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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
Erin brings strong winds and storm surge despite weakening offshore
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday but continues to pose a threat to parts of the U.S. East Coast with potentially dangerous flooding, according to meteorologists.
Although the hurricane’s eye is expected to remain offshore, experts are concerned about Erin’s size, as strong winds extend hundreds of kilometers beyond the storm’s center.
In its 18:00 GMT bulletin, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) lifted tropical storm warnings for the Bahamasand Turks and Caicos Islands, but kept them in effect for parts of North Carolina.
Erin was located several hundred kilometers southeast of North Carolina and was moving northwestward.
“This means there is a risk of potentially life-threatening flooding of 60 to 120 centimeters above ground level,” said NHC Director Michael Brennan.
He also warned of the possibility of destructive waves, combined with storm surge, that could cause severe damage to beaches and coastal areas, making roads impassable.
International
Three U.S. Warships deploy near Venezuela to combat drug trafficking
Three U.S. naval vessels are moving toward the coasts of Venezuela, according to international media reports on Tuesday, after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Donald Trump is ready to combat and curb international drug trafficking.
Reports indicate that the ships will reach Venezuelan waters within the next 36 hours as part of a recent U.S. deployment aimed at countering international narcotics operations.
The announcement coincides with Leavitt’s statement that Trump is prepared to “use the full extent of his power” to halt drug flows into the United States. The naval deployment involves approximately 4,000 military personnel.
“The President has been clear and consistent. He is ready to use every element of U.S. power to prevent drugs from flooding our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela—it is a narco-terror cartel,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.
International
Cuban authorities free salvadoran convicted in 1997 hotel bombing
Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena was released after serving a 30-year prison sentence for his involvement in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Cuba in 1997, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
During his trial, Rodríguez Llerena admitted to placing an explosive device at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel under the orders of anti-Castro exile leaders. He was arrested the following year when he returned to Havana with another load of explosives that failed to detonate.
“The Cuban government reiterates its commitment to combating terrorism, respecting human rights, and the need for the international community to hold accountable those who promote such acts,” the statement read.
He was released on August 15 and is the second Salvadoran to complete his sentence. In December of last year, another Salvadoran, Ernesto Cruz León, was released after planting bombs at tourist centers, one of which killed an Italian tourist identified as Fabio Di Celmo.
A third Salvadoran, Francisco Chávez Abarca, also received a 30-year sentence from Cuban courts in 2010 after being extradited from Venezuela through Interpol for actions against Cuba.
Rodríguez Llerena had requested conditional release in 2016, arguing that his actions had not caused any direct fatalities, but no further information was released about his situation until now.
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