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Iran warns that it could review the civilian use of its nuclear doctrine for Israeli threats
Iran could revise its “nuclear doctrine” – which until now dictated an exclusively civilian use of this energy – if Israel threatens to attack its atomic centers, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned on Thursday in the midst of the escalation between the two countries.
“If the false Zionist regime wants to use the threat of attacks against our nuclear centers as a method of pressuring Iran, it is possible for Iran to review its nuclear doctrine and policy and leave previous considerations behind,” warned General Ahmad Haghtalab, commander of the Revolutionary Guard responsible for safeguarding Iranian atomic facilities, the Mehr agency reported.
Iran has so far assured that its nuclear program has an exclusively civilian purpose and even the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, even issued a fatua – religious ruling – that condemns atomic weapons.
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hosein Amir Abdolahian, assured in New York that his country warned the United States that it would attack Israel in retaliation for the bombing of the consulate, something that Washington has denied.
“We clearly said through messages to the Americans that the decision taken by the Supreme National Security Council headed by the president (Iran) to punish the Zionist regime (Israel) was final and final,” Abdolahian said upon his arrival in New York.
“After the punitive action, at approximately 2.30 on Sunday, we sent another message to the United States through diplomatic channels in which we affirm that we are not looking for an escalation of tension in the region,” the minister said, according to the Iranian state agency IRNA.
The United States Government denied on Monday that Iran notified it in advance when the attack on Israel was going to take place and the targets it had planned to hit, contradicting the version of the Iranian Government and other neighboring countries.
Iran launched a missile and drone attack against Israel last Saturday, in retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, in which seven members of the Revolutionary Guard were killed.
Israel has stated that they will respond to the Iranian attack, before which Tehran has raised the tone of its warnings and has in turn assured that it will take action against a possible Israeli retaliation.
Abdolahian is in New York to participate in a meeting of the UN Security Council, which will vote on a resolution presented by Algeria to request the membership of Palestine as a full-fledged state of the UN.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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