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WATCH: Macron gets slapped in the face during meet and greet

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French President Emmanuel Macron was greeting citizens Tuesday in the small town Tain-l’Hermitage when a man took the opportunity to slap him in the face. Macron was not injured, and continued the meet and greet.

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As he attacked Macron, the man yelled a centuries old war cry and also said “Down with Macron.” The man, along with the person with him, have both been arrested.

“I’m always going to meet people,” Macron said Tuesday evening. “Some people express anger, sometimes disarray … that’s legitimate anger, and we will continue to respond. Stupidity and violence, no, not in democracy.”

But in the end, Macron said it was an isolated incident so he was not afraid for his safety. “We must not let isolated acts, ultra-violent individuals, like there had been some also in protests, dominate the public debate: they don’t deserve it,” he said.

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Iran and Iraq sign controversial five-year contract to continue export of natural gas

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Despite the Biden administration having ‘strongly suggested’ that Iraqis find other ways solve their production problems, they have signed a new deal with Iran. Iraq’s ministry of electricity announced a finalized agreement on Wednesday, of which the Iran regime has signed a five-year contract to continue the export of natural gas for use in Iraq’s power generating plants.

Iraq will import up to 50 million cubic meters per day of the vital fuel; prior, Iraq had been procuring approximately half of that amount from Iranian suppliers, according to The Foreign Desk News.

The outlet notes this relationship between American adversaries has often brought criticism from Washington because the imports and their payments are subject to U.S. sanctions. The government in Baghdad must ask for waivers from the State Department to complete their purchases.

The Foreign Desk News goes on to explain:

Iran’s national gas company has been provisioning their neighbor for the last 10 years, as Iraq has long suffered domestic production problems due to corruption and inadequate infrastructure.

Most of the natural gas that Iraq imports is used to produce power for an unstable and maintenance-prone electrical grid. Service outages are common amid the country’s growing consumption and many residents frequently must rely on private generators during times of disruption.

Including the electricity that Iraq directly purchases from Iran, the Islamic republic is reported to be responsible for supplying nearly a quarter of the country’s total power use.

 

 

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