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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.
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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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Vatican releases special “Sede Vacante” stamps ahead of papal transition
he Vatican’s post offices and select collector shops began selling special edition stamps this week to mark the period between the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor.
Known as “Sede Vacante” stamps, they feature an image used on official Vatican documents during the interregnum between popes — two crossed keys without the papal tiara. These stamps went on sale Monday and will remain valid for postal use only until the new pontiff appears at the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Until then, they can be used to send letters, postcards, and parcels. “Once the new pope is elected, the stamps lose their postal validity, but their collectible value rises,” said Francesco Santarossa, who runs a collectors’ shop across from St. Peter’s Square.
The Vatican has issued the stamps in four denominations: €1.25, €1.30, €2.45, and €3.20. Each is inscribed with “Città del Vaticano” and “Sede Vacante MMXXV” — Latin for “Vacant See 2025.”
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Conclave to choose pope Francis’ successor could begin in early may
The conclave, which in the coming weeks must choose the successor to Pope Francis, will strictly follow a precise protocol refined over centuries.
The 135 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80, will cast their votes four times a day — except on the first day — until one candidate secures a two-thirds majority. The result will be announced to the world through the burning of the ballots with a chemical that produces the eagerly awaited white smoke, accompanied by the traditional cry of “Habemus Papam.”
The start date for the conclave could be announced today, as the cardinals are set to hold their fifth meeting since the pope’s passing. Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich suggested it could begin on May 5 or 6, following the traditional nine days of mourning. According to German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the conclave could last only “a few days.”
Although the late Argentine pontiff appointed the majority of the cardinal electors, this does not necessarily ensure the selection of a like-minded successor. Francis’ leadership style differed significantly from that of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a German theologian who was less fond of large public gatherings. It also marked a contrast with the popular Polish pope, John Paul II.
The Argentine Jesuit’s reformist papacy drew strong criticism from more conservative sectors of the Church, who are hoping for a doctrinally focused shift. His tenure was marked by efforts to combat clerical sexual abuse, elevate the role of women and laypeople, and advocate for the poor and migrants, among other causes.
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