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Iranian President Warns of ‘Mother of All Wars’ If US, Britain Continue to Trifle with Iranian Oil

Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2019

Iran on Tuesday declared its intention to further disrupt oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing a naval drill to take place with Russia later this year in the disputed waterway.

Britain Joining U.S. In Maritime Security Mission In Gulf

Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Britain says it is joining the United States in an 'international maritime security mission' to protect merchant vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping line that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

U.S. designates China a currency manipulator, escalating trade war

Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2019

A yearlong U.S.-China trade war boiled over on Monday as Washington accused Beijing of manipulating its currency after China let the yuan drop to its lowest point in more than a decade.

US and Russia end weapons pact, sparking fears of new arms race

Posted on Monday, August 5, 2019

The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.

Iran Seizes Third Foreign Ship in Less Than Month

Posted on Monday, August 5, 2019

Iran seized a foreign oil tanker and its seven crew members in the Persian Gulf last week, state media reported Sunday, the third time the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has detained a ship in less than a month.

Scientists are making human-monkey hybrids in China

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

In a controversial first, a team of researchers have been creating embryos that are part human and part monkey, reports the Spanish daily El País.

North Korea Conducts Third Test Launch in 2 Weeks

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

North Korea has fired at least one projectile into the Sea of Japan, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.

Trump hits China with more tariffs, sharply escalating trade dispute

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1, sharply escalating a bruising trade war between the world’s largest economies and jolting financial markets.

Fears Of New Arms Race As U.S., Russia Let Historic INF Treaty Lapse

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

A landmark nuclear agreement that eliminated an entire class of land-based missiles is ending on August 2 as both the United States and Russia officially withdraw from the 31-year-old deal.

Hong Kong Protesters Chant ‘Free the Martyrs,’ Call for Release of Activists Charged with Rioting

Posted on Thursday, August 1, 2019

Protesters in Hong Kong are calling for the release of forty-four activists imprisoned during the street demonstrations that have embroiled the former British colony for the last eight weeks.

Major non-NATO ally: Trump clears path for military partnership with Brazil

Posted on Thursday, August 1, 2019

President Trump designated Brazil Wednesday night as a major non-NATO ally, paving the way for sharing military intelligence and privileged acquisition of military equipment.

US formally asks Germany to ‘help secure’ Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The United States has formally asked Germany to join a European naval mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the US embassy in Berlin said Tuesday.

Iran slams proposed European naval mission in Persian Gulf

Posted on Monday, July 29, 2019

Iran on Sunday condemned the United Kingdom's proposal for a European-led naval mission in the Persian Gulf as 'provocative.'

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