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Hezbollah praises Palestinians prison break as ‘strong slap in face’ of Israel

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Expressing congratulations to Palestinian people and resistance groups on the success of the prison break, Hezbollah praised in a statement on Monday the operation as an “unique achievement” and said it was highly commendable.

“The operation was a one-of-a-kind achievement and a strong slap in the face of the Israeli occupation forces as well as their strict security measures,” the statement added.

The Lebanese resistance movement noted, “It is a further evidence of the vitality, smartness, patience and continuous struggle of the Palestinian people to liberate their land and prisoners”.

Hezbollah stressed that the achievement is regarded as a new chance to highlight the plight of Palestinian prisoners at the regime’s jails, and an opportunity to expose Israel’s abusive practices as well as the serious violations of the Palestinian prisoners’ rights.

Israeli media reported on Monday that at least six Palestinian prisoners had escaped from the maximum security Gilbao Prison overnight, with regime troops launching a manhunt to arrest them.

Five of the prisoners were said to belong to the Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad.

The cellmates, serving life sentences, are believed to have fled through an underground tunnel from the Israeli prison, which they had managed to dig over the past few months.

Source: Press TV

Third person dies in Japan after receiving contaminated Moderna vaccine

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A 49-year-old man in Japan died last month after he was given a dose of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine that was among batches later recalled from use by its local distributor, the health ministry said Monday.

Moderna and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. announced last Wednesday they would recall three lots of the vaccine after stainless steel contaminants were found in some vials.

The man’s dose came from one of the three lots that had also contained doses used on two men in their 30s who died in Japan after receiving their second shots in August, the ministry added.

No foreign matter has been confirmed in either of the vials.

The 49-year-old man, who was allergic to buckwheat, received his second shot on August 11 and his death was confirmed on the morning of the following day, according to the ministry.

It stated any causal relationship between his inoculation and death remains unknown.

When announcing the recall, Moderna and Takeda noted, “Stainless steel is routinely used in heart valves, joint replacements and metal sutures and staples. As such, it is not expected that injection of the particles identified in these lots in Japan would result in increased medical risk.”

The cause of death in the three cases is still being investigated.

Source: The Japan Times

Taliban opens fire to disperse Anti-Pakistan rally in Afghan capital

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On Tuesday, hundreds of people rallied outside the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, holding banners and chanting against what they stated was meddling by Islamabad, who have long been accused of having close ties to the Taliban movement.

In videos shared by local journalists on social media, the crowds were heard shouting slogans like “death to Pakistan”, “we don’t want a Pakistani puppet government” and “Pakistan, leave Afghanistan”, among others.

Pakistan’s espionage agency, which has gained notoriety for supporting terror groups against India, is believed to be working with the Taliban and laying the groundwork for the new government in the country where a US-led alliance fought a war against terror for 20 years.

“ISI stay away,” reads a placard in the hands of a woman at the rally outside the Pakistani Embassy in the Afghan capital.

According to report, Taliban members fired shots into the air to disperse the crowds.

Pakistan’s intelligence chief Faiz Hameed was in Kabul at the weekend, reportedly to be briefed by his country’s ambassador but is likely to have also met with Taliban officials.

The Taliban have yet to announce a government, but Afghans – fearful of a repeat of the group’s previous brutal reign between 1996 and 2001 – have staged small demonstrations in cities including Kabul, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif.

Tuesday’s protest comes after the Taliban claimed total control over Afghanistan a day earlier. The Taliban’s announcement has been rejected by its rivals, who insisted that the fighting continues.

Source: Agence France-Presse and NDTV

Iran Closely Monitoring Afghanistan Developments: Top Commander

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“We cannot remain indifferent toward the people of Afghanistan,” Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), was quoted as saying by MP Seyyed Nezamodding Mousavi.

“Based on remarks by general Qaani, what is going on in Afghanistan and the decisions made by Afghan people are very important to the Iranian Establishment and people,” added Mousavi.

“Comments by general Qaani and reports we have received from relevant diplomacy and security apparatuses show that Iran has a thorough grasp of the issue of Afghanistan, meaning Iran’s foreign policy, security and defense apparatuses have not been caught unawares by these developments,” the parliamentarian added.

“The developments we see in Afghanistan today have a background dating back to more than 20 years, and what is going on in Afghanistan today began five or six years ago until they got to this point,” said Mousavi, spokesman for the presiding board of the parliament.

He added Iran had already tried to hold meetings between the warring sides in Afghanistan.
“These intra-Afghan negotiations were held, and Iran’s initiative in that regard was welcomed,” he explained.

Top senator predicts US forces back in Afghanistan soon

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“We will be going back to Afghanistan as we went back into Iraq and Syria,” Graham said in an interview with BBC.

Replying to BBC HARDTalk Presenter Stephen Sackur, who asked whether he sincerely believes that Washington will be willing to go back to the country that is now under de-facto control of the Taliban, Graham stated that Washington simply had no other choice.

“We’ll have to because the [terror] threat will be so large,” the senator argued, adding that Afghanistan could turn into a hotspot for what he called “radical Islamic behavior”, as well as a safe haven for Al-Qaeda terrorists.

According to Graham, concerns for the rise of terrorist elements is exactly the reason why the US “went back” to Iraq, where “5,000 troops” are stationed today.

BBC reported in July following the talks between Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and Joe Biden that there were currently 2,500 US troops in Iraq helping local forces to repel the Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS) threat.

Graham claims that the US has few options regarding should deal with the current situation in Afghanistan.

“Here is my solution: help the resistance in the Panjshir valley, the Taliban will not be able to govern Afghanistan, they are hated by the Afghan people. What’s gonna happen over time as you see the resistance rise? ISIS will come after the Taliban large and the entire country is going to fracture in the next year, creating a perfect storm for Western interests to be attacked,” he continued.

The Republican senator said that in response, the United States could either take a “that’s no longer my problem” stance or a “hit before they hit you” approach.

Last month, Graham stated in the interview with CBS that he feared that a “parade of horribles” was about to unfold in Afghanistan, adding, “The chance of another 9/11 just went through the roof.”

The senator had previously called for the impeachment of Biden over the Afghan withdrawal fiasco and evacuation chaos, saying that the US president had “been derelict in his duties as commander-in-chief”.

“I don’t think he got bad advice and took it. I think he ignored sound advice,” Graham raged, adding, “I think the best you could describe is dereliction of duty at the highest level.”

The Taliban forces took Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on August 15 almost without a fight, and proclaimed the end of the 20-year-long war the next day. The militants still continued fighting the National Resistance Front in the province of Panjshir, the only territory in Afghanistan which is believed to not have fallen under the group’s control. However, the Taliban had announced several times in the last few days that the group had finally managed to capture the province, with the National Resistance Front repeatedly refuting these claims.

Israeli fighter jets bomb Gaza Strip in nighttime raid

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On Monday night, Israeli warplanes attacked several sites in the besieged Gaza Strip causing damage but no injuries.

The regime’s fighter jets attacked three sites in and around Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip causing fire and damage to property nearby.

Israel claims the attack was in retaliation to the firing of incendiary balloons from Gaza into bordering towns causing fire in the fields.

Source: WAFA news agency

Iran navy flotilla back home following long journey

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“The [country’s] most historic and greatest military mission in the marine arena conducted by the Navy has come to an end,” said Rear Admira Sahram Irani, the commander of the Naval Force of the Iranian Army.

“A combat flotilla comprising the all-Iranian Sahand destroyer and the Makran port ship and destroyer, has successfully accomplished its mission after plying across the oceans for around 45,000 kilometres and confronting the rough nature of oceans, and returned home,” the top commander added.

He said the mission signifies Iran’s self-reliance and capability on the world stage.

“This armada led those who never believed in the capabilities of Iranians to believe in this capability now,” the admiral explained.

“Crossing by 55 countries in three continents had a message of peace and friendship to the world,” he noted.

“Iranians have always been harbingers of peace and friendship and have never launched aggression against any country or people,” said the top commander.

He said the naval mission proves that sanctions and threats against Iranians have always been a nonstarter, and that Iran can overcome major hurdles by relying on its own capabilities.

He said the presence of Iran’s naval forces in high seas ensures security not only for the country’s own commercial vessels, but for other countries as well.

Riyadh executes young Shia man over ‘terror charges’, opposition denies allegations

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The death sentence was carried out against Adnan bin Mustafa Al-Sharfa, The Ministry of Interior, reported on Monday.

It alleged that the Saudi national had “smuggled weapons to and from the kingdom and was part of a terrorist cell that aims to destabilize security in the country”.

The statement further claimed, “The terrorist cell he was a part of had plans to target Saudi Arabian security forces in their headquarters and kill them.”

Saudi opposition sources have rejected all false claims by the government, noting that the execution was in line with the Riyadh regime’s heavy-handed policy to sow fear among dissident figures and stifle opposition against the monarchy.

Saudi security forces arrested Al-Sharfa, and referred his case to the so-called Specialized Criminal Court in the capital Riyadh, where an investigation was launched.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior said the man was sentenced to death. The ruling was later upheld by the Specialized Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and a royal order was also issued to enforce the decision.

Saudi Arabia has stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights campaigners, in particular in oil-rich and predominantly Shia eastern Province.

The province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-rich region.

The protests have been met with a heavy-handed crackdown, with regime forces increasing security measures across the province.

Ever since MbS became Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader in 2017, the kingdom has ramped up arrests of activists, bloggers, intellectuals, and others perceived as political opponents, showing almost zero tolerance for dissent even in the face of international condemnations of the crackdown.

Muslim scholars have been executed and women’s rights campaigners have been put behind bars and tortured as freedoms of expression, association, and belief continue to be denied.

Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target activism.

In January 2016, Saudi authorities executed Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir Al-Nimr, who was an outspoken critic of the Riyadh regime. Nimr had been arrested in Qatif in 2012.

Source: The Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Biden: US ‘long way off’ from recognizing Taliban

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On the White House lawn, journalists asked the president as to whether the US was going to recognize the power of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

“No. That’s a long way off. That’s a long way off,” he responded

Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that the US administration was “in no rush” to recognize the Taliban as the new leaders of Afghanistan.

After the Biden administration had announced the end of Washington’s 20-year-long military operation in Afghanistan and the launch of its troop pullout, the Taliban embarked on an offensive against Afghan government forces.

On August 15, Taliban fighters swept into Kabul without encountering any resistance, and gained full control over the Afghan capital within a few hours.

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani claimed he had stepped down to prevent any bloodshed and subsequently fled the country. Vice President Amrullah Saleh announced that, in the absence of the head of state, the constitution empowered him to become the caretaker president and urged the Afghan people to join the resistance against the Taliban.

At the end of August, the US completed both the evacuation of civilians from Kabul and its entire military mission to Afghanistan, ending its longest foreign military campaign.

Source: TASS

Iran Leader’s Condolence on Demise of Sheikh Qabalan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی

“I extend my condolences on the passing away of the devoted scholar Hojjatol Eslam Mr. Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, may God bless him, to his honorable family and the valuable Supreme Council and all his followers and friends and all Shias in Lebanon,” the leader said in his message.

“He was a valuable and faithful friend of the resistance and yours and spent a prolific life in the service of the prominent goals in Lebanon. His demise is a source of sorrow. I pray God to bless him.”

Sheikh Qabalan passed away on Saturday while hospitalized for illness at the age of 85.

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