Headlines- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Tag: Crimea
‘Crimea’ Restaurant in front of Russian...
The ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea is in March. During the invasion of the peninsula by Russian forces, many Crimean Tatars were forced to leave their homes, including Ernest Suleimanov and his family. They left for Warsaw and opened a restaurant there called Crimea in front of the Polish embassy for Russia.
Russian Cartoonist in US Criticises Ukraine...
Igor Ponochevny was living and working in Russia when he drew his first political cartoon. He started drawing under the pseudonym Alyosha Stupin in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea.
Indigenous Tatars in Annexed Crimea Being...
Since September 21st, Russia has been conducting out what it calls to as a partial mobilisation, and citizens of the Crimean peninsula that it has annexed are being enrolled to fight. However, according to human rights advocates, Crimean Tatar natives are more frequently conscripted.
UN Security Council Holds Arria Formula...
Anastasia Gridchina, Head of the Ukrainian Community of Crimea, addresses the United Nations Security Council Arria Formula meeting on the situation in Crimea on March 17,2021
So Far, Zelenskiy Is High On...
native Russian speaker from south-central Kryviy Rih, Zelenskiy has spoken out against the Poroshenko government’s restriction on Russian language in government, media, and art. He has also taken a stand against bans on artists from Russia visiting Ukraine
Voting On The Frontlines: Ukraine’s Election...
The city of Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea, next to the frontlines of Ukraine’s war against Russian-backed rebels. Faced with such challenges, how do the people here view Sunday’s presidential election
Russia’s Prosperity: Depends on Whom You...
In the past four years, Russia’s $1.7 trillion economy has been in the world’s top 20. But in 2018, it has been plagued with problems stemming from under-investment, broadening state ownership of enterprise and Western sanctions over the 2014 annexation of Crimea.