2022-07-21: News Headlines

Global Voices (2022-07-21). Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey's hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River. juancole.com By Roman Shemakov | &#1 ; The following story is part of series on Turkey's Ilisu Dam project and the flooding of Hasankeyf. The Ilisu Dam, completed as part of Turkey's Gàºneydoƒüu Anadolu Projesi (Southeastern Anatolian Development Project or GAP for short in Turkish) in 2019, has faced heavy criticism from both local as well as …

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-21). Iran Says Fatwa Against Making Nuclear Weapons Unchanged. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Iran reiterated that its nuclear weapon policy hasn't changed and that it still has a religious edict, known as a fatwa, "In regard to the topic of weapons of mass destruction, we have the fatwa," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani. The fatwa issued by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declares that weapons of mass destruction are forbidden by Islam. | Kanani's comments came after an advisor to Kh…

Matthew J.L. Ehret (2022-07-21). India-Russia-Iran: Eurasia's new transportation powerhouses. dissidentvoice.org No longer just an 'alternative route' on a drawing board, the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) is paying dividends in a time of global crisis. And Moscow, Tehran and New Delhi are now leading players in the Eurasian competition for transportation routes. Photo Credit: The Cradle Tectonic shifts continue to rage through the world …

| Reuters | (2022-07-21). Nepali Sherpa sets climbing record on Pakistan mountain. tribune.com.pk 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on Thursday. | Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in east Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan's Gasherbrum II, which at 8,035 metres is the 13th highest, on Thursday morning, his Pioneer Adventure hiking company said in Kathmandu. | "He is the only person in the world to scale each of the 14 highest mountains twice," Nibesh Karki, the company's executive director told Reuters. No further details were available. | Eight of the 14 highest pe…

Staff (2022-07-21). Iran experience in evading sanctions can be useful for Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to Iran says Iran's experience in evading the illegal western sanctions can be useful and instructive for Russia.

Staff (2022-07-21). Russia shoots down hostile drones at Hmeimim airbase in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Russian forces in Syria on Wednesday shot down two drones that fired at its military base at Hmeimim in northwestern Syria.

Ahmed Adel (2022-07-20). The Joe Biden MBS Crown Prince Confrontation: Biden's Failed Attempt to Turn Saudi Arabia Against Russia. globalresearch.ca

Shane Quinn (2022-07-20). An Overview of the Asia-Pacific War 80 Years Ago, Japan Headed for Total Defeat. globalresearch.ca

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