Eurasia Press & News
Hardliners overwhelmingly dominate the candidate pool for the upcoming Iranian presidential election. The registration period for the election ended on June 3, and 80 individuals registered to compete in the election.[i] The Guardian Council—a regime body responsible for supervising elections and approving candidates—will vet candidates between June 4 and 10, …
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June, 2024
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4 June
Russian War On Ukraine As ‘American Shock Therapy’ On European Social Democracy – OpEd
The NATO-led, imperialist-imposed ongoing Russian war on Ukraine is not only creating a daily human catastrophe but also reshaping the present and future of Western Europe through American shock therapy. This unjust war has led to deaths, destitutions, significant civilian sufferings, with countless lives disrupted, communities devastated, and families ruined. …
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4 June
The head of the Council on international affairs: the confrontation with the West will continue for at least 10 years
Ivan Timofeev, Director General of the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) on the eve of the international conference “Russia and China: cooperation in the new era” told TASS about the prospects of relations between Beijing and Moscow, Washington and Brussels, the limit of anti-Russian sanctions, and also listed the …
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4 June
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei And Regime Mouthpiece ‘Kayhan’ On The Student Protests In The U.S. And Europe: ‘This Is What We Call Exporting The Islamic Revolution!’
Senior Iranian regime officials, along with regime mouthpieces, are referring to the recent pro-Palestinian student protests at university campuses across the U.S. and Europe as “exporting [Iran’s Islamic] revolution” to the West, which has been a key policy goal of Iran’s Islamic regime since its founding. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali …
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4 June
What Is Hamas Hiding in Rafah, and Why Doesn’t Biden Want the IDF to Find It?
In the lead up to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) operation to destroy Hamas and secure the release of over 100 hostages – including 8 Americas – believed to be in and around Rafah, leaders around the world from Joe Biden to the collective leftist leaders of the European Union …
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4 June
Serbian uniforms found in Kosovo as tensions escalate
In one of the houses in Leposavic, a town in the predominantly Serbian northern part of Kosovo, dozens of Serbian police and special forces uniforms, as well as several Kosovo police uniforms, were found. The head of Kosovo’s Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the find confirms “Belgrade’s continuous efforts …
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4 June
ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in March 2024
Following is the March 2024 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. All previous monthly installments can be found here, as well as a review of developments throughout 2023, 2022, and 2021. A full background and …
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4 June
For some Palestinians who adored Turkey’s Erdogan, Gaza response ‘too little, too late’
While prior to Oct. 7 the Turkish leader was viewed favorably among wide swaths of Palestinians for his harsh rhetoric against Israel, many now say he’s done too little since the outbreak of the war. When rogue officers sought to overthrow Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a bloody coup …
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4 June
Jalili to Larijani: Key names emerge in Iran’s presidential elections
Another hard-liner and a Reformist recently declared their candidacies, and others may soon announce theirs in the election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. A number of potential candidates have emerged in Iran’s upcoming presidential elections, possibly setting up a crowded field with the important vote weeks away to …
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4 June
Israel confirms more hostages dead as doubts grow over Gaza truce plan
Israel on Monday announced the deaths of four captives held in Gaza amid growing doubts and international pressure over a plan for a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. Biden on Friday presented what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would end the bloody …
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