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With Larijani, Ahmadinejad disqualified, six main contenders in Iran’s elections

Iran’s electoral Guardian Council has approved the candidacy of six political figures for the snap elections that follow the death of Ebrahim Raisi, rejecting dozens of other potential candidates. Iran’s Interior Ministry announced Sunday the final list of candidates for the upcoming presidential elections that was approved by the hard-line …

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NATO’s Direct Funding Arrangements: Who Decides And Who Pays? – Analysis

Former United States President and leading 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump made headlines earlier this year by claiming to have told the leader of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state that the USA would not come to its defence against a Russian attack if the state …

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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (June 3 – 9 , 2024)

This past week Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 52 attacks on military and civilian targetsin northern Israel. Falaq-2 rockets were used for the first time. A soldier was killed and 12 otherswere injured in a UAV attack in Hurfeish, and a UAV fell in the Jezreel Valley, 40 kilometers fromthe border, …

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