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Iran slams German stance

Iran’s foreign minister has slammed the German chancellor over his remarks calling for pressure on Tehran over its nuclear energy program. In a post on social media, Abbas Araghchi stated that Iranians have witnessed several other examples of Friedrich Merz's "political naivety and distasteful character." He added that last September in New York, at the insistence of Merz, the E3 put an end to their role in nuclear negotiations by pursuing the return of UN sanctions on Iran. Araghchi said Merz is now begging to be allowed back into those same negotiations. Iran’s top diplomat added that Germany was once the engine of Europe’s progress but has now turned into an engine of regression. These remarks came in response to a social media post by Merz in which he called for talks to put an end to Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. 

Israeli war crimes in Gaza

The Hind Rajab Foundation has filed a criminal complaint in the US against a former Israeli army sergeant suspected of war crimes and genocidal acts committed during regime’s war in Gaza. The foundation has said the filing followed earlier complaints against Adi Karni which has been submitted in several jurisdictions, including Peru, where a formal criminal investigation is already open against him for genocide. It noted that additional filings have been made in other jurisdictions to ensure that jurisdiction is activated wherever he travels. The report documented Karni’s involvement in controlled demolitions of civilian infrastructures and religious sites in Gaza. It was submitted on Wednesday While Karni was in the US and scheduled to speak publicly at Boston University. HRF said Karni’s presence on US soil directly engaged federal jurisdiction and triggered an obligation to investigate the allegations outlined in the filing. The foundation seeks to expose and pursue accountability for war crimes committed by Israeli forces during the regime’s genocide in Gaza.

New START termination

Russia says it is "no longer bound" by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the country’s last arms control treaty with the United States is set to expire. The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that Moscow assumes that the parties to the New START treaty are no longer bound by any obligations within the context of the treaty. The ministry also warned that Russia is ready to take "decisive" countermeasures if its national security is threatened. The statement came as the New START agreement, which limits the number of nuclear warheads that the US and Russia can deploy, ends Thursday. Last September, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to keep abiding by the warhead limits in the treaty for a year, but he received no formal response from Washington. International campaigners have warned of a new nuclear arms race following the termination of the treaty. The treaty, which was signed the US and Russia in 2010, limits each country’s nuclear arsenal, while allowing each side to carry out on-site inspections of the other's nuclear arsenal. 

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