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War on Yemen
The Yemeni army says it has thwarted an attack by the Saudi-led coalition on the strategic city of Haradh, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. In a tweet, army spokesman, Yahya Saree, denied allegations that the Saudi-led coalition had taken control of the northwestern city in Hajjah Governorate. The Yemeni army says a mountainous area was also liberated. It says, as a result, some 200 Saudi forces and mercenaries were killed and almost double that number were injured. The army adds that over 40 armored and military vehicles were destroyed as well, while two spy drones were shot down. The army is confronting the Saudi-led coalition forces and their loyalists on several fronts inside Yemen.
Iran-P4+1 talks
Iranian lawmakers have sent a letter to President Ebrahim Raeisi, setting out several conditions for an agreement to revive the 2015 deal, known as the JCPOA. Some 250 MPs signed the letter. They said the Iranian nation’s interests are a red line, calling on the administration to strike no deal without securing necessary guarantees. The lawmakers urged the US and the European parties to the JCPOA to provide guarantees for two issues: they will neither abandon the deal nor trigger the so-called snapback mechanism that could return sanctions on Iran. The US and the Europeans were also urged to remove sanctions imposed under bogus pretexts from nuclear to human rights issues. As for sequencing, the MPs said the West should implement its commitments first. Iran will only fulfill its side of the bargain after verifying the measures and a green light from parliament.
Tensions over Ukraine
Moscow condemns as provocative Western countries’ repeated claims that Russia intends to attack Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesman says predicting dates for invading Ukraine can have adverse consequences. Dmitry Peskov says President Vladimir Putin takes no notice of such allegations. Despite repeated denials by Russia, the US and its NATO allies insist on an imminent invasion of Ukraine. The latest such claim comes from the UK. Johnson says sanctions on Russia will go much further than previously suggested, in case it moves to invade Ukraine. He says London and Washington will cut off Russian companies’ access to US dollars and British pounds if the Kremlin orders an attack. But Germany and Ukraine have pushed back against dire predictions. At a G7 meeting, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said it's inappropriate to resort to guessing or assuming what will happen. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also said there’s no need to panic.
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