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Thursday, 16 February 2023 6:50 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 16 February 2023 6:50 PM ]

Iran dismisses US claim

Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed the US claim that al-Qaeda's new de facto leader Saif al-Adel is based in Iran. Hossein Amir-Abdullahian said publishing 'misinformation' about the al-Qaeda leader, and linking him to Iran is 'laughable'. He said the White House officials should end the failed game of Iranophobia. The top Iranian diplomat said the creators of al-Qaeda and Daesh are responsible for the growth of terrorism around the world. The US is accused of nurturing terrorist groups such as Daesh. During his 2016 presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump accused the then government of Barack Obama of founding the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.

Division in Israel

The leader of Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah says all those who have bet on the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Iran are mistaken in their calculations. In a televised speech, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said those who have counted on the fall of Iran, especially the Israeli regime, are 'under illusion'. Nasrallah pointed to the recent massive nationwide demonstrations in Iran on the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution. He said many Western or Arab media outlets turned a blind eye to the major event.

France pension protests

In France, workers stage protests and walkouts against the government’s pension reform plan for the fifth consecutive day. Thousands of people attended the rallies in a number of cities nationwide, seeking to keep up pressure on the government over the plan. The reform bill would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron says the plan is vital to ensuring the viability of the pension system. All major French unions have called on the government to withdraw the bill. They say they would seek to bring France to a standstill from early March IF their demands are not met. Meanwhile, the parliament is currently examining the pension legislation with the opposition suggesting amendments to the bill.

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