Iran maintains that its attacks in Gulf countries are based on its right to self defense as the US military bases in the region are used to launch attacks inside Iran

Countries participating in the UN Security Council emergency meeting on Venezuela on Monday called the US aggression illegal and demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

Few comprehensive studies have been conducted of the humanitarian toll that sanctions, especially those vastly strengthened through the US-imposed Caesar Act, have taken on the Syrian people amid an already devastating war.

The proposal, which undermines the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, was already endorsed by Arab and Islamic governments known for their allegiance to the United States, including the Palestinian Authority.

“Nostalgic for the colonial era and concerned by the loss of influence in Sahel”, France is intent on destabilizing the AES by providing intelligence, “logistical support, arms and ammunition” to the terrorist groups, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger allege.

The UN voted to replace Kenya’s mission in Haiti with a new global gang suppression force after 15 months of Kenya’s deployment, a move that exposes the weakness of the mission in restoring order in Haiti.

Former Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Ron told Peoples Dispatch that the sole purpose of sanctions is “to inflict pain or suffering onto the population”

Iran and Syria claimed in the UN Security Council that the US is equally responsible for the Israeli attacks inside Syria but asserted that no amount of attacks can dissuade them from supporting Palestine

People took to the streets in a number of countries across West Asia and North Africa after the UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. However, Israel refused to heed the call and continued its attacks on Gaza on Tuesday

The UN Security Council voted to call for a ceasefire, with the United States for the first time abstaining

Mientras Israel se prepara para una invasión terrestre de Rafah, la resolución que Estados Unidos redactó y presentó al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU se limitaba a señalar la “necesidad imperiosa” de alto el fuego inmediato en Gaza. Argelia, Rusia y China rechazaron la resolución, afirmando que no había cumplido la exigencia fundamental de un alto el fuego.

As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Rafah, the US-authored resolution presented to the UN Security Council merely noted an “imperative” for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Algeria, Russia, and China rejected the resolution, stating that it had failed to deliver on the core demand for a ceasefire.