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Iran warns of ‘further defeat’ after Trump ‘Economic D-Day’ announcement
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Aragachi on Thursday said President Trump’s pledged “economic D-Day” attack on Tehran will only result in “further defeat” for the United States as the national debt swells. “The so-called “Economic D-Day” is a diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs,” Aragachi wrote in a post on…
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Iran proves that it might change its military leaders, but it’s not changing strategy
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has overseen a reshuffle of the country’s top military and security leadership, appointing Ahmad Vahidi to a senior role within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command structure. The Fox News opinion piece argues that while the personnel changes follow damage sustained during recent conflict, they represent continuity rather than reform,…
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Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon has extradited a former Syrian general, Maj Gen Adel Issa, to Syria to face war crimes charges, marking the first such handover since Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in December 2024. The move follows sustained pressure from Syria’s new authorities on Lebanon to act against former security and military figures who fled across the border…
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Asghar Farhadi Condemns Politicians and Media for Focus on ‘Difference’ and ‘Hate’: ‘Why Do You Think a Mother in Afghanistan Is Different Than Your Mom?’
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has criticised politicians and the media for emphasising cultural “differences” rather than shared humanity, arguing this fuels hatred and division. Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where he is receiving an honorary Heart of Sarajevo award and a career retrospective, Farhadi said he was asked how his films had achieved rare…
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Ed Miliband lashes out at Israel for pushing ahead with controversial West Bank settlement project
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband criticised Israel for proceeding with a contentious settlement project in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as damaging to prospects for peace. The dispute matters because settlement expansion is widely seen as making a future Palestinian state harder to establish and worsening already strained international relations. The project concerns development…
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Christian Zionists take on anti-Israel ‘propaganda’ from biblical heartland
A Christian Zionist organisation called The Israel Guys, formerly known as HaYovel, has opened a large new visitors centre in the West Bank settlement of Har Bracha in Samaria. The group’s chief executive, Joshua Waller, is encouraging Christians to visit Israel and the West Bank themselves rather than rely on what he describes as anti-Israel…
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EA’s Saudi takeover wouldn’t have happened if the company’s culture “had any semblance of a moral backbone”, say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling
Employees at Electronic Arts are voicing fears over layoffs and creative interference following the completion of the company’s leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, which has taken EA private. According to a Game Developer report based on interviews with anonymous staff, workers feel EA’s culture lacks the moral…
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West Ham condemn ‘divisive’ chant about Israel’s Solomon
West Ham United have issued a statement condemning an “offensive and divisive” chant containing an “anti-Palestine message” that was aimed at their new winger Manor Solomon during the club’s opening Championship match of the season. The chant was sung by a section of away supporters during the 2-2 draw at Burnley last Sunday, prompting the…
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Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance
JD Sports has cut its full-year profit forecast after cost-of-living pressures, worsened by the US war on Iran, hit sales of trainers and other footwear, particularly in the United States. The retailer’s shares fell 12% on the news, dropping to their lowest level since July, as investors reacted to signs that inflation is making shoppers…
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Morning news brief
Gulf countries react to protracted Iran war, U.S. debt tops $40 trillion, U.S. oil companies sign first deals with Venezuela.