News | Ireland seeks to ban trade with Israeli companies; Iran makes significant progress in air defense systems development

Pars Today – Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Defense announced that the country is seeking to pass legislation to suspend trade with Israeli companies located in the occupied Palestinian territories.

According to Pars Today, Simon Harris, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Defense, stated on Saturday in a post on the social media platform X that the country intends to approve legislation to halt trade with Israeli companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. He announced that the Irish government will formally decide on this bill and hopes that the Foreign Affairs Committee will begin reviewing it in June. Harris also condemned the starvation of children and the use of food as a weapon of war amid Israel's blockade of Gaza. According to him, this blockade has prevented thousands of aid trucks, including Irish trucks, from reaching over 6,000 Palestinians for more than 80 days.

Significant Iranian progress in air defense systems development

Brigadier General Alireza Sabbahi-Fard, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, yesterday in a gathering of commanders and officials of the force, referring to the power of Iran's armed forces stated: "Military authority and deterrent power are vital components of the Islamic Republic of Iran's armed forces, and all capacities and platforms will be utilized to enhance them." Sabbahi-Fard emphasized the necessity of progress in the field of developing defense systems, stating: "As recently announced by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, we have made significant progress in the design and development of indigenous weapon systems. Furthermore, extensive efforts are underway around the clock to increase the efficiency of equipment to achieve this important goal."

Attacks on several mosques in Texas, USA

American media reported on Saturday evening that three mosques in Austin, Texas, were attacked and vandalized. Islamic organizations have called for increased security measures from the police around these mosques. The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin) has requested the Austin Police Department to increase security patrols around the Nueces Mosque, the Islamic Association of Ahlul Bayt (IABA), and other mosques in Austin. This request comes after the Diyanet Center of Austin, the Nueces Mosque, and the Islamic Association of Ahlul Bayt mosques were targeted by vandalism.

Lebanese Prime Minister: We don't trust Israeli regime's guarantees

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized yesterday that his country's government is constantly working to free prisoners and liberate its occupied territories, stating that the Lebanese government does not trust the Israeli regime's guarantees.

Russia captures three more settlements in Ukraine

Russia's Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that Russian forces have captured two settlements in the Donetsk region and one in the Sumy region in northern Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense statement said that Russian forces had captured the village of Stupochky in the Donetsk region, east of Kostiantynivka, a city recently under Russian pressure. The statement also said that Russian forces had taken control of Odrada, a village west of the thousand-kilometer front line, and Luknivka, a village within the Russian border in the Sumy region.

Australian lawmaker: Australia must take a harsher stance against Israel

Ed Husic, an Australian Labor Party representative and former Minister for Industry and Science, criticized the Australian government's stance on Israel's blockade of Gaza on Saturday, stating: "Australia must take a harsher stance against the Zionist regime.

In an interview with The Guardian, he added: "Currently, Australia can and should do more: to begin with, we should summon the Israeli ambassador to Australia to express our explicit demand; that the Israeli government must provide freer and faster humanitarian aid transfers; the basic level currently allowed into Gaza is unacceptable.

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