๐”ธ๐•ฅ ๐•๐•–๐•’๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿž ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•›๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•• ๐•’๐•—๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•–๐•ฉ๐•ก๐•๐• ๐•ค๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•€๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ’๐•ค ๐”น๐•’๐•Ÿ๐••๐•’๐•ฃ ๐”ธ๐•“๐•“๐•’๐•ค

๐”ธ๐•ฅ ๐•๐•–๐•’๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿž ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•›๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•• ๐•’๐•—๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•–๐•ฉ๐•ก๐•๐• ๐•ค๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•€๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ’๐•ค ๐”น๐•’๐•Ÿ๐••๐•’๐•ฃ ๐”ธ๐•“๐•“๐•’๐•ค

At least 516 people were injured after a large explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, state media reported.

The blast occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.

According to state media, at least 516 people were injured. Those who were injured were transferred to nearby medical centres.

Iranian state television said initial reports indicate negligence in the storage of flammable materials at the site, while Tehran Times reported that the explosion of several containers was the initial cause of the blast.

Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, director of Hormozgan provinceโ€™s crisis management organisation, told state television that the injured have been transferred to medical facilities.

He said that safety officials had previously visited the site of the incident, and issued safety warnings.

๐•‹๐•™๐•– โ„•๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ก๐•–๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ
๐•‹๐•™๐•– โ„•๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ก๐•–๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ

โ„‚โ„•โ„•-โ„•๐•–๐•จ๐•ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ 

Source

โ„™๐•’๐•œ๐•š๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•ค๐•™๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•ค ๐•’๐•š๐•ฃ๐•ค๐•ก๐•’๐•”๐•– ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐••๐•š๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•š๐•ฃ๐•๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•ค๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•ก๐•–๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ค ๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•’๐••๐•–

โ„™๐•’๐•œ๐•š๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•ค๐•™๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•ค ๐•’๐•š๐•ฃ๐•ค๐•ก๐•’๐•”๐•– ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐••๐•š๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•š๐•ฃ๐•๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•ค๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•ก๐•–๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ค ๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•’๐••๐•–

The move comes after New Delhi halted a water-sharing treaty following a deadly terrorist attack 

Pakistan has announced the closure of its airspace to all Indian airlines and the suspension of trade with New Delhi with immediate effect, following a National Security Committee meeting in Islamabad on Thursday.

The move comes after New Delhi downgraded diplomatic ties with Islamabad and suspended a treaty on the use of the waters of the Indus River system by the two nations.

โ€œPakistan vehemently rejects the Indian announcement to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyanceโ€ฆ Any attempt to stop or divert the flow of water belonging to Pakistan as per the Indus Waters Treatyโ€ฆ will be considered as an Act of War and responded with full force,โ€Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharifโ€™s office said in the statement. The treaty contains no provision for unilateral suspension, it noted.

Pakistanโ€™s retaliatory measures include the suspension of key bilateral agreements and cross-border links, including the Wagah border post. The statement added that Pakistanโ€™s airspace would be closed immediately to all Indian-owned or Indian-operated airlines. All trade with India, including shipments to and from third countries through Pakistan, was also suspended.

โ„‚๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•–๐•ฃ๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•• โ„‚๐•š๐•ฅ๐•š๐•ซ๐•–๐•Ÿ
๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•

Source

๐”ป๐•’๐•ง๐• ๐•ค ๐•—๐• ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•ก๐•ฃ๐• ๐•“๐•–๐•• ๐• ๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•’๐•๐•๐•–๐•˜๐•–๐•• ๐•ž๐•š๐•ค๐•”๐• ๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ฆ๐•”๐•ฅ โ€“ ๐•Ž๐•Š๐•

๐”ป๐•’๐•ง๐• ๐•ค ๐•—๐• ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•ก๐•ฃ๐• ๐•“๐•–๐•• ๐• ๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•’๐•๐•๐•–๐•˜๐•–๐•• ๐•ž๐•š๐•ค๐•”๐• ๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ฆ๐•”๐•ฅ โ€“ ๐•Ž๐•Š๐•

Klaus Schwab, the founder and ex-chairman of the World Economic Forum, resigned earlier this week without giving a reason

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an internal investigation into whistleblower allegations of misconduct involving its founder and former chairman, Klaus Schwab, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a statement from the organization.

The report came one day after Schwab stepped down as chair of the WEFโ€™s board of trustees without publicly explaining his decision. His resignation ended more than 50 years at the helm of the WEF, which he founded in 1971 and built into the influential host of the annual Davos summit of world leaders and chief executives.

According to the WSJ, the WEF board received an anonymous letter last week, reportedly from current and former employees, accusing Schwab and his wife, Hilde โ€“ also a former WEF employee โ€“ of financial and ethical misconduct. The letter claimed Schwab used the organizationโ€™s funds for personal expenses and instructed junior staff to withdraw cash for private use, including massages during official trips. It also alleged that Hilde Schwab used WEF money for luxury hotel stays during personal trips.

๐”พ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•š๐•ฆ๐•คโ„๐• ๐•˜๐•ฆ๐•–๐•

Source

โ„๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•ค๐•š๐•’ ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•–๐•ค ๐”ผ๐•’๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•”๐•–๐•’๐•ค๐•–๐•—๐•š๐•ฃ๐•–

โ„๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•ค๐•š๐•’ ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•–๐•ค ๐”ผ๐•’๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•”๐•–๐•’๐•ค๐•–๐•—๐•š๐•ฃ๐•–

Moscow will pause hostilities with Kiev for 30 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced

Russia will pause hostilities with Ukraine from 18:00 on Saturday Moscow time until midnight on April 21, President Vladimir Putin has announced.

The president announced the temporary ceasefire on Saturday after a meeting with Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov. He expressed his hope that Kiev will show goodwill and observe the truce.

โ€œAt the same time, our troops must be prepared to react to possible violations of the ceasefire and provocations by the adversary, to any aggressive actions,โ€ Putin stated.

๐•‹๐•™๐•– โ„•๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ก๐•–๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ

Source

๐•€๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•Œ๐•Š ๐•“๐•–๐•˜๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•™๐• ๐•๐••๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐••๐•š๐•ฃ๐•–๐•”๐•ฅ ๐•ฅ๐•’๐•๐•œ๐•ค ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•†๐•ž๐•’๐•Ÿ

๐•€๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•Œ๐•Š ๐•“๐•–๐•˜๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•™๐• ๐•๐••๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐••๐•š๐•ฃ๐•–๐•”๐•ฅ ๐•ฅ๐•’๐•๐•œ๐•ค ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐•†๐•ž๐•’๐•Ÿ

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States kick off in the Omani capital of Muscat.

โ€œIndirect talks between Dr [Abbas] Araghchi, Iranโ€™s Foreign Minister, and Steve Witkoff, the US Presidentโ€™s Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs, have begun,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on his X account on Saturday.

The talks are mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, he added.

The Iranian spokesperson noted that the discussions are underway in the location set by Oman, as the host country, with representatives of Iran and the US stationed in separate halls.

Baghaei said the parties would convey their viewpoints and positions to each other through the Omani foreign minister.

Update:

Baghaei said the parties would convey their viewpoints and positions to each other through the Omani foreign minister.

Iran has rejected US President Donald Trumpโ€™s offer of direct negotiations because of his โ€œmaximum pressureโ€ policy and threats of military action.

Nevertheless, Tehran has said it will give diplomacy a โ€œgenuine chanceโ€ and that talks in Oman are an important first step to assess Washingtonโ€™s intent and resolve.   

Speaking after a meeting with his Omani counterpart, Araghchi said the Iranian negotiating team is looking forward to reaching an honorable agreement with the US on an equal footing.

โ€œIf the other side holds the same position, God willing, there will be a chance for an initial understanding that will lead to a path of negotiations,โ€ the top Iranian diplomat added.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi also said on Friday that an agreement was likely if Washington stopped its intimidation and threats against Tehran.

โ€œIf the American side does not raise unrelated issues and demands and puts aside threats and intimidation, there is a good possibility of reaching an agreement,โ€ he said.

โ€œThe Islamic Republic of Iran believes in dialogue and interaction based on mutual respect; and any form of bullying and coercion is unacceptable to us.โ€

โ„™๐•ฃ๐•–๐•ค๐•ค ๐•‹๐•
๐•Ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•๐•• โ„•๐•–๐•จ๐•ค
๐”น๐•ฃ๐•–๐•’๐•œ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ โ„•๐•–๐•จ๐•ค โ„๐•’๐••๐•’๐•ฃ

Source

๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ ๐•จ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•€๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ โ€˜๐•’๐•๐•ž๐• ๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ง๐•š๐•ฅ๐•’๐•“๐•๐•–โ€™ โ€“ ๐”ฝ๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•–

๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ ๐•จ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•€๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ โ€˜๐•’๐•๐•ž๐• ๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ง๐•š๐•ฅ๐•’๐•“๐•๐•–โ€™ โ€“ ๐”ฝ๐•ฃ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•–

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has warned of further destabilization in the Middle East

A military conflict with Iran would be highly likely if attempts to renegotiate a new nuclear deal fail, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has warned.

US President Donald Trump has threatened Tehran with a bombing campaign if it does not concede on its nuclear program, which Washington alleges is aimed at developing atomic weapons. The Iranian government, which vehemently denies the claims, has vowed to retaliate against any attack.

Addressing French MPs on Wednesday after an Iran-focused government meeting led by President Emmanuel Macron, Barrot stated that without a new agreement, โ€œa military confrontation would appear almost inevitable,โ€ warning that such a scenario could further destabilize the Middle East.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has once again expressed its strong opposition to the use of pressure and threats, including military action, against Iran, emphasizing the need for a negotiated solution to the ongoing issues surrounding Iranโ€™s nuclear program.

Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, responding to a question from โ€œIran Nuancesโ€ regarding Moscowโ€™s view on increasing sanctions as well as threats from American officials against Iran, including the use of the term โ€œbombing,โ€ said, โ€œWe have repeatedly stated that resorting to military methods by Iranโ€™s enemies in the context of a settlement is illegal and unacceptable.โ€

Update:

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Kuwait have all informed Washington that they will not permit U.S. warplanes to use their airspace or military bases for any operations against Iran. In the event of a full-scale war between Iran and the US, no country will dare to deny the US the use of their airspace.

๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ-๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•
๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ-๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•

Source

๐”ป๐• ๐•ซ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ค ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•• ๐•œ๐•š๐•๐•๐•–๐•• ๐•’๐•—๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•‹๐•ฃ๐•ฆ๐•ž๐•ก ๐• ๐•ฃ๐••๐•–๐•ฃ๐•ค โ€˜๐••๐•–๐•”๐•š๐•ค๐•š๐•ง๐•–โ€™ ๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•œ๐•–๐•ค ๐•’๐•˜๐•’๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•๐•–๐•ž๐•–๐•Ÿโ€™๐•ค โ„๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•š๐•ค

๐”ป๐• ๐•ซ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ค ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•• ๐•œ๐•š๐•๐•๐•–๐•• ๐•’๐•—๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•‹๐•ฃ๐•ฆ๐•ž๐•ก ๐• ๐•ฃ๐••๐•–๐•ฃ๐•ค โ€˜๐••๐•–๐•”๐•š๐•ค๐•š๐•ง๐•–โ€™ ๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•œ๐•–๐•ค ๐•’๐•˜๐•’๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•๐•–๐•ž๐•–๐•Ÿโ€™๐•ค โ„๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•š๐•ค

Dozens of people have been reported killed after US President Donald Trump ordered โ€œdecisiveโ€ military action against Houthi rebels in Yemen, opening a new salvo against the Iran-backed group that has targeted shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US would deploy โ€œoverwhelming lethal forceโ€ against the Houthis โ€œuntil we have achieved our objective,โ€ signaling the start of a major operation that could last weeks and prompting the Houthis to warn of escalation.

The US strikes killed at least 31 people and injured 101 others in Yemen, mostly women and children, the Houthi-run health ministry said.

The Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels, based in Yemen, started launching drone and missile strikes on vessels in the Red Sea in late 2023 in what they say is revenge for Israelโ€™s war in Gaza. The sustained strikes significantly impacted global trade.

The Houthis stopped their attacks when a Gaza ceasefire was declared in January, but have since threatened to resume them due to Israeli aid blockages to Gaza.

In his post, Trump accused the group of waging โ€œan unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.โ€

๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฃ ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•

Source

๐•‹๐•ฃ๐•ฆ๐•ž๐•ก ๐••๐• ๐•ฆ๐•“๐•๐•–๐•ค โ„‚๐•™๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•’ ๐•ฅ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•š๐•—๐•—๐•ค

๐•‹๐•ฃ๐•ฆ๐•ž๐•ก ๐••๐• ๐•ฆ๐•“๐•๐•–๐•ค โ„‚๐•™๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•’ ๐•ฅ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•š๐•—๐•—๐•ค

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico will begin tomorrow.

The US has doubled recent tariffs imposed on all Chinese imports, effective from Tuesday. The levy, which has risen from 10% to 20%, comes in addition to other targeted duties Washington previously imposed on thousands of goods from the Asian powerhouse.

Last month US President Donald Trump ordered new tariffs on all goods from the countryโ€™s three largest trading partners, Mexico, Canada and China, claiming the measures were necessary to protect American interests. He also cited concerns over an influx of lethal drugs from the countries, illegal immigration and trade imbalances.

Washington has accused China of supplying chemicals used in the illicit production of synthetic opioid fentanyl.

An executive order published on Monday claims that Beijing has failed to address the issue, and that 20% levies instead of 10% are being applied.

Beijing has slapped tariffs of up to 15% on various food commodities imported from the US and expanded controls on doing business with American firms. The move comes in response to Washingtonโ€™s latest tariff hikes on Chinese goods.

On Tuesday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry announced 15% levies on imports of chicken, wheat, corn and cotton from the US, as well as 10% tariffs on American sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. The measures come into effect on March 10, according to the ministryโ€™s statement.

๐•‹๐•™๐•– โ„•๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•ก๐•–๐•Ÿ๐••๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ

Pierre Poilievre,Canada: “Trump stabbed America’s best friend in the back… Canada will fight back.”

๐”ป๐•š๐•ค๐•”๐•๐• ๐•ค๐•– ๐•‹๐•ง

Source