!["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")
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Fate of NZ research centre highlights university ‘blindness’, media freedom
SPECIAL REPORT: By Dr Lee Duffield
The launch of a New Zealand project to produce more Pacific news and provide a “voice for the voiceless”...
Gavin Ellis: The Pacific Media Centre must break free to survive
THE KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis
For many years I thought universities were the ideal place to establish centres of investigative journalism excellence. Now I’m...
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism closes after 25 years
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism, one of the flagships of investigative journalism, has been closed after 25 years in a controversial decision by...
!["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")
