Categories Blogs Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections citing “huge risk” and “split” for Ukraine – CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-election-war-russia-zelenskyy/ Post author By Mike Nova Post date August 23, 2026 Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections citing “huge risk” and “split” for Ukraine – CBS News cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-ele… ← #Iran #MeccaAgreement #Israel Iran is ready to join the Mecca Agreement on mutual defense – AI Mode Iran has reportedly received an invitation to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and has stated that the proposal is currently under consideration. While Iranian officials view the creation of a regional “security umbrella” as a victory that aligns with their long-term foreign policy goals, neither Iran’s senior leadership nor the pact’s three founding nations have officially confirmed the invitation. [1, 2, 3] Key Details of the Potential Alignment The Invitation: Mehdi Rahimi, head of the Iranian parliament’s Khaneh Mellat news agency, stated that Tehran received an invitation to join th → Iran is ready to join the Mecca Agreement on mutual defense – Google Search https://www.google.com/search?num=10&newwindow=1&sca_esv=cd3e70ce1f861720&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1133US1133&aep=1&cs=0&sxsrf=APpeQntZ6gIS_3uKlEV0oB8dFo-QNJZz8A:1787499922953&q=Iran+is+ready+to+join+the+Mecca+Agreement+on+mutual+defense&source=lnms&fbs=ABfTbFUKxsRzeFf4ekj2qV4IfY-Mq9YMMCkSeNo_4isHTWzzS_JQAUiIbDRKI8zmZ7z-fhbGLc_ORuGkEhys-6rAElZ-VsBFpmLvTj9LSLzUKuOaCnc8m34TKcvh48QX9umjMF7jmeosnd0TIp1pOkQhzcQTGXDPgLh–sflsWSxezy1L-PE0NW234okQkJl-fWNgCAtCbrP3vt5LwhWnBx4UPvXYktscemjziVu1TCSqZ-OgUalMJU&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh98WPjLeWAxXapIkEHXwBDuIQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1536&bih=695&dpr=1.25&new…