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Iran
Over 200 children have tragically died amid Iran’s crackdown on protests, highlighting the severe human cost of ongoing civil unrest and repression.
Iranian chess grandmaster Mitra Hejazipour has urged international powers to intervene against the Iranian government’s crackdown on protests, claiming over 30,000 have died since demonstrations began in December. She criticizes negotiations and sees Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as a leader for democratic transition.
Ahead of critical nuclear talks in Oman, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned the US against underestimating Iran’s negotiating tactics, highlighting the significance of these discussions in shaping future relations and security dynamics in the region.
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Early in Asian trading, oil prices experienced a decline following Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel during the weekend. Despite this, Brent crude, a crucial global oil price benchmark, remained lower but hovered around $90 per barrel on Monday morning.
The UN chief has warned that it is time to “step back from the brink” after Iran attacked Israel late on Saturday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council that people in the Middle East face the danger of a devastating full-scale conflict.
The US has told Israel it will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, according to senior administration officials. Over 300 drones and missiles were fired at Israel overnight, which Iran said was in response to the strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a region wide war. A military spokesman said the launches numbered more than 300 but 99% of them were intercepted.
Iranians were torn between a fear of war and pride at Iran’s military capabilities, after Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel in retaliation for the deadly strike on its Damascus consulate.
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