Daily Archives: July 2, 2022

2022-07-02: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-02). At NATO summit, New Zealand PM backs war with Russia, military build-up against China. wsws.org With staggering hypocrisy, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern presented NATO as a bastion of peace and democracy, even as the military alliance openly prepares for nuclear war against Russia and China.

Staff (2022-07-02). Hezbollah to crush Israeli enemy in any future war: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Head of Hezbollah's Political Council, Ibrahim al- Amine al-Sayyid, said Sat. that the Resistance will destroy the enemy in the future war, adding that the Lebanese Resistance has roots in Islam and the Islamic Revolution.

Staff (2022-07-02). NATO claims on its defensive nature "Joke of the century" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, called the claim of NATO officials about the defensive nature of this military organization the 'Joke of the century'.

Staff (2022-07-02). US sending Ukraine two surface-to-air missile systems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The United States is sending Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems as part of its latest weapons packages for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Staff (2022-07-02). Iran to export $3b of construction materials to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs has said that Iran has planned to export three billion dollars of construction materials to Russia.

Staff (2022-07-02). Israeli regime's jets target Syria's Tartus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Syrian sources on Saturday reported that the Israeli regime has launched missile strikes on a city in western Syria.

Staff (2022-07-02). 3 dead, 7 injured in Taliban helicopter crash in Jawzjan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — A Taliban-owned helicopter that was returning from the war in Balkhab, crashed due to technical problems on its way to Jawzjan province, local mediai n Afghanistan said.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-02). Irán denuncia agresiones de Israel contra integridad de Siria. telesurtv.net Canciller iraní, Hosein Amir Abdolahian, se reúne con autoridades de Damasco. Reprueba las crueles sanciones de Occidente contra Siria.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-02). UN condemns protesters' storming of Libya's parliament. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — A senior UN official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the parliament's headquarters by offended demonstrators.

Staff (2022-07-02). 4th intl. conf. on American human rights to be held tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The Fourth International Conference on American Human Rights from the Perspective of Imam Khamenei is scheduled to be held on July 3rd, 2022, in Tehran.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-02). Iran opposes military operation to solve problems in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told President Bashar Assad in Damascus Sat. that Iran opposes military operations in Syria while it understands the existing security concerns.

Staff (2022-07-02). Turkiye, Armenia to open borders for third-country nationals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Turkish and Armenian officials have agreed to open the land border for third-country citizens visiting both countries as soon as possible, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Staff (2022-07-02). Bagheri , Russian counterpart discuss JCPOA in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Iran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani has attended a meeting with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister in Moscow and exchanged views on the current situation around the JCPOA talks.

Staff (2022-07-02). Several explosions reported in US base in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Saturday morning that the sound of explosions was heard in the US military base near Baghdad airport in Iraq.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-02). Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece tugged to Piraeus Port. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Greece in April, part of whose cargo was confiscated by the United States, was being towed to the port of Piraeus on Saturday, media have quoted the Greek coast guard officials as saying.

Staff (2022-07-02). VIDEO: Lebanese people chanting "Hello Commander" song. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — A large number of Lebanese people performed an epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution dubbed "Salam Farmandeh or Hello Commander" in the ancient Sour Municipal Stadium of Lebanon.

Staff (2022-07-02). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on July 2. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Saturday, July 2.

Staff (2022-07-02). Iran seeking to resolve Syria-Turkiye misunderstandings. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Iran is trying to resolve the existing misunderstandings between Syria and Turkiye through diplomacy and political dialogue, the Iranian Foreign Minister said upon his arrival at Damascus Airport on Saturday.

Staff (2022-07-02). Protests on Zionist settlement expansion leave dozens injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Dozens of Palestinians were injured during protests against the Zionist occupation and settlement expansion in the West Bank.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-02). Terremoto en Irán deja al menos cinco muertos y 19 heridos. telesurtv.net De los cinco fallecidos se ha podido recuperar por los rescatistas tres cadáveres bajo los escombros.

Staff (2022-07-02). Excluding Russia from UNSC possible only if UN disbanded. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Excluding Russia from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is possible only if the entire organization is disbanded and created anew, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said.

Staff (2022-07-02). Protests erupt in US over fatal Police shooting of Black man. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Angry activists on Friday rallied in the city of Akron in the northern United States following yet another police shooting death of a Black man earlier this week.

Staff (2022-07-02). Iranian FM meets Syrian President in Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday afternoon.

Staff (2022-07-02). Azeri FM to visit Tehran over next few days. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — An informed source told the media that Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov is set to pay a visit to Tehran in the coming days at the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-02). Death toll in in India's landslide increases to 27 people. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The death toll in the massive landslide in India's northeastern state of Manipur rose to 27 on Saturday, local media reported.

Staff (2022-07-02). Western states have to account for Sardasht chemical attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Secretary of Iran High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that the Western countries that gave the Saddam regime chemical arms have to be held to account for the chemical attacks on innocent Iranian citizens.

Staff (2022-07-02). Hamas terms West Bank as strategic reserve of Resistance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Hamas' spokesman Fawzi Barhum has described the West Bank as a strategic reserve of Resistance.

Dr. Nicole Delépine (2022-07-02). øLos trágicos destinos de estrellas mundiales como Celine Dion y Justin Bieber abrirán los ojos de sus fans? globalizacion.ca

Staff (2022-07-02). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 2. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Saturday, June 2.

Staff (2022-07-02). Powerful earthquakes hit Southern Iran, leaving 44 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — At least five people are dead and scores of others injured after multiple powerful earthquakes struck Iran's southern province of Hormozgan early on Saturday.

Staff (2022-07-02). Trump plans to announce WH bid as Jan. 6 scrutiny intensifies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Donald Trump has accelerated his campaign planning, hoping a White House bid will blunt a series of damaging revelations, while some Republicans are worried.

Staff (2022-07-02). Iran's embassy in Baku rejects claims on border closure. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baku rejected the closure of Iran's land, air, and sea borders to foreign tourists, especially from neighboring countries.

Staff (2022-07-02). Fire breaks out in Zionists army barracks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Palestinian news sources on Saturday reported that an extensive fire broke out in a Zionist regime's army barracks.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-02). Explosions Reported At Iranian Revolutionary Guard Base Near Tehran (Video). southfront.org Early on July 2, Malek Ashtar base of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was reportedly hit by at least two explosions. | The London-based Iran International shared a video on social media of the reported explosions at the base that is located to the southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran. | Iranian official media and websites affiliated with the IRGC ignored the reports. However, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) claimed responsibility for the alleged explosions. In…

Staff (2022-07-02). Iran to finalize National Urban Policy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development attending the eleventh session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) in Poland informed of the finalization of NUP in Iran before long.

Sohil Pothiawala, Rhian Miranda, Ian Civil (2022-07-02). [Clinical Picture] Not all post-traumatic swellings are haematomas: be alert to a Morel-Lavallée lesion. thelancet.com A 34-year-old man was brought to our Emergency Department after a truck ran over the right side of his body while he was out walking. He had no medical history.

WSWS (2022-07-01). NATO prepares for "warfighting against nuclear-armed peer-competitors" wsws.org NATO has adopted a new strategy document outlining plans to militarize the European continent, massively escalate the war with Russia, and prepare for war with China.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-01). Is An Iran-Israel War Coming Soon? southfront.org The long secret war might escalate into direct confrontation. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | Iran's nuclear talks are back on track. There are not very high expectations though and some experts in fact believe that deal or no deal, an Iranian-Israeli future war is almost inevitable for a number of reasons. | For years, the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state have been waging a kind of shadow war with no real dialogue or an…

____ (2022-07-01). War not a solution to solve problems between Russia, Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) —Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba said that Iran does not consider war as a suitable solution to solve problem between Russia and Ukraine.

____ (2022-07-01). Ukraine 'now has clear European perspective': EU says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Ukraine now has a "very clear European perspective" but the road to EU membership will take time and require hard work, the president of the EU executive told the country's parliament on Friday.

Tridivesh Singh Maini (2022-07-01). Qatar's pragmatic foreign policy and its global clout. moderndiplomacy.eu Iran and the US resumed talks for the revival of the Iran Nuclear Deal 2015/Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in Qatar, with mediation from the European Union (EU) on June 28, 2022. These talks which carried on for two days ended without making any progress. EU Chief Josep Borrell had visited Iran, last week, …

____ (2022-07-01). Iran's oil revenues exceed $25bn last year: OPEC. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — A report released by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) indicates that Iran earned more than $25 billion in revenue from oil exports in 2021.

____ (2022-07-01). 13th govt. targets $20bn revenues out of regional transit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — A member of Iranian Parliament's Economic Commission said that the government's goal of earning $20 billion from the regional transit is 'achievable'.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-01). Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Could Resume After Biden's Mideast Trip. news.antiwar.com Bloomberg reported Friday that European officials expect EU-brokered efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal will resume While the Biden administration doesn't appear willing to lift the necessary sanctions to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The EU medi…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-01). Iran Remains Hopeful on Nuclear Talks. news.antiwar.com The Qatar-hosted Iran nuclear talks lasted only part of a day, and fell apart with the US is pessimistic as ever, and Iranian officials say that the talks fell apart because the

Anonymous103 (2022-07-01). Why America's Nuclear Threat To Russia Now Is Bigger Than The Soviet Nuclear Threat To America Was In The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the central issue was how short America's available reaction-time to a…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-01). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Deployed Air Defense Systems In Syria — Report. southfront.org Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deployed air-defense systems in Syria as a part of a joint project with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), al-Arabiya reported on July 1, citing Western intelligence sources. | According to the UAE-based news channel, the project is meant to protect IRGC assets in Syria from Israel's repeated aerial attacks. | Al-Arabiya said that the project is led by Farid Muhammad Thaqa'i, a senior officer of the IRGC Aerospace Forces. The officer visited the Syr…

____ (2022-07-01). Iran committed to a diplomacy to remove illegal sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN announced that Islamic Republic of Iran believes in multilateral diplomacy that would guarantee effective and verifiable removal of unlawful sanctions imposed against Iran.

____ (2022-07-01). Iran calls on Iraqi govt. to pursue remaining Hajj affairs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — While appreciating Iraqi officials' efforts to facilitate Iranian Hajj pilgrims' affairs, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian asked the Iraqi government to pursue the remaining issues pertinent to Hajj affairs.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-01). Iran still not optimistic about US removal of sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — A member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said while some hope to see US remove the sanctions, he is not too optimistic.

____ (2022-07-01). "National Marriage Week" marked in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — On the anniversary of Imam Ali's marriage to Prophet's daughter Fatimah (PBUH), ceremony to commemorate "National Marriage Week" was held in Vahdat Hall of Tehran on Friday with participation of President Ebrahim Raeisi.

Golnaz Esfandiari (2022-07-01). In Major Security Shake-Up, Iran Replaces Revolutionary Guards Intelligence Chief. juancole.com ( RFL/RE ) Hossein Taeb, a hard-line cleric, was the intelligence chief of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of the armed forces, for over a decade. But in a surprise move, the IRGC announced on June 23 that it had removed Taeb from his prominent post. The major shake-up …

____ (2022-07-01). Iran seriously continuing talks to get sanctions removed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is seriously continuing logical, reasonably and active talks and in complete coordination with him to get anti-Iran sanctions removed, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-01). Iranians Leak Info Of Over 300,000 Israelis After Hacking Travel Booking Websites. southfront.org Iranian hackers had attacked a number of Israeli travel booking websites and managed to obtain the personal information of over 300,000 Israelis, Israel's Privacy Protection Authority confirmed on June 30. | The cyber-attack, which took place two weeks earlier, targeted websites operated by Gol Tours LTD, a tourist company that owns more than 20 travel booking websites. The affected websites include: hotel4u.co.il, booking-hotels.co.il, booking-kibbutz.co.il, mlonot.co.il, noapass.co.il, gol.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-01). Government backs youth's marriage: president Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — The President issued orders to facilitate the payment of marriage loans to young people, to provide government facilities and cultural centers for young people to marry, as well as to hand over land and pay loans.

Jon Wilson (2022-07-01). U.S. Communists observe drafting of Chile's new democratic constitution first-hand. peoplesworld.org This is the third installment in a series of articles about the visit of the Hello Comrade Project to Chile in the spring of 2022. Hello Comrade is a group within the International Department of the Communist Party USA, a solidarity movement bringing together members of the party in the United States with members of …

____ (2022-07-01). Nine injured in 'Newark' shooting in US: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Nine people were hospitalized after being shot Thursday evening in Newark, the authorities said.

____ (2022-07-01). Global oil market needs a rise in Iran supplies: oil minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Jeopardizing energy security and heightening market volatility have borne lose-lose outcomes for all players, Iranian Minister of Petroleum said on Friday, adding global oil market needs an increase in Iran oil supply.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-01). West brought up PMD issue again in recent Doha talks: AEOI. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said that the Western side brought up the previously resolved Possible Military Dimensions (PMDs) in the recent Doha talks.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-01). Iranian center to host seminar on threats against coop. in ME. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — An Iranian research center in cooperation with Tehran-based SBU university will host a conference virtually dubbed "New Transnational Threats Towards Regional Cooperation in the Middle East" on July 5.

____ (2022-07-01). Iran, Russia emphasize enhancing trade-economic relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation stressed the need to increase bilateral relations in the fields of trade and economy.

Staff (2022-07-01). Middle East out of America's control: senior cleric. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard, this week's Friday Prayers leader in Tehran said that the Middle East region is out of American's control and is now in the hands of the Muslim nations.

Newsroom (2022-07-01). Dynamic diplomacy: From SCO to BRICS. moderndiplomacy.eu The tree of Iran's balanced foreign policy approach is on the verge of being a one-year-old child. Stronger than before, Iran is pursuing dynamic diplomacy in a variety of cities such as Doha, Ashgabat, and other capitals. Baghdad will also join the list soon. While Iran's top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is engaged in intensive …

____ (2022-07-01). Iran nuclear talks likely to resume after Biden Mideast trip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Efforts to revive Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, are likely to resume following US President Joe Biden's visit to the region this month, after an intense round of talks held in Qatari capital of Doha.

____ (2022-07-01). Australia imposes sanctions on three Russian ministers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Australia has imposed sanctions on Children's Rights Commissioner for Russian Pres. Maria Lvova-Belova and three Russian ministers as well as on another 12 Russian nationals, according to Australian Department of Home Affairs.

____ (2022-07-01). Iraq's Hash al-Sha'abi force arrest Speicher garrison butcher. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization unit (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, forces managed to arrest one of the main perpetrators of Camp Speicher massacre in Iraq on Friday.

____ (2022-07-01). Saudis violate ceasefire in Hudaydah over 40 times in a day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Saudi-led coalition has violated the ceasefire in Yemen's Al Hudaydah province 42 times in the past 24 hours.

Andrés Villena Oliver (2022-07-01). Bilderberg, la clase dirigente gestiona el nuevo desorden mundial. globalizacion.ca ´Las élites conspiran y Bilderberg es un fiel y ya casi folclórico testigo de ello. No obstante, el silencio creciente en torno a este club podría favorecer su carácter estratégico ª, opina Andrés Villena. | La claustrofobia ideológica acelerada por los confinamientos…

____ (2022-07-01). Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian to visit Syria on Saturday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Friday evening announced that Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday July 02 to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest.

____ (2022-07-01). Nine killed at protests against military rule in Sudan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Nine people were reported killed as huge crowds took to the streets of Sudan amid a communications blackout to rally against the country's military leadership that seized power eight months ago.

____ (2022-07-01). Iran, Pakistan emphasize developing media coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad stressed the need to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of media.

____ (2022-07-01). Tehran-Riyadh next meeting to be held at 'diplomatic level'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Unlike the previous five meetings between held between Iranian and Saudi officials, the next meeting between the two sides will be held at "diplomatic level", an Iraqi official was quoted as saying.

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