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Iranian president frames country’s foreign policy around mutual respect, vows continued resistance against oppression

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is grounded in expanding friendly relations based on mutual respect and shared interests, declaring that colonialism and exploitation have no place in the future world.

He invoked Iran’s cultural traditions of tolerance alongside its history of resistance against oppression, framing both as pillars of an enduring national identity.

سیاست مسلم ج.ا ایران گسترش رابطه دوستانه با احترام متقابل و بر اساس منافع مشترک است.
سیاست استعمار و استثمار جایی در جهان آینده نخواهد داشت.
همانقدر که مدارا در فرهنگ مردم ما ریشه دارد، مبارزه با ظلم در تاریخ این سرزمین می‌درخشد. این هویت برای اعتلای نام ایران تداوم خواهد یافت.
— Masoud Pezeshkian (@drpezeshkian) May 8, 2026

Iranian FM accuses U.S. of sabotaging diplomacy with military adventurism, warns Iran will never bow to pressure

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused the United States of repeatedly choosing reckless military action whenever a diplomatic solution is within reach, questioning whether it was a deliberate pressure tactic or the result of a spoiler manipulating the President into another quagmire. He warned that regardless of the cause, the outcome would remain the same – Iranians, he said, never bow to pressure.

Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure. Is it a crude pressure tactic? Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire?

Whatever the causes, outcome is the same: Iranians never bow to pressure. pic.twitter.com/ev7dMIebNB
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) May 8, 2026

Al Jaber warns global oil investment near decade low, risks future supply crisis amid current disruptions

UAE Minister of Industry and COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber warned that global investment in oil exploration, development, and production is approaching its lowest level in a decade at $400 billion, even as global inventories continue to decline.

He cautioned that without significant new investment, the current disruptions to supply chains and maritime routes could escalate into a major supply crisis down the line.

Global upstream oil investment is near 10-year lows at just $400 billion, even as inventories keep falling. Without major new investment, today’s disruption could become tomorrow’s supply crunch.
— Dr. Sultan Al Jaber (@SultanAlJaber) May 8, 2026

Habtoor praises Trump’s decades-long determination, calls his persistence a lesson regardless of political views

Emirati business magnate Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor praised President Donald Trump’s tenacity and determination, noting that Trump had been eyeing the presidency since the late 1980s with his first formal attempt around 1999-2000.

While making clear he does not agree with everything Trump says or does, Habtoor said the level of determination Trump displayed – enduring years of criticism, setbacks, and attacks before ultimately succeeding – is rare and worth recognising as a lesson in persistence, regardless of one’s political views.

One has to admire the tenacity, persistence, and determination of President Donald Trump.

If the records are correct, he had been seriously eyeing the Presidency since the late 1980s, with his first formal attempt beginning around 1999–2000.

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— Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor (@KhalafAlHabtoor) May 8, 2026