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Olmerts belated confession When ethnic cleansing enters Israels political vocabulary

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Olmert’s belated confession: When ‘ethnic cleansing’ enters Israel’s political vocabulary

TEHRAN – Ehud Olmert’s recent article describing a “violent and criminal attempt at ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West Bank reads less like a revelation than a confession delivered far too late. What makes his words notable is not that they uncover a hidden reality, but that they strip away the last remnants of plausible deniability from within Israel’s own political establishment. Palestinians, human rights organizations, and international observers have documented these crimes for decades. Olmert’s intervention matters only because it confirms that those at the very center of Israeli power have long known exactly what was happening.

Olmert’s belated confession: When ‘ethnic cleansing’ enters Israel’s political vocabulary

Contemporary challenges to the prohibition on the threat or use of force in international law

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Contemporary challenges to the prohibition on the threat or use of force in international law

TEHRAN – The prohibition on the threat or use of force, based on Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations, is considered one of the fundamental and peremptory norms of international law. This rule is not merely a political or ethical recommendation; it is a binding norm with a preventive nature, whose primary objective is to prevent the normalization of coercion in relations between states. International law rightly distinguishes between the "use of force" and the "threat of force," but explicitly prohibits both. A threat that objectively has the capacity to intimidate or deprive another state of its freedom to make independent decisions, even without an armed attack occurring, can be considered a violation of the UN Charter.

Contemporary challenges to the prohibition on the threat or use of force in international law

Restoration of 400yearold mosque in Varamin completed

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Restoration of 400-year-old mosque in Varamin completed

TEHRAN -- Restoration of the historical mosque of Hazrat Baqiyatullah in Bagh-e Khavas village, Varamin city, has been completed after two months of specialized work.

Restoration of 400-year-old mosque in Varamin completed

90 traditional foods spotlighted at Meshginshahr festival

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90 traditional foods spotlighted at Meshginshahr festival

TEHRAN – A regional culinary festival was recently held at the Sheikh Heydar Mausoleum complex in Meshginshahr, Ardabil province, featuring more than 90 varieties of traditional and authentic foods.

90 traditional foods spotlighted at Meshginshahr festival