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U.N. Grants Iran Vice-Chairmanship on Body for Democracy and Women’s Rights

The latest uproar at the embattled United Nations exploded on Thursday, as Iran — a country that brutally oppresses women and just murdered thousands of its own citizens to thwart a popular uprising — was named vice-chair of the U.N. Commission for Social Development (CSocD), an agency whose purview includes women’s rights and democracy.

Title: Romania Iran Protests Image ID: 26024608777289 Article: A woman holds a map of Iran

Iran Claims U.N. Chief Congratulated It on Anniversary of Islamist Revolution

The Iranian government held rallies on Wednesday to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, in an obvious effort to demonstrate strength after massive protests threatened to topple the oppressive government last month. Controversy erupted when U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres allegedly wrote a letter to the president of Iran to congratulate him for the revolution that created the murderous regime in Tehran.

Title: UN General Assembly Iran Image ID: 24267817317510 Article: President of Iran Masoud

Hoaxers Push Fake El Paso Highway Closure Memo After Mexican Cartel Drone Incursions Thwarted in El Paso

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has debunked a hoax spread by disinformation that claimed major highways in and out of El Paso would be closed for a ten-day period. The time frame cited in the fake correspondence matches the duration of a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration in the area related to a cartel drone incursion into the El Paso metropolitan area.

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