!["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")
Tag: Community transmission
Niue faces covid-19 community transmission for first time
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Niue government has confirmed the country is experiencing covid-19 community transmission for the first time since the virus...
Solomon Islands imposes 60 hour Honiara lockdown over covid outbreak
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
The Solomon islands government endorsed a 60 hour lockdown in the capital Honiara last night after an urgent special national...
NZ’s covid-zero strategy may be past its use-by date, but it...
ANALYSIS: By Michael Plank, University of Canterbury
The announcement this week that New Zealand will introduce a vaccination certificate by November is welcome news. Whether...
Bainimarama blames ‘protocol breach’ for second Fiji community covid case
By Praneeta Prakash in Suva
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says a breach in protocol in relation to the 53-year-old woman now testing positive of...
2 new covid-19 cases in NZ, but elimination target still stands
By Shaun Hendy; Alex James of University of Canterbury; Audrey Lustig of Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research; Michael Plank of University of Canterbury; Nicholas...
!["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")
