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Syria memo shakes up Washington but unlikely to shift policy
Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2016
State Department officials shook up America’s generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging U.S. military action against Syria’s government with the goal of pressing President Bashar Assad to accept a cease-fire and gaining the…
Iran Announces ‘Milestone’ Deal to Buy Boeing Planes
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Officials from the U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing, a top U.S. government contractor, are staying silent about the details of a Tuesday announcement by Iranian officials that the Islamic Republic and the aviation firm had reached a “milestone” business…
Iran’s Khamenei Threatens to ‘Set Fire’ to Nuclear Deal
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened on Tuesday to "set fire" to the nuclear deal sealed with world powers if U.S. presidential candidates reneged on the agreement.
Iran Spends $1.7 Billion in U.S. Taxpayer Funds to Boost Its Military
Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016
The State Department is staying silent after Iranian officials disclosed that the Islamic Republic spent a recent payment by the United States of $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to expand and build-up its military, according to comments provided…
Ahead of Brexit vote, support for EU falls across Europe
Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2016
The Pew survey revealed that 48 percent of British voters had an unfavorable opinion about the EU, compared to 44 percent who were in favor, a similar figure to recent national opinion polls.
Russia is ‘paving the way’ for a major re-escalation in Syria
Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters Monday that Russia would provide "the most active" support to the Syrian army to keep the strategic city of Aleppo and the surrounding area from falling into the hands of "terrorists."
