Iran
Thursday 30 November 2023
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"Hezbollah published a video demonstrating its anti-ship missiles after
media reported the arrival of US warships in the Mediterranean Sea.”While the video is from Hezbollah, it was first released in 2019, and was not created in response to U.S. naval deployment in eastern Mediterranean. -
"Russia attacks on Israel today to help Palestine. 25 October 2023."
Video shows a 2017 Indian frigate test-launching a cruise missile. Misuse of old footage has become a signature disinformation tactic for the Israel-Hamas war. -
“With regard to Gaza… the Iranian authorities have taken a responsible and balanced stand and have called for preventing the conflict from spreading throughout the region, to neighboring states."
Iran’s deeply rooted support for Hamas remains the main source of instability in the region. The Iranian regime celebrated the October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the most devastating crisis in decades. -
“China ... urges relevant countries to immediately lift all illegal unilateral sanctions against Syria.”
Unilateral sanctions are not backed by a United Nations resolution but are legal according to the laws of the country that imposes them. -
“In yet another attack spearheaded by the West against freedom of speech in Iran, the Australian government has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals and entities, including the English-language Press TV news network, on the anniversary of foreign-backed riots in the country.”
Australia sanctioned Iran’s state-run Press TV for airing forced confessions, not the exercise of "free speech," which Iranian authorities have denied its citizens through systematic repression. -
"Today, the IRGC is the largest anti-terrorist organization in the world."
Through direct actions and via a network of proxy forces, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has engaged in global terrorism for decades. -
“Any ship that wants to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must inform us of its nationality, type of cargo, and destination in Farsi, and if it does not do this, we will definitely go after it.”
International maritime laws govern the passage through the Strait of Hormuz. As coastal states, Iran and Oman can impose local regulations but complying with them is advisable, not mandatory. -
“Dollar domination is on the verge of collapse.”
U.S. dollar continues to dominate global markets, even as its still outsized share in global foreign exchange reserves has dropped in recent decades. -
“As repeatedly stated before, Iran's nuclear program has only peaceful purposes, and nuclear weapons have no place in the Iranian defense doctrine.”
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Washington’s efforts to stop Moscow's invasion are well-documented, no matter how Putin allies try to spin the brutal Ukraine invasion.
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“Iran does not participate in any independent or joint project for production of drones in Russia. Reports by Western media in this regard are sheer lies.”
Russia uses Iranian drones to strike Ukraine. According to media reports citing Israeli and U.S. intelligence, military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow includes joint drone production. -
“IRGC is the biggest and most successful anti-terrorist entity.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has a record of sponsoring terrorism abroad and brutal repression at home.