The new Iranian president had been in power for just 10 hours when a senior Hamas leader was killed on the country’s soil. The world has held its breath for retaliation since.
Iranians are celebrating the death of their president by dancing in the streets,setting off fireworks and posting an endless stream of helicopter-themed memes. Meanwhile the Australian government has sent its condolences.
Lack of attention to the “Global South” has come back to haunt now that Western interests are threatened by an axis of Russian,Chinese and Iranian authoritarianism.
Three years after being jailed in Iran,I am calm and unflappable. But the anger is still there. I know because my relationship to anger has changed so dramatically.
In April,when Iran launched its first direct attack on Israel,we explored how Tehran projects power in the region – and why it regards the United States as ‘the great Satan’.
Nazanin Boniadi,recipient of the 2023 Sydney Peace Prize,says Iran is playing word games when it comes to Gaza to win over progressives in the West.
It was unclear whether the exchange might bring progress on the many issues that divide the two nations,including Iran’s nuclear program.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the deal late last week,but Congress was not notified of the decision until Monday.
For more than a year,Johan Floderus appeared in adverts to entice Swedes to apply for the bloc’s civil service. His jailing was kept a closely guarded secret.
The contemplated move also would represent an extraordinary commitment in the Mideast by US forces as the Pentagon tries to focus on Russia and China.
Rebounding sales are the most tangible sign yet that Iran is reasserting itself,repairing regional ties and even begun a tentative diplomatic engagement with Washington.