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UPDATE: 8:00 PM
Government of Canada Releases Statement on Malicious Cyber Activity
OTTAWA – June 3, 2024 – Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement:
“The Government of Canada takes any attempts to undermine our national security seriously. We continue to take action to protect the Canadian public from malicious cyber activity and foreign interference. This statement is being issued to raise awareness of the threat to Canada and the Canadian public posed by malicious cyber activity by foreign states and their affiliates.
Certain foreign states – including the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Russia, Iran, and North Korea – are conducting wide-ranging and long-term campaigns to compromise government and private sector computer systems. These states obtain information that can be used to interfere with our political systems and our critical infrastructure and can be used to threaten or harm people in Canada.
Jordan Makes Biggest Drugs Bust in Years at Saudi Border
AMMAN, June 5 (Reuters) – Jordan has foiled two plots to smuggle millions of Captagon pills through a border post to Saudi Arabia, the biggest seizure in years of drugs bound for lucrative Gulf markets from what Jordanian security officials say are Syria-based gangs with ties to Iran.
The haul was discovered hidden in a shipment of construction vehicles at the Omari crossing in Jordan’s eastern desert before it was due to enter Saudi Arabia, officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
Law enforcement authorities had for weeks tracked two separate operations bringing the consignment of drugs into Jordan across the northern border with Syria. Unlike in previous busts that were carried out as drugs entered Jordan, the authorities waited to make the seizure until the drugs transited through the country and were due to leave.
UPDATE: 6:00 PM
IAEA Board Passes Resolution Against Iran on Cooperation, Inspectors
VIENNA, June 5 (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the watchdog and reverse its recent barring of inspectors despite concerns Tehran would respond with atomic escalation.
The resolution was passed by a vote of 20 in favour and two against with 12 abstentions, diplomats said. It follows up on the last resolution 18 months ago that ordered Iran to comply urgently with a years-long International Atomic Energy Agency investigation into uranium traces found at undeclared sites.
While the number of sites under investigation has been narrowed to two from three, Iran still has yet to give the IAEA satisfactory answers on how the traces got there.
UPDATE: 10:30 AM
Iran’s Presence In Syria In May 2024 | Nearly 40 Fatalities In Aerial And Ground Attacks…Ongoing Efforts By Cultural Centres To Lure Children
Iran and its proxy militias have unprecedented influence in most areas under the “symbolic” regime control, as neither attacks by Israel and the International Coalition, nor the “cold war” with Russia could hinder the alarming entrenchment and expansion of these forces across Syria. Strengthening their presence and promoting their ideology, the Iranians are still carrying on with their systematic plan to change the demography of different areas throughout Syria’s geography.
In the following report, SOHR highlights the key developments in areas dominated by the Iranians in May 2024.
SOHR activists documented the death of 37 Iranian-backed militiamen in ground and aerial attacks across Syria in April 2024; they are as follows:
- Ten non-Syrian militiamen were killed in Israeli strikes.
- Seven Syrian militiamen were killed in Israeli strikes.
- 12 Syrian militiaman cooperating with Hezbollah were assassinated.
- Eight Syrian militiamen were killed by ISIS.
UPDATE: 9:00 AM
Iran’s Assets in The Struggle for Freedom
Over the decades, Iran’s people have paid a heavy price for freedom from the clutches of the evil regime of the mullahs. And although many brave people have laid their lives down for freedom, Iran lacks nothing to reach this final destiny.
The greatest asset of the Iranian people is the uprisings that have never ceased from June 20, 1981, to 1999, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2022, and now, and whose flames of demands have never been extinguished. These uprisings have gradually connected the demands of the initial pioneers and the subsequent ones, and now have matured into the demands of most of society. These uprisings are the principal common and national asset for rejecting any kind of dictatorship.
The evolution of the uprisings has clarified the positions and nature of forces with the criterion of their quality of demarcation from the rule of the current regime.
Inflation, Recession, Misery, And Corruption Under The Mullahs’ Regime In Iran
On the anniversary of the death of Iranian regime supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini, amid the unpredictable loss of former regime president Ebrahim Raisi, known as the “Executioner of 1988,” and faced with premature presidential elections, supreme leader Ali Khamenei spoke of a crisis for the mullahs’ reime that he had repeatedly denied or downplayed: intensified divisions and defections among supporters linked to his office. Despite granting enormous licenses to plunder the country’s resources to his supporters and showing no hesitation in giving even more privileges, the ruling mafia factions have no qualms about clawing at and wounding each other to seize the property of Iran’s oppressed people. The result is a disgrace for the religious fascism that Khamenei is trying to cover up. He says, “In the electoral competition between candidates, ethics must prevail. Badmouthing, slander, and mudslinging damage the national reputation.”
Qezel Hesar Prison: Egregious Assault on Political Prisoner’s Wife
In a shocking incident at Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, female guards humiliated and assaulted the wife of a political prisoner under the guise of a body search. This incident highlights the ongoing abuse and mistreatment of political prisoners and their families within the facility.
The brutality of this incident was so severe that the victim experienced bleeding and psychological trauma. The guards involved, identified as Fatemeh Sadat Rasoul and Zahra Sadat Rasoul, are relatives of the prison’s head of security, Sadat Rasoul.
This assault sparked outrage among the inmates. Reports from within the prison indicate that in response, guards led by Sadat Rasoul prepared to attack inmates in Unit 1, Hall 7.
Palestinian Presidency Condemns Khamenei’s Remarks on Gaza Conflict
The Palestinian presidency sharply rebuked remarks made by Iran regime’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, on Monday. Khamenei had praised the October 7 attack on southern Israel and the subsequent conflict in Gaza, which the Palestinian leadership perceived as an exploitation of their struggle. During a ceremony in Tehran marking the 35th anniversary of Ruhollah Khomeini’s death, Khamenei commended Hamas’ unprecedented assault, calling it a significant blow to Israel and a disruption of plans by Israel and the United States to alter regional dynamics. He also stated that the attack had drawn global attention to the Palestinian cause.
France, Britain, and Germany Criticize Iran regime’s Non-Cooperation with IAEA
On Monday, June 3, France, Britain, and Germany voiced strong criticism of Iran’s lack of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This criticism was formalized in a draft resolution presented to the Board of Governors of the IAEA.
The French news agency, citing two diplomats, confirmed the presentation of this resolution, which targets the Iran regime’s opaque nuclear activities.
Reuters also reported that the draft resolution called for clarity regarding uranium particles found at three undeclared sites within Iran, echoing similar demands made two years ago.
Khamenei’s Admission: The Al-Aqsa Storm Operation and Its Impact
Khamenei’s address at Khomeini’s tomb on Monday, June 3rd, was a significant and pivotal speech. In this address, Khamenei’s comprehensive impasse was visible.
Khamenei focused on two critical issues for his regime’s survival and elaborated on each. This time, he openly supported the operation known as “Al-Aqsa Storm” by Hamas. Khamenei began his remarks by saying: “The Al-Aqsa Storm operation that occurred last year on October 7th was exactly what our region needed. It was a response to a significant regional need. The Al-Aqsa Storm operation took place precisely when the region needed it. At such a critical juncture, the Al-Aqsa Storm attack commenced and disrupted all of the enemy’s plans.”
Khamenei’s Acknowledgement of Orchestrating the So-Called Al-Aqsa Storm Operation “The October 7th storm disrupted the enemy’s meticulously crafted plans. Given the developments over the past eight months, there is little hope they can resurrect this plan.
Canada, Vancouver—June 1, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution.
Vancouver, Canada—June 1, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a rally to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution. They also protested against the increasing wave of executions by the Iranian regime.
Gothenburg, Sweden—June 1, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution
Gothenburg, Sweden—June 1, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a rally to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution, while also protesting against the increasing wave of executions by the Iranian regime.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – June 4, 2024
