June 9th, 2026 - 07:56 GMT
ALBAWABA- Thousands of striking teachers blocked major roads in Mexico City on Tuesday, bringing parts of the capital to a standstill just 48 hours before the Azteca Stadium is scheduled to host the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa. The demonstrations were led by a breakaway faction of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) union, which has intensified its campaign against the ...
![Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures towards his Italian counterpart Emma Bonino as they give a joint press conference in Tehran on December 22, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/458836871_1.jpg?itok=6m0-boWI "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures towards his Italian counterpart Emma Bonino as they give a joint press conference in Tehran on December 22, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Former Iranian Intelligence Officer Heydar Moslehi believes that the nuclear deal has given the U.S. the "upper hand to control [Iran's] ideas in the direction it wants" (Atta Kenare/AFP)](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/iran_intelligence_moslehi.jpg?itok=JTz7bUUZ "Former Iranian Intelligence Officer Heydar Moslehi believes that the nuclear deal has given the U.S. the \"upper hand to control [Iran's] ideas in the direction it wants\" (Atta Kenare/AFP)")
![A general view shows the meeting of the Arab League Foreign ministers in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Dec.21,2013.[AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/mais_2.jpg?itok=RNbdJmRI "A general view shows the meeting of the Arab League Foreign ministers in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Dec.21,2013.[AFP]")
![President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday not to enact new sanctions on Iran in the near future. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/91308190.jpg?itok=vPcEPhAh "President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday not to enact new sanctions on Iran in the near future. [Getty Images]")
![Fresh expert-level talks between Iran and six major world powers have entered an unscheduled third day in Geneva. [presstv.ir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/338999_Geneva-talks.jpg?itok=55H5YDx8 "Fresh expert-level talks between Iran and six major world powers have entered an unscheduled third day in Geneva. [presstv.ir]")
