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Iran's UN ambassador criticized Western sanctions and military threats as two sides of the same coercive policy. He warned that escalation would increase regional tensions and called for dialogue.
At the Russia-China summit this week, Presidents Putin and Xi discussed the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, a 2,600 km gas line via Mongolia. While route and construction plans are agreed, pricing remains a key sticking point. The project would help Russia offset lost European gas revenues and give China a more secure energy source.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement after a summit in Beijing, emphasizing the construction of a ‘multipolar world’ and deepening bilateral cooperation. The agreements cover politics, economics, energy, education, and media, with both leaders denouncing what they see as U.S. unipolar hegemony.
An Iraqi political analyst warns that any war with Iran will be regional and multi-front, not a bilateral conflict, amid rising US-Iran tensions. He emphasizes Iran's decades-old network of armed groups and allies across the Middle East would join any confrontation, leading to a complex and widespread conflict that could threaten energy security.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it will extend any conflict beyond regional borders if the country is attacked, amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The statement was made on December 12, as tensions between Iran and its adversaries, including Israel and the US, continue to escalate.
Thousands of Iranians commemorated 45 years of resistance against 'two global terrorists' in Tehran on November 15, 2024, with President Raisi hailing the nation's strength and unity. The event, which included parades and exhibitions, coincides with escalating tensions with the West over Iran's nuclear program and regional influence.
Representative Thomas Massie, a prominent Republican critic of President Donald Trump, lost his Kentucky primary to Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein. The result underscores Trump's enduring influence and the political risks for GOP members who oppose him.
The New York Times reports that the US and Israel devised a bold plan to install former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as leader during a military campaign, but the scheme quickly failed and he is now missing. The plan involved freeing him from house arrest via an Israeli airstrike, but Ahmadinejad lost faith afterward, according to US officials and associates.
President Vladimir Putin's overtures for peace talks are widely viewed as a diplomatic feint to buy time as Russian forces struggle on the battlefield in Ukraine. The devastating war, now in its fourth year, has killed hundreds of thousands, and experts say Moscow is leveraging negotiations to consolidate military gains.
