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Iran, Weakened by Trump, Turns to Russia to Help Save Its Nuclear Ambitions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached out to his counterpart in Russia, Sergey Lavrov, on Monday in anticipation of a United Nations vote to potentially condemn the former’s illicit nuclear program – an admission of weakness following nearly a year of aggressive White House policies to curtail Iran’s malign international influence.

ISFAHAN NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY CENTER, IRAN -- JUNE 22, 2025: 06 Maxar satellite imagery provi

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Swarm Disastrous COP30 Climate Conference in Brazil

The COP30 climate doom conference in Brazil has been a comedy of errors, beginning with the conference hosts cutting down a rainforest to accommodate all the carbon-spewing vehicles the attendees were driving, and ending with indigenous protesters blockading the entrance to the conference resort on Friday because they were angry about their rainforest getting cut down. The UK Guardian added to the black comedy on Friday by complaining that the event was teeming with lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry.

An Indigenous man holds a sign demanding respect for the Amazon next to an image of Indige