International
Iran says that Israel’s attack has had “the clear complicity” of the United States
Iran pointed today to the “clear complicity” of the United States in the attack suffered in the early hours of Saturday by Israel, in a message from Iran’s mission to the United Nations, which has become in recent weeks an unofficial spokesman for foreign affairs for its country.
In its X account, the Iranian mission wrote this Saturday that the Israeli attack started from Iraqi airspace, specifically about 70 kilometers from the border with Iran, and recalled that that airspace “is under occupation, command and control of the United States.”
“Conclusion: the complicity of the United States in this crime is clear,” the message concludes.
Iran calls for an urgent meeting of the Security Council
This Sunday, Iran called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to “take a firm position and strongly and clearly condemn” Israel’s attacks against the Persian country, which caused the death of four Iranian soldiers and damage to some radars the day before.
“Considering the consequences of the continuous and systematic aggressions of the Israeli regime, the Islamic Republic of Iran asks the UN Secretary General (Antonio Guterres) and the Security Council to take a firm position and strongly and clearly condemn the Israeli regime,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchí said in a letter to Guterres and the members of the Security Council, according to IRNA.
Araqchí once again condemned the Israeli attack on military targets in Iran and reiterated that the participation of the United States in the creation of tensions in the region “is quite obvious.”
Tension between Iran and Israel
According to the Iranian Army, Israeli fighters used US airspace in service in Iraq to launch long-range air-to-ground missile attacks against Iranian air defense systems and radars, in the provinces of Ilam, Juzstan and Tehran, which caused the death of four soldiers.
“Decise attacks” against Iranian military targets in retaliation, according to the Israeli Army, “for the months of continuous attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel.”
US denies relationship with the attack
Senior US officials explained to the press that Washington was not directly involved in the attack, and added that Joe Biden’s government has made intense diplomatic efforts to make Israel’s response proportional and avoid nuclear or oil targets, which could have aggravated the conflict.
Biden spent Saturday morning receiving information about the situation in the Middle East during a call with his national security team and with Vice President Kamala Harris, the White House reported.
Supreme leader urges to demonstrate Iran’s power
Regarding the possible response of the Iranian regime, Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, said today that the Iranian authorities should determine the best way to demonstrate Iran’s power to Israel, in his first reaction to Saturday’s Israeli attack.
“The authorities must decide how to demonstrate the strength and will of the Iranian nation to the Zionist regime (Israel) and the best must be done for this nation and the country,” Khameneí said at an event in Tehran, in a moderate tone and without promising a response to the Israeli attack, according to the IRNA agency.
Iran’s highest political and religious authority dismissed the Israeli action as “an error of calculation” and pointed out that “the evil committed by the Zionist regime should not be minimized or exaggerated.”
Also this Sunday, the president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has assured that his country will respond appropriately to the Israeli attack. “Iran reserves the right to self-defense,” Qalibaf said during a parliamentary session.
International
Dominican ‘False Hero’ Arrested for Faking Role in Nightclub Collapse That Killed 231
A man identified as Rafael Rosario Mota falsely claimed to have rescued 12 people from the collapse of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo—a tragedy that left 231 people dead—but he was never at the scene.
Intelligence agents in the Dominican Republic arrested the 32-year-old man for pretending to be a hero who saved lives during the catastrophic incident, authorities announced.
Rosario Mota had been charging for media interviews in which he falsely claimed to have pulled survivors from the rubble after the nightclub’s roof collapsed in the early hours of April 8, during a concert by merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who was among those killed.
“He was never at the scene of the tragedy,” the police stated. The arrest took place just after he finished another interview on a digital platform, where he repeated his fabricated story in exchange for money as part of a “media tour” filled with manipulated information and invented testimonies.
“False hero!” read a message shared on the police force’s Instagram account alongside a short video of the suspect, in which he apologized: “I did it because I was paid. I ask forgiveness from the public and the authorities.”
Central America
Nicaraguan Exiles to Mark 7th Anniversary of 2018 Protests with Global Commemorations
The Nicaraguan opposition in exile announced on Thursday that it will commemorate the seventh anniversary of the April 2018 protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, with events in Costa Rica, the United States, and several European countries.
The commemorative activities—which will call for justice for the victims, as well as freedom and democracy for Nicaragua—will include religious services, public forums, cultural fairs, and other public gatherings, according to official announcements.
In April 2018, thousands of Nicaraguans took to the streets to protest controversial reforms to the social security system. The government’s violent response quickly turned the demonstrations into a broader call for the resignation of President Ortega, who is now 79 and has been in power since 2007.
The protests resulted in at least 355 deaths, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), although Nicaraguan organizations claim the toll is as high as 684. Ortega has acknowledged “more than 300” deaths and maintains the unrest was an attempted coup d’état.
International
Arsenal stun Real Madrid at the Bernabéu to reach Champions League semifinals
Arsenal enjoyed a “historic night” on Wednesday after defeating Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, knocking them out of the Champions League quarterfinals, midfielder Declan Rice said.
“It’s such a special night for this club, a historic night for this club,” said Rice, who scored twice in the first leg in London, speaking to TNT Sports.
The English international was named Man of the Match in both legs — the 3-0 win in London and the second leg in Madrid.
“It’s amazing. I knew we were on an upward trajectory and we’ve done incredibly well in this competition. We deserve it and we have full confidence in our coach. Reaching the semifinals is unbelievable,” Rice added.
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