Iran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and Russia’s deputy prime minister for transport have underscored the need to accelerate the implementation of the strategic North–South Corridor during high-level talks in Tehran.
Ali Larijani met and held talks with Vitaly Savelyev at the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday.
The meeting followed agreements reached at the highest level between the presidents of the two countries and aimed at removing existing obstacles and moving the project into its operational phase.
During the talks, both sides reviewed the North–South Corridor as a key geopolitical component shaping regional connectivity.
North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a network of ship, rail and road routes spanning over seven thousand kilometers connecting northern Europe with Southern Asia.
Larijani said Iran has made a firm decision to operationalize the corridor, pledging that all executive and institutional hurdles would be removed in the near term....more below
The prices of some life-saving medicines have soared to levels that are unaffordable for ordinary people in Venezuela as the United States has ramped up military presence in the Caribbean off Venezuela's coast, alongside escalating sanctions, blockades and military threats against the oil-rich South American nation since late August.
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At a northeastern suburb in the capital city Caracas, locals can still purchase most of the commonly used medicines at a major supermarket, where some antibiotics have been sold out, and some first-aid medicines and supplies have become too costly for ordinary residents.
"I'm here mainly to buy antibiotics. I have problems with my lungs. But I can't get all I want, such as vancomycin," said a resident named Alfonso.
"Recent tensions have affected the supplies and prices of drugs. The prices of cancer drugs, insulin drugs and albumin are very high, and most patients here cannot afford them," said Giovanna Gonzalez a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is prepared to use military force to achieve the goals of its special military operation if Ukraine continues to delay peace talks.
During an inspection of a Russian armed forces command post on Saturday, Putin stressed that Moscow will not allow Kiev’s obstruction to prevent progress.
“If the Kiev authorities do not want to resolve the matter peacefully, we will accomplish all the tasks before us in the course of the special military operation by military means,” he said.
The Russian leader noted that the Ukrainian authorities are not moving toward a peaceful resolution, adding, “We see that even today, unfortunately, the leaders of the Kiev regime are in no hurry to resolve this conflict peacefully. I spoke about this a year ago in a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
Putin also received reports from Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and commanders of Russia’s “Centre” and “East” military groups.
Meanwhile, ...
