!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-218x150.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
Brandon Ulfsby
Brandon Ulfsby is a third year journalism student at Auckland University of Technology and a contributor to Asia Pacific Report and Te Waha Nui. He was awarded a Pacific Cooperation Foundation internship to Samoa in 2017.
Tuimalealiifano becomes new Head of State for Samoa
By Brandon Ulfsby in Apia
The Samoan Parliament confirmed today that Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II has been elected as the new Head of State.
His appointment...
First report tracking Samoan youth unemployment to help policy
By Brandon Ulfsby in Apia
A youth employment survey report in Samoa is seeking to inform government policy decisions after its findings take a closer...
!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-100x70.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
