World reaction after Israel air strikes syria’s damascus near the Defence Ministry and presidential palace in Syria’s capital. syria condemn Israeli attacks, denouncing the strikes as a dangerous escalation, brought many days of unrest in the Suweyda region. Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Israeli strikes on thursday. “The new wave of violence in Syria is deeply concerning,” the ministry said in a statement. “The Russian side has repeatedly condemned Israel’s arbitrary use of force in Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel’s air strikes. Turkiye’s Ministry of Foreign…
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UN and Israel Under Global Scrutiny as UN Expert Urges Companies to End Business Ties
The fragile relationship between the UN and Israel is once again under the spotlight after a UN human rights expert urged international companies to end their business dealings with Israel. The reason? She believes these partnerships are helping fuel human rights abuses in Palestine. Francesca Albanese, who serves as the UN’s Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, didn’t mince her words. She warned that companies working in Israeli settlements or providing surveillance tools and weapons to the Israeli military could be contributing to violations of international law. “Business decisions…
Iran’s President orders to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law pass by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear. the IAEA, Iranian state media reported, likely further limiting inspectors’ ability to track Tehran’s program that had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels. The order by Iran’s President included no timetables or details about what that suspension would entail. Iran has limited IAEA inspections in the past as a pressure tactic in negotiating with the West though as of right now Tehran has denied that there’s any immediate…
Middle East Conflict: What about Iran’s Nuclear Program?
Israel’s assertion that Iran was nearing the capability to build a nuclear weapon sparked the conflict, which began with Israeli Defense Forces launching strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program and targeting key figures in Iran’s military and nuclear programs on the night of June 12–13. Over the past 12 days, Israel has claimed responsibility for the deaths of several high-profile Iranian nuclear scientists. In response, President Trump authorized a major U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites, deploying a fleet of B-2 bombers to drop 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs each weighing…
Major Questions Raised! Iranian Retaliation, a sudden Ceasefire?
The Middle East has experienced a dramatic series of events from an unprecedented U.S airstrike on Iran using its most powerful non-nuclear weapons, to a swift Iranian Retaliation targeting the largest U.S. air base in the region, culminating in a tentative truce that many hope will ease tensions between Iran and Israel and restore regional stability. As the crisis unfolded overnight into Tuesday, both the region and the international community looked on with concern. Yet by morning, there was cautious optimism that what U.S. President Donald Trump referred to as…
Iran-Israel: Worst-Case Scenario? Middle East Conflict Latest
Israel attacked Iran’s energy industry and defence ministry on the third day of an escalating Middle East conflict. Several Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defences to hit a refinery and rip through a high-rise apartment block south of Tel Aviv. Israel would like the US to join its campaign. Only American weapons can attempt to reach parts of the Iranian nuclear project such as the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, which is bury deep under a mountain. Iran has called off talks with the US on the future of its nuclear…
