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Trump says China trade talks ‘back on track,’ new tariffs on hold

Posted on Monday, July 1, 2019

The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump offered concessions including no new tariffs and an easing of restrictions on tech company Huawei in order to reduce tensions with Beijing.

American Delegates Reiterate US ‘Maximum Pressure” Campaign on Iran to Allies, While Iran Agrees to Stay in Nuclear Deal

Posted on Monday, July 1, 2019

Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper met with NATO officials in Brussels Thursday, the same day special envoy Brian Hook was in Paris to drum up support from nuclear deal partners for the US’s position on Iran.

European Signatories Attempt Last-Ditch Effort to Save Nuclear Deal, While Iran Prepares To Break It

Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2019

Brian Hook, U.S. special envoy for Iran, is in Paris discussing the looming crisis in the Persian Gulf with Britain, France, and Germany, ahead of talks Friday that will see the European allies seek to implement the 'INSTEX'…

NATO looks to outer space as modern warfare evolves

Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2019

Defending the land, sea and airspace of NATO members may soon no longer suffice. At the organization's Brussels summit this week, NATO defense ministers have for the first time ever discussed branching out into space defense.

‘We Wait For Your Help’ Says Kurdish General to America, Hoping to See Greater American Support for Kurdistan in Light of Iran Crisis

Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2019

Christian leaders met with Kurdish military officials in northern Iraq recently, who sought to position themselves as a natural ally of the US against Iranian aggression, should a conflict develop, and hoped the US would begin to see…

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North Korea, US in talks for 3rd Trump-Kim summit, Seoul says

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2019

North Korean and U.S. officials are holding 'behind-the-scenes talks' to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the fate of the North's expanding nuclear arsenal, South Korea's president said,…

Iran Announces Plans to Scrap Nuclear Deal

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Iran is planning on further scaling back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear accord July 7th, citing the failure of European signatories to find a way around Trump’s crippling sanctions.

NATO Gears Up to Respond to Russia’s Avoidance of ‘The Responsible Path’

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019

NATO will announce new measures against Russia’s violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty Wednesday, barring Russian compliance with longstanding U.S. demands for it to destroy a nuclear-capable missile system it says violates the treaty.

Trump puts sanctions on Iranian supreme leader, other top officials

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions on Monday, taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone.

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Protests in Georgia Yield Promise of Change in Electoral System Over Against ‘Enemy and Occupier’ Russia

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The government of Georgia has finally conceded to a few demands of protesters as crowds gathered in the Eastern European country’s capital of Tbilisi for a fourth consecutive night.

U.S. Kicks Off 19-Nation War Games Drills in Ukraine

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The United States military and partners from 19 countries are getting set to kick off a massive series of war drills in Ukraine amid rising threats from Iran and Russia, according to the Defense Department.

Pompeo in Saudi Arabia to ‘Build Out a Global Coalition’ Against Iran

Posted on Monday, June 24, 2019

Mike Pompeo is in Jedda, Saudi Arabia this week to 'build out a global coalition...prepared to push back against the world’s largest state sponsor of terror,' following the downing of a $160 million unmanned U.S. drone by Iran…

Russian Scientist Joins He Jiankui in Gene Editing Embryos

Posted on Monday, June 24, 2019

A Russian scientist will move ahead with gene editing babies, following in the footsteps of a Chinese scientist who attracted widespread condemnation in the scientific community for doing so in November 2018.

U.S. cyberattack strikes Iran’s military computers

Posted on Monday, June 24, 2019

The U.S. launched a sweeping cyberattack against the Iranian military last week in direct response to Iran’s downing of an American surveillance drone, U.S. officials told the Associated Press over the weekend, confirming that President Trump personally approved…

Pentagon releases map disputing claim US drone violated Iranian airspace; Iran’s version is very different

Posted on Friday, June 21, 2019

The Pentagon released a map Thursday indicating that the U.S. drone shot down by Iran was over international waters and not over Iran, contrary to what Iranian officials maintain.

Trump said to okay strikes against Iran, then suddenly cancel them

Posted on Friday, June 21, 2019

The US military made preparations Thursday night for limited strikes on Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone, but approval was abruptly withdrawn before the attacks were launched, a US official said.

Iran shoots down US drone amid rising tensions in Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2019

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have shot down a US 'spy' drone in the southern province of Hormozgan, which is on the Gulf, the Guards' news website Sepah News said on Thursday.

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China Upbraids the US for ‘Extreme Pressure Methods’ Against Iran

Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

China is seeking to deter the US from its current Iran policy, Reuters reports.

Iran Prepared to Enrich Uranium at 20%, Breaking Nuclear Agreement

Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Iran will not hesitate from stepping up its uranium enrichment to 20%, an Iranian nuclear spokesperson said Monday.

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Germany, UK warn Iran over enrichment threat; EU takes wait-and-see approach

Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Germany and Britain on Monday warned Tehran not to breach uranium stockpile limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal, as the EU’s diplomatic chief dismissed Iranian threats as 'political dialectics.'

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