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Iran's support for Palestine
The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the enemy has resorted to Iranophobia because the Islamic Republic has been supportive of the Palestinian nation. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is not fearful of speaking out about the truth. He says Iran will defend the Palestinian nation in any way it can. The leader was addressing a group of top officials as well as a number of representatives of Islamic countries in Tehran. The meeting was held on the occasion of Eid of Mab’ath, which marks the day the Prophet Muhammad was chosen as God’s last messenger. Ayatollah Khamenei also called for cooperation among Muslims, urging Islamic nations to stay united.
Probe into Nord Stream blasts
Russia has called on the UN Security Council to ask for an independent inquiry into the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. Russia’s representative to the UN has already submitted a draft resolution to the 15-member council. It has asked the UN chief to establish an international investigation into the blasts and identify who was to blame. The US and NATO had called the September incident an act of sabotage. Moscow has blamed the West, but neither side has provided evidence. However, an American investigative journalist claimed last week that US Navy divers had destroyed the pipelines with explosives. He said that US President Joe Biden personally issued the orders, an allegation the White House has dismissed.
Turkey, Syria earthquake
In Turkey and Syria grief is weighing heavily on people as the death toll from a massive earthquake, which jolted the two countries on February 6, has now passed 45,000. Turkey has confirmed around 40,000 deaths, while the number of fatalities in neighboring Syria stands at over 5,8-00. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks have also injured and displaced thousands more. Operations are underway to retrieve bodies from the rubble and to find those who might have survived the catastrophe. However, many international rescue crews have left the vast earthquake zone as the likelihood of pulling out people alive from piles of wreckage is diminishing further and further. In a rare scene, three men were found alive in the Turkish province of Hatay on Friday, after being trapped under debris for 11 days.
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