Last night, in Resolution 1500, the UN Security Council welcomed the formation of the Governing Council in Iraq, but refrained from recognizing it as proposed by the United States, and also welcomed the establishment of a UN representative mission in Iraq. Only Syria abstained from voting and declared that the other members had voted under US pressure.
Yesterday at 4:10 PM US time, electricity was cut off in five northeastern US states and parts of southeastern Canada, and it has still not been restored after 24 hours, causing major damage and embarrassment for the United States, which had committed to preventing a recurrence after the major blackout of 1977. Trains, airlines, airports, water treatment plants, pumps, and most major industrial, service, and commercial centers have shut down, people are commuting on foot, and cities are closed. Officials have not yet given a clear explanation for the cause of the outage, only emphasizing that it was not due to sabotage. The US wants to blame Canada, but Canada does not accept this.
In Iraq today, the Americans also faced difficult conditions; in Baqubah, there were hours of clashes with locals, resulting in casualties on both sides, and in many other areas there were also confrontations and casualties. In Basra, the British also suffered losses. There were two cases of fire and explosions in oil pipelines. A massive demonstration against the US took place in Sadr City, Baghdad, after Friday prayers, despite the US having apologized for the clash a few days ago with people over the removal of an Islamic flag from atop a telecommunications tower, which resulted in casualties. The UNICEF fund has warned about the dangers threatening Iraqi children.
Last night, in Resolution 1500, the UN Security Council welcomed the formation of the Governing Council in Iraq, but refrained from recognizing it as proposed by the United States, and also welcomed the establishment of a UN representative mission in Iraq. Only Syria abstained from voting and declared that the other members had voted under US pressure.
In India, coinciding with the anniversary of India's independence, several sabotage operations were carried out with dozens of casualties.
Again in today's Friday prayers, criticisms were made regarding the Majlis resolution on joining the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. In the evening, Sheikh Hossein Hashemian [former representative of Rafsanjan] came and gave explanations regarding the progress of preparations for the water transfer project from Chaharmahal to Rafsanjan.
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