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Vpol (VocalPolitics)

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Covering world news and political developments from the Global South. Be Vocal with us—Because Hegemony is Not a Destiny.

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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The Gaza media office condemned the discovery of addictive opioid pills inside flour bags, citing four citizen testimonies and warning that some drugs may be mixed directly into the flour.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
HTS-regime mil-ita-nts raided and dismantled tents and Hussainiyas erected by Shia communities commemorating Imam Hussain’s martyrdom during Ashura.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Venezuelan Minister Diosdado Cabello accused opposition leader María Corina Machado of plotting an attack on a Caracas synagogue to blame Iran and the Venezuelan government.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Beijing has confirmed that it will begin approving export applications for rare earth materials, provided they meet the required regulatory conditions. ▪️This decision follows a formal agreement reached with the United States during recent talks held in London.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Israeli ai-rstr-ikes ki-lled at least 72 Palestinians in Ga-za in the past 24 hours, including strikes against people sheltering in a school in Sheikh Radwan, Ga-za City. ▪️Since May 27, over 500 Palestinians, many children, have been ki-lled and 3,000 wounded while trying to collect food.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“Our country is slipping away. Israel is occupying us,” says Cypriot AKEL party Secretary-General Stefanos Stefanu, who warned that unchecked Israeli land acquisitions in southern Cyprus threaten national sovereignty. #Vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
At just 33, Zohran Mamdani defeated a well-funded, media-backed opponent in NYC’s Democratic primary. ▪️His campaign ran on a grassroots, democratic-socialist platform centered on working-class needs and Palestine solidarity.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Israel’s military admitted to a “difficult and painful morning” after Palestinian re-sis-tance fighters struck an Israeli tank, ki-lli-ng all seven soldiers inside. ▪️As Israeli brigades redeploy following attacks on Iran, res-ista-nce groups in Gaza, especially in Khan Younis, are regaining ground.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Israeli occupation troops stationed near Gaza’s humanitarian “death sites” confessed to Haaretz that firing on Palestinians seeking aid has become routine. ▪️Soldiers described how unarmed civilians were gunned down with live fire, including mortars and machine guns, as they approached food trucks.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
On June 27, tensions spiked at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin after security forces, acting on orders from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, attempted to detain Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“Trump encouraged Netanyahu to strike Iran after failing to subdue us and force us to give up our nuclear rights, and we will never relinquish those rights,” said Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi in his latest interview.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The Israeli occupation forces launched a series of widespread and intense airstrikes on Friday, targeting the heights of Kfar Tebnit, and Upper Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon. #VPol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“People don’t realise how precise the Iranians were or how much damage they caused,” said Israeli occupation journalist Raviv Drucker, speaking on Channel 13. He confirmed that the real extent of the damage in Israel is far greater than officially disclosed.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Israel imposed a media blackout on June 16, activating its military censorship system headed by the Chief Military Censor, who holds authority to veto any journalist’s report across occupied Palestine.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
In an interview with Palestine Deep Dive, Lowkey argued that no state has supported the Palestinian cause more than Iran. He dismisses emotional takes and adds, “That’s a material analysis.”
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
F-35 jet parts are being shipped to Israel via Liège Airport in Belgium, despite the ongoing Israeli ge-no-ci-de in Ga-za. ▪️The fighter jets, used extensively in attacks on civilian areas including hospitals, homes, and refugee camps, rely on these parts to remain operational.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
An event celebrating Iran’s victory over Israel was held at Tehran’s Azadi Square. ▪️Red Crescent staff, volunteers, and aid workers honored the families of their fallen colleagues killed in recent Zionist attacks.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Israel has confirmed direct talks with Syria’s HTS regime, seeking normalization and possible inclusion in the Abraham Accords alongside Lebanon. ▪️Israeli National Security Advisor Hanegbi admitted to daily contact with Damascus, stating, “Sharaa is being shaped as things move forward.”
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Israeli Occupation forces have demolished a two-story Palestinian house in the town of Hizma, Northeast of Al-Quds, without giving the owner a prior notice. ▪️ At least 50 Palestinians were arrested in overnight raids across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
A Financial Times report revealed that Israel was the one to ask the US to bring forth a ceasefire agreement with Iran and not the other way around. ▪️Israeli officials sought to end the w-ar after the US b-om-bing of Iran’s nuclear sites on June 22.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
While US President Donald Trump has been serenading the world with claims of total destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities, even US intelligence assessments and Israeli occupation media could not believe it.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In Moscow, Mali’s President Assimi Goita and Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the signing of three agreements covering trade, energy, science, diplomacy, and security cooperation. ▪️ Among them, a draft agreement on the peaceful use of
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
At least 71 Palestinians were ki-lled and at least 145 injured on June 24 as Israeli forces attacked Palestinians seeking aid and civilian areas in Ga-za, medical sources confirmed. ▪️️At the GHF site, 50 starving Palestinians were k-illed as Israel continues to wea-po-ni-ze aid. #Vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Israeli occupation’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israel has achieved its objectives in Iran, which he listed as: regime change, destroying Iran’s civilian nuclear capabilities, and dismantling Iran’s ballistic missile program.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In a statement, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council declared that the latest victory for Iran, which materialized in its successful st-rik-es against Israel and the US base in Qatar al-Udeid, has forced the enemy into regret, compelled it to accept defeat, and to halt its at-ta-cks unilaterally
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Iran issued a conditional statement made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who clarified that no “agreement” has been reached regarding any ceasefire or cessation of operations. ▪️Araghchi noted that the final decision on halting military action will be made at a later time.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Iran’s last mi-ss-ile launch against Israel before the start of the ceasefire resulted in large-scale des-truc-tion in Beersheba, with reports of several settlers dead and many more injured. #VPol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
In response to the US agg/ress/ion on three of its nuclear facilities, Iran launched an operation on Monday tar/geting the United States’ largest military base in the region - Al Udeid Airbase - along with other bases in Iraq. #vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Israel launches widespread airs•trik•es across Lebanon, hitting multiple cities and towns including Ayshiyye, Jabaa, Kfar Melki, Mahmoudiye, Bouslaya, and al-Rihan in two waves of att•acks. ▪️These areas are not border towns but lie deep within
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The UK is trying to criminalize the country’s most effective anti-genocide movement. Not because Palestine Action is violent, but because their tactics work. They disrupted arms deals. They shut down weapons factories. They work to stop Britains complicity in genocide.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Ocean acidification is rapidly worsening as oceans absorb more CO₂ from the atmosphere, causing seawater to become more acidic. #Vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Israel had planned to allow over 1,000 passengers to depart on Monday, marking the first outgoing flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport since departures were suspended on June 13 due to the ongoing war with Iran.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Israel, for the second time, deliberately bom•bed the vicinity of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) headquarters in Tehran. ▪️Israel has used the same policy of systematically targeting healthcare workers and infrastructure in Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Israeli Members of the Knesset flee to shelters as sirens sound across the occupied territory following the launch of Iranian mis•siles. #VPol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Iranian mi•ss•il•es struck Israeli targets in Isdud, Tel Aviv, Asqalan, Beisan, and Safad after sirens sounded for 30 minutes nonstop. ▪️ The power station that was targeted in Isdud was destroyed, leading to complete blackout in the area. #Vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Palestinians in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis, search through the sand for mar•tyrs and survivors after the Israeli occupation forces bom•bed the tents sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians. #VPol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Following the US atta•ck on Iran, the world reacts to the escalation that will result from Washington’s direct involvement in the war on Iran.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
During Sunday mass in Dweil’a, Damascus, a Sui•cide bom•ber deto•nated inside the Greek Orthodox Church of Mar Elias, kil•ling at least 13, with the toll expected to rise.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
In a press conference on Sunday following the US aggr•ession on Iran’s nuclear sites, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that while the precise extent of damage to our nuclear facilities remains unclear, the scale of the damage is not the primary issue.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Israel’s attack on Iran is another desperate act of aggression in a decades-long operation for regional domination. The lies about an "imminent" Iranian nuke mirror the same propaganda used to destroy Iraq, then and now, a deadly fraud.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
“Donald Trump shoulders complete and total responsibility for any adverse consequences that flow from his unilateral military action,” said the Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the United States’ military attack against Iran’s safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities as a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
After the US struck three sites in Iran, the immediate retaliation targeted Israel, hitting Ben Gurion Airport, a biological research center, and command, control, and logistics bases across occupied Palestine.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
“Terrorism powers should never have been used to aggravate criminal charges against Palestine Action activists, and they certainly shouldn't be used to ban them,” said Amnesty UK
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Ted Cruz is a bought-and-paid-for puppet of the Zio•nist lobby, funded by AIPAC, Sheldon Adelson, and other pro-Israel billionaires. ▪️From sabotaging the Iran deal to justifying ge•no•ci•de in G•a•z•a, his career is a testament to corruption. #vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
In an official press release, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) stated that Israel has been “suffocating Gaza with deliberate shortages of food, medicine and fuel.”
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
In a new statement, Maersk announced it has “temporarily” suspended shipping to Haifa Port, occupied Palestine, as Iranian st•rik•es continue to directly impact targets across Israel.
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Meta isn’t the only one making moves—Microsoft is investing in small modular nuclear reactors, while Amazon is securing long-term energy deals with utilities. It’s part of a new strategy: to keep AI running around the clock, you need an energy grid that never flinches. #vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
In a surprise operation early Saturday, Iran launched several drones toward multiple Israeli targets, a number of which successfully bypassed Israel’s air defenses. A number of confirmed h•its were recorded, including one in Beisan. #vpol
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Vpol (VocalPolitics) @vocalpolitics.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
An Israeli helicopter was recorded chasing an Iranian Shahed drone over occupied Palestine. #vpol
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