Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar intervenes, talks reportedly held with Yemeni govt.
Nimisha Priya case
Kozhikode: In a significant diplomatic effort, prominent Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar has intervened in the case of Nimisha Priya, a Malayali nurse from Palakkad who faces execution in Yemen. It is reported that Kanthapuram has initiated communication with the Yemeni government and the family of the deceased Yemeni national, Talal Abdu Mahdi.
Nimisha Priya, convicted in the 2017 murder case of Talal, is currently on death row in a Yemeni prison. Her execution is reportedly scheduled for July 16.
Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal has urged both the state and central governments to intensify efforts, stating that only a few days remain. He also demanded that a state ministerial delegation meet the Prime Minister immediately and that the Kerala Chief Minister take personal responsibility for pursuing a resolution.
Several political leaders have also extended support for Nimisha’s release, including MPs K. Radhakrishnan, John Brittas, Kodikunnil Suresh, Chandy Oommen (MLA), Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, and Kerala Congress (M) Chairman Jose K. Mani. Nimisha, a native of Kollangode in Palakkad, has been imprisoned in Yemen since 2017.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
