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The Israeli occupation issues threats to target buildings in the southern Lebanese villages of in Deir Kifa and Shhour

Berri: Lebanon is required to call for an urgent session of the Security Council to condemn Israeli violations

Berri: Lebanon must continue to submit complaints to the Security Council, and today it is required to call for an urgent session

Berri: Unfortunately, Lebanon, which is committed to Resolution 1701 and the cessation of hostilities agreement, has become the target of condemnation and criticism

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri: The Israeli enemy is repeating its crime of targeting civilians, children, students, most recently in the town of Al-Teri

Iranian Foreign Ministry: There is no logical justification for negotiating with a party that does not believe negotiations should be on an equal footing, boasts of its military aggression against Iran, and clearly seeks to impose its dictates on us

Iranian Foreign Ministry: There are currently no talks between Iran and the United States

Grossi, in his report to the IAEA Board of Governors: More work needs to be done in accordance with the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements

Grossi, in his report to the IAEA Board of Governors: There has been some progress, and we have returned to Iran and conducted more than 12 inspections

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi: Efforts and consultations with Iran are ongoing in an effort to restore normal inspection operations

Ex-US Sec Def: Trump wanted to shoot George Floyd protestors

By Al Mayadeen Net
Source: Agencies
2 May 2022 20:28

Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says in a memoir that Trump wanted police to shoot demonstrators around the White House.

Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper standing next to former US President Donald Trump

In a memoir that will be published later this month, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper revealed that former US President Donald Trump wanted police to shoot protestors around the White House demonstrating the death of George Floyd.

According to Axios, Trump allegedly told Esper in June 2020: "Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"

Esper wrote in his book "A Sacred Oath", that he then had to find out how to walk Trump back from this line of thought without "creating the mess I was trying to avoid".

The former Defense Secretary was fired by Trump after the November 2020 elections, which Trump lost to Joe Biden.

Esper's memoir was allowed to be published in its current form after being vetted at the highest levels of the Defense Department, according to Axios. It was reviewed by nearly three dozen 4-star generals, senior civilians, and some Cabinet members.

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