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Iran’s nuclear chief says weapons-grade uranium only 4 days away
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017
Iran’s nuclear program chief said Sunday that his country can begin producing weapons-grade nuclear material in just four days if the nuclear deal with foreign powers falls through, and stressed that international inspectors will not be given access…
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
Posted on Friday, October 27, 2017
The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed dozens of people last April, according to a report sent to the United Nations Security Council…
Trump to press China on North Korea, trade on Beijing visit
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump will urge President Xi Jinping to make good on his commitments to pressure North Korea when he visits China next month, a senior White House official said on Monday, stepping up a strategy to…
UN to vote on extending Syria chemical weapons inspectors
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Tuesday on a U.S.-sponsored resolution that would extend the work of inspectors seeking to determine who is responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, and the big question is whether…
Tillerson demands Iranian militias leave Iraq
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday demanded that Iranian 'militias' leave Iraq at a press conference in Riyadh, where the US diplomat is holding talks with top Gulf officials.
Haley to UN Security Council: Don’t turn a blind eye to Iran
Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2017
The UN Security Council must not ignore Iran's aggressive behavior, its ballistic missile testing and its violation of this body's resolutions regarding its military activity, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday.
ISIS cleared from Syria’s Raqqa
Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017
US-backed militias have completely taken Syria's Raqqa from ISIS, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
US officials: Trump won’t scrap Iran deal in Friday speech
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017
US President Donald Trump will unveil a more aggressive strategy to check Iran’s growing power Friday, but will stop short of withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal, or declaring the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization.
