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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…
During Solar Eclipse, U.S. Military Plans Korean War Games
Posted on Friday, August 18, 2017
The annual Ulchi-Freedom Guardian exercise is scheduled for 10 days beginning Aug. 21, and will include about 25,000 U.S. troops along with tens of thousands of South Koreans. The exercise focuses on defending South Korea against an attack…
NAFTA Trade Talks Begin
Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2017
The United States drew a hard line for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, demanding major concessions aimed at slashing trade deficits with Mexico and Canada and boosting U.S. content for autos.
