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Israel: Iran smuggling dual-use items for Hezbollah arms by sea into Beirut port

Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday accused Iran of exploiting civilian companies and maritime channels to smuggle weapons manufacturing equipment to its Lebanese proxy group, Hezbollah.

Britain says it is planning European-led protection force in Persian Gulf

Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 2019

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Monday said the UK wanted to establish a European-led maritime protection force for the Gulf but emphasized that London was not seeking a confrontation with Iran.

Britain calls ship seizure ‘hostile act’ as Iran releases video of capture

Posted on Monday, July 22, 2019

Britain on Saturday denounced Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a 'hostile act' and rejected Tehran’s explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.

Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia pressuring US to delay rollout of peace plan

Posted on Monday, July 22, 2019

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan are pressuring the US to hold off on announcing US President Donald Trump's 'deal of the century' peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, according to a report in the London-based pan-Arabic Asharq…

Iran seizes British, Liberian tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Friday, July 19, 2019

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, officials in London said, in a move that appeared to infuriate American and British leaders.

U.S. Slaps Sanctions On Nuclear Supply Network For Iran’s Enrichment Program

Posted on Friday, July 19, 2019

The U.S. Treasury Department on July 18 imposed additional sanctions on Iran that target its nuclear-enrichment program.

Iran admits seizure of foreign tanker, 12 crew members in Strait of Hormuz; US warship enters Persian Gulf

Posted on Friday, July 19, 2019

Iran’s state television said Thursday that regime forces captured a foreign tanker with a crew of 12 accused of smuggling oil.

US nuke locations accidentally exposed in NATO-affiliated report

Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2019

A document accidentally published by a NATO-affiliated body has hit headlines across Europe this week, seeming to affirm a longstanding open secret that is technically still classified: precisely where in Europe the United States stores its nuclear weapons.

U.S. removing Turkey from F-35 program after its Russian missile defense purchase

Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2019

The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system…

Monsoon Flooding Hits Indian Subcontinent

Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2019

More than three million people have been forced to flee their homes in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, as the rising floodwaters of monsoon season hit the Indian subcontinent.

Sweden Chip Prefigures Mark of the Beast?: 4,000 Swedes Take Chip Implant in Hand

Posted on Monday, July 15, 2019

A chip many Christians believe could be a prototype for the mark of the beast has been implemented in Sweden, where more than 4,000 citizens have had a chip the size of a grain of rice inserted into…

France, Britain and Germany say risks Iran nuclear deal could collapse

Posted on Monday, July 15, 2019

France, Britain and Germany said on Sunday they were preoccupied by the escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf region and a risk of Iran's 2015 nuclear deal falling apart, calling for dialog between all the parties to…

Anti-Christian Wave in Europe Seems Coupled with Antisemitic Wave

Posted on Monday, July 15, 2019

Anti-Christian vandalism is spiking in Europe, where investigators found a surprising culprit to the rising number of church attacks and desecrations of religious symbols in France and other historic bastions of Christianity.

Russian S-400 defense systems arrive in Turkey despite US warning

Posted on Friday, July 12, 2019

Turkey's Defense Ministry says the first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, a development that could move the country closer to U.S. sanctions.

‘We Still Have Things Up Our Sleeve,’ Senior Administration Official Says as Trump Rolls Out New Sanctions on Iran

Posted on Friday, July 12, 2019

As part of the new sanctions on the regime promised by President Trump Wednesday, the US will revoke waivers for Iran’s non-military nuclear program.

Turkey Warns US Against ‘Wrong Steps’ in Addressing NATO Ally’s Purchase of Russian Missile System

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2019

Turkey remained firm in its commitment to purchase the Russian S-400 missile defense system Wednesday, saying the US ought to look out if it went ahead with its threatened sanctions against the sole Middle East NATO member.

International Pressure Increases on Iran as IAEA Verifies Breach of 2015 Nuclear Terms

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2019

A closed-door meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency in Vienna Wednesday determined that Iran had indeed breached the 3.76% uranium enrichment limit of the 2015 nuclear deal, confirming reports from Iran Monday that it had ramped up…

UK: Iranian vessels tried to block British vessel in Gulf

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2019

Britain said Thursday that three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a further escalation of tensions over a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world…

U.S. Eyes Military Coalition To Safeguard Key Shipping Lanes Amid Iran Tensions

Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The United States is moving forward with plans to form a military coalition to safeguard strategic shipping lanes off Iran and Yemen amid raised tensions with Iranian leaders.

‘We Hope that Obstacles Will Be Removed’: Iran Seeks to Build Railway Connecting Iran, Iraq, Syria

Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Iran, Syria, and Iraq signed an agreement Wednesday, July 3rd, to construct an Iran-funded railway from Shalamcheh in the Islamic Republic to the Mediterranean coastal city of Lattakia in Syria, bypassing trade waterways typically patrolled by the US.

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