In the past several months, approximately 30 schools across Iran have experienced poisonings of young girls, likely in an effort to prevent them from attending school. This follows the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in morality police custody in September, sparking a wave of protests throughout the country. 700 girls have been affected by toxic gas since November, with many hospitalized, but none have died. Investigations are ongoing as officials have yet to identify the source of the poisonings.
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President Joe Biden has strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's move to suspend his country's involvement in the last remaining arms control treaty with the U.S. Biden expressed his concern about the potential for Iran to be preparing to develop nuclear weapons and urged all countries to adhere to the New START treaty. In response to the threat to civilians, he directed the Pentagon to find a way to get Ukraine America's most advanced missile defense system, the Patriot.
Early Sunday morning, Israeli air strikes targeted a residential neighborhood in Damascus, killing at least five people and wounding 15. The rare, targeted strike damaged several buildings in the densely populated district close to Omayyad square, and was the first of its kind since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011. The attack has been widely condemned by the international community, with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling for an immediate de-escalation of the situation.
On Saturday, Iran celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution with nationwide protests and heightened tensions with the West. During President Ebrahim Raisi's speech at Tehran's Azadi Square, a group of anti-government hackers known as “Edalate Ali (Justice of Ali)” interrupted the event, with a voice shouting “Death to the dictator”. Raisi responded by appealing to the “deceived youth” to repent and be pardoned by Iran’s supreme leader. The protests began in September and have continued to grow, raising questions about how the government will respond.