(2021-06-11). President Biden continues 'legal kidnapping' of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – One year ago on June 12, when President Trump was still in office, the vicious talons of the U.S. government reached into the West African country of Cape Verde to snatch its prey: Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. The Colombian-born businessman was on a special mission as an envoy for the Venezuelan government. He was heading to Iran to secure trade arrangements for a vitally important food program called CLAP that delivers food to more than 85% of Venezuelan homes. | As the plane needed to refuel on its long flight, it touched down in Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa. Cape Verde is a country k…
(2021-06-11). Analyst: U.S. using NATO ally Turkey to out Russian from Caucasus-Caspian region, weaken Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Analyst: U.S. using NATO ally Turkey to out Russian from Caucasus-Caspian region, weaken IranRick Rozoff The Russian newspaper Izvestia, while mentioning Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker's ongoing trip to the three nations of the South Caucasus — Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia — quoted comments made to it by …
(2021-06-11). US Lifts Some Minor Iran Sanctions Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the US The sanctions were removed from three Iranians who formerly worked for the state-owned Iranian National Oil Company. The Biden administration said the…
(2021-06-11). West Adds Belarus to New Axis of Evil. news.antiwar.com So far this year, and ahead of next week's NATO summit in Belgium, the commanders of the Pentagon's Unified Combatant Commands and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have denounced and thundered against Russia and China as rivals and adversaries in every part of the world, with Iran and North Korea identified as second-tier threats. All …
(2021-06-11). Iranian Warships Enter The Atlantic, Final Destination Still Unknown. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Iranian Navy's new domestically built destroyer Sahand and the intelligence-gathering vessel Makran are sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. | The US maintains that the ships are sailing towards Venezuela, while Tehran hasn't confirmed its final destination. | Iranian state TV released a short clip of the destroyer cruising through the Atlantic's seas. The video likely was shot from the Makran, a converted commercial oil tanker with a mobile launch platform for helicopters.
(2021-06-11). Johnson, Biden confer on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden discussed Iran, China, and Russia during their meeting in UK's Cornwall.
(2021-06-11). Removing anti-Iranian sanctions 1st thing for US to do. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Chinese FM Yi named the removal of Iran sanctions as the first thing that the US administration must do.
(2021-06-11). US expresses concern over Iranian satellite system upgrade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Some US government officials have expressed concern about Iran's growing satellite capabilities and its cooperation with Russia.
(2021-06-11). Germans beat Iranians at 2021 VNL. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Iran ended 2021 Volleyball Nations League Week 3 with a loss against Germany in a five-set thriller on Friday.
(2021-06-11). Gharibabadi questions IAEA impartiality. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations Kazem Gharibabadi criticized the IAEA for its partiality.
(2021-06-11). US spox reacts to presence of Iranian naval fleet in Atlantic. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Despite the US claims of supporting the freedom of navigation based on international law, Ned Price said the US is ready to respond to the presence of the Iranian naval fleet in the Atlantic if these laws are violated.
(2021-06-11). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.
(2021-06-11). Cohen confirms Israel's role in assassination of scientists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — The chief of Mossad Yossi Cohen implicitly confirmed the role of the Zionist regime in the terrorist act against the Natanz nuclear facility and the assassination of the Iranian top scientist martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
(2021-06-11). Iran COVID-19 update: 9,966 news cases, 124 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 9,966 COVID-19 infections detected across the country in the past 24 hours, and other 124 people died of the disease.
(2021-06-11). Ismail Haniyeh reportedly to visit Iran, Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Lebanese source says the Head of the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas Ismail Haniyeh is to make trips to Iran and Lebanon.
(2021-06-11). Why Iranians won't vote: new survey reveals massive political disenchantment. juancole.com 
By Pooyan Tamimi Arab and Ammar Maleki | — The Islamic Republic of Iran has never organised free and fair elections since its establishment in 1979. By definition, the combination of modern totalitarianism and Iran's Islamic theocracy, with a supreme leader, cannot allow for more than a voting spectacle, rather than elections in the normal …
(2021-06-11). Russia blasts U.S. for deploying nuclear-capable bombers for Baltic war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia blasts U.S. for deploying nuclear-capable bombers for Baltic war gamesRick Rozoff The Russian embassy in the U.S. criticized the deployment of B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable strategic bombers in the course of large-scale U.S.-NATO war games in the Baltic Sea, the fiftieth version of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). The Russian embassy communicated its concern via Twitter (such …
(2021-06-11). US Flies Nuclear-Capable B-52 Over Gulf of Guinea, All of West Africa. news.antiwar.com U.S. Air Force revealed on June 10 that a B-52H Stratofortress, Cold War nuclear mainstay and the bomber used for almost a thousand missions over North and South Vietnam in the 1960s and early 1970s, flew over parts of Africa as part of the Bomber Task Force Europe mission. On May 31, U.S. Memorial Day, …
(2021-06-10). Headlines for June 10, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Set to Announce U.S. Donation of 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Poorer Nations, WTO to Start Negotiations on COVID Vaccine Patent Waivers, 8 Months After They Were Proposed, India Logs Pandemic-High Daily Death Toll; COVID Surges in Haiti, Where 0% Are Vaccinated, 10 Killed in Afghanistan as ISIS Attacks Mine-Clearing Charity, Rights Group Says Colombian Police Have Killed at Least 20 Anti-Government Protesters, U.S. to Keep Trump-Era Sanctions on Iran Even If Nuclear Deal Is Restored, AG Merrick Garland Explains DOJ Decision to Defend Trump in Defamation Case, TC Energy Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline…
(2021-06-10). US Says Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume This Weekend in Vienna. news.antiwar.com Indirect negotiations between the US and Iran to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, will resume this weekend, The negotiations have been ongoing in Vienna since April and are set to enter their sixth round. The process is being dragged out because the Biden administration refuses to lift all Trump-era sanctions on Iran to rejoin the JCPOA. | "I know that the negotiation will start again over this coming weekend," Sherman said. "I…
(2021-06-10). US Hypes Presence of Iranian Ships in the Atlantic Ocean. news.antiwar.com Even though the US is constantly sailing warships near Iran's coast, the presence of two Iranian military vessels in the southern Atlantic Ocean is grabbing headlines in the Western media and is being portrayed as some sort of provocation. Over the past few days, US officials have been claiming that the Iranian ships are carrying …
(2021-06-10). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on June 10. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Thursday, June 10.
(2021-06-10). Rouhani inaugurates Energy Ministry's projects in S, W Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated national projects of the Ministry of Energy on Thursday morning through a video conference.
(2021-06-10). Iran sends naval fleet to Atlantic Ocean for first time. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Deputy Chief of Iran's Army for Coordination announced that an Iranian naval fleet, comprising Sahand destroyer and Makran ship has left Iran for the Atlantic Ocean for the first time without mooring in other countries' ports.
(2021-06-10). Now ball in US court to prove its commitment to intl. law. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Stating that the ball is now in the US court to prove its commitment to international law, Iran's permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations said that the US has to make tough political decisions.
(2021-06-10). Sidelines of Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Some of the Iranian ministers answered a number of questions raised by reporters on the sideline of Iran's Cabinet session on Wednesday.
(2021-06-10). Iran, Iraq discuss expansion of cultural ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh met and held talks with Iraqi Culture Minister Hussain Nazim on the expansion of cultural exchanges between the two countries.
(2021-06-10). Over 12,000 new coronavirus cases detected in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — More than 12,000 new coronavirus cases have been detected in Iran during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry's spokeswoman said.
(2021-06-10). VIDEO: Homegrown 'Sahand' destroyer in Atlantic Ocean. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — The 1,300-ton vessel named 'Sahand' after a mountain in northern Iran, is the country's most advanced homemade military vessel with radar-evading stealth properties.
(2021-06-10). Iran-Russia relations to be in favor of region, global issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Stating that Russia is an important and friendly country for Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran-Russia relations will benefit the two nations, the region and global issues.
(2021-06-10). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.
(2021-06-10). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on June 10. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Thursday, June 10.
(2021-06-10). 'Ballad of a White Cow' goes to Berlinale, Tribeca festivals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) —Iranian film 'Ballad of a White Cow' directed by Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha will be screened at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in Germany and the Tribeca Film Festival in the US.
(2021-06-10). Iran loses to Serbia in 2021 VNL Week 3. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — The national Iranian volleyball team lost a fierce competition to Serbia in 2021 Volleyball Nations League's Week 3 on Thursday despite its previous five consecutive wins in this tournament.
(2021-06-10). US Has Already Started Afghanistan Operations From Outside of the Country. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said the US military Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee that combat and surveillance missions are being conducted in Afghanistan by aircraft that were either launched from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf or from airbases that are locate…
(2021-06-10). U.S. Led 2020 Nuclear Weapons Spending; Now Biden Going "Full Steam Ahead" on Trump's Nuclear Plans. democracynow.org 
As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear-armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden's criticisms of the Trump administration's nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal and is seeking $43 billion for nuclear weapons in his new budget. This comes as a new report from the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reveals global spendin…
(2021-06-10). Biden Is Going "Full Steam Ahead" on Trump's Nuclear Weapons Spending Plans. truthout.org 
As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear-armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden's criticisms of the Trump administration's nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal and is seeking $43 billion for nuclear weapons in his new budget. This comes a…
(2021-06-10). U.S. flies nuclear-capable B-52 over Gulf of Guinea, all of West Africa. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. flies nuclear-capable B-52 over Gulf of Guinea, all of West AfricaRick Rozoff U.S. Air Force revealed on June 10 that a B-52H Stratofortress, Cold War nuclear mainstay and the bomber used for almost a thousand missions over North and South Vietnam in the 1960s and early 1970s, flew over parts of Africa as part …