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Yeah cats are bad animals but they get away with their crimes. Many US cities now enacting laws that your cat must be kept indoors or you’d be fined.

 

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Iran leader Khamenei meets top Hamas leaders in Tehran, state TV says

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state TV reported. "You defeated the Zionist regime [Israel], which was in fact America's defeat," Khamenei, whose country support

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Iran leader Khamenei meets top Hamas leaders in Tehran, state TV says
REUTERS
Published :
Feb 08, 2025 19:42
Updated :
Feb 08, 2025 19:42

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head of the Political Council of Hamas, Mohammed Ismail Darwish and senior officials of Hamas, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2025. Photo : Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state TV reported.

"You defeated the Zionist regime [Israel], which was in fact America's defeat," Khamenei, whose country supports Hamas in its war with Israel, told the Palestinian delegation. "You did not allow them to achieve any of their goals."

Iranian TV said the Palestinian leaders were in Tehran to congratulate Khamenei on the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution. They expressed gratitude for Iran's continued support.

The delegation, which also included Mohammad Darwish, head of Hamas' leadership council, and top Hamas official Nizar Awadallah, presented Khamenei a report on the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank, and "the victories and successes that were achieved".

"We come to meet with you today with pride," the TV quoted al-Hayya as telling Khamenei.

Khamenei said US threats against Iran "have no effect on the mindset of our nation," the Iranian media said.​

 

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Khamenei warns of attempts to create ‘discord’ in Iran

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday against what he called ‘soft war’ tactics employed by enemies in a bid to sow discord within the Islamic republic.

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Khamenei warns of attempts to create ‘discord’ in Iran
Agence France-Presse . Tehran 17 February, 2025, 22:34

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | File photo

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday against what he called ‘soft war’ tactics employed by enemies in a bid to sow discord within the Islamic republic.

‘Today, we have no concerns regarding hard defence or the enemy’s military threats. Islamic Iran possesses strong capabilities to counter such threats, ensuring a high level of security for its people,’ said Khamenei during a speech in Tehran.

He said Iran’s ‘enemies’ — referring to Israel and the United States — sought to create problems through ‘soft war threats’ aimed at ‘manipulating public opinion, creating discord and casting doubt over the foundations of the Islamic Revolution’.

The remarks came a day after Israel received a shipment of heavy American weapons during a visit by US secretary of state Marco Rubio.

On Sunday, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had dealt a ‘mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis’ and vowed to ‘finish the job’ against Iran with US support.

Tehran’s allies in the region, including the Palestinian Hamas militants and Hezbollah in Lebanon, have suffered severe blows in conflicts with Israel since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.

The war also saw rare direct attacks between Iran and Israel for the first time, after engaging in a shadow war for years.

In recent videos, Netanyahu has addressed Iranians in a seemingly friendly tone, and in one, he claimed that the Iranian government was leading its people ‘closer to the abyss’.

During his speech, Khamenei acknowledged that Iranians ‘have problems and legitimate expectations’, referring to the economic difficulties faced by the country due to international sanctions.

US president Donald Trump, who returned to the White House for a second term in January, has reinstated his ‘maximum pressure’ policy of sanctions against Iran, mirroring his approach during his first term.

Under this policy, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, accusing Tehran of pursuing nuclear weapons, an allegation that Tehran has consistently denied.

Trump has recently called for striking a deal with Iran, but Khamenei later said ‘no problem will be solved by negotiating with America’.​