ICC move against Israeli leadership heralds decline of US influence in ‘international institutions’
The United States and Israel's condemnation of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek a warrant for the arrest of the Israeli prime minister and defense minister over their brutal military operation in the Gaza Strip was predictable, according to writer and academic Tim Anderson, director of the Centre for Counter Hegemonic Studies.
The United States is only going to discredit itself if it maintains “this stance against the ICC,” Anderson suggests, noting how in other circumstances – such as, for example, the warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued on “much flimsier grounds of moving children out of a war zone” – Washington has been “very enthusiastic” about the ICC’s actions.
💬“The ICC action is particularly important because up until now, it's really been seen largely as a tool of the Western powers, the US and the NATO states,” he points out. The ICC moving against top Israeli government officials may be interpreted as a sign of a “decline in US influence in the ICC and probably in other international institutions,” Anderson suggests.
💬“So they've never regarded the laws applying to them, nor their proxies like the Israeli colony.” The ICC's move is also going to affect Israel’s influence and its ability to “influence other states,” Anderson claims.
The United States and Israel's condemnation of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek a warrant for the arrest of the Israeli prime minister and defense minister over their brutal military operation in the Gaza Strip was predictable, according to writer and academic Tim Anderson, director of the Centre for Counter Hegemonic Studies.
“They [US and Israel] both consider themselves exceptional nations with impunity from the law, the international law doesn't apply to them,” he says.
The United States is only going to discredit itself if it maintains “this stance against the ICC,” Anderson suggests, noting how in other circumstances – such as, for example, the warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued on “much flimsier grounds of moving children out of a war zone” – Washington has been “very enthusiastic” about the ICC’s actions.
💬“The ICC action is particularly important because up until now, it's really been seen largely as a tool of the Western powers, the US and the NATO states,” he points out. The ICC moving against top Israeli government officials may be interpreted as a sign of a “decline in US influence in the ICC and probably in other international institutions,” Anderson suggests.
“The US, of course, has not signed up to the statute and has always demanded immunity for its troops when they've gone into other countries, many dozens of other countries,” he says.
💬“So they've never regarded the laws applying to them, nor their proxies like the Israeli colony.” The ICC's move is also going to affect Israel’s influence and its ability to “influence other states,” Anderson claims.
“Particularly the Europeans will be faced with a challenge as to whether they comply with their commitments under the Statute of Rome, or whether they're going to try and claim that the Israelis, like the US, has some exceptional status and laws do not apply to the Israeli colony,” he explains.
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Why US opposes efforts to keep space weapons-free
The United States and Britain's move to block a Russian draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at preventing an arms race in space stem from the US' unwillingness to let Russian and Chinese initiatives to ban space weapons succeed, Dmitry Stefanovich from the Moscow-based Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences says.
While Russia and China, as well as a number of other countries, insist on adopting a legally binding document that would ban the very concept of stationing weapon systems in space, Western powers such as the US want the situation where anyone can deploy anything they want in space as long as their behavior is deemed correct, he explains.
Therefore, the West is promoting the concept of restricting what spacecraft can do in space whereas the Russo-Chinese approach is to prohibit sending weapons into space, Stefanovich surmises.
Regarding speculation about the possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Earth’s orbit, Stefanovich points out that the United States currently enjoys a distinct advantage in the “dual-use space infrastructure,” i.e. spacecraft and satellites that can be used for both commercial/scientific and military purposes.
Since destroying large satellite constellations through conventional means, one by one, would seem a daunting task, it begets concerns that nuclear weapons might be used to accomplish such tasks, he explains.
Stephanovich also lamentas that any progress in resolving concerns about weapon deployment in space that was made in the past few years was essentially undone amid the ongoing conflict between the West and Russia, as well as the confrontation between the United States and China.
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The United States and Britain's move to block a Russian draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at preventing an arms race in space stem from the US' unwillingness to let Russian and Chinese initiatives to ban space weapons succeed, Dmitry Stefanovich from the Moscow-based Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences says.
While Russia and China, as well as a number of other countries, insist on adopting a legally binding document that would ban the very concept of stationing weapon systems in space, Western powers such as the US want the situation where anyone can deploy anything they want in space as long as their behavior is deemed correct, he explains.
Therefore, the West is promoting the concept of restricting what spacecraft can do in space whereas the Russo-Chinese approach is to prohibit sending weapons into space, Stefanovich surmises.
Regarding speculation about the possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Earth’s orbit, Stefanovich points out that the United States currently enjoys a distinct advantage in the “dual-use space infrastructure,” i.e. spacecraft and satellites that can be used for both commercial/scientific and military purposes.
Since destroying large satellite constellations through conventional means, one by one, would seem a daunting task, it begets concerns that nuclear weapons might be used to accomplish such tasks, he explains.
Stephanovich also lamentas that any progress in resolving concerns about weapon deployment in space that was made in the past few years was essentially undone amid the ongoing conflict between the West and Russia, as well as the confrontation between the United States and China.
“Currently, everyone is looking for a way to weaken their adversary rather than for some kind of mutually acceptable solution,” he says.
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Romanian senator denounces planned UNGA anti-Serb resolution
The upcoming vote on a Western-backed UN General Assembly resolution on the 1995 Srebrenica events, scheduled for May 23, to unfairly label Serbia as "a genocidal nation" has a hidden agenda, a Romanian politician believes.
💬 “The resolution against Serbia is a classic example of how the collective West wants to bring to their knees the states that affirm their independence. It is important that all countries that want to resist the advancement of the West take a stand and defend Serbia. It is not only about Serbia but about all free countries that can be condemned at any moment if the collective West gets angry and wishes to tarnish and marginalize them,” Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, a senator of the Romanian parliament and leader of S.O.S. Romania party, tells Sputnik.
She says the resolution, formally proposed by Germany and Rwanda, is nothing but “the collective West's way of inventing culprits on the basis of which to colonize other states.”
The draft resolution suggests declaring July 11 as "the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica", with annual observance to condemn the "denial of this genocide."
The tragedy of Srebrenica was a part of the Bosnian War. In July 1995, after Serb militias encircled a Muslim enclave of Srebrenica, about 8,000 local Bosnian Muslims went missing, though some experts argue these numbers are inflated. The Western media instantly declared them ‘massacred’ by Serbs. While Belgrade and Banja Luka acknowledge the killings, they reject the label "genocide."
The draft resolution, opposed by Serbia, Russia, and others including Muslim nations, is labeled a "threat to peace" by Russian UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia, who also notes it contradicts the 1995 Dayton Agreement and lacked consultation with Belgrade and Republika Srpska.
The upcoming vote on a Western-backed UN General Assembly resolution on the 1995 Srebrenica events, scheduled for May 23, to unfairly label Serbia as "a genocidal nation" has a hidden agenda, a Romanian politician believes.
💬 “The resolution against Serbia is a classic example of how the collective West wants to bring to their knees the states that affirm their independence. It is important that all countries that want to resist the advancement of the West take a stand and defend Serbia. It is not only about Serbia but about all free countries that can be condemned at any moment if the collective West gets angry and wishes to tarnish and marginalize them,” Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, a senator of the Romanian parliament and leader of S.O.S. Romania party, tells Sputnik.
“If we do not defend Serbia now, next will be Romania, Hungary, and other countries in the region, which globalists will dismember and enslave."
She says the resolution, formally proposed by Germany and Rwanda, is nothing but “the collective West's way of inventing culprits on the basis of which to colonize other states.”
The draft resolution suggests declaring July 11 as "the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica", with annual observance to condemn the "denial of this genocide."
The tragedy of Srebrenica was a part of the Bosnian War. In July 1995, after Serb militias encircled a Muslim enclave of Srebrenica, about 8,000 local Bosnian Muslims went missing, though some experts argue these numbers are inflated. The Western media instantly declared them ‘massacred’ by Serbs. While Belgrade and Banja Luka acknowledge the killings, they reject the label "genocide."
The draft resolution, opposed by Serbia, Russia, and others including Muslim nations, is labeled a "threat to peace" by Russian UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia, who also notes it contradicts the 1995 Dayton Agreement and lacked consultation with Belgrade and Republika Srpska.
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Germany-initiated air defense action for Ukraine: Does it make sense?
Twelve countries are ready to join Germany’s Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) initiative to provide Ukraine with air defense systems, the German Ministry of Defense announced on May 20.
Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada will help financially, while the US, UK, France, Spain, Romania, and Lithuania will provide missiles and equipment, with Latvia also seeking to join the initiative. But is the program feasible?
◻️ Ukraine now reportedly has three Patriot systems, with Volodymyr Zelensky telling CBS News last month that Kiev needs at least seven more to help “unblock” the skies;
◻️ Germany has thus far delivered one Patriot installation to the Ukrainian Army and reportedly mulls supplying another;
◻️ There are controversial reports on whether Spain will do the same, with El Pais newspaper arguing last month that Madrid agreed on the Patriot supplies to Ukraine after the Spanish government was pressurized by NATO and the EU;
◻️ Reportedly showing unwillingness to deliver the Patriots to Ukraine are France, the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, and Romania;
◻️ The US is considering sending one Patriot system to Kiev within the IAAD framework amid speculation that Washington may finally scrap plans to provide Ukraine with the systems;
◻️ Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 11 launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, including five Patriots, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported.
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Twelve countries are ready to join Germany’s Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) initiative to provide Ukraine with air defense systems, the German Ministry of Defense announced on May 20.
Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada will help financially, while the US, UK, France, Spain, Romania, and Lithuania will provide missiles and equipment, with Latvia also seeking to join the initiative. But is the program feasible?
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Watch crowds wishing to bid farewell to the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gathered on the streets of Qom city
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More than 30,000 people in Britain were “knowingly” infected with either HIV or hepatitis C between the 1970s and the 1990s because "those in authority did not put patient safety first," Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry Brian Langstaff has unveiled in a report.
More than 3,000 of these patients died, Langstaff said, adding that the response of the government and the National Health Service "compounded" victims' suffering.
"It could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided. And I report that it should have been," he pointed out.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacted by declaring May 20 “a day of shame for the British state” as he apologized to “every single person” impacted by the infected blood scandal.
The scandal dates back to the 1970s, when the UK was struggling to meet the demand for blood-clotting treatments, which prompted the country to start importing blood from the US. However, much of the blood was reportedly bought from high-risk donors such as prison inmates and drug users. UK blood donations were not routinely screened for HIV and hepatitis C until 1986 and 1991, respectively.
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Elon Musk on the US role in Ukraine's "democracy"
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"But I thought we were there to 'protect democracy'?" he wrote in response to a post on X about Zelensky's expiration of his term and his cancelling of elections in Ukraine.
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Why US opposes efforts to keep space weapons-free The United States and Britain's move to block a Russian draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at preventing an arms race in space stem from the US' unwillingness to let Russian and Chinese initiatives…
US claims Russia has allegedly placed a "new type of space weapon" following US themselves vetoing a Russian draft resolution aimed at preventing an arms race in space.
Robert Wood, the Alternate Representative of the US for Special Political Affairs in the UN, labelled Russia's recently launched Cosmos-2576 spacecraft as an anti-satellite weapon during the Security Council debate on the Russian resolution.
The document proposed by Russia called on all countries to take urgent measures to prevent forever the placement of weapons in space, the use of force in space, from space towards Earth and from Earth against objects in outer space.
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Robert Wood, the Alternate Representative of the US for Special Political Affairs in the UN, labelled Russia's recently launched Cosmos-2576 spacecraft as an anti-satellite weapon during the Security Council debate on the Russian resolution.
The document proposed by Russia called on all countries to take urgent measures to prevent forever the placement of weapons in space, the use of force in space, from space towards Earth and from Earth against objects in outer space.
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The bodies of Iran’s late president, foreign minister and other officials who died in a helicopter crash were brought to Tehran for a farewell ceremony.
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Netanyahu: more people die of malnutrition in US than in Gaza
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that there are allegedly more people dying of malnutrition in the US than in the Gaza Strip amid the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.
According to Netanyahu, Israel has taken more than 20,000 trucks with 500,000 tons of food and medicine into Gaza since October 7.
On that day, the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza, killing more than 1,100 Israelis, both military and civilians, and abducting some 240 others.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that there are allegedly more people dying of malnutrition in the US than in the Gaza Strip amid the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.
"The talk is about 23, I think, or 30 cases of [deaths of] malnutrition in a population of 2 million. The US in 2022 had 20,000 deaths of malnutrition. That's three times more than in Gaza," Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN.
According to Netanyahu, Israel has taken more than 20,000 trucks with 500,000 tons of food and medicine into Gaza since October 7.
On that day, the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza, killing more than 1,100 Israelis, both military and civilians, and abducting some 240 others.
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Trump: Justice Dept. authorized FBI to use deadly force in Mar-a-Lago raid
Ex-President Donald Trump said he had been shown reports indicating that the US Justice Department authorized the FBI to use deadly force in their raid of the former president’s Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida.
US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said the information was grounds for impeaching US Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Earlier, Newsweek reported that a new court filing revealed FBI agents were authorized to use deadly force during the raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022.
The report added that the agents at the scene were instructed to wear unmarked polo or collared shirts and bring standard-issue weapons, ammunition, handcuffs and bolt cutters.
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Ex-President Donald Trump said he had been shown reports indicating that the US Justice Department authorized the FBI to use deadly force in their raid of the former president’s Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida.
"I just came out of the Biden witch hunt trial in Manhattan, the ‘Icebox,’ and was shown reports that crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ, in their illegal and unconstitutional raid of Mar-A-Lago, authorized the FBI to use deadly (lethal) force. Now we know, for sure, that Joe Biden is a serious threat to democracy. He is mentally unfit to hold office - 25th amendment," Trump said via Truth Social.
US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said the information was grounds for impeaching US Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Earlier, Newsweek reported that a new court filing revealed FBI agents were authorized to use deadly force during the raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022.
The report added that the agents at the scene were instructed to wear unmarked polo or collared shirts and bring standard-issue weapons, ammunition, handcuffs and bolt cutters.
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Biden's approval rating falls to the lowest point in 2 years
President Joe Biden's approval rating fell 2% in the period between March and April, marking the lowest level in two years, a new Reuters poll revealed.
The poll showed that only 36% of Americans approve of Biden's performance in office, down 2% from April, a release on the poll said. The poll saw Biden lagging behind his presumptive political challenger in the November election, Donald Trump, particularly in US states believed to be crucial in determining the election winner, the release said.
Another important issue influencing Biden’s approval rating decline is the record level of illegal immigration (for 13% of respondents), the release said.
On the whole, Trump was viewed by respondents as having a better approach to foreign conflicts and terrorism, with 36% to Biden's 29%, the release added.
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President Joe Biden's approval rating fell 2% in the period between March and April, marking the lowest level in two years, a new Reuters poll revealed.
The poll showed that only 36% of Americans approve of Biden's performance in office, down 2% from April, a release on the poll said. The poll saw Biden lagging behind his presumptive political challenger in the November election, Donald Trump, particularly in US states believed to be crucial in determining the election winner, the release said.
The issue most contributing to the decline of Biden’s approval rating is the struggling US economy (for 23% of respondents), the release said. Forty percent of respondents said Trump had better policies for the economy.
Another important issue influencing Biden’s approval rating decline is the record level of illegal immigration (for 13% of respondents), the release said.
On the whole, Trump was viewed by respondents as having a better approach to foreign conflicts and terrorism, with 36% to Biden's 29%, the release added.
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Egypt may resort to all options to ensure rights of the Palestinians
Egypt can use all available options to ensure its national security and preserve the historical rights of the Palestinian people, Egyptian broadcaster Al Qahera News reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed high-ranking official.
Egypt's respect for its obligations and treaties does not prevent it from doing so, the official said.
Moreover, Egypt had warned Israel of the consequences of a further escalation in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli forces took control of the Rafah border checkpoint and refused to hold any coordination activities with them, the broadcaster reported.
In the early hours of May 7, the Israel Defense Forces launched what it called a counterterrorist operation in the east of Rafah and took control of the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt. Later that week, Israeli media reported that Israel's military cabinet had approved expanding the ground operation. Israeli authorities say the operation was aimed at eliminating the remaining battalions of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Egypt can use all available options to ensure its national security and preserve the historical rights of the Palestinian people, Egyptian broadcaster Al Qahera News reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed high-ranking official.
Egypt's respect for its obligations and treaties does not prevent it from doing so, the official said.
Moreover, Egypt had warned Israel of the consequences of a further escalation in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli forces took control of the Rafah border checkpoint and refused to hold any coordination activities with them, the broadcaster reported.
In the early hours of May 7, the Israel Defense Forces launched what it called a counterterrorist operation in the east of Rafah and took control of the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt. Later that week, Israeli media reported that Israel's military cabinet had approved expanding the ground operation. Israeli authorities say the operation was aimed at eliminating the remaining battalions of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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US lawmakers ask Biden Admin. to allow Ukraine to use US weapons inside Russia
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding that he allow Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.
The Biden administration has repeatedly said since the start of Russia's special military operation that it discourages Ukraine from carrying out strikes on Russian territory and restricts Kiev from using US-supplied weapons for such strikes.
The West has recently been increasingly discussing direct intervention in the Ukrainian conflict. For example, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the French military might be sent to Ukraine, while British Foreign Minister David Cameron said that it was acceptable for the Ukrainian army to strike Russian territory with British missiles.
The Kremlin called what is happening an unprecedented round of escalation of tension that requires special attention and measures. According to presidential spokesman Dmitriy Peskov, the Europeans see that the situation is changing rapidly and is fraught with a complete collapse for Ukraine, so they deliberately escalate the situation.
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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding that he allow Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons to carry out strikes inside Russian territory.
"We write in our capacity as members of the US House of Representatives to convey our strong support of several urgent requests on behalf of our Ukrainian colleagues: Authorizing the Use of US-Provided Weapons to Strike Strategic Targets within Russian Territory Under Certain Circumstances," US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Michael Turner and other lawmakers said in the letter.
The Biden administration has repeatedly said since the start of Russia's special military operation that it discourages Ukraine from carrying out strikes on Russian territory and restricts Kiev from using US-supplied weapons for such strikes.
The West has recently been increasingly discussing direct intervention in the Ukrainian conflict. For example, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the French military might be sent to Ukraine, while British Foreign Minister David Cameron said that it was acceptable for the Ukrainian army to strike Russian territory with British missiles.
The Kremlin called what is happening an unprecedented round of escalation of tension that requires special attention and measures. According to presidential spokesman Dmitriy Peskov, the Europeans see that the situation is changing rapidly and is fraught with a complete collapse for Ukraine, so they deliberately escalate the situation.
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Netanyahu isn't concerned about traveling abroad despite possible ICC arrest warrant
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had no concerns about traveling abroad despite the recent move by International Criminal Court (ICC) to request a warrant for his arrest.
On Monday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said he had filed requests for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israeli Foreign Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, Hamas political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh and the leader of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Masri, over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since October 2023 based on evidence collected and examined by his office.
People will stop taking the ICC seriously and start seeing it as "a politicized thing," the Israeli prime minister added. He also described the prosecutor's move as "a distortion and a travesty of justice."
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had no concerns about traveling abroad despite the recent move by International Criminal Court (ICC) to request a warrant for his arrest.
On Monday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said he had filed requests for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israeli Foreign Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, Hamas political bureau head Ismail Haniyeh and the leader of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Masri, over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since October 2023 based on evidence collected and examined by his office.
"No, I am not concerned about traveling. I am not concerned at all about our status. I think that the prosecutor should be concerned about his status, because he is really turning the ICC into a pariah institution," Netanyahu told ABC News.
People will stop taking the ICC seriously and start seeing it as "a politicized thing," the Israeli prime minister added. He also described the prosecutor's move as "a distortion and a travesty of justice."
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China will continue strengthening strategic partnership with Iran
China will continue strengthening the strategic partnership with Iran "regardless of how the situation changes," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari.
On Tuesday, Wang took part in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's foreign ministers, on the sidelines of which he had a meeting with Safari.
During the meeting, the Chinese foreign minister expressed condolences over the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
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China will continue strengthening the strategic partnership with Iran "regardless of how the situation changes," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari.
On Tuesday, Wang took part in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's foreign ministers, on the sidelines of which he had a meeting with Safari.
"Regardless of how the situation changes, China will continue strengthening the China-Iran strategic partnership, protect common interests of both sides and continue working for peace in the region and the world," the Chinese Foreign Ministry quoted Wang as saying.
During the meeting, the Chinese foreign minister expressed condolences over the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
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