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'IAEA mandate on Iran ended'
Russia, China, and Iran have jointly sent a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency, challenging the very basis of continued monitoring of Iran’s nuclear activities under the 2015 nuclear deal. In their letter to the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, the three countries emphasized that the agency’s mandate to report on Iran has ended. They point to a December 2015 resolution of the IAEA Board of Governors, which set a 10-year limit on verification tied to Resolution 2231. That resolution said the issue would remain on the agenda for ten years, or until a broader conclusion on Iran’s program was issued, whichever came first. According to Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran, that period expired on October 18, so the item is automatically removed with no further action required. The letter also rejects as illegal the move by Britain, France, and Germany to trigger the snapback mechanism in a bid to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran.
Anti-Trump protest
Ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump, thousands of people have taken to the streets of the South Korean capital to protest against his policies. Demonstrators carried banners and chanted anti-Trump slogans, condemning his administration’s tariff policies and economic pressure on South Korea. Tensions between Washington and Seoul have escalated in recent months following the US decision to impose a 25-percent tariff on Korean imports. Relations further deteriorated after hundreds of Hyundai workers from South Korea were detained and deported by US immigration authorities despite holding valid documents. President Trump will travel to Malaysia and Japan as part of his first Asian tour since taking office in January. He will then arrive in South Korea for the APEC Summit, where he's expected to meet China’s President Xi Jinping.
Slamming US warmongering
Venezuela’s President says the US is making up excuses to start an eternal war, after the Trump administration announced a major military buildup in the Caribbean. Maduro defended his country as drug-free, and condemned the United States for fabricating a false narrative linking Venezuela to drug trafficking. His remarks come after Washington announced plans to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and its strike group to Latin America. In recent months, the US has sent stealth warplanes and warships to the Caribbean as part of what it calls counter-narcotics efforts. Caracas has rejected the claims and also denounced the deployment as a dress rehearsal for an operation to oust President Maduro.
Iran, Russia sign agreement to boost AI, cyber security cooperation
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker: Talks under fire ‘unacceptable’
Video shows US killing shipwreck survivors in Caribbean strike, lawmakers say
Nematzadeh, Zeinali strike gold for Iran at U21 World Taekwondo Championships
Hezbollah chief: Lebanon faces ‘dangerous, expansionist’ Israeli aggression
Israeli reservist ends his life after participation in Gaza genocide
Israel is the ‘troublemaker’ in region, Saudi Prince Turki says
Threatening Iraq's sovereignty, US opens world’s largest consulate in Erbil
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