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Monday 23 May 2022
Iran Revolutionary Guard colonel is shot dead in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A se- five times in his unarmored Khodaei’s prominence in
nior member of Iran’s pow- Iranian-made Kia Pride, the murky structure of the
erful Revolutionary Guard state media said, right off a Guard’s overseas opera-
was killed outside his home highly secure street home tions.
in Tehran on Sunday by to Iran’s parliament. Those operations have
unidentified gunmen on a Reports identified Khodaei come under repeated Is-
motorbike, state TV report- only as a “defender of the raeli air attack in Syria. An
ed. shrine,” a reference to Ira- Israeli strike near the Syrian
Although the Guard gave nians who fight against capital of Damascus killed
only scant detail about the extremist Islamic State two Guard members in
the attack that occurred group in Syria and Iraq March, prompting Iran to
in broad daylight in the within the Guard’s elite retaliate by firing a missile
heart of Iran’s capital, the Quds force that oversees barrage into northern Iraq.
group blamed the killing on foreign operations. Security forces were pur-
“global arrogance,” typi- Little information was pub- suing the suspected as-
cally code for the United licly available about Kho- sailants, state TV reported,
States and Israel. daei, as Quds officers tend without offering further de-
That accusation, as well to be shadowy figures car- tails or giving a motive for
as the style of the brazen rying out secretive military the killing.
killing, raised the possibil- missions supporting Hezbol- Around the same time,
ity of a link with other mo- lah, the Lebanese militant state-run media said the
torbike slayings previously group, and other militias in Revolutionary Guard’s
attributed to Israel in Iran, Syria, Iraq and elsewhere. security forces had un-
such as those targeting the The Tehran prosecutor ar- covered and arrested
country’s nuclear scientists. rived at the crime scene members of an Israeli intel-
There was no immediate within hours of the killing ligence network operat-
In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA,
family members of Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei weep over his claim of responsibility for to investigate and de- ing in the country, without
body at his car after being shot by two assailants in Tehran, Iran, the attack. manded police urgently elaborating on whether
Sunday, May 22, 2022. The two assailants shot Col. arrest the perpetrators. The they had any connection
Associated Press Hassan Sayyad Khodaei probe’s speed suggested to Khodaei’s slaying.q

Australian Labor topples conservatives; PM faces early tests

By ROD McGUIRK great country that a son mate change with a more
Associated Press of a single mom who was ambitious 43% reduction in
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) a disability pensioner, who greenhouse gas emissions
— Australia’s center-left op- grew up in public housing by 2030 and net zero emis-
position party toppled the down the road in Camp- sions by 2050.
conservative government erdown can stand before Morrison’s Liberal party-
after almost a decade in you tonight as Australia’s led coalition was seeking
power, and Prime Minister- prime minister,” Albanese a fourth three-year term. It
elect Anthony Albanese in said. held the narrowest of ma-
his Saturday election victo- “Every parent wants more jorities — 76 seats in the
ry speech promised sharper for the next generation 151-member House of Rep-
reductions in greenhouse than they had. My mother resentatives, where parties
gas emissions while he fac- dreamt of a better life for need a majority to form
es an early foreign policy me. And I hope that my a government. In early
test. journey in life inspires Aus- counting on Saturday, the
Prime Minister Scott Mor- tralians to reach for the coalition was on track to Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese holds his dog, Toto, after
rison said he quickly con- stars,” he added. win 51 seats, Labor 72, 10 he and his partner Jodie Haydon, left, voted in Sydney, Australia,
ceded defeat despite Albanese will be sworn in were unaligned lawmak- Saturday, May 21, 2022.
millions of votes yet to be as prime minister after his ers and 18 were too close Associated Press
counted because an Aus- Labor party clinched its first to call. again if the party falls short “What we have achieved
tralian leader must attend electoral win since 2007. The major parties bled of a 76-seat majority. here is extraordinary,” teal
a Tokyo summit on Tues- Labor has promised more votes to fringe parties and As well as campaign- candidate and former for-
day with U.S. President Joe financial assistance and a independents, which in- ing against Labor, Morri- eign correspondent Zoe
Biden, Japanese Prime robust social safety net as creases the likelihood of a son’s conservative Liberals Daniels said in her victory
Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia grapples with the hung parliament and a mi- fought off a new challenge speech.
Indian Prime Minister Nar- highest inflation since 2001 nority government. from so-called teal inde- “Safe Liberal seat. Two-
endra Modi. and soaring housing prices. Australia most recent hung pendent candidates to key term incumbent. Indepen-
Albanese, who has de- The party also plans to in- parliaments were from government lawmakers’ dent,” she added.
scribed himself as the only crease minimum wages, 2010-13, and during World reelection in party strong- The teal independents are
candidate with a “non- and on the foreign policy War II. holds. marketed as a greener
Anglo Celtic name” to run front, it proposed to estab- The minor Australian Greens At least four Liberal law- shade than the Liberal Par-
for prime minister in the 121 lish a Pacific defense school party appeared to have in- makers appeared to have ty’s traditional blue color
years that the office has to train neighboring armies creased its representation lost their seats to teal inde- and want stronger govern-
existed, referred to his own in response to China’s po- from a single seat to three. pendents including Liberal ment action on reducing
humble upbringing in the tential military presence on The Greens supported a Party deputy leader Josh Australia’s greenhouse gas
Sydney suburb of Camper- the Solomon Islands on Aus- Labor minority government Frydenberg, who had been emissions than either the
down. tralia’s doorstep. in 2010, and will likely sup- considered Morrison’s most government or Labor are
“It says a lot about our It also wants to tackle cli- port a Labor administration likely successor. proposing.q