xIuWq

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

The Iran conflict is beginning to take hold of Donald Trump’s presidency. So @EdwardGLuce drew a comparison between Trump and Jimmy Carter, managing he says, to annoy a lot of different people with one piece of analysis:

[Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc]

NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the United States hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl @johnismay @ArtemisChats

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

If you read one article today, it should be former CIA analyst Paul Pillar’s alarm bell of how the Senate wants to force the US to share sensitive intel with Israel at the expense of the US itself.

“In intelligence, Israel is more of an adversary than an ally. Being an adversary in intelligence means indulging in the hostile act of espionage. Israel has a long record of conducting that type of hostile act against the United States.”

https://t.co/KpdR33YrTw