Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei stated on Friday, May 1st that Iran remains open to dialogue with the United States, but rejected any policy “imposed” under threat. This declaration comes amid a deadlock in negotiations between the US and Iran aimed at ending the Middle East war permanently.
“The Islamic Republic has never avoided negotiations (…) but we will certainly not accept being imposed” a policy, said Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei in a video broadcast on the judiciary’s website, Mizan Online. “We do not approve of war in any way, we do not want war, we do not want it to continue,” he added. Follow our live updates.
Costly for France: Patrols by Rafale fighter jets, mobilization of crews, engagement of the national navy, ammunition, fuel—The war in the Middle East has cost France “at least one billion euros in foreign operations in two months,” according to a government source.
Anti-aircraft defense triggered in Tehran on Thursday night. According to the Tasnim news agency, systems were activated “to counter small drones and reconnaissance drones,” without providing further details. “The noise of the anti-aircraft defense ceased after about 20 minutes of activity and response against small drones,” the same source reported, adding that the Iranian capital is back to a “normal situation.”
Seventeen dead in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon: Despite the ceasefire in place since April 17, new Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon resulted in 17 deaths on Thursday, as reported by the Ministry of Health. “Israeli violations persist in the South despite the ceasefire, as well as the demolition and leveling of homes and places of worship, while the number of casualties increases day by day,” lamented Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
