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Iran president pledges again would try to promote ‘fairness’, ‘justice’

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Massoud Pezeshkian made the remarks in his endorsement ceremony on Sunday before the Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as well as senior current and former officials.

Pezeshkian stated that his administration would follow the path and general guidelines specified by the Leader.

He acknowledged that he has an onerous task during his tenure and said he is aware that people who voted for him expect great changes.

In his speech, the president said, “Let’s join hands to restore dignity and honor to our country, and this is only possible with unity, abiding by the law, and unity.”

He demanded the elites, civil institutions, and the nation help the ruling system create an atmosphere of vitality, hope and lasting confidence.

Earlier on Sunday, the Leader’s office released a message that endorsed the popular vote for Pezeshkian and appointed him as the ninth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

His swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held on Tuesday.

Pezeshkian promised on his presidential campaign trail, among others, that he would make efforts to resuscitate a 2015 nuclear accord with the West in order to lift relentless US-led sanctions and improve the country’s fragile economy.

Iranian cabinet-selecting council hands over partial proposed list to President Pezeshkian

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In an update on the Strategic Council for Transition Period, Zarif posted a message on his X account, explaining that the meetings of the council’s committees continue in order to weigh the proposed picks.

“The proposals of most of the committees of the council and the nominees that were directly presented to Pezeshkian were reviewed and the results were sent to the president this morning,” he wrote on Sunday.

The former foreign minister further explained that the proposals for some of the ministries and organizations as well deputy ministers have not been made yet.

He dismissed media speculations on possible candidate members.

In earlier updates, Zarif had explained that the proposed candidates are assessed based on several factors including expertise and the ability to manage critical cases.

Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei endorsed Pezeshkian’s presidential decree on Sunday and his swearing-in ceremony will be held on Tuesday.

The president is expected to introduce his cabinet members to the parliament for a vote of confidence within two weeks.

Erdogan, Assad to hold meeting next month: Report

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Erdogan and Assad

The Turkish-language daily newspaper Türkiye, citing government sources, reported on Saturday that the two heads of state will likely meet sometime in August at the Yayladagi-Kasab border gate.

The report added that the two leaders were initially supposed to have a meeting in Iraq, but they are now going to meet up at the border crossing between Turkey’s southernmost Hatay province and the western Syrian province of Latakia.

Türkiye noted that intelligence authorities involved in the potential rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus have held three meetings recently.

Turkey severed its relations with Syria in March 2012, a year after the Arab country found itself in the grip of deadly violence waged by foreign-backed militants, including those allegedly supported by Ankara.

The process of normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus kicked off on December 28, 2022, when the Russian, Syrian and Turkish defense ministers met in Moscow, in what was the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the outbreak of the Syria conflict.

Since 2016, Turkey has conducted three major ground operations against US-backed militants based in northern Syria.

The Turkish government accuses the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants of bearing ties with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group.

Syria considers the Turkish presence on its soil to be illegal, saying it reserves the right to defend its sovereignty against the occupying forces.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tied rapprochement with Turkey to Ankara’s ending occupation of the northern parts of the Arab country and its support for militant groups wreaking havoc and fighting against the Damascus government.

Russia claims Ukrainians playing games on negotiations

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Russia Ukraine War

Speaking to reporters in Vientiane, Laos, where he is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, Lavrov was asked to comment on recent statements by senior Ukrainian officials, including President Vladimir Zelensky and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, about being open to engagement with Russia.

Zelensky earlier this month signaled that he wanted to end the conflict “as soon as possible” and was ready to talk with Russia regardless of who is at the helm of the country. This contrasts with a presidential decree Zelensky signed in the autumn of 2022, which barred all talks with the current leadership in Moscow. He introduced the ban after four former Ukrainian regions voted overwhelmingly to join Russia.

Meanwhile, Kuleba insisted earlier this week after a rare meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, that no one could force Kiev into talks.

Commenting on Kuleba’s remarks, Lavrov said that “this is not the first time he has said this, and at times he said the exact opposite”. The minister admitted that “I don’t listen to them, to be honest,” referring to both Kuleba and Zelensky.

Lavrov added that Wang Yi had briefed him on the talks with Kuleba. “We believe that China’s position remains unchanged… which is to focus on the root causes of the conflict,” he said.

Since 2022, Ukraine has been promoting its ‘peace formula’ which requires that Russia withdraw its troops from all territories Kiev claims as its own. Moscow has dismissed it as a dead end and detached from reality.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has explained that Russia is open to talks with Ukraine, but numerous issues – including Vladimir Zelensky’s legitimacy as head of state and Western interference – need to be resolved for any substantive conversation to begin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that Moscow is ready to immediately open peace talks with Ukraine once it withdraws troops from Donbass and two of its other former regions and commits to neutral status, ditching ambitions to join NATO. Moscow has traditionally viewed the US-led bloc’s expansion as an existential threat, naming Kiev’s desire for membership one of the key reasons for the conflict.

Iran warns Israel against new adventurism following deadly attack in occupied Golan

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Nasser Kanaani

Israeli sources say 11 people were killed and dozens were wounded in a missile attack in Majdal Shams region in the Golan Heights on Saturday. They held the Lebanese movement of Hezbollah responsible for the incident, a claim denied by Hezbollah and some Lebanese officials.

Kanaani said, “After ten months of mass slaughter in the Gaza Strip and the massacre of Palestinian women and children, the apartheid Israeli regime is seeking to mislead the public opinion with a forged scenario to distract the world’s attention from the crimes it commits on a large scale in Palestine”

The Iranian diplomat said the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, is responsible for shoring up the stability and security in Lebanon and the wider region in the face of the Zionist regime’s adventurism.

He noted, any stupid measure by the Zionist regime can lead to the expansion of the scope of instability, insecurity and the flames of war in the region and that the Israeli regime will be definitively and basically responsible for the unpredicted repercussions of its stupid behavior.

The spokesperson also called on the US administration to fulfill its international and moral duties, and bar the Zionist regime from starting a new fire, instead of ceaselessly arming the Zionist regime with weapons of mass.

Dozens of US NGOs urge Biden, Congress to impose arms embargo on Israel

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“We the undersigned human rights, civil rights, and social justice organizations call on you to implement an immediate arms embargo on Israel in order to save lives,” a statement released by the US organizations read.

It added, “This week, US Congress welcomed Israeli prime minister Netanyahu, even as he and his administration face international investigations for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This joint address was a direct affront to the values of human rights, freedom, and democracy.”

The organizations noted that Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet has utilized US support and weapons to kill nearly 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including 16,000 children, wiping out entire generations of Palestinian families in Gaza.

They further argued that Israeli forces have not only destroyed hospitals, bakeries, schools, churches, mosques, universities, refugee camps, and homes, but Gaza’s entire health care system and entire residential neighborhoods.

“The Israeli siege is starving Palestinian children and has brought Gaza to the brink of a full-blown famine. To save lives, we must stop sending bombs and warplanes to the Israeli military,” the NGOs pointed out.

The non-governmental organizations went on to state that the Israeli regime has shown clearly that it does not respond to warnings or stern words, urging Washington to exert tangible and material pressure on Israel now.

“The United Nations and legacy human rights groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are all calling for countries to enact an arms embargo to stop these atrocities. An arms embargo is essential to uphold not only international law, but our own US law, and to send a clear message that the United States will not support the Israeli policies of collective punishment against the Palestinian people,” the statement added.

The organizations highlighted that amid mounting cost of living and inflation in the US, priority must be given to housing, healthcare, childcare, schools, and jobs — not weapons and bombs for Netanyahu’s war crimes.

“Pouring billions in weapons funding for an administration committing human rights abuses is a betrayal of our own communities’ needs. It’s time to redirect our resources towards building a better future at home, instead of supporting violence abroad,” they stressed.

The NGOs stated that the only way to reach a desperately needed lasting ceasefire in Gaza is for the US to exert pressure on Netanyahu’s cabinet by ending the flow of weapons to the Tel Aviv regime.

“We cannot claim to be working towards peace while simultaneously sending the weapons that enable atrocities.”

“Therefore, we call on you to immediately halt the sale, transfer, and shipment of all further weapons to Israel. This is the first step towards building a future in which all people living on the land can live in safety, equality, freedom, and justice,” the organizations said.

Israel launched the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023 after Hamas-led resistance groups waged the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the occupying entity in response to the Israeli regime’s decades-long campaign of bloodletting and devastation against Palestinians.

However, more than nine months into the offensive, the Tel Aviv regime has failed to achieve its objectives in Gaza despite killing at least 39,250 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring over 90,500 others. Thousands more are also missing and presumed dead under rubble.

The US remains Israel’s most important ally and biggest supplier of arms. It has provided Israel with weapons and intelligence support during the Gaza war, and blocked UN resolutions calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory.

Hezbollah: Israeli anti-missile interceptor falls on Golan Heights

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“The civilian deaths were the result of an Israeli anti-missile interceptor falling (on the soccer pitch),” Hezbollah said in a statement.

“The Islamic Resistance is not responsible for this incident,” it added.

At least 12 people have been killed and 18 others wounded in a rocket attack on a football pitch in the town of the Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, Israeli authorities confirmed.

Israel’s military spokesman Daniel Hagari said children were among those killed and accused the Lebanese group Hezbollah of carrying out the attack on Saturday.

Hezbollah swiftly denied responsibility for the attack. The group announced in a statement it “categorically denies the allegations reported by certain enemy media and various media platforms concerning the targeting of Majdal Shams”.

“The Islamic Resistance has no connection to this incident,” it added, referring to its military wing.

Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces in areas near the Israel-Lebanon border since October 8, when Tel Aviv launched its war on the Gaza Strip.

The cross-border attacks, which Hezbollah said it launched in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid Israel’s war on Gaza, have led to fears of a larger regional conflagration.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced he would fly home early from his trip to the United States, where he met several senior US officials.

Netanyahu told the leader of the Druze community in Israel, “Hezbollah will pay a heavy price, the kind it has thus far not paid,” during a phone call, according to a statement from his office.

UNIFIL ‘more concerned than ever’ about Lebanon-Israel escalation

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UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told Al Jazeera Arabic that the peacekeeping force was “more concerned than ever about the possibility of the conflict expanding in southern Lebanon” following the attack on Majdal Shams.

Tenenti added his team was communicating with actors on both sides of the border to reduce tensions at the Blue Line, which divides Lebanon from Israel and the Golan Heights.

At least 12 people have been killed and 18 others wounded in a rocket attack on a football pitch in the town of the Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, Israeli authorities confirmed.

Israel’s military spokesman Daniel Hagari said children were among those killed and accused the Lebanese group Hezbollah of carrying out the attack on Saturday.

Hezbollah swiftly denied responsibility for the attack. The group announced in a statement it “categorically denies the allegations reported by certain enemy media and various media platforms concerning the targeting of Majdal Shams”.

“The Islamic Resistance has no connection to this incident,” it added, referring to its military wing.

Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces in areas near the Israel-Lebanon border since October 8, when Tel Aviv launched its war on the Gaza Strip.

The cross-border attacks, which Hezbollah said it launched in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid Israel’s war on Gaza, have led to fears of a larger regional conflagration.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced he would fly home early from his trip to the United States, where he met several senior US officials.

Netanyahu told the leader of the Druze community in Israel, “Hezbollah will pay a heavy price, the kind it has thus far not paid,” during a phone call, according to a statement from his office.

Lebanon’s government, in a statement, urged the “immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts” and condemned attacks on civilians.

Iran acting FM: Shutting down Islamic centers in Germany against human rights, serves Israel interests

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Ali Bagheri Kani

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has held talks with Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the phone over the illegal move of the German police to shut down Islamic centers in the European country including the Hamburg Islamic Center.

Bagheri also described the move as a violation of human rights.

While voicing displeasure with the shutdown of the Islamic centers and strongly condemning it, Bagheri reiterated that the closure of the centers is a completely political and Islamophobic act to serve the interests of the Zionist regime.

He added that the German government is responsible for the consequences of the move.

The German foreign minister for her part said under the German law, these centers can pursue their rights through legal mechanisms.

Baerbock further underlined the need for efforts to find a solution to the differences that have arisen.

She also expressed hope that obstacles in relations between Tehran and Berlin will be resolved through dialogue and diplomatic channels.

Israel says 10 killed in Golan’s Majdal Shams attack, Hezbollah denies responsibility

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At least 10 people have been killed and 20 wounded in the attack on Majdal Shams, Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Saturday.

The military has issued a statement on its official Telegram channel claiming that according to a “situational and the intelligence in our possession, the rocket launch toward Majdal Shams was carried out by” Hezbollah.

The military added that the rocket attack hit a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, “which caused multiple civilian casualties, including children”.

Earlier, the Israeli army claimed that a barrage of 30 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel.

A senior official from Lebanon’s group, Mohammad Afif, has told Reuters that Hezbollah was not responsible for the attack.

Following the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held security consultations with his military secretary, Roman Gofman. The office of the prime minister added in a statement on X that Netanyahu will later hold a security situation assessment with the heads of the defence establishment.

Immediately after he was informed of the strike on Majdal Shams, Netanyahu gave instructions for his flight back to Tel Aviv from Washington to depart as early as possible, according to his office.

Israeli officials signal the military response to the attack will likely be a very aggressive one.

Channel 12 cites a senior Israeli official in the prime minister’s delegation to Washington as saying: “The events in the north will bring about a dramatic turn in fighting in the area.”

Kan news sites an unnamed senior official as saying, “The disaster at Majdal Shams could signal a change of direction in the war.”

A security source tells Kan: “This is an incident that we will not gloss over. There will be a severe response.”

Walla news also reports the IDF is preparing for harsh retaliation.

Hezbollah started launching rockets at Israel on October 8, saying it will continue until there is a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The military tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have killed nearly 350 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon and more than 100 civilians, including medics, children and journalists, while in Israel, 20 Israeli civilians, a foreign agricultural worker and 20 Israeli soldiers have been killed.

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