!["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: Maritime security
‘Holding world to ransom,’ claims NZ defence minister over Yemen action
RNZ News
New Zealand's defence minister has defended a decision to send six NZ Defence Force staff to the Middle East to help "take out"...
Samoa confirms China-backed Vaiusu Bay port project shelved
RNZ Pacific
Samoa's new prime minister has opted not to proceed with a China-backed port development project championed by her predecessor.
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa said the...
Michael Field: Murky background to Vanuatu’s Chinese fishing boat arrests
COMMENT: By Michael Field
Docked and under some kind of arrest in Port Vila, Vanuatu, are two Chinese flagged fishing boats, allegedly caught in unauthorised...
Indonesia and Japan agree to step up maritime security, plan rail...
Indonesia and Japan have agreed to step up maritime security and start discussions on a major railway project to link Jakarta and Surabaya in...
!["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")
