*** IRAN DAILY
-- Leader: Ill-wishers wage soft war to shake faith, crush hopes
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that the ill-wishers of Iran and Islam bank on waging a soft war to “shake people’s faith” and “dash people’s hopes” for the future of the country.
“Today, the ill-wishers of Iran and Islam rely on soft war. Therefore all Iranians, including nomads, need to produce cultural products, namely books and movies” to counter such plots, said Ayatollah Khamenei in remarks published by his website on Tuesday, which were made in an address to a group of Iranian nomads in Tehran on June 12.
-- Iran deplores UNSC silence on Israeli strikes in Syria
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has reiterated the Islamic Republic’s unstinting support for the Syrian people and government, criticizing the UN Security Council’s silence in the face of repeated Israeli airstrikes and violations of the Arab country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
-- Maduro: We are all part of Axis of Resistance
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the ‘Axis of Resistance’ is not just confined to certain countries across the world, but it refers to all those fighting colonialism and imperialists.
“The Axis of Resistance exists throughout the world; it exists in Africa, in Asia, in the Middle East, in Latin America and in the Caribbean. The resistance also belongs to the people who are fighting against neoliberalism, racism and various forms of colonization, political, economic, cultural colonization and cyber colonization,” Maduro said in an interview with the website of Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
*** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Europe Facing ‘Summer of Discontent’
Tens of thousands of workers walked out on the first day of Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years on Tuesday with passengers facing further chaos as both the unions and government vowed to stick to their guns in a row over pay.
Some of the more than 40,000 rail staff who are due to strike on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday gathered at picket lines from dawn, causing major disruption across the network and leaving major stations deserted. The London Underground metro was also mostly closed due to a separate strike.
-- Leader Warns of Soft War to Shake People’s Faith
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the ill-wishers of Iran and Islam bank on waging a soft war to “shake people’s faith” and “dash people’s hopes” for the future of the country.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on June 12, addressing organizers of the National Congress of Nomads’ Martyrs in Shahr-e Kord. The state media published his speech on Tuesday.
-- Maduro: This Is Century of Axis of Resistance
Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, had a meeting Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his recent trip to Iran. In addition to hailing Iran’s support for Venezuela and its people, Maduro stressed Venezuela’s stance against imperialism and the global arrogance. The following is an exclusive interview with President Maduro by the official website of the Leader Khamenei.ir
*** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Israel takes aim at Iran-Turkey ties
Over the last few weeks, Israel has launched an all-out media campaign against Iran that included bizarre claims of Iranian threats against ordinary tourists in neighboring Turkey.
Israeli media and officials first issued warnings of imminent alleged threats from Iran to Israeli tourists in Turkey and then claimed that “several” attacks were foiled as a result of Turkish-Israeli security cooperation. “The operational efforts with the Turkish security forces have borne fruit,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett claimed. “In recent days, in a joint Israeli-Turkish effort, we thwarted a number of attacks and a number of terrorists were arrested on Turkish soil.”
-- Latin America hails “historic” Colombian election result
Gustavo Petro’s victory in Colombia’s election as the first left-wing president in the country’s history has been described as “stunning” by pundits and has been met with praise from governments across Latin America. The former mayor of the capital Bogota and current senator beat his rival Rodolfo Hernandez, a business mogul, with 50.47 percent of the vote in the runoff election, which was heavily focused on increasing inequality and rising costs of living.
-- 5 elections in 3 years: Instability rocks Tel Aviv
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett bode farewell after a one-year tenure, submitting a bill to dissolve the Israeli Parliament, otherwise known as the Knesset.
Consulting his key coalition ally Yair Lapid, the two agreed that Lapid would take over as the caretaker Israeli premier next week, until the elections are held.
Creating a major surprise for the Western media, the announcement followed weeks of increasing political instability in Tel Aviv.
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