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POLITICSSep 18Iranians rally in biggest show of defiance against US since war beganVolunteers rallied through downtown Tehran to join campaign highlighting 'self-sacrifice' for Iran.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18American sanctions primarily affect Iran's middle class: 'No one can endure this'We horen het al jaren: het gaat slecht met de Iraanse economie. Maar met de recente verhoging van de brandstofprijzen, de gevolgen van de oorlog met Amerika, internationale sancties en de blokkade van Iraanse havens vertellen Iraniërs dat het de afgelopen tijd nóg weer erger is dan ooit. Mensen staan in overlevingsstand, salarissen worden niet uitbetaald, ze verliezen hun baan en hun spaargeld verdampt. De situatie resulteert in alsmaar hogere prijzen van basisproducten. De nieuwste trend op sociale media onder Iraniërs is doen alsof ze erg enthousiast zijn over de prijzen. Want als ze klagen NOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 18War in Iran 'jeopardises the Trump presidency', ex-Obama National Security Council member saysFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 18In the United States, the cost of the war in Iran is invited into the 'midterms' campaignDÉCRYPTAGE - Les républicains ont de plus en plus de mal à défendre un conflit impopulaire devenu une impasse stratégique pour les États-Unis.Le Figaro International
POLITICSSep 18China firm gave Iran lifeline to collect Hormuz tolls before pulling plug amid US warningAfter briefly issuing a web security certificate for a portal linked to Iran's U.S.-sanctioned Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a Shanghai-based firm revoked it, though the move could still draw scrutiny under U.S. sanctions rulesFox News World
POLITICSSep 18Senator urges Trump to press Xi on Chinese info Iran may be using to target troopsDemocratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin urged President Trump to make this issue a "centerpiece of your talks with President Xi."CBS News
POLITICSSep 18Macron convenes French party leaders as soaring energy prices put focus on wars in Iran and UkraineHaxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University’s Management School in the UK. According to Foucart, France’s energy and economic crises expose a deeper collision between economic constraints, political accountability and an approaching presidential election. He interprets Emmanuel Macron’s rare Élysée meeting with party leaders over soaring energy prices as both an exercise in presidential legacy-building and an attempt to force prospective successors to confront high energy costs, rising borrowing costs, limited fiscal room and tFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctionsThe resolution that would have authorised UN experts to continue monitoring sanctions reimposed on Iran last year over its nuclear program was shut down on Thursday, according to Reuters. The post Russia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctions appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSSep 18Russia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctionsPremium Times
POLITICSSep 18Republicans held more than 30 hearings on Benghazi. They haven’t held any specifically on Trump’s Iran warMore than 200 days into the conflict, congressional Republicans have yet to hold single standalone public hearingThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 18US voter opposition to war on Iran grows to new highs: PollPoll reveals 71 percent in US believe Trump's team lacks a clear strategy for resolving the conflict.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18South Korea’s leader rebuffs Trump over Iran warLee Jae Myung’s comments followed US president Trump’s repeated demand for ‘a little hand’ from South KoreaIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 18Holiday for three education institutes in Tirthahalli on account of CM’s visit to discuss K. Kasturirangan report on Western GhatsThe CM is expected to listen to grievances of people in Tirthahalli and BalehonnurThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 18Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war beganHundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 18South Korea’s president rejects US request for Iran war supportSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung has drawn a clear line against any US request for Seoul to join the war against Iran, explicitly ruling out the dispatch of troops or military assets that could involve his country in the conflict. The stance comes amid mounting public opposition to any military deployment and growing pressure from Washington for Seoul to contribute to efforts to secure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Lee’s government faces the difficult task of balancing...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 18South Korea rules out deploying troops to intervene in the Iran warCorea del Sur reafirma su postura de no intervenir en conflictos externos, asegurando que no enviará tropas a la región del Golfo Pérsico.El presidente Lee Jae Myung enfatiza que solo se realizarán acciones mínimas para proteger rutas comerciales y buques nacionales.Clarín
POLITICSSep 18UN mission alleges crimes against humanity in Iranian protest crackdownAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18As Iran war grinds on, Trump to face skeptical world leaders at UN - ReutersReuters World
POLITICSSep 18Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to IranPresident Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.NYT World
POLITICSSep 18Russia and China veto US-backed resolution to monitor Iran nuclear sanctionsThe proposal, which the United States had drafted to extend the UN expert panel’s mandate for a year was defeated by a vote of 11-2, with Somalia and Pakistan abstaining because of the Russian and Chinese vetoes.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18US to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting in New York amid wartime stand-offThe Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including the president and foreign minister, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war. The State Department said Thursday that it had approved visas for Iran’s “core delegation”, along with essential staffers to participate in the UN meetings. The core delegation includes President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 18Iran expels Swedish diplomat in retaliatory moveTehran gives Swedish official 48 hours to leave as Iran says Stockholm is bowing down to outside pressure.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17Senate Democrats, minus Fetterman, urge Hegseth to provide receipt for Iran war costsAll of the Democrats in the Senate — excluding Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman — signed an open letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing him to give Congress a cost breakdown of the war in Iran. The letter, although largely symbolic, reflects the frustration of many Democrats in Congress over what they perceive as a…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on IranRussia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its…Japan Today