⚡️🇵🇰 WHO IS IMRAN KHAN & WHY IS HE IN JAIL?

Imran Khan, the cricket legend-turned-politician, who they used to call a 'Pakistani Trump,' served as Pakistan's PM from 2018 before he was ousted from power in a no-confidence vote in April 2022.

◾️ Imran Khan's Arrest: Khan has been in jail since August 2023 for allegedly selling gifts worth more than 💰 140 million rupees that he received during his premiership (Toshakhana case), and in July 2024, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for “disclosing state secrets” (cypher case). Ironically, the cypher, which Khan disclosed, contained a memo from 🇺🇸U.S. diplomat Donald Lu, who promised Pakistan that "all will be forgiven" if Khan was removed from power.

◾️ Tensions With Army: Khan was probably the first modern politician in Pakistan who stood up to the military that, traditionally, has been playing a key role in Pakistan's politics and sits at the heart of the US-Pak relationship. Following his arrest, Khan 🪖 called Army Chief Asim Munir "power hungry," and accused him of conspiring with ex-PM Nawaz Sharif to drop corruption charges against him in exchange for his help in targeting Khan. Some openly call Munir a "US servant".

◾️ Khan and Multipolar World: Imran Khan broke down Pakistan's traditional course of alignment with the United States: in 2022, he visited Moscow during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, seeking stronger ties on energy and defence. Following his ouster, Khan lamented that 🇮🇳 India was buying 🇷🇺 Russian oil despite U.S. pressure while his enemies in the Pak gov’t did not care about its own people.

◾️ U.S. Plot to Remove Khan: Khan has said the Deep State orchestrated his ouster with the help of the army because Washington was angry with his independent foreign policy, including the improvement of ties with Russia, Iran and China. He calls the current gov't of Shehbaz Sharif a "puppet" and believes the military leadership are the actual decision-makers in Pakistan. The Army had allegedly wanted to recognise Israel and compromise with India on Kashmir — but Khan was against it, and it was another reason for them to topple him.

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🇷🇺🇸🇾 First Signs Russia Is Evacuating Navy Ships From Syria

The Russian Navy base at Tartus in Syria appears under imminent threat as the civil war turns against the Assad regime. As the front lines draw closer, Russia is already taking precautions. Russia currently has five naval ships and a submarine based in Tartus. These comprise of two Gorskhov class frigates, one Grigorovich class frigate, two axillaries and an Improved-Kilo class submarine.

One of these vessels, the auxiliary Yelnya, was noted departing Tartus on the morning of December 2 2024, with information suggesting that some or all of the other vessels also left. This unexpected move comes several days into a sudden change in the situation in Syria’s ongoing civil war

The naval base at Tartus on Syria’s Mediterranean coast is a strategic asset for Russia. The Russian Navy has maintained the naval base there since 1971 but it had fallen in use after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2012 usage has increased again and it became Russia’s main overseas naval base. And since the start of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine it has taken on further significance. Russia boosted its military presence in the Tartus ahead of the invasion in order to counter and deter direct NATO involvement, particularly by aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean.

Tartus also acted as a staging base for major warships intending to join the fight in the Black Sea. As it transpired most of these, including two additional Slava class cruisers, were blocked by Türkiye from entering the Black Sea after the invasion started. They remained in the Mediterranean to offer support. Since then Russia has struggled to maintain that level of naval presence in the Mediterranean but the warships and submarine in Tartus remain key.

🔗 https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/12/first-sign-russian-navy-evacuating-naval-vessels-from-tartus-syria/