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Iran gearing up for major drill threatening to shut Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Friday, August 3, 2018

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard forces are gearing up to stage a major exercise in the Persian Gulf, perhaps within the next 48 hours that could be aimed at demonstrating their ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz,…

U.S. Issues New Warning to Europe: End Business With Iran or Face Harsh Sanctions

Posted on Friday, August 3, 2018

Congress and the Trump administration are issuing a stern warning to European partners: End all business ties with the Iranian regime or face harsh new sanctions in the coming months, a move that could impact international financial markets…

Turkey Vows to Retaliate After US Sanctions Two Ministers Over Brunson Case

Posted on Thursday, August 2, 2018

Turkey’s Islamist government vowed late Wednesday to respond to the imposition of U.S. sanctions against two of its government ministers over the treatment of an American pastor, and one of the targeted ministers shrugged off the move, saying…

Trump to propose 25-percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese imports: source

Posted on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

The Trump administration plans to propose slapping a 25-percent tariff on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods after initially setting them at 10 percent, in a bid to pressure Beijing into making trade concessions, a source familiar with…

Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran’s leader without preconditions

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, 'If…

U.S. detects new activity at North Korea factory that built ICBMs: source

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2018

U.S. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at the North Korean factory that produced the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, in the midst of talks…

UN peace envoy ‘positive’ after talks with Egypt’s foreign minister on Gaza

Posted on Monday, July 30, 2018

The United Nations envoy for Middle East peace met Sunday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and other officials for talks on calming tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, relieving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and…

Turkey’s Erdogan defiant in face of US sanctions threat over pastor

Posted on Monday, July 30, 2018

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan struck a defiant tone on Sunday in response to US President Donald Trump's threat to impose sanctions on Turkey if it didn't release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held in Turkish detention…

Trump thanks Kim as North Korea transfers remains of missing U.S. soldiers

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2018

North Korea transferred 55 small, flag-draped cases carrying the suspected remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, officials said, a first step in implementing an agreement reached in a landmark summit in June.

Iranian general warns Trump that ‘nation of martyrdom’ is waiting for him

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2018

A top Iranian general said his forces were ready if US President Donald Trump followed through on his warning that Iran would 'suffer consequences' if Tehran threatened the United States.

Trump Touts ‘Big Day for Free and Fair Trade’ With E.U. Commissioner

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2018

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke at the White House Wednesday to say they are negotiating a deal to end most tariffs, trade barriers, and industrial subsidies between Europe and the United States.

North Korea Is Still Producing ‘Fissile Material’ Despite a Pledge to Denuclearize, Mike Pompeo Says

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2018

North Korea has continued producing fuel for nuclear weapons despite leader Kim Jong Un’s support for denuclearization at a summit with President Donald Trump last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Tough trade talks ahead for EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker in Washington

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2018

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is not shy when it comes to being friendly to people he needs to negotiate with. In Brussels, he is known for hugging, kissing and cuddling almost everyone if it serves the cause,…

Congress blocks F-35 fighter shipments to Turkey

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Congressional defense lawmakers officially barred deliveries of the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkish forces, inserting the ban into the final version of the Pentagon’s budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year.

No deal: EU resists Trump’s zero-tariff trade offer, prepares new list of sanctions to add pressure

Posted on Monday, July 23, 2018

President Trump offered European nations and other countries a zero-tariff deal as a way out of an escalating trade war, but so far he has no takers despite a zero-tariff agreement signed last week between the European Union…

Trump to Iran: ‘Never, ever threaten the United States again’

Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2018

President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran of consequences 'the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered,' if it threatens the United States.

Iran-backed Yemen rebels expose limits of U.S. strategy

Posted on Friday, July 20, 2018

Iran-backed militant control over key areas of Yemen, despite a blistering assault by U.S.-backed Saudi and Emirati military forces, has sent a difficult message to Washington: Arab powers armed with American weaponry and targeting intelligence isn’t going to…

Trump invites Putin to Washington

Posted on Friday, July 20, 2018

President Trump is inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington, the White House said Thursday, brushing aside the furor over Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election and catching many officials off guard, including the president’s director…

EU to sign its biggest free trade deal with Japan

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The European Union and Japan will sign one of the world's biggest free trade deals later on Tuesday.

Khamenei lashes ‘satanic’ US peace plan, vows to destroy ‘fabricated’ Israel

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The head of Iran’s theocratic regime, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took to Twitter on Monday to denounce the Trump administration’s expected peace plan as a “satanic and vicious plot” and promise that the 'fabricated Zionist regime will…

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