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Iran president says Israel attempted to assassinate him
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» TEHRAN - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him.
Too long in power a bad idea for leaders
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/07/2025
» Leading an entire country for a few years is a steep learning curve, but it's useful experience. Being in power for a dozen years makes most leaders arrogant and careless, but some remain more or less functional. Being in power for more than 30 years just makes you stupid. Consider Cambodia's Hun Sen and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran holds funeral for slain commanders and scientists
Published on 28/06/2025
» Large crowds of mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran’s capital Tehran as the country held a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month’s aerial war with Israel.
Iran holds state funeral for top brass slain in war with Israel
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» TEHRAN — Iran will hold a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable".
Trump says would bomb Iran again if nuclear activities start
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.
US strikes on Iran nuke plants risk backfiring
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 26/06/2025
» Israel and the United States have dealt punishing blows to Iran's nuclear infrastructure. "Operation Rising Lion" and "Operation Midnight Hammer" have been portrayed as precision strikes that will stop the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme in its tracks. But whatever the bombings might have achieved tactically, they risk forfeiting strategically, as Iran is now more convinced than ever that nuclear weapons are the only way to deter future aggression and ensure the regime's survival.
Trade and Middle East Conflicts Drive Oil Prices
Published on 25/06/2025
» From 1 April to 18 June 2025, ICE Brent crude oil prices declined by USD 5.68 per barrel compared to the previous quarter, averaging USD 69.28 per barrel. The drop followed an announcement by eight OPEC+ countries—Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman—to increase crude oil production from April to July 2025. The additional output, which totalled 1.37 million barrels per day, reversed earlier voluntary cuts. Saudi Arabia is now pushing for a full reinstatement of its 2.2 million barrels per day in voluntary cuts by September 2025 to regain global market share.
The mystery of Iran’s missing uranium
Published on 24/06/2025
» US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran may curb the exchange of missile fire, but the biggest mystery of the war remains unsolved: the location of Tehran’s near-bomb-grade uranium.
Iran vows retaliation for US strikes as Israel keeps up attacks
AFP, Published on 23/06/2025
» TEHRAN - Tehran threatened on Monday to inflict "serious" damage in retaliation for US strikes on the Islamic republic's nuclear facilities, as the Iran-Israel war entered its 11th day despite calls for de-escalation.
Deft touch needed in Israeli-Iran conflict
News, Published on 23/06/2025
» Since June 14, escalating strikes between Israel and Iran have sent shockwaves through the Thai community in the region. More than 39,500 Thai workers in Israel have been caught in the crossfire, many forced to shelter in underground bunkers or makeshift compounds as normal life is upended.