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NATO fears Russian war games to turn into invasion
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2017
NATO allies have voices their concern that Moscow might be planning a surprise invasion, following its large-scaled military exercise with Belarus. Specifically, NATO is worried that Russia might leave military equipment behind in Belarus when the exercise concludes,…
UN Security Council ‘strongly condemns’ NKorea missile test
Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017
The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, reiterating demands that Pyongyang halt its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
Obama Admin Hid Intel on Iranian Militants in Syria to Push Nuclear Deal
Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017
The Obama administration likely hid information about Iran illicitly ferrying militants into Syria on commercial aircraft in order to promote the landmark nuclear deal and foster multi-billion dollar business deals with Tehran's state-controlled airline sector, according to lawmakers…
North Korea fires missile over Japan, sharply escalating tensions
Posted on Monday, August 28, 2017
North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido early on Tuesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, marking a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Iran says S-300 air defense system now ‘fully integrated’
Posted on Monday, August 28, 2017
Iran’s advanced S-300 air defense system, delivered by Russia after years of delay, is now 'fully integrated' into the country’s air defense network, a senior Iranian air force commander told the country’s state media Sunday.
US says doubts over Iran deal remain after meeting nuke watchdog
Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2017
The United States still has doubts and concerns over the nuclear deal with Iran, the US ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday, after a meeting with atomic officials intended to allay American anxieties over the landmark accord.
U.N.: N.Korea supplying Syrian chemical weapons program
Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017
A North Korean mining firm, reputed to be a front for Pyongyang’s weapons development programs, attempted to ship materiel to Syrian officials tied to the country’s chemical weapons program, according to a confidential United Nations assessment of international…
New report details Iran’s growing influence in Syria
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Growing Israeli concern over Iran gaining an ever increasing foothold in Syria has been impossible to miss lately, as evidenced by the prime minister's statements along those lines. Mossad Director Yossi Cohen also alerted the government to the…
Russia hopes Iran won’t withdraw from nuclear deal
Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2017
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he hoped that Iran would not quit the nuclear agreement it reached in 2015 with world powers, Reuters reported.
Iran building missile factory in Syria
Posted on Friday, August 18, 2017
A report on Channel 2 on August 15 provided images of a military construction site from an Israeli satellite near Qalaat Marqab. The report said this is likely a factory to build long-range missiles. The area the factory…
