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New Iran President: We’ll Destroy Israel
“Reformer” backs Mideast terror groups.
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ran’s new president masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed Tehran’s dedication to destroying Israel, saying its proxies across the
region will not allow the Jewish state’s “criminal policies” to continue. “The Islamic Republic has always supported the resistance of the people of the region against the illegitimate Zionist regime,” Pezeshkian wrote in a letter to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nas- rallah. “I am certain that the resistance movements in the region will not allow this regime to continue its warmon- gering and criminal policies against the oppressed people of Palestine and other nations of the region.” Pezeshkian, seen inside Iran as a reformer, told reporters after his July
5 election that he would “try to have friendly relations with all countries except Israel.” His win is not expected to pro-
duce any major policy shift in Teh- ran’s nuclear program or support for Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Leba- non, the Houthis in Yemen, or the various militias in Iraq and Syria. A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said his election will not significantly impact the Biden admin- istration’s approach to Iran, citing unchanged concerns about the coun- try’s nuclear advancement and ongo- ing proxy wars. A senior Iranian general told rel-
atives of Hamas terrorists killed in Gaza that the Islamic Republic was prepared to launch another attack on Israel, similar to its massive missile and drone strike in April. The threat came a few days after the
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Islamic Republic said it would destroy the Jewish state if the Israel Defense Forces embarked on a full-scale war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Washington Post reported
that Iran’s Atomic Energy Organiza- tion has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog of plans to install 1,400 new uranium enrichment centrifuges. This could allow Iran to accumu-
late several bombs’ worth of nucle- ar fuel every month, according to confidential documents seen by the Post.
NATO to Back Ukraine for Another Year $43 billion spending on aid should be “minimum baseline,” says secretary general.
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ATO will keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least another year, hoping to reassure
the war-ravaged country of its ongoing support and show Russian President Vladimir Putin it will not walk away. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO’s 32 member
countries have been spending around $43 billion each year on military equipment for Ukraine since the war began in February 2022, and that this should be “a minimum baseline” going forward.
He said the amount would be shared among nations based on their economic growth, and that the leaders will review the figure when they meet again in 2025. NATO is desperate to do more for
Ukraine but is struggling to find new ways. Already, NATO allies provide 99% of the military support it gets. Soon, the alliance will manage equipment deliveries. But two red lines remain: no NATO
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UNITY The defense minister of Ukraine, center, huddles with his Polish counterpart at a NATO meeting in Brussels where members pledged to maintain support for the war- ravaged nation.
membership until the war is over, and no NATO boots on the ground there. Last year, NATO leaders agreed to fast-track Ukraine’s membership process — although the country is unlikely to join for many years — and set up a high-level body for emergency consultations.
A year on, they want to put on a fresh
display of unity and resolve, even as uncertainty over elections roils many of the organization’s biggest members. The possible return of Donald Trump, who undermined trust among the allies while he was the U.S. president, is a particular concern. Stoltenberg has insisted on a long-term
commitment to Ukraine. Major funding delays, notably due to political wrangling in the U.S. Congress, have left the country’s armed forces, in his words, “to defend themselves with one hand tied on the back.”
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