News | Larijani: West seeks to weaken Iran’s resilience through economic pressure / Plans to annex West Bank halted

Pars Today – The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council emphasized the continuation of national resistance in the face of Western pressure.

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the West believes it can weaken Iran’s resilience through economic pressure. However, he added, the Iranian nation will overcome this phase through resistance and faith.

According to Pars Today, citing Mehr News Agency, Larijani added that in the issue of the snapback mechanism, all efforts were made to reach an agreement; however, the Western countries set a condition that Iran must reduce the range of its missiles to below 500 kilometers. “In fact,” he said, “they sought to take away the Iranian nation’s most important defensive weapon, while this matter is directly tied to our national security.” He emphasized that if Iran is to maintain national resistance, the country must stand united and speak with one voice in the face of such pressures.

European lawmaker criticizes failure to condemn U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran

Marc Botenga, a Belgian member of the European Parliament, questioned the body’s double standards in his remarks. Addressing his colleagues, he asked: “Why should we accept that Israel possesses nuclear weapons? This is absolutely unacceptable. You call Iran the main threat, yet look at Israel — it has bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and recently Qatar.”

Botenga went on to ask his colleagues another question: “Why do you neither acknowledge nor condemn the fact that it was the United States that withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal? It was the U.S., not Iran, that walked away from the agreement.”

The European Parliament member added, “Finally, I want to know why we — the European Union — fail to condemn the illegal attacks by the U.S. and Israel, during which many Iranian citizens were killed.”

Netanyahu orders halt to West Bank annexation plans

Following regional and international condemnation and pressure, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a halt to plans related to extending Israeli sovereignty and annexing the West Bank and the Ma’ale Adumim settlement.

Colombia: U.S. military movements in the Caribbean violate international law

Colombian President Gustavo Petro strongly criticized recent U.S. military activities in the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of Venezuela, condemning the actions as a clear violation of international law.

Putin responds to new sanctions: We don’t make decisions under pressure

Russian President Vladimir Putin, reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose new sanctions on two major Russian oil companies, stressed that Moscow does not make decisions under pressure. He said politically, this move is unfriendly toward Russia and does not help strengthen Moscow–Washington relations, which had only recently begun to improve.