Headlines- In a statement issued on state media on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that seeking vengeance for the deaths of his father and predecessor was "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place.
- Iran and Oman concluded talks on Saturday, but according to an Iranian readout, not much was decided as the two countries discussed how to handle the Strait of Hormuz.
- To discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from one of the "pilot zones" in occupied territory, a U.S. military mission met with the Lebanese army in Beirut.
- On Friday, US President Trump said that "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran" in the event that the regime attempted to assassinate him. He also vowed to "decimate and destroy" Iran.
- The seditious conspiracy charges against four members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group responsible for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, have been dismissed by a US federal court.
Month: July 2021
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Families who Have Been Released From...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Publicly...
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Press Briefing by the UN Under-Secretary-General...
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov speaks with reporters about the High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism