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Foreign-backed terrorism in Iran

Iran has announced the exact death toll of the recent foreign-backed terrorist campaign in the country. In a statement, the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said 3,117 people were killed following acts of terror supported by the United States and Israel across Iran. It said 2,427 of the victims were civilians and members of the security forces. Many of the civilians were bystanders or peaceful protesters, whom the statement said were deliberately targeted by trained terrorists to frame security forces. In a separate statement, Iran’s National Security Council said the terror campaign reflected Israel’s failure following the recent 12-day war. It added that the enemy attempted to undermine national unity by diverting peaceful economic protests into violent riots. 

Israel discriminatory policies 

Israel has taken another step to deprive Palestinians of their basic rights, as the regime presses ahead with its repressive policies in the occupied territories.  The Knesset has approved a law banning anyone holding an academic degree from a Palestinian higher education institution from working in the regime's education system. Under the new legislation, anyone holding an academic degree from a Palestinian higher education institution is deemed to lack academic qualifications required for employment in the education sector across the occupied territories. The law bars such individuals from working as teachers, school principals, or educational supervisors, even if they meet other professional criteria. According to Palestinian sources, the text and justifications of the law indicate that it is not based on individual assessments of academic content or graduate competence. It is rather planned to be used as a legal excuse for collective exclusion targeting Palestinian academics in the occupied territories. 

Trump Greenland seizure bid  

Officials in Greenland have issued new guidelines to prepare residents for the possibility of a US military invasion amid rising transatlantic tensions over the Arctic island. The move followed US President Trump’s repeated threats to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory by force. Greenland’s government on Wednesday unveiled a brochure offering advice to residents in the event of a “crisis” in the territory. The guidelines include stockpiling food and water, as well as hunting weapons and ammunition. The government said the document is just "an insurance policy." The move came despite an earlier announcement by Trump that he would not use military force to take the island. The US president, however, demanded "immediate" talks on his bid to control Greenland. Trump later told reporters that a framework has been reached for a permanent deal over Greenland, and that he would therefore waive tariffs that were to hit European allies. He offered no details on the tentative framework, but claimed that the deal gets everything he wanted and will be in force forever. 

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