!["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: Instability
PNG’s political system ‘being hijacked’ by leaders, warns analyst over election
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby
Only two of Papua New Guinea's general elections -- in 1992 and 1997 -- have had some semblance of...
France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia independence vote
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, Patrice Faure, has confirmed the December 12 date for the independence referendum, fuelling tension...
A View From Afar: How covid-19 has become a trigger of...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
In this episode of A View from Afar, Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning are joined by David Robie to discuss how...
!["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")
