Daily Archives: October 2, 2021

2021-10-02: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2021-10-02). Iranian Army Unveils 'Hormuz' Radar & 'Shams' Air-Defense Simulator (Photos). southfront.org File image. | On October 2, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force (IRIADF) unveiled a new tactical radar and an air-defense simulator. | The new systems were showcased during a ceremony held at the Arm Defense Force Research and Self Sufficiency Organization in the presence of the Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brig. Gen. Alireza Sabahifard. | The new medium-range radar system, dubbed "Hormuz," was designed to detect and identify airborne targets with speed and accuracy. The radar can relay inform…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-02). Azerbaijan-Iran conflict: war games on both sides of the border, Iranian embassy in Baku attacked. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Any armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Iran would necessarily entail the participation of Azerbaijan's Baku Declaration/Three Brothers strategic military allies, Turkey and Pakistan, both of whom also border Iran.Turkey has been engaged in proxy wars with Iran in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, arguably also in Nagorno-Karabakh given the long-term alliance between Iran and Armenia; Pakistan …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-10-02). Sanctions deprive Iran of accessing to vaccine in due time. en.mehrnews.com In a statement to the UN, Iran criticized the unilateral and inhumane sanctions imposed on the country, saying that these measures deprived Iran of having access to the COVID-19 vaccine at an appropriate time.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-10-02). AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security: EU MP. en.mehrnews.com Referring to US-Australia nuclear submarine agreement, Clare Daly says providing weapons-grade enriched uranium to a non-nuclear weapon state to power military submarines is a provocative action in a highly contested region.

Paul Iddon (2021-10-01). Can Iraq's prime minister win re-election and curb the power of Iran-backed militias? middleeasteye.net Can Iraq's prime minister win re-election and curb the power of Iran-backed militias? | Mustafa al-Kadhimi must navigate Iran's strong influence in his bid for re-election, experts say | Fri, 10/01/2021 – 19: 24 | Iraqis rally at Fardous Square in central Baghdad on 1 October 2021, demanding justice for demonstrators killed during last year's anti-government protests (AFP) | Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-01). Satellite Images Show Secret Iranian Missile Base Was Seriously Damaged In Explosion. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE | A secret missile base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) located near the Iranian capital, Tehran, was seriously damaged as a result of a mysterious explosion, Israel's ImageSat International revealed on September 30. | The company shared satellite images of the facility taken on September 27, shortly after the explosion. The images show serious damage at the facility, which allegedly belongs to the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. | The Iranian industrial group, which was sanctioned by the US…

MEE staff (2021-10-01). Iran says Israeli foreign minister's trip to Bahrain 'stains' its rulers. middleeasteye.net Iran says Israeli foreign minister's trip to Bahrain 'stains' its rulers | Israel's Yair Lapid toured the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, which has faced off with Iranian vessels in recent years | Fri, 10/01/2021 – 17: 34 | A handout picture released by Bahrain's official news agency (BNA), shows Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (R) welcoming Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in the Bahrain…

Robert Dodge (2021-10-01). Humanity's Call to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org Citizens around the world are calling on their governments to ratify the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty—and the United States has a leading role to play. Nuclear weapons have no place in our future…

_____ (2021-10-01). Hungry for Change? With Sixty Million Americans Going Hungry, the United States Needs to Make Peace Not War. strategic-culture.org The United States cannot afford to maintain a war economy. Such a hyper-militarized economy is inciting dangerous tensions between nuclear powers, as well as eroding the very material foundations of American society. | Food hunger in the United States has reached shocking levels with new Rising food poverty in the U.S. has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic as millions of workers are laid off. A…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-01). North Korea Tests Brand-New Anti-Aircraft Missile In Second Weapons Test Within A Week. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 30th, North Korea test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile in what has become a regular occurrence in past weeks. | It was North Korea's second known weapons test in the same week after launching a previously unseen hypersonic missile on September 26th. | The tests highlighted how North Korea has been steadily developing increasingly sophisticated weapons, raising the stakes for efforts to press it to give up its nuclear and missile programmes in return for U.S. s…

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