1 The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has reaffirmed that the nation is not a threat to any country. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei also condemned the U-S and its allies for trying to portray Iran as a threat.
2 Globally-renowned philosopher, political activist and theorist, Noam Chomsky, has accused the United States of being the world’s biggest terrorist. He’s warned that Washington and its ally Tel Aviv, as two nuclear-armed powers, are destabilizing the Middle East through violence and acts of terrorism.
3 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again criticized Russia’s decision to deliver S-300 missile defense system to Iran.
4 A senior Iranian commander said that Saudi Arabia should stop what he called brother-killing in Yemen.
5 More deaths and destruction are caused in Yemen as Saudi Arabia continues to pound its southern neighbor for 25 days now.
6 Staying with Yemen, Ansarullah fighters and their allies make gains in battles against al-Qaeda militants as well as remnants of fugitive former president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.
7 A protest has been held outside the White House to condemn Washington’s support for the Saudi invasion of Yemen.
8 The United Nations says ISIL’s advance in Iraq’s Anbar province and fierce fighting have forced tens of thousands of people to flee the region.
9 ISIL terrorists have released a video showing purported executions in Libya of some 30 Ethiopian Christians.
10 The European Union has announced an urgent session after the latest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean in which up to 700 people are feared dead.
11 Australians have held rallies to voice their solidarity with refugees and protest against the government’s immigration policies.
12 Iran and Afghanistan are set to boost intelligence cooperation in battling terrorism and extremism as part of efforts to maintain regional stability.
13 Iran has condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad.