Monthly Archives: June 2021

2021-06-28: News Headlines

_____ (2021-06-28). Curated Discourse, Narrative Artists and the Coming Conflicts. strategic-culture.org If sanctions are not lifted, Iran will hit back. And Israel will try to deter Iran from pursuing its nuclear programme. The two will clash. | Here we go again. The narrative is being set. President Assad's name cannot not be uttered in the West, save with a 'chemical weapons', and a 'killing his own people' gibe. It is just not permitted — even though this truth is

_____ (2021-06-28). US Again Bombs Nations On Other Side Of The World In 'Self-Defense'. popularresistance.org The US is again illegally bombing nations on the other side of the planet which it has invaded and occupied and branded this murderous aggression as "defensive". | "At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region," reads a statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. "The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-28). Iran Has Achieved its "Empowerment", so What Will the West Choose? libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi- The Islamic Republic of Iran reached the level of "empowerment" (Tamkeen) with the arrival of Ibrahim Raisi to the presidency, the highest executive authority of the pyramid in harmony with the supreme leader, Wali al-Faqih Khamenei, and with the…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-28). Rocket Fire Targeted U.S. Forces Near Omar Oil Field In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Illustrative image | On June 28, heavy rocket fire hits the base near the Omar oil field in Deir Ezzor, where the US Armed Forces are deployed. The attack came in response to The pro-Iranian militants of the Liwa Abu al-Fadhal Al-Abbas group fired at least eight rockets towards the US Armed Forces located at the Om…

Dostmohammad Punjabi (2021-06-28). Low Turnout Embarrasses Hard-Liners in Iran. thenation.com Low Turnout Embarrasses Hard-Liners in Iran…

Marcel Cartier (2021-06-28). Iran's Komala: Guns and social democratic roses. greenleft.org.au An exclusive report from Iraqi Kurdistan's Zirgwezala by Marcel Cartier.

Marcel Cartier (2021-06-28). Iran's Komala: Guns and social democratic roses. greenleft.org.au Marcel Cartier talks with leaders from the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.

Editor (2021-06-28). 10 reasons why climate activists should not support nuclear. mronline.org The world needs safe, non-exploitive technologies. Nuclear doesn't qualify. | June 28, 2021 | Newswire…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-06-27). Suspicious arson attacks target Canada indigenous communities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — Two more chiurches belonging to the indigenous communities in Canada have been destroyed by suspicious fires.

Jason Ditz (2021-06-27). Speaker: Iran Won't Cooperate With IAEA on Monitoring Deal. news.antiwar.com The monitoring deal between Iran and the IAEA expired Thursday, and seems like it might well stay expired for awhile, with Iran made a monitoring deal with the IAEA in February, which lasted for three months.. The hope was to carry through to a new nuclear deal. This unfortunately didn't happen, as the deal expired in May. Iran accepted another month extension, which was the one through last week. | Iran's outgoin…

S. Brian Willson (2021-06-27). Nicaragua Targeted for US Overthrow in 2020-21: Brian Willson. globalresearch.ca First published by GR on August 3, 2020 | The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of Nicaragua (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse to obey US demands for neoliberal privatization that enrich the …

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-06-27). Iran 1st country to produce Sputnik V in region: Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — "Iran became the first country in the region to locally produce the Sputnik V vaccine," said the director-general of the Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kryl Dimitrov.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-27). COV-Iran Barakat vaccine defeats African COVID-19 strain. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — By conducting a research on blood of people, who had received COV-Iran Barakat vaccine, it was demonstrated that the homegrown vaccine has succeeded in defeating and overcoming the African strain of coronavirus.

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-27). Provocations against nuclear power endanger peace: Russian MP calls on UN, OSCE, PACE to condemn Britain over Black Sea incident. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Provocations against nuclear power endanger peace: Russian MP calls on UN, OSCE, PACE to condemn Britain over Black Sea incident The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, called on international organizations to condemn the near-disastrous provocation by the British HMS Defender guided-missile destroyer off the coast of Crimea last week. The …

_____ (2021-06-27). As Hungary Enjoys Resurgence in Marriages and Births, Will Brussels (Finally) Give Viktor Orbán Some Credit? strategic-culture.org Viktor Orbán continues to show Brussels that there are better ways of managing the EU than simply taking the "one suit fits all" approach. | Rather than opening his nation's border to offset population decline, Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister, looked to the nuclear family as a way to spur national growth, an investment that is now reaping handsome rewards. So why is the leader of the national conservative Fidesz party still chastised by his European peers? | What sort of madness is it that induces so many EU leaders to place their respective nations on the path to eventual ruin? Case in point: the open…

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2021-06-27: News Headlines

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-06-27). Suspicious arson attacks target Canada indigenous communities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — Two more chiurches belonging to the indigenous communities in Canada have been destroyed by suspicious fires.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-06-27). Iran 1st country to produce Sputnik V in region: Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — "Iran became the first country in the region to locally produce the Sputnik V vaccine," said the director-general of the Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kryl Dimitrov.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-27). COV-Iran Barakat vaccine defeats African COVID-19 strain. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — By conducting a research on blood of people, who had received COV-Iran Barakat vaccine, it was demonstrated that the homegrown vaccine has succeeded in defeating and overcoming the African strain of coronavirus.

S. Brian Willson (2021-06-27). Nicaragua Targeted for US Overthrow in 2020-21: Brian Willson. globalresearch.ca First published by GR on August 3, 2020 | The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of Nicaragua (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse to obey US demands for neoliberal privatization that enrich the …

_____ (2021-06-27). As Hungary Enjoys Resurgence in Marriages and Births, Will Brussels (Finally) Give Viktor Orbán Some Credit? strategic-culture.org Viktor Orbán continues to show Brussels that there are better ways of managing the EU than simply taking the "one suit fits all" approach. | Rather than opening his nation's border to offset population decline, Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister, looked to the nuclear family as a way to spur national growth, an investment that is now reaping handsome rewards. So why is the leader of the national conservative Fidesz party still chastised by his European peers? | What sort of madness is it that induces so many EU leaders to place their respective nations on the path to eventual ruin? Case in point: the open…

Editor2 (2021-06-26). US 'Seizes' Iranian and Other Regional News Sites, Cites 'Disinformation' and 'National Security Threats'. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Jun 23, 2021 | The move has been criticized by activists as an attempt by the US government to censor unfavorable content, an attack on the freedom of the press, and a deliberate act of hostility. | On Tuesday, June 22, the US government "seized" several news websites, alleging their involvement in spreading "disinformation" and calling them a "threat to national security". The seized websites include Iranian state-owned Press TV and its Arabic version Al-Alam, the Houthi controlled Al-Masirah TV, and Palestine Today, among others. The move has created global outrage with activists call…

Editor2 (2021-06-26). US 'Seizes' Iranian and Other Regional News Sites, Cites 'Disinformation' and 'National Security Threats'. orinocotribune.com The move has been criticized by activists as an attempt by the US government to censor unfavorable content, an attack on the freedom of the press, and a deliberate act of hostility. | On Tuesday, June 22, the US government "seized" several news websites, alleging their involvement in spreading "disinformation" and calling them a "threat to national security". The seized websites include Iranian state-owned Press TV and its Arabic version Al-Alam, the Houthi controlled Al-Masirah TV, and Palestine Today, among others. The move has created global outrage with activists calling it an attempt to censor the press and…

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-26). West Blames Iran for Delaying Nuclear Deal, But Fault Lies With the US. news.antiwar.com Western powers continue to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Paris Friday. Both Blinken and his French counterpart warned Iran that time was running out to revive the JCPOA. "There will come a point, yes, where it will be very hard to return back to the standards set by the JCPOA," <...

Dave DeCamp (2021-06-26). IAEA Wants 'Immediate Response' From Iran Over Monitoring Deal. news.antiwar.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Earlier this year, Iran stopped voluntarily complying with the Additional Protocol, an aspect of the JCPOA that allowed the IAEA to conduct snap inspections. The IAEA negotiated a temporary monitoring deal with Iran that satisfied the nuclear watchdog. | The monitoring deal came into effect…

teleSUR (2021-06-26). Iran To Start Production of COVID-19 Sputnik V Vaccine. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, officials from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced that Iran would be the first country in the Middle East to produce the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. | RELATED: | "The home-produced Sputnik V vaccine will join the general vaccination campaign next week," Iranian government's spokesman Ali Rabiei said. | Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi declared that his gov…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-26). Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units Showed Off Iranian Combat Drone During Its First Ever Parade (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: al-Hashed.net | On June 26, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) held their first ever parade to commemorate the seventh anniversary of their establishment. | More than 20,000 fighters took part in the parade. Originally, the parade was set to be held in the capital, Baghdad, on June 13. However, policies pressure led to a number of delays. The parade was also moved to the central province of Diyala. | The PMU parade was attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as well as…

Frida Berrigan (2021-06-26). Meatball Subs, Not Nuclear Subs. globalresearch.ca

Moderator (2021-06-26). The $100 Billion U.S. Initiative to Deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas. scheerpost.com L1mey / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Groton and New London, Connecticut, are home to about 65,000 people, three colleges, the Coast Guard Academy, 15 nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines capable of destroying the world many times over, and General Dynamics' Electric Boat, a multi-billion-dollar private corporation that offers stock options to its shareholders and mega… |

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