When pressed on state television about the losses to the ancient Hyrcanian Forests, Aflatouni replied that this was not the right time to ask such questions.
“State TV should not make the sweetness of such management bitter for people’s…
Category: 1. Iran
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Indonesia to sell seized Iranian tanker and crude cargo at auction
The 1997-built supertanker (IMO 9116412), flagged to Iran and under US sanctions, was seized by Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency in October 2023 in the North Natuna Sea.
The MT Arman 114 had conducted an illegal ship-to-ship transfer with…
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War on Venezuela Is A Lie
In 2010, I wrote a book calledWar Is A Lie, with anupdated editionin 2016. If Im lucky and find time and maybe if they ease up on the wars for a little while Ill get a new version out in 2026. But I can already apply the basic idea of the book to…
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German Arms Industry Investors In Panic Over Ukraine Peace Talks
The US reportedly handed Kiev a 28-point peace proposal last week and gave it until Thursday to respond. The framework was discussed in Geneva on Sunday, with US President Donald Trump saying afterwards that “something good” may be…
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UN Condemns Iran Human Rights Violations as Baha’i Detentions Continue
The United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee unanimously adopted a resolution condemning systematic human rights violations in …
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US Signals ‘progress’ In Ukraine Peace Push
Washington presented Kiev with the proposal last week, giving it until Thursday to respond. Ukrainian and US delegations then met with key European NATO backers in Geneva on Sunday, after which the White House said in a statement that…
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Macron Poised To Reintroduce Voluntary Military Service In France: Le Figaro
French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to roll out a new voluntary military service scheme this week, according to Le Figaro daily. The proposal was first floated by the French leader in July in response to what he described as a…
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Iranian pro-government users apologize as X unmasks internet privileges
The accounts of several journalists and activists – on both reformist and conservative camps – were exposed by the feature, triggering widespread backlash from ordinary Iranian internet users who struggle daily to access the web. The controversy…
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ICE detains Iranian professor at University of Oklahoma
Joshua Landis, the director of Middle East studies at the university, said on X that Abedini was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while boarding a flight to Washington DC to attend the Middle East Studies Association…
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Westminster crash, police say
A pedestrian crossing the street was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday night, Westminster police officials said.
The man was not in a crosswalk when he was crossing the road near Sheridan Boulevard and West 115th Avenue just before 6 p.m.,…
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