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15.07.25 - 14:27
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Drone Attacks On Northern Iraqi Oil Field On The Rise Amid Iran Tensions (ZeroHedge)
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Drone Attacks On Northern Iraqi Oil Field On The Rise Amid Iran Tensions
On Monday an explosive-laden drone sought to target vital infrastructure in northern Iraq, in an area known to host final remnants of US troops and officials. The US has long been most closely involved with Iraqi Kurdistan.
The drone carrying explosives was intercepted and brought down early Monday near Erbil International Airport in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local officials said. A later, separate nighttime (Monday) attack targeted a key oil field in the region.
Image source: Rudaw
The region's Directorate General of Counter Terrorism stated that the drone targeting the airport was shot down at 2:20 a.m. local time (2320 GMT on Sunday).
While no casualties or property damage resulted, and no group has taken responsibility for the incident so far, it suggests the possibility that Iran-allied Shia paramilitaries could be ready to cause havoc, following the 12-day Israel-Iran war last June, which the US al...
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14.07.25 - 17:03
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Russia Blasts Report It Backed Zero Enrichment Iran Nuclear Deal As ′Smear′ (ZeroHedge)
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Russia Blasts Report It Backed Zero Enrichment Iran Nuclear Deal As 'Smear'
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday blasted an Axios report claiming that President Vladimir Putin told Iranian officials he supports a nuclear agreement that would prohibit Iran from enriching uranium. The report claimed the Kremlin now backs America's 'zero enrichment' plan for Tehran as a basis for resuming talks.
The report also alleged that Putin conveyed the same stance in talks President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. The Iranians themselves were the first to say nothing like this was conveyed to them by Russia.
Russia's Foreign Ministry called the claims "part of a new political smear campaign" aimed at increasing tensions over Iran's nuclear energy activities.
Via Reuters
"Invariably and repeatedly, we have emphasized the necessity of resolving the crisis concerning Iran's nuclear program exclusively through political and diplomatic means, and expressed our willingness to...
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13.07.25 - 15:48
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Putin Shifts Iran Stance? Now Reportedly Supports Zero Enrichment Plan Backed By US (ZeroHedge)
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Putin Shifts Iran Stance? Now Reportedly Supports Zero Enrichment Plan Backed By US
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Trump that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal in which Iran is unable to enrich uranium, according to US officials who spoke to Axios.
However, amid reports saying that the same message has been conveyed to Tehran, Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim denied it, quoting an "informed source" as saying Putin had not sent any such messages.
Russia has long advocated that Iran should have the right to enrich, so Putin signing off on this 'zero enrichment' US plan marks what could be a significant shift, and much tougher position. Presumably a scheme like this would involve an external power like Russia shipping in the enriched product needed for nuclear energy plants.
Iranian state media, Politico
In the wake of the 12-day Iran-Israel conflict, which ended with the US bombing three key Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump has declared as his r...
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13.07.25 - 15:48
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Iran′s Mass Expulsion Of Afghans Poses A Dilemma For Many Of Its Supporters (ZeroHedge)
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Iran's Mass Expulsion Of Afghans Poses A Dilemma For Many Of Its Supporters
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
Most of them are opposed to the expulsion of any illegal immigrants, yet self-censoring their criticism of Iran's policy discredits their criticisms of Trump's similar one, while acknowledging the “Weapons of Mass Migration” pretext upon which Iran's policy is premised justifies Trump's.
Approximately 800,000 Afghans have reportedly been expelled from Iran ahead of Sunday's deadline for undocumented members of this estimated 4 million-strong community to leave. Publicly financed Press TV said that the policy is aimed at mitigating the security threat that they pose after some of them were caught spying for Israel and carrying out terrorist attacks at its behest during the latest conflict. In any case, this poses a dilemma for many of Iran's supporters, most of whom oppose Trump's similar policy.
After all, Trump's justification for expelling illegal immigrant...
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