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Trump-Rouhani Rhetoric Continue At UN General Assembly
Trump embarrassed as world leaders laughed on his “achievement” claims
The UN headquarters in New York witnessed US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani clashing sharply on Tuesday, when Trump urged international community to isolate Tehran from global trade while Rouhani called US sanctions “economic terrorism”.
According to reports coming in all speculations of a possible bilateral meeting between the two leaders at the world body devolved into a war of words over Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal and to re-impose economic sanctions on Iran.
While addressing the UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump fired the first volley, repeating his administration’s contention that Iran is the world’s “leading sponsor of terrorism”.
He went on accusing Tehran saying, “Iran’s neighbours have paid a heavy toll for the regime’s agenda of aggression and expansion,” and having “embezzled billions of dollars” from the country’s treasury to wage proxy wars.
“The dictatorship used the funds to build nuclear-capable missiles, increase internal repression, finance terrorism, and fund havoc and slaughter in Syria and Yemen,” he said.
He said, “We ask all nations to isolate Iran’s regime as long as its aggression continues.” He promised Iran would face more difficulties when the second round of sanctions targeting its energy sector will be re-imposed on November 5.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responded back at Trump saying his decision to impose more sanctions is a form of “economic terrorism”. He also accused US administration of trying to topple his government.
Rouhani further said,”It is ironic that the US government does not even conceal its plan for overthrowing the same government it invites to talks.”
Avoiding naming Trump, he said some world leaders are undermining world security by their “recklessness and disregard of international values and institutions.”
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He further said, “Confronting multilateralism is not a sign of strength, rather a symptom of the weakness of intellect. The government of the US – at least the current administration – seems determined to render all international institutions ineffectual.”
Rouhani said he was pleased that the international community did not follow the Trump administration’s “unilateral and illegal withdrawal from the JCPOA”.
In May, the US President Donald Trump had pulled out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 by five permanent UNSC members and Germany, generally known as P5+1. It was implemented in January 2016 paving the way for relaxing sanctions against Iran.
After US withdrawal from the deal, Washington re-imposed the first round of sanctions in August this year. Second round of sanctions are scheduled to be imposed on November 5, including rougher sanctions on Iran oil export.
Earlier there was speculation whether the two leaders would meet during UNGA in New York. Trump said he would be willing to meet without preconditions. But Iranians refused to meet until US rejoins the nuclear deal.
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Meanwhile, the five remaining parties to JCPOA – France, Britain, Germany, China and Russia – agreed during a meeting with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif in New York late on Monday to set up a payment system to preserve business ties with Iran despite US sanctions.
Meanwhile, in an unprecedented incident, Donald Trump faced embarrassment when world leaders laughed at him while he claimed several achievements of his government during last two years.
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Trump opened his speech by declaring, “In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country.”
The audience almost immediately burst into derisive laughter, in a moment that is set to go down in history as one of the most embarrassing moment for any American leader on the global stage.
Stumped but laughing along with the crowd, Trump tried to move past it by saying, “I didn’t expect that reaction, but that’s OK.”
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Suicide bombing near Turkey Parliament building in Ankara, 2 cops injured
Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has slammed the attack in Ankara and stated that terrorism is a crime against humanity.
Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya on Sunday asserted that two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of the ministry buildings in Ankara. He added that one of them died in the explosion and the other was “neutralised” by authorities there.
Earlier, Turkish media reported that an explosion was heard near the parliament and ministerial buildings, and broadcasters showed footage of debris scattered on a street near the Interior Ministry. A footage from Reuters showed soldiers, ambulances, fire trucks and an armoured vehicle gathered near the centre of Turkey’s capital, where the police have blocked multiple key roads.
Taking to social media X, formerly Twitter, Ali Yerlikaya, the interior minister, said that two police officers were slightly injured in the incident at 9:30 a.m. He added that two terrorists came with a light commercial vehicle in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of their Ministry of Internal Affairs and carried out a bomb attack.
The interior minister further mentioned that one of the terrorists blew himself up and the other was neutralised, which usually means was killed. He noted that their struggle will continue until the last terrorist is neutralised.
Reports said that Ankara’s chief prosecutor initiated an investigation into what it also called a terrorist attack. Authorities did not identify any specific militant group, as yet.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has slammed the attack in Ankara and stated that terrorism is a crime against humanity. The leader of the Republican People’s Party mentioned that no matter from whom and where it came from, they will fight it together as a country and will never give treacherous ambitions a chance.
The concerned authorities in Ankara have cautioned the citizens over suspicious packages and bags that are being detonated in a controlled manner. Ankara Security Directorate asked citizens not to panic.
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Balochistan blast: Pakistan alleges India’s involvement in suicide attack, toll rises to 60
Sarfaraz Bugti told media that civil, military and all other institution will jointly strike against the elements involved in the Mastung suicide bombing.
Pakistan interior minister Sarfaraz Bugti in a shocking claim alleged India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) intelligence agency for the suicide blast in Balochistan. The blast that took place on Friday claimed the lives of nearly 60 people, leaving 60 others injured. The Indian government, on the other hand, is yet to make an official statement on Sarfaraz Bugti’s allegations.
The suicide bomb attack targeted a procession which gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday near the Madina Masjid at a place called Mastung. The blast tore through the mosque in the southern province of Balochistan after the bomber denoted his explosive near a police vehicle where the people gathered for the procession.
Sarfaraz Bugti told media at Quetta that civil, military and all other institution will jointly strike against the elements involved in the Mastung suicide bombing. Without providing much details or evidence, the Pakistan minister claimed that RAW is involved in the suicide attack.
Wasim Baig, the spokesman for Balochistan’s health department, asserted that seven more people had died in hospital since Friday, which had caused the rise in the death toll. He added that more patients remained in critical condition.
In addition, a second attack on Friday at a mosque in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had killed nearly five people. Police on Saturday lodged a report to initiate an investigation, mentioning that they had sent DNA from the suicide bomb attacker to be analysed.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for either attack. A surge in terror attacks in Pakistan’s western provinces has cast a shadow on preparations and public campaigning in the run-up to January’s general elections, but until now the attacks had mostly targeted security forces.
The Pakistani Taliban (TTP), which is responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan since the group’s formation in 2007, denied responsibility for Friday’s blasts. On Saturday, a statement from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said that an FIR with murder charges and terrorism offences has been registered against an unidentified attacker.
The caretaker government of Balochistan announced three days of mourning in the wake of the attack.
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Mahmood Qureshi held guilty in cipher case
The PTI leaders’ trial has been requested by the FIA, and it is expected that they would be sentenced in accordance with the law.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were found guilty on Saturday by Pakistan’s top investigating agency in the cypher case, a case involving the alleged exposure of state secrets.
The charge sheet against Khan, the Tehreek-e-Insaf party chairman, and Qureshi, who are both presently being held in custody on judicial remand, was submitted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to a special court set up under the Official Secrets Act, according to the Pakistan Observer website.
Imran Khan, 70, was detained last month following the filing of a complaint against him for allegedly breaking the Official Secrets Act by revealing a covert diplomatic cable (cypher) issued by the nation’s embassy in Washington last year in March.
The PTI leaders’ trial has been requested by the FIA, and it is expected that they would be sentenced in accordance with the law.
The vice chairman of PTI is 75-year-old Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Asad Umar, the former general secretary of the PTI, is not on the FIA’s list of suspects, but former principal secretary Azam Khan has been portrayed as a key witness in the FIA’s case against Imran Khan, according to GeoTV, a well-known news outlet. The challan also contains Azam Khan’s statement recorded under sections 161 and 164.
The speeches by Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Imran Khan from March 27 are also included in the FIA’s attachment.
The Pakistan Observer further noted that the FIA had provided the court with a list of 28 witnesses in addition to the charge sheet. According to the report, the list of witnesses includes names such as current foreign secretary Asad Majid, previous foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood, and additional foreign secretary Faisal Niaz Tirmizi.
Imran Khan had been imprisoned on remand three times earlier on September 26. Along with Qureshi, his judicial remand was initially extended until September 13 and then again until September 26.
The former PM was transferred from Attock prison to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on the same day, one day after the Islamabad High Court instructed authorities to do so.
