Author: Steven Sahiounie

Of this money, $3.6 billion will be spent on the defense nuclear enterprise, while the remaining funds will “replenish and bolster our munitions stockpiles to replace items donated to Ukraine,” the statement reads The British government will boost its defense spending by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) during the next two years in light of the conflict in Ukraine, the office of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, the investment in defense will be announced in the 2023 Integrated Review Refresh to be available to read on Monday. Of this money,…

The ringleader of the Haraka al-Nidal terrorist group Farajullah Cha’ab was sentenced to death in Iran’s Supreme Court of Justice. Habib al-Asivad or the very Frajullah Cha’ab was accused of carrying out terrorist attacks in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran, which led to the martyrdom and injury of 274 Iranian people.  To name one of the terrorist operations, he orchestrated the attack on the parade of the armed forces in Ahvaz of Khuzestan on August 22, 2019, which resulted in the martyrdom of 25 citizens, including a child, and the injury of 249 others. According to the evidence in the case, the…

Following his sacking, Luca Visentini stated that he “deeply regrets” the confederation’s decision. The head of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Luca Visentini, was ousted from his position on Saturday by the Union over a corruption case within the European Parliament. The union body said it had lost confidence in the leader, noting that the General Council decided to hold an extraordinary meeting to elect his successor “as soon as is practicable.” In a statement, the confederation vowed to carry out amendments to its regulations regarding “the financing of campaigns for ITUC leadership elections, and on financial compliance.” Source:…

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, who visited Iran at the official invitation of president Raisi, arrived in Tehran Upon his arrival in Tehran at Mehrabad International Airport, he was welcomed by Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin, Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade of Iran. He is going to meet with senior officials in Tehran. An official welcoming ceremony is scheduled to be held on Monday morning at the complex of Saadabad. Currently, the Belarusian Foreign Minister is in Tehran and has met with the Iranian Foreign Minister. Source: Iran Press

Vladimir Zelensky is ungrateful for Washington’s support and his war aims are unrealistic, officials have told the news outlet The US and Ukraine are increasingly at odds over how Kiev intends the conflict with Moscow to continue, and eventually end, Politico reported on Sunday. President Joe Biden’s insistence that Ukraine will decide when to seek peace might not remain “tenable” for much longer, US officials reportedly believe. Ukraine’s refusal to abandon the encircled city of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) has caused some Biden administration officials to worry that it is “expending so much manpower and ammunition” that it could be unable to…

Moreover, in he words, Kuleba forecasted “the end of Europe if Ukraine is defeated” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has slammed her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba’s statement that Moscow is reluctant to negotiate the crisis settlement with Kiev as a “colossal lie”. “These days, Kuleba was once again ranting and raving in interview with the Italian newspapers Repubblica and Stampa. He called those Italians who are standing for settling the conflict with Russia through talks rather than in the battlefield hypocrites. In his interpretation, this point of view is nothing but a wish of defeat to his country and…

The strike was delivered at an area around the bus station, damaging nearby dwelling houses, two filling stations and civilian cars, head of the Perevalsk district administration says Three civilians were killed and nine more, including children, were wounded in the city of Perevalks in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, Vitaly Mikhailov, head of the Perevalsk district administration, said on Sunday. “According to preliminary data, the shelling attack left three civilians dead. Six people were wounded and taken to a hospital, three of them are minors. Three more sought medical assistance in…

The spate of incidents was aimed at stoking “fear and terror,” the Interior Ministry said Iranian authorities have arrested more than 100 suspects in connection with a spate of alleged poisonings at schools across the country, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for “maximum punishment” of the perpetrators. The arrests took place in Tehran and 10 other provinces, according to a statement from the ministry cited by the IRNA news agency. Some of those arrested used “harmless and smelly substances” to cause panic and shut down schools, the ministry’s statement claimed. Others with “hostile motives” used unknown substances…

USDC issuer Circle has pledged to cover any shortfall in the stablecoin’s reserves if it does not receive the entirety of the $3.3 billion held at now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. In a Saturday blog post, Circle said that the company is prepared to cover any shortfall in the USDC reserves that materialize from their exposure to SVB using corporate resources, which might even involve external capital. The announcement comes after it was revealed that Circle has $3.3 billion of its $40 billion USDC reserves held in an account at the fallen lender Silicon Valley Bank. In the blog post, the company detailed…

Investors are reportedly worried about the safety of their assets after Switzerland froze billions in Russian funds Executives at major banks in Switzerland have warned that the country’s decision to support Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia is having a negative impact on their business, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The unnamed banking officials told the media outlet that rich clientele from China are seriously worried about depositing their money in Swiss banks, after Bern ditched its policy of neutrality by freezing billions in Russian assets as part of sanctions. In February, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs reported that…