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Trump main terror culprit

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Tehran regards the US president Donald trump as a criminal because of the casualties and the damage which he inflicted on Iran during the recent acts of terror in Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the Iranian people and authorities for overcoming the recent sedition, noting that since the dawn of the Islamic Revolution, the enemies have been seeking to re-impose their dominance over the country. He stressed that, based on his years of experience in the Islamic Republic; the goal of the US is to swallow up Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei said this has nothing to do with who is the president in Washington, because this is the main policy of the US. He said that the terrorists behind the recent sedition were recruited by American and Israeli agencies and were trained to carry out acts of destruction. Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the Iranian security forces fulfilled their duties effectively, arresting a large number of the seditious elements.

Hezbollah chief speech

Hezbollah’s chief Sheikh Naim Qassem says the US resorted to terrorism in Iran because it realized it cannot weaken the Islamic Republic after decades of sanctions and pressure. In the televised speech, Qassem said the huge rallies in Iran to condemn terrorism dwarfed the number terrorists, foreign agents on the ground and the people who were vandalizing private and public property. Qassem reiterated his support for Iran, its people and leadership. He stated that the violations of international law by the US president are because he wants to take control of other nations’ resources. Speaking about Lebanon, Qassem urged the government to carry out its responsibility in maintaining the country’s sovereignty. He added that disarmament cannot be discussed when there’s zero sovereignty and the Israeli regime continues to violate the ceasefire agreement.

US Anti-ICE protests

A US judge has ruled that federal immigration agents in Minnesota cannot arrest peaceful protesters or use certain crowd-control tactics following ICE shootings in the area. In a significant legal decision, US District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled that federal agents cannot use pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools in Minnesota. The judge also specified that agents cannot stop vehicles unless there's reasonable suspicion of interference with federal operations. This comes after a week of protests, sparked by the fatal shooting of a mother of three, by an ICE agent, and another shooting involving a Venezuelan man. Protests are continuing across the city despite freezing temperatures.

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