Tag: International
International Peoples’ Assembly: Solidarity with Iran means confronting the aggressor
TEHRAN – An open letter published by The Guardian on August 20 has drawn criticism for placing Iran and the U.S. and Israel which launched a war against the Islamic Republic within what critics describe as a morally misleading framework.
When the judge is punished: America, the veto and the unravelling of international law
GOA, India – There is something profoundly disturbing about the spectacle now unfolding before the world. The United States, which has for decades presented itself as the principal architect and defender of the rules-based international order, is increasingly behaving as though international rules are legitimate only when they serve American power.
Israeli forces burn homes, erase southern Lebanese villages
TEHRAN — For the fifth consecutive night, Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded southern Lebanon in a relentless campaign of territorial erasure. On Friday morning, Israeli forces directed heavy machine gun fire at Touline and Wadi Al-Hujeir. Troops systematically detonated the homes of displaced families in Haddatha and Beit Yahoun.
Israel is burying two-state solution with settlement plan that divides West Bank
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime advanced an internationally condemned settlement plan in the occupied West Bank that could split the territory and “bury” the possibility of a two-state solution.
California state Senator Aisha Wahab opposed by AIPAC wins California special election
California state Senator Aisha Wahab will serve out the remainder of former representative Eric Swalwell’s term after securing victory Thursday in a special election, The Times of Israel reported.
Yemeni drones strike Aramco oil facilities, Najran airport
TEHRAN — Yemeni Armed Forces launched back-to-back drone strikes on August 20, targeting a sensitive military installation at Najran Airport and a major Aramco oil facility in southern Saudi Arabia.
Palestine and genocide: Redefining resilience
TEHRAN – Since Trump’s son-in-law and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met fugitive war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv several days ago, the Israeli regime has killed more Palestinians.
US sanctions ICC president, trial lawyer to dismantle the international body
The US announced on Tuesday that it is sanctioning the Japanese president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Tomoko Akane, as well as the body’s Senegalese senior trial lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye.
Israel kills nine in Gaza police station bombing
Israeli air strikes killed at least nine Palestinians at a police station in Gaza City on Wednesday, in the latest escalation as mediators push to advance the fragile ceasefire, Middle East Eye reported.
Israeli troops shoot children and abduct medical workers in West Bank
TEHRAN — Israeli forces and settler militias are executing an aggressive campaign of violence across the West Bank.