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US-Israeli aggression against Iran wreaks havoc on global markets
The US-Israeli aggression against Iran is wreaking havoc on the global markets, especially when it comes to energy resources.
The US-Israeli aggression against Iran is wreaking havoc on the global markets, especially when it comes to energy resources.

It was a black day for the US and its war army. Iran announced that downed a number of US aircrafts in a matter of 48 hrs.

The US-Israeli aggression against Iran has exposed deep cracks in the US and Israeli power.

The Iranian negotiators, led by the Parliament speaker, hold a meeting with the Pakistani prime minister in Islamabad.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says the Iranian delegation in Islamabad has formally laid out Tehran’s conditions under its 10-point proposal to Pakistan, which is mediating ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States.

When it comes to the negotiations between the US and Iran that Trump talks about, there are no negotiations but just an exchanges of messages being done through intermediaries Egypt and Pakistan.

The US reportedly agrees to release frozen Iranian assets in Qatar and foreign banks as a precondition ahead of the Islamabad talks.

A senior Lebanese lawmaker has censured the upcoming direct negotiations with Israel as a flagrant violation of Lebanon’s constitution.

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said that Iran's powerful diplomacy today serves as evidence of its commitment to safeguarding regional stability in light of the country's national authority.

Hezbollah says it has attacked a number of Israeli targets in response to the regime’s invasion of Lebanon.

The Iranian UN ambassador strongly condemns the US-Israeli assassination of veteran diplomat Kamal Kharrazi as reflective of the Israeli intention to undermine diplomacy.

The Iranian vice president has warned that an agreement with the US is not possible if the US delegation represents the interests of the Israeli regime.

Colombia is set to hold a presidential election in late May.

In Islamabad, Iran enters talks with deep distrust over past US breaches, offering a clear 10-point plan, but "forever war" logic and an "Israel First" posture may prevent a real breakthrough.

Araghchi says the country is entering negotiations with the United Stated in Pakistan with complete distrust.

Professor at the University of Tehran, intellectual and analyst Seyyed Mohammad Marandi is our featured guest in this edition of the program.

This episode highlights the insights of Tim Anderson, a senior lecturer at Australian universities.

This edition's featured guest for the program is Dimitri Lascaris a lawyer, journalist and activist.