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| Iran’s New Supreme Leader - Mojtaba Khamenei | | |
Asad Mirza
Iran on Monday (March 9) named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as the supreme leader of Iran, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge. Iranian institutions and politicians, from the foreign ministry to lawmakers, issued statements expressing their allegiance to the country's new supreme leader as the war entered its 10th day and fresh missile and drone strikes reverberated across the Middle East. This has also resulted in the failure of the western countries to overthrow the current regime in Iran.
For years the West has been trying hard to get the Islamists-led regime changed in Iran. To promote an anti-Islamist and anti-Shiite stance it... |
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| | Unrest in Gilgit-Baltistan. A Warning Sign for Pakistan | | |
Dr Shabir Choudhry from London
When crowds burn military headquarters, attack government offices, and defy curfew orders, the message is rarely about a distant geopolitical event alone. The recent unrest in Skardu and other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan may have been triggered by anger over developments in the Middle East, but the targets of the violence tell a deeper story. Beneath the immediate outrage lies a reservoir of long-standing political frustration in a region that remains strategically vital, politically uncertain, and historically linked to the unresolved question of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The recent violence in Skardu and other parts of Gilgit-Baltistan should n... |
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