2021-05-11: News Headlines

Staff (2021-05-11). Headlines for May 11, 2021. democracynow.org Israeli Airstrikes Kill 26 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 9 Children, Bodies of Indian COVID-19 Victims Found on Banks of Ganges River, World Health Organization Chief Blasts "Shocking Global Disparity" in Vaccine Access, U.S. Drug Regulator Clears Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine for Use in Children 12 and Older, Democrats Urge President Biden to Lift Iran Sanctions and Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal, Colombian President Warns Indigenous Protesters Amid Mounting Attacks by Vigilantes, Mother's Day Marchers Demand Mexican Government Take Action to Find Missing Children, Moroccan Authorities Raid Home of Western Sahara Ind…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-11). Zionists understand nothing but language of force: Leader. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamanei urged Palestinians to force the Zionist regime to stop its atrocities by increasing their power and strengthening resistence.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran to stand powerfuly beside Resistance & Palestinians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for the International Affairs revoiced Iran's full support for the Resistance Front and Palestinians.

Staff (2021-05-11). Islamic Ummah firmly stands against Zionist regime genocide. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker said that Islamic Ummah firmly stands against the Zionist regime genocide against the oppressed people of Palestine in the occupied lands and territories.

Staff (2021-05-11). Parl. calls resistance only way to liberate Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — In a statement issued on Tuesday, the members of the Iranian Parliament condemned the criminal actions of the Zionist regime in the occupied territories.

Eds. (2021-05-11). ACURA Viewpoint: Sanctions and Forever Wars by Krishen Mehta. mronline.org The U.S. has sanctions against over 30 countries, close to one-third of the world's population. When the pandemic startedin early 2020, our Government tried to prevent Iran from buying respirator masks from overseas, and also thermal imaging equipment that could detect the virus in the lungs. | May 11, 2021…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-11). Military Situation In Yemen On May 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 16 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Boqa area | On May 10, Ansar Allah attacked Abha Airport with a Qasef 2k suicide drone | On May 10, the Saudi-led forces attacke Ansar Allah position in Khar mountain, the attack reportedly was repelled by Ansar Allah | On May 11, clashes…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-11). Military Situation In Iraq On May 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 8, the Iraqi resistance group attacked Ain Al Asad Airbase with a fixed wing drone | On May 9, the PMU and Iraqi Army launched a security operation code name Ali Waliullah against ISIS terrorists in south of Mosul | On May 9, clashes between protesters and security forces were reported near to Iran's consulate in Karbala, Iraq. Dozens of protesters and security forces were injured due to clashes | On May 10, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by a…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-11). U.S. Coast Guard Warship Fires 30 Warning Shots At IRGC Speed Boats. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 10th, a US Coast Guard warship fired 30 warning shots at 13 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "fast boats" that reportedly approached it in the Strait of Hormuz. | Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that after the Iranian vessels didn't heed a warning call, the US warship was forced to fire warning shots. | During a briefing today at the Pentagon, Kirby said it was six U.S. Navy vessels that were escorting the guided missile submarine USS Georgia which were involved in the incid…

Rainer Shea (2021-05-11). Eternal War and Austerity: The Hell that Imperialist Propaganda Demands us to Accept. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — May 8, 2021 | The narrative managers of U.S. imperialism don't want us to think about the mounting evidence that an alternative to our current socio-political system exists. They don't want us to think about how over 800 Chinese million people have been lifted out of poverty in the last generation due due to China's socialist workers democracy, or about the successes that the five Marxist-Leninist countries have had in fighting Covid-19 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or how a multi-polar world order is emerging which is diminishing the deadly reach of the U.S. empire, or how a new wa…

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran coronavirus update: 18k news cases, 307 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 18,133 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours.

Staff (2021-05-11). 3rd phase of clinical trial of Pasteur vaccine begins in Yazd. en.mehrnews.com YAZD, May 11 (MNA) — The third phase of clinical trial of Iran-Cuba jointly produced COVID-19 vaccine started in Yazd province by voluntary injection of the vaccine into some provincial officials.

Leon Kunstenaar, CodePink (2021-05-11). CODEPINK Holds Mother's Day Peace Rally at Golden Gate. indybay.org Continued killing in Afghanistan and other issues protested…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-11). Three Thai activists accused of insulting monarchy are released on bail. peoplesdispatch.org Parit Chirawak, Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan and Phromsorn Weerathamjaree were released from prison on May 11. Over the past few days, four more activists facing similar charges have also got bail…

Pip Hinman (2021-05-11). Activists demand AFP stop training killers. greenleft.org.au West Papuan refugees and solidarity activists want the Australian Federal Police to stop training killers, reports Kerry Smith.

Susan Price (2021-05-11). Jakarta is turning West Papuans into 'terrorists' to justify waging a war. greenleft.org.au Indonesia is labelling West Papuan activists as "terrorist" to criminalise the movement and depict them as radical extremists in the eyes of the international community, writes Yamin Kogoya.

Staff (2021-05-11). Registration of presidential candidates kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The registration of candidates who seek to contest in the 2021 Iran Presidential Election officially kicked off on Tuesday morning.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-11). VIDEO: People condemn terrorism in front of Afghan embassy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — A rally was held Tue. in front of the Afghan embassy in the Iranian capital to commemorate those who were martyred in the recent terrorist attack on a girl school in Kabul.

Staff (2021-05-11). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran supporting peace process in Afghanistan: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard met and held talks with the Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul.

Staff (2021-05-11). Gen. Bagheri congratulates counterparts on Eid al-Fitr advent. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri addressed the chief of staff of the Islamic countries in a message to congratulate them on this occasion.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iranian school girls commemorate martyrs of Kabul blast. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian school girls gathered in front of the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran in Sari, Provincial capital of Mazandaran province, to commemorate those lost lives in the recent girls' school blast in Kabul.

Staff (2021-05-11). Ghalibaf pens letter to call for stopping Israeli crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker has penned a letter to speakers of the parliaments of Islamic countries and some other parliaments and the UN Secretary-General, calling on them to stop Israeli crimes.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran-IAEA agreement may be extended: Ulyanov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said that despite the fact that the goal is to revive JCPOA by May 21, it is likely that the agreement between Iran and the IAEA will be extended.

Staff (2021-05-11). Parliament releases statement on Kabul terrorist attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — In a statement on Tues. Iranian Parliament condemned massive terrorist attack at a high school for girls in Kabul.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-11). "COVIRAN Barekat" mass production. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Mass production of the Iranian-made anti-Coronavirus began at a pharmaceutical factory run by the Execution of Imam Khomeini Order (EIKO) in Tehran on Tuesday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-11). Russian jet intercepts Norwegian military plane: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The Northern Fleet's press office reported on Tuesday that a MiG-31 fighter intercepted a Norwegian Air Force plane over the Barents Sea, preventing it from violating the Russian state border…

Staff (2021-05-11). Quartet meeting held between Iran, E3 in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — On Monday, top negotiators of Iran and three European countries, Germany, France, and Britain, held a quadripartite meeting in Vienna to discuss the process of JCPOA revival.

Staff (2021-05-11). Whose coasts are you supposed to be guarding? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Addressing the United States Coast Guard, Iranian FM Zarif asked whose coasts they are supposed to be guarding.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran, Algeria discuss expansion of ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian FM Zarif and his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum conferred on international developments and mutual ties in a phone conversation on Tue.

Staff (2021-05-11). Govt. spox. says Tehran, Riyadh talks on a positive track. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Saying that Iran has always supported and welcomed dialogue with neighbors, including Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Government spokesman said that Tehran-Riyadh talks are on a positive track.

Staff (2021-05-11). Registration of presidential candidates in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The registration of candidates who seek to contest in the 2021 Iran Presidential Election is ongoing at the country's Election Office, which is located within the Interior Ministry's premises in Tehran.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iranian women's football team to play Belarus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iran's women's football team will play a friendly match against Belarus in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

Staff (2021-05-11). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on May 11. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Tuesday, May 11.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iranian students condemn Afghanistan girl' school bomb attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) —A great number of Iranian and Afghan students as well as some people convened in front of Afghan Embassy to the Islamic Republic of Iran and strongly condemned recent terrorist attack on Sayyid al-Shuhada School, west of Kabul.

Staff (2021-05-11). Air Defense Force to respond to enemy threat at highest level. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iran's Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said that Air Defense Force has the ability to respond to any enemy threat at the highest level.

Staff (2021-05-11). Holding a referendum, only just solution to Palestinian issue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that holding a referendum is the only just solution to the Palestinian issue.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-11). Leader Ayatollah Khamenei receives students for a meeting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamanei has received a group of college students for an online meeting this afternoon.

Staff (2021-05-11). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on May 11. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Tuesday, May 11.

Staff (2021-05-11). 2 killed in plane crash in central Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — A spokesman for Iran's Medical Emergency Organization announced the death of the pilot and co-pilot due to the crash of a training plane in Arak.

Staff (2021-05-11). Police bust 1.900 tons of narcotics in S Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — The police forces of Kerman province in central Iran seized 1,900 kilograms of illicit drugs in a single operation.

Staff (2021-05-11). Hezbollah recognizes UK culprit in attack on Iran's consulate. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iraqi Hezbollah announced that it recognizes the UK red-handed in the recent attack on the Iranian consulate in Karbala.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran not have good experience in negotiating with West. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Stating that Iran does not have good experience in negotiating with the West, a senior official at the Foreign Ministry said that the West should try to bring the negotiations to an end and make the JCPOA a good experience.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iran-IAEA agreement must gain governing bodies' approval: MP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Foreign Policy Commission Spokesman Abolfazl Amouei said that the extension of the agreement between Iran and the IAEA must gain approval of Iranian governing bodies.

Staff (2021-05-11). Iranian humanoid robot among bests of 2020. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) — Iranian Vice Presidency for science and technology announced that The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has selected Surena IV humanoid robot among the top 10 humanoid robots of 2020.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-11). US Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats in Strait of Hormuz. news.antiwar.com For the second time within the last month, a US Navy ships regularly transit the narrow waterway that is on Iran's coast, and lately, US Coast Guard vessels have been getting involved.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-11). Iran May Extend IAEA Inspection Deal If Nuclear Talks are on 'Right Track'. news.antiwar.com Iran on Monday said it The agreement was reached in February and is set to expire at the end of this month. It came after Iran stopped voluntarily cooperating with the Additional Protocol, an aspect of the JCPOA that allowed the IAEA to conduct snap inspections. Te…

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-11). Democratic Party Leaders Call on Biden to Lift Sanctions and Return to Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Democratic Party leaders "Lifting Trump's bad-faith sanctions — which he explicitly imposed on Iran in order to make a return to the JCPOA next-to-impossible — should not be treated as a…

Graziella Pogolotti (2021-05-11). La fragua de la nación cubana. globalizacion.ca En los dolorosos tiempos de la República neocolonial, cada 8 de mayo rendíamos tributo a Antonio Guiteras, víctima de una infame traición cuando intentaba embarcar hacia México desde el Morrillo para organizar en el país vecino un movimiento insurreccional destinado…

Staff (2021-05-11). European Union Foreign Ministers: Venezuela's New CNE a 'First Step'. orinocotribune.com The European Union's Foreign Affairs Ministers consider the new National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela appointed by Parliament as "one step among others" towards elections that the "international community" considers democratic. European former colonial powers usually consider themselves as the "international community." | "The National Council is one step among others that will have to come in order to be able to hold elections with democratic guarantees at the regional, local level, and of course, at the presidential level," said Arancha González Laya, Spain's Foreign Minister, summarizing "the sentiment…

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