United Nations Calls For Halting Pegasus Spyware Sales After Latest Zionist Regime Scandal

The United Nations called for halting the sale of surveillance software after what the report described as the latest Pegasus spyware scandal involving the “Zionist regime.”

“Unknown traders placed nearly $920 million in short positions on crude oil on May 6, just minutes before Axios published a report saying Washington and Tehran were nearing a deal to end their two-month war, according to data from Unusual Whales, a trading surveillance platform that monitors unusual market activity”

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The Associated Press, as cited by the Young Journalists Club, said UN experts pointed to the Pegasus spyware and called for halting the sale of such spyware until laws are drafted and enacted to regulate it so that human rights are not violated.

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The report said that last month, 17 media organizations revealed findings from global investigations into Pegasus owned by the “Zionist regime,” and that the program has been used by some countries to spy on journalists, political leaders, and some large corporations.

It also said that among those targeted were Imran Khan, Pakistan's prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, France's president, and that the Paris prosecutor's office was examining suspected use of Pegasus to target journalists, human rights activists, and politicians.

The report added that 17 journalists from seven countries filed a complaint with the Israeli company NSO Group, the maker of the spyware, to Reporters Without Borders.

Damascus said U.S. oil theft and related actions have caused Syria more than $111 billion in damages, according to Fars News Agency and a statement attributed to Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The report said the Foreign Ministry announced that the damage inflicted on Syrian soil by a direct attack by U.S. forces reached $25.9 billion, including $19.8 billion tied to losses from stolen oil and gas.

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It further said that the total value of damages to Syria's oil sector, direct and indirect, reached $111.9 billion, with direct damages including theft of oil, gas and metallic resources totaling $19.8 billion and destruction and theft of facilities amounting to $3.2 billion.

The statement attributed to SANA said indirect damages exceeded $86 billion, including the price of lost production due to a reduction in production compared with the planned average under normal operating conditions.

Damascus urged the United Nations to take action against the illegal presence of U.S. forces and to return Syria's oil and gas fields under occupation by American forces, and said it sent two separate messages to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council through its Permanent Mission in New York.

A trading surveillance account described as Unusual Whales said unknown traders placed nearly $920 million in short positions on crude oil on May 6, minutes before Axios published a report saying Washington and Tehran were nearing a deal to end their two-month war.

“According to Fars News Agency, Syria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (Wednesday) announced that the damage inflicted on Syrian soil by a direct attack by U”

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The report said the Axios piece was written by Barak Ravid, described as a journalist with close ties to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, and that Ravid is a former member of Israel's elite Unit 8200 intelligence corps.

It said Brent crude prices fell more than 10 percent following the report, from 108 to 97 per barrel, before recovering somewhat to 102 by market close, and that based on that price drop the unidentified traders would have earned roughly 125 million in profits.

The report also quoted Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian parliament's foreign policy and national security committee, saying on social media, "The Axios text is the Americans' wish list rather than a reality."

It added that Trump cited the Axios report to claim the US and Iran had had "good talks over the last 24 hours" and expressed confidence that a deal would be reached soon, while Iranian media dubbed the pattern "Operation Fauxios".