International News Roundup 21 May 2024
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Mr. Ghassan Ben Jeddou on the circumstances of the helicopter crash
Mr. Ghassan Ben Jeddou: The Iranian helicopter crash is likely natural
Russian FM Lavrov: US aviation sanctions, including against Iran, ban on supply of spare parts, put people at risk, US deliberately harmed ordinary citizens.
In memory of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Martyr Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi over time
Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi was the eighth president of Iran who was elected to run the country in the 13th presidential election in 2021. Raisi was martyred on Sunday (May 19, 2024) in a helicopter crash that happened due to technical failure while returning from Khoda Afarin Dam to Tabriz Oil Refinery. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Friday Prayers leader of the city of Tabriz Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, Mehdi Mousavi, the head of Raisi’s bodyguard team, and pilots and flight crew were also martyred in the incident.
More photos available at link below
Shahid Soleimani reciting a poem very related to today's event: "Anyone who doesn't enjoy the sunrise of martydom, will suffer the sunset of death Without martydom, how death is different than absolute loss?"
https://x.com/Soureh_design2/status/1792531351578493115
Iran’s Tabriz holds mourning service for President Raisi and entourage
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484708/
Commemoration, burial ceremonies for Pres. Raisi, his companions
It is brought to the notice of the honorable people of Iran, following the martyrdom of the servant of Imam Reza (AS), the servant of the people of Iran, beloved and popular President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and his precious companions in the air crash on Sunday, while offering condolences to Imam Zaman (AS) and His eminent representative Ayatollah Khamenei, the commemoration and burial ceremonies of these martyrs will be held as follows:
1- A funeral ceremony in East Azarbaijan province on Tuesday at 9:30 in the morning in the city of Tabriz from Shohada Square to Mosalla.
2- A funeral ceremony in the city of Qom on Tuesday at 16:00 afternoon from the holy shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (SA) to Jamkaran Mosque.
3- Bidding farewell to the bodies of the martyrs on Tuesday at 21:00 at the Mosalla of Imam Khomeini (RA) in Tehran.
4- Funeral prayers on the bodies of the martyrs and the burial procession with the presence of the people in Tehran at 7:30 on Wednesday morning from the University of Tehran toward the Azadi Square.
5- A ceremony honoring the martyrs with the presence of high-ranking foreign dignitories on Wednesday at 16:00 pm.
6 - The farewell ceremony of the warmhearted people of South Khorasan province with the beloved martyred president on Thursday from 8:00 in the morning in Birjand.
7- The funeral and burial ceremony of President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday noon at the holy city of Mashhad.
The above announcement highlighted other important points in order to facilitate the presence of people and lovers of the late president and his companions in the ceremonies bidding farewell to them, which are as follows.
1- Wednesday is declared an official holiday for the entire country.
2- In the provinces where martyrs' funerals are held, a decision regarding holiday is made with the discretion of honorable governors of those provinces.
3- All educational exams will remain canceled until the end of this week and the fresh date will be announced by the Ministry of Education.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484461/
Fake News Alert
“How Iran used Turkey's Akinci drone to find president's helicopter”
Should note that the Akıncı did not infact find Raisi's helicopter wreckage. The heat signature the Akıncı found was at 38°47'09N 46°42'57E The helicopter wreckage was found by the Iranian air force at 38°43'08 N 46°39'16 E, over 9km away
https://x.com/IranDefense/status/1792582371750850685
all articles can be read in full at corresponding link
Palestine
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In Arabic (translation available) Direct Uncensored Updates from Gaza
just a side note this a Palestinian who was kidnapped and used as bait in the tunnels by israel
On the 228th day, 'Israel' continues to target Palestinians in Gaza
In the early hours of this morning, Israeli gunboats stationed in the sea opposite Khan Younis opened fire intensely toward the East.
Day 228: 35,647 killed, 79,852 injured in Gaza
Over the past 24 hours, the IOF committed five massacres against civilians and families in Gaza, killing 85 Palestinians and injuring 200 others.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/day-228--35-647-killed--79-852-injured-in-gaza
Osama Medhat Al-Awady, 5 years old, was killed by Israel in cold blood while attempting to escape from Israeli missiles. May his memory be a blessing.
https://x.com/RamAbdu/status/1792619466158751964
Israeli forces kill Palestinian students, teacher and doctor in Jenin assault
Troops open fire indiscriminately at Palestinians amid large-scale incursion in West Bank city
Jenin massacre won't weaken Palestinians, Resistance: Hamas
Palestinian Resistance factions say that the Israeli occupation's crimes are being committed under US cover and protection.
Israeli deputy mayor humiliates blindfolded Palestinians in photos shared online
In one post, an image of a blindfolded bearded man crouched on the floor is accompanied by the caption: “They say the bigger the beard, the higher the rank. This time, he had a really big beard. No apologies, no mercy, no stopping. We have started speaking fluent Arabic."
Israeli military hospitals shackle, blindfold Palestinians: BBC
Medical workers in "Israel" informed the BBC that Palestinian detainees from Gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies, a practice labeled by one medic as "torture".
Details were given by a whistleblower on how procedures in one military hospital were "routinely" carried out without painkillers, causing "an unacceptable amount of pain" to detainees.
“Hamas stands ready to appear before the ICC with witnesses and live testimony and bear the burden of any judicial finding against it or its members after a full and fair trial with rules of evidence” - Mousa Abu Marzouk, Jan 2024
HAMAS throws down the gauntlet
For years we have been vilified and criminalized from afar by various Western governments, political leaders and movements and their hired agents. Hamas is this… Hamas is that … Hamas did this … Hamas did that. For decades, we have been subject to non-stop verbal attacks, lies and disinformation which has sought to recraft us from a national liberation movement and the elected representative of the people of Gaza into “terrorists” who care not for Palestine and its needs and independence, but the chase of personal fame and benefit […]
Since 2015 Hamas has repeatedly expressed its interest in appearing before and being judged by the ICC not on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations and screams but evidence and facts. Israel has not.
This could be resolved quickly and easily. Hamas stands ready to appear before the ICC with witnesses and live testimony and bear the burden of any judicial finding against it or its members after a full and fair trial with rules of evidence; with examination and cross examination into we have done or not over the many years of our leadership as a national liberation movement. Is Israel? […]
We categorically deny the allegations lodged in the media by Israel and its supporters against us with regard to the events of that day and stand ready to defend ourselves at such a trial. Is Israel willing to proceed from rhetoric to evidence and to pursue justice in such a proceeding and to bear the consequences, whatever they may be? We are. […]
We ask nothing now but that the Genocide Convention used against those that committed appalling crimes against Jews a lifetime ago be applied equally here and now for other no less fiendish crimes carried out by Israel against millions of defenseless Palestinians.
Law for one is law for all.
Read in Full at link
https://mediareviewnet.com/2024/01/hamas-throws-down-the-gauntlet/
20-Day Ultimatum: Gantz’s Stab in the Back of Netanyahu
Islam Times - Difference over the future of post-war Gaza and management of war with the Palestinian resistance groups has been a source of division inside the Israeli government and war cabinet. Though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues Gaza war with political motivations and for saving the unity of his cabinet, some opposing voices are rising inside the cabinet, making it difficult for the hardliners to continue their work.
https://www.islamtimes.org/en/article/1136464/
Yemen
Yemeni armed forces down US MQ-9 Reaper
Tehran, IRNA – Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, announced that Yemeni forces have shot down the fifth American MQ-9 Reaper.
“The Air Defense Forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces shot down an American unmanned aerial vehicle, MQ-9 Reaper, while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of Al Bayda Governorate,” Saree said in a statement on Tuesday.
He said the plane was targeted with a locally made surface-to-air missile, and scenes of the operation will be broadcast later.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed that the operation of shooting down this UAV came only a few days later from the shooting down of another UAV of the same type, in the airspace of Ma’rib Governorate,” he noted.
According to Saree, with this operation, the Yemeni Armed Forces succeeded in shooting down five UAVs of this type during the Battle of the Promised Conquest and Holy Jihad.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces continue to develop their defense capabilities to confront the American-British aggression against our country and continue to carry out their military operations in triumphing for the oppressed Palestinian people until the siege is lifted and the aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is ceased,” he added.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484921/
Economic Disaster Looms in Southern Yemen as Currency Plummets and Prices Soar
This reiterates the failure of the Saudi mercenaries in managing those areas despite the continuous support provided to them by the western aggression countries.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/40101/
Remembering the Victims: Chronicling the Devastating Civilian Toll of the US-Saudi Assault on Yemen
Many crimes were recorded on this day that cannot be forgotten by the Yemeni people. The Almasirah newspaper highlights the main crimes of the aggression on this day as follows: (Continued at link)
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/40102/
Yemen Emerges as Graveyard for American MQ-9 Drones, Sparking Concerns in India
Indian media outlets have reported growing concerns following the repeated success of Yemeni Armed Forces in downing American MQ-9 drones, making Yemen a graveyard for these advanced drones. This raises concerns for India, which plans to purchase MQ-9 drones for its army and navy.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/40096/
Syria/Lebanon
Hezbollah pounds military headquarters of Israeli regime
Tehran, IRNA – The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah targeted two military centers belonging to the Israeli regime in northern occupied Palestine on Monday evening.
Resistance-affiliated news media reported that Hezbollah fighters succeeded in hitting Al-Malikiyya and Hadb Al-Bustan military bases in the north of Israeli-occupied territories.
Meanwhile, Hadashot Bazaman Hebrew website acknowledged in an unprecedented article that Hezbollah is capable of disrupting the security situation in the north, but it pursues a war of attrition against the Israeli military.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484537/
Presidency of Syrian Arab Republic announces that First Lady Asma al-Assad diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukemia and is undergoing treatment 🙏
Terrorist organizations prevent students from submitting public Certificate exams in Hama
Idlib, SANA- Governor of Idlib, Thaer Salhab, confirmed that terrorist organizations prevented any student from the province from leaving through the Tarnaba corridor in Saraqeb district of Idlib countryside, and those wishing to apply for the basic and general secondary education certificate exams.
Since the opening of the corridor on the 11th of current month, no student has been allowed to enter the crossing, the Governor told SANA reporter.
Iran/Iraq
Iran will continue to stand with Palestine, and will lead the resistance, in every situation.
Gen. Bagheri Orders Probe into Raisi Helicopter Crash
Islam Times - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri assigned a high-ranking delegation to investigate the causes of the Iranian President's helicopter crash in East Azarbaijan.
https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/1136452/
Russia ready to participate in Iran's copter crash investigation
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu in a message announced Moscow's readiness to help investigate the causes of the helicopter accident carrying the Iranian president and his entourage.
According to Tass, Shoigu in his message to Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian expressed condolence on the death of President Ebrahim Raisi.
We are ready to provide all necessary assistance to determine the causes of this crash, Shoigu said.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484531/
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's acting president?
Iraqi resistance launches drone attack on Eilat Port
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted a drone strike against a sensitive position in the Port of Eilat in the occupied Palestinian territories.
In a statement released on Monday, the Iraqi resistance announced that its forces targeted the military airbase of the Israeli regime in the Port of Eilat with two drones.
The resistance carried out the operation in support of the people of Gaza and in response to the Zionist regime’s genocidal war on the besieged strip.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484597
Africa
China, South Africa agree to strengthen military ties
Xinhua reported that the Chinese defense minister praised the two nations' partnership, stating that their forces have traditionally prioritized naval cooperation.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/china--south-africa-agree-to-strengthen-military-ties
Three US citizens involved in foiled coup, leader killed: DRC Army
A spokesperson for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army informed Reuters that the field leader of the failed coup on Sunday has been killed, and approximately 50 people, including three US citizens, have been arrested.
Sahel nations form regional alliance, US begin to withdraw from Niger
Senegal's PM questions French military presence, monetary control
North America
Biden says "What is happening in Gaza is not genocide."
US President Joe Biden stated that despite the ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against Israeli occupation leaders, "Israel" is not committing genocide in Gaza.
Biden Vows ‘Ironclad’ Support for Israel as Genocide Rages on
Joe Biden has vowed to continue providing “ironclad” support for the Israeli regime as the latter presses on with its Washington-backed genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
Biden made the remarks on Monday, addressing a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/40100/
US official’s desperate clarification reveals America’s real motive in Gaza pier | Janta Ka Reporter
‘It’s Bisan From Gaza, Look At What U.S. Weapons Have Done’
Top Pentagon general says IOF should not leave ground invaded in Gaza
Pentagon's Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staffs says that the Israeli army is ceding ground to Resistance fighters when it withdraws from areas it takes control of. 🤡
Nuland Warns against NATO Training Bases in Ukraine
Facing a severe troop shortage, Kiev has allegedly asked the US and NATO to help train some 150,000 new recruits inside Ukraine, so they can be sent to the front faster, the New York Times reported last week, according to RT.
https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/1136567/
Central/South America
Spain's Foreign Minister: Spain permanently recalls ambassador from Argentina over comments by President Milei.
The incident occurred during a far-right rally in Madrid organized by the Vox party, where Milei labeled Gomez as "corrupt."
Buenos Aires metro fare soars 360% amid Milei's austerity measures
Buenos Aires commuters are facing a staggering 360% rise in subway fares, marking one of the most significant price hikes in Argentina's stringent budget austerity efforts under President Javier Milei.
Following weeks of legal proceedings, a judge on Thursday revoked an injunction that had temporarily halted the planned fare increase. This decision paved the way for the fare adjustment to come into force on Friday morning.
Iran to send experts to Venezuela to aid with medical accelerators
Iran announced on Saturday that it will send professionals to Venezuela to assist with medical accelerators at hospitals that had been halted owing to Western sanctions.
Europe
France, Belgium announce support for ICC measure
Paris and Brussels say that the crimes committed in Gaza must be prosecuted without impunity.
Inquiry into UK Infected Blood Scandal to Reveal Findings
An inquiry into a decades-long infected blood scandal, in which thousands of people died in the United Kingdom after being treated with contaminated blood, is set to reveal its findings.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/40093/
Musicians, artists boycott UK cultural events over 'Israel' ties
Brighton’s Great Escape is the latest festival to face criticism from performers, as a third of the lineup withdraws due to its sponsorship by Barclays Bank.
German FM arrives on unannounced visit to Kiev: reports
The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baebock arrived in Kiev in an unannounced visit that was not mentioned earlier for security reasons, German news agency DPA reported on Tuesday. The news agency added on X that Baerbock arrived in a show of support for Ukraine.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/german-fm-arrives-on-unannounced-visit-to-kiev--reports
Asia/Australia
Beijing expresses condolences over Iranian President Raisi and FM Amirabdollahian's passing
China sanctions US military companies selling weapons to Taiwan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security are the firms that will be added to Beijing's list of "unreliable entities," China's commerce ministry said.
Afghanistan asks Russia for help in rebuilding country
At the "Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum", Afghan Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi says Kabul would like Moscow to "participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and contribute to this process."
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/afghanistan-asks-russia-for-help-in-rebuilding-country
Security Forces Rescue Citizens from Floods, Restore Routes
Intense and persistent rainfall last night led to widespread flooding in various areas of Kandahar city and its districts. Responding promptly, Kandahar Governor and Police Chief Mawlavi Samiullah Hizbollah provided crucial guidance and advice. Security forces swiftly deployed to the affected regions, successfully rescuing numerous citizens from the floodwaters and relocating them to safe areas. […]
https://www.alemarahenglish.af/security-forces-rescue-citizens-from-floods-restore-routes/
This is the most shamelessly fraudulent "election" I've seen, but it's far from the first.
https://x.com/ZedSignBot/status/1792352084291133754
UP man arrested after video of him voting for BJP candidate 8 times goes viral
In the viral video, a young voter can be seen voting for a BJP candidate in an EVM at least 8 times. UP Police has registered an FIR in the matter against unknown people.
Stay Human !
Here my latest one
https://mywisdom.substack.com/p/the-turning-of-the-tide-in-favor
Lots of good info here including Biden negatively impacting US business by showcasing where India’s targets can learn on the cheap how to down his M-9 reaper drones. Belgium and France backing the ICC means they aren’t afraid like the US senators that they will be held culpable for acts against humanity. Lumumba was killed by the Kennedy CIA, here we are two thirds of a century later with Democrats still meddling in the Congo. Sheerpost had an editorial that the Iranian president was one of the architects of BRICS seeing the need to establish a multipolar world and had a number of successes as a consequence such as détente with the Saudis.