** IRNA DAILY
-- Leader raps West’s double standards in sports
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei slammed the West for its double standards in politicization of sports, months after Russia was expelled from major sports events over the war in Ukraine.
“You’ve seen what they have done with sports after the war in Ukraine. They banned some countries from participating in sporting events for political reasons. That is, they cross their own red lines with ease when it’s in their interest. But then when our athlete refuses to compete with a Zionist opponent, they complain about it,” Ayatollah Khamenei told Iranian organizers and veteran athletes involved in the second National Congress of Sports Martyrs in remarks published on Monday.
-- Russia hits Ukrainian cities as Putin orders revenge for Crimea attack
Russia fired cruise missiles at cities across Ukraine during rush hour on Monday morning, in what President Vladimir Putin declared to be revenge for Ukrainian attacks including on a bridge to Crimea.
The missiles tore into the centre of downtown Kyiv with an intensity not seen since Russian forces tried to capture the capital early in the conflict, Reuters reported.
-- Judiciary chief invites elites, critics to dialogue
Three weeks into street protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities now expect protests to be followed up through legal channels, especially after official investigations shed more light on how the 22-year-old woman died following her arrest by morality police in Tehran.
Authorities are now calling on the elites and critics to engage in dialogue in order to resolve disputes and disagreements.
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Ayatollah Khamenei highlights West’s double standards
In a recently published speech that was delivered in September, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei reflected on the double standards employed by the West in various fields, including sports boycotts.
The Leader said the West has moved to politicize sports despite its claims to the contrary. “You’ve seen what they have done with sports after the war in Ukraine! They banned some countries from participating in sporting events for political reasons. That is, they cross their own red lines with ease when it’s in their interest. But then when our athlete refuses to compete with a Zionist opponent, they complain about it,” he said, according to khamanei.ir.
-- The French call for NATO exit
Thousands of angry French protesters have gathered in the French capital to call for the country’s withdrawal from the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. The protesters have also called for the resignation of the country’s President Emmanuel Macron. The demonstration reflects similar rallies being held across Europe in opposition to their respective government’s support for the war in Ukraine. The constant supply of arms by mainly NATO members has prolonged the conflict in Eastern Europe, leading to the suffering of civilians caught up in the cross fire.
-- NIGC to increase gas exports to Iraq
Head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Dispatching Department announced an increase in Iran’s gas exports to Iraq in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21).
Mohammadreza Joulaei made the remarks in a meeting with senior officials of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity that was held in Isfahan, central Iran on Sunday, Shana reported.
“Our relationship with Iraq is a strategic one,” Joulaei said in the meeting.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Leader Tells Iranian Youth Who Real Victors Are
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iranian athletes who have refused to face Israeli opponents at the expense of not getting a medal are the real victors.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting held with officials from the second National Congress of Sports Martyrs last month. His remarks were published on Monday.
-- Death Sentences Following Sham Trials in Bahrain
Bahraini courts have convicted and sentenced defendants to death following manifestly unfair trials, based solely or primarily on confessions allegedly coerced through torture and ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy said in a joint report released Monday.
-- Zionist War Machine Big Winner of Normalization
When the United Arab Emirates was looking last year for ways to protect its high-profile World Expo from possible drone attacks, it secretly turned to a new friend: the occupying regime of Israel.
Faced with the possibility that Yemenis could launch attacks on the lucrative event, the Persian Gulf nation bought a small Israeli air-defense system designed to bring down hostile drones, according to former Zionist leaders and defense-industry officials. Those people said the Rafael Drone Dome air-defense system protected the Dubai Expo.
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