Moscow ‘unwilling' to help Tehran beyond sending ‘thoughts and prayers'
ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre Visiting Fellow Dr Matthew Sussex says Moscow is "unwilling' to help Tehran beyond 'expressions of support and thoughts and prayers'.
This past week, Iran has endured Israeli and US strikes but has received very little help from Russia.
This comes after Russia and Iran signed a new strategic partnership to seal their alliance at the beginning of this year.
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Trump says PM Netanyahu's trial should be dropped
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Hamas has said it would release the hostages if Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire and withdraws from the strip. It has refused to discuss disarmament. The war was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing close to 1200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's retaliatory war in the Gaza Strip has so far killed 56,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, most of them civilians, and destroyed much of the coastal strip. with AP Dozens of Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian West Bank town, sparking a confrontation that ended with Israeli forces killing three Palestinians. Both Palestinian and Israeli authorities have confirmed that three Palestinians were killed and seven wounded in the violence in Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah. An Israeli military statement said dozens of Israelis set fire to property, and military and police forces were dispatched after receiving a report of ensuing violence that included an exchange of stone-throwing. The military statement said several Palestinians opened fire and hurled rocks at the forces, who returned the fire. Five Israeli suspects were arrested. An Israeli army officer was lightly wounded. The violence followed an attack in the south of the Gaza strip which killed seven Israeli soldiers, in the military's deadliest day in the territory since it broke a ceasefire with Hamas in March. The soldiers were killed when a explosive device planted on the armoured vehicle they were travelling in ignited a fire, the military said. The latest deaths are likely to increase public pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a permanent ceasefire in the enclave and end the nearly two-year-long war, a move strongly opposed by hardline members of his ruling coalition. 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Netanyahu has demanded that Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, release the hostages, relinquish any future role in the enclave and lay down its weapons in order to end the war. Hamas has said it would release the hostages if Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire and withdraws from the strip. It has refused to discuss disarmament. The war was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing close to 1200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's retaliatory war in the Gaza Strip has so far killed 56,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, most of them civilians, and destroyed much of the coastal strip. with AP Dozens of Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian West Bank town, sparking a confrontation that ended with Israeli forces killing three Palestinians. 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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents the relatives of some captives, this week called on the United States to push for a comprehensive deal that would secure the release of the hostages. Twenty hostages remain in captivity in the strip while Hamas is also holding the bodies of 30 who have died. Netanyahu has demanded that Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, release the hostages, relinquish any future role in the enclave and lay down its weapons in order to end the war. Hamas has said it would release the hostages if Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire and withdraws from the strip. It has refused to discuss disarmament. The war was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing close to 1200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's retaliatory war in the Gaza Strip has so far killed 56,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, most of them civilians, and destroyed much of the coastal strip. with AP
The Advertiser
33 minutes ago
- The Advertiser
Trump says PM Netanyahu's trial should be dropped
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Israeli President Issac Herzog has the power to pardon Netanyahu but has been quoted by Israeli media as saying that a pardon is "not currently on the table." He also said that "no such request had been made," according to the reports. Trump extolled Netanyahu and said in his post: "It was the United States of America that saved Israel, and now it is going to be the United States of America that saves Bibi Netanyahu." That appeared to be a reference to US involvement and support for Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Trump announced a ceasefire on Monday. It was unclear if Trump meant the US could do anything to aid Netanyahu in his legal battle. The Republican president described the case against the Israeli leader as a "witch-hunt," a term Trump has frequently applied to US attempts to prosecute him US President Donald Trump has called for Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or cancel his trial on corruption charges. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust - all of which Netanyahu denies. The trial began in 2020 and involves three criminal cases. He has pleaded not guilty. "Bibi Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State (of Israel)," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that he had learned that Netanyahu was due to appear in court on Monday. Israeli media have reported that cross-examination of Netanyahu began on June 3 in a Tel Aviv court and was expected to take about a year to complete. Israeli President Issac Herzog has the power to pardon Netanyahu but has been quoted by Israeli media as saying that a pardon is "not currently on the table." He also said that "no such request had been made," according to the reports. Trump extolled Netanyahu and said in his post: "It was the United States of America that saved Israel, and now it is going to be the United States of America that saves Bibi Netanyahu." That appeared to be a reference to US involvement and support for Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Trump announced a ceasefire on Monday. It was unclear if Trump meant the US could do anything to aid Netanyahu in his legal battle. The Republican president described the case against the Israeli leader as a "witch-hunt," a term Trump has frequently applied to US attempts to prosecute him
