Current News: U.S. Counterintelligence: A 5-6 – Assessment … How efficient and useful is the CIA? – Articles and Tweets currentnewschannels.blogspot…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Mar 12, 2026
Day: March 12, 2026
The investigation, called Venezuela II by the court, was referred to the court by Venezuela’s government in 2020, alleging that sanctions against the country had caused suffering and hardship, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
***
The referral from now-deposed President Nicolas Maduro alleges the suffering of Venezuelans from “the application of unlawful coercive measures adopted unilaterally by the government of the United States of America against Venezuela, at least since the year 2014.”
Venezuela alleged that “murder, extermination, deportation, persecution and other inhumane acts constituting crimes against humanity” were committed, the OTP said.
The ICC prosecutor determined that the “evidential requirements of causation and intent are not met.”
The evidence “must provide a reasonable basis to believe that sanctions by the United States of America led to murder, displacement or other alleged crimes,” the OTP said.
The decision is unrelated to the January 2026 events in Venezuela, the prosecutor noted.
In January, the United States invaded Venezuela, arrested Maduro and his wife and took them to Manhattan, where they await trial on drug trafficking charges.
The ICC prosecutor said it is still investigating “Venezuela I,” a case that doesn’t involve the United States.
The post ICC prosecutor clears U.S. over sanctions in Venezuela case appeared first on azeritimes.com.
The post ICC prosecutor clears U.S. over sanctions in Venezuela case first appeared on The South Caucasus News – SouthCaucasusNews.com.
🎯STRUCK: Hezbollah command centers in Beirut and southern Lebanon that were used to advance terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. Prior to the strikes, measures were taken to mitigate civilian harm.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 12, 2026
In Norwegian Arctic, civilian doctors, volunteer ‘casualties’ rehearse for war reut.rs/4rs9fbS reut.rs/4rs9fbS
— Reuters (@Reuters) Mar 12, 2026
The new Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, gave his first statement pledging to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
This was delivered not by Khamenei himself, but by a newsreader on Iranian state TV speaking over a photo of him, sparking further speculation as to his health and whereabouts.
Alex and James are joined by Jane Corbin, Panorama film maker, and Baran Abbasi, reporter and presenter for BBC Persian, to discuss what to make of the new Supreme Leader’s statement.
Plus, diplomatic correspondent, James Landale, joins Alex and James from Kyiv to analyse what the US-Israeli war with Iran means for the war in Ukraine and how President Zelensky and President Putin have responded.
You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord
Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.
New episodes released every day. If you’re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd
Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews
For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news
#BBCNews #Iran
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Did Mojtaba Khamenei actually write the statement?
02:25 What did the statement say?
07:00 How is Mojtaba Khamenei responding to the war?
15:58 How do Iranians feel about the war?
20:20 Iranians wait to celebrate Nowruz
22:50 How does the war in Iran affect Ukraine?
26:05 Zelensky’s view on the war in Iran
31:02 On the ground in Ukraine
34:50 Putin’s view on Iran
38:28 Is Russia involved in the Iran war?
