Denmark Withdraws Passport from ISIS Fighter

Inside an overcrowded Syrian prison where thousands of ISIS suspects await fate. (AFP)
Inside an overcrowded Syrian prison where thousands of ISIS suspects await fate. (AFP)
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Denmark Withdraws Passport from ISIS Fighter

Inside an overcrowded Syrian prison where thousands of ISIS suspects await fate. (AFP)
Inside an overcrowded Syrian prison where thousands of ISIS suspects await fate. (AFP)

Denmark’s government has withdrawn the Danish passport of a 25-year-old man with dual Turkish citizenship who joined the ISIS group — the first such case since a new law was passed last month.

The man’s lawyer, Mette Grith Stage, said Tuesday she was informed of the decision a day earlier and informed her client, whose location is not known.

Grith Stage told Danish media she would bring the ruling before Danish courts.

The man who is wanted by Denmark for terrorism cannot be identified due to a court order. He reportedly joined the group in September 2013.

On October 24, Danish lawmakers voted in favor of a law allowing the withdraw of Danish citizenship from foreign fighters with dual citizenship without courts being asked.



US Urges China to Dissuade Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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US Urges China to Dissuade Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., US, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Rubio's comments on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" show came after Iran's Press TV reported that the Iranian parliament approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of global oil and gas flows.

"I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil," said Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, Reuters reported.

"If they do that, it will be another terrible mistake. It's economic suicide for them if they do it. And we retain options to deal with that, but other countries should be looking at that as well. It would hurt other countries' economies a lot worse than ours."

Rubio said a move to close the strait would be a massive escalation that would merit a response from the US and others.