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Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic’s most experienced and influential policy makers. Source link

Tehran residents tell the BBC they’re caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power. Source link

“As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’s collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts,” he said of Bondi. Bondi has been asked to appear on 14 April. Source link

In December, the Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service said it had crippled three vessels in two weeks in the Black Sea, including the Dashan which it said had suffered “critical damage”. Just over a week later, the Quendil oil tanker was hit in the Mediterranean. Source link

These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say. Source link

Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old ex-diplomat, is accused of involvement in the assassination of the independence hero. Source link

Moldova has a population of 2.4 million, but Russia still has a military base in the Russian-speaking, breakaway region of Transnistria, which lies along much of Moldova’s eastern border with Ukraine. Local TV reports say oil has been spotted in Transnistria although officials there do not expect to impose restrictions on drinking water. Source link

The deaths of Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Basij force have not been confirmed by Iranian authorities. Source link

US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump’s initial request to send ships to the crucial oil route. Source link

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump “started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby”. Source link