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Anti-Iran restrictions terminated
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says all UN nuclear restrictions on the country have been terminated following the expiration of Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 Iran deal. In a statement, the ministry said as of today, Iran’s nuclear program should be treated like that of any non-nuclear-weapon state party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The ministry added that the European troika’s move to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism does not in any way affect the legal framework established under Resolution 2231, including its expiration timeline. It further stated that although Iran accepted commitments beyond the JCPOA safeguards, it continued to face unjust sanctions by the US and Europe. In a letter to the UN chief, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also wrote that any revival or restoration of the UN Security Council resolutions against Iran as part of the snapback mechanism lacks legal basis and is not binding.
Israel violates Gaza deal
At least 28 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire between Hamas and the Israeli regime went into effect. In one of the deadliest strikes, eleven members of a single family, including several children, were killed in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood. The Hamas resistance movement condemned the attack, saying it shows Israel’s premeditated intent to target defenseless civilians. It called the massacre another violation of the recently-agreed ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, Gaza’s health officials say nearly 17,000 patients urgently need surgical procedures, but hospitals lack the equipment and facilities to treat them. The death toll from the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza since October 2023 has surged to nearly 68,000.
Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions
Seventeen people have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan’s Paktika province, in what Kabul describes as a violation of a recently-extended ceasefire. The strike targeted a busy market in Argun, just days after both sides agreed to halt hostilities and prepare for peace talks in Doha. Pakistani officials confirmed the cross-border attack but claimed it was a precision strike against the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, a local faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. Islamabad says the group was behind a deadly suicide bombing against Pakistani troops in North Waziristan earlier this week. Security sources say at least 100 Afghan militants have been killed in the past 48 hours. This comes as high-level negotiations between the two countries are set to begin Saturday in Qatar.
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