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U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press on Saturday that the U.S. military launched cyber-attacks on Iran after the downing of an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone in Iranian airspace on Thursday. Two officials said the cyber-attacks were approved by President Trump; a third official outlined the scope of the attacks. … Continue reading “US Carries Out Cyber-Attacks on Iran”
Iran announced on Monday that it would be increasing uranium enrichment and will surpass the enrichment cap of 3.67% that was agreed upon in the nuclear deal signed with the Obama administration. Nuclear enrichment needed for weapons is 90%, a spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization said they would increase enrichment levels to 20% … Continue reading “Iran Announces Plan To Surpass Enrichment Cap”
The owner of the Japanese tanker that was attacked on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, the Kokuka Outrageous, contradicted the US military’s claims about the attack. Central Command reported that the two tankers were hit with limpet mines, a type of mine that is attached to the hull of a ship below the waterline … Continue reading “Japanese Ship Owner Contradicts US Officials on Tanker Attack”
US officials announced on Monday that they have halted their training program of Turkish pilots on F-35 fighters over Turkey’s planned purchase of Russian S-400 air defense missiles. Washington says the S-400 missiles are a threat to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighters and that Turkey cannot have both. The Turkish pilots have been training at … Continue reading “US Halts Training Program for Turkish Pilots”
In the latest move against the regime in Tehran, the US put sanctions on Iran’s petrochemical industry on Friday. The sanctions target Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company(PGPIC) and 39 of its subsidiaries, over its financial support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. PGPIC and its subsidiaries hold 40 percent of Iran’s petrochemical production capacity and … Continue reading “New US Sanctions Target Iran’s Petrochemical Industry”
In a leaked recording from a closed-door meeting that took place last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted keeping Maduro’s opposition in Venezuela proved to be "devilishly difficult," and that "The moment Maduro leaves, everybody’s going to raise their hands and (say), ‘Take me, I’m the next president of Venezuela.’ It would be forty-plus … Continue reading “Pompeo Admits Venezuelan Opposition Not United”
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a car bomb blast in Kabul on Friday, that wounded four US service members and caused a number of other casualties. The number of casualties is not yet confirmed, an Afghan security official said as many as nine people were killed and six civilians injured. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s … Continue reading “Taliban Car Blast Wounds Four US Service Members”
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, rejected Saudi Arabia’s accusations of aggression. “Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi … rejected the baseless accusations by the heads of certain Arab countries … and said: ‘We see the Saudi effort to mobilize [regional] opinion as part of the hopeless process followed by America and the Zionist regime against … Continue reading “Iran Rejects Saudi Arabia’s Accusation of Aggression”
US Special Representative for Iran, Brian Hook, said the US will respond by military force if any of its interests are attacked by Iran, Hook told reporters on Thursday from Saudi Arabia. He also said the US actions taken so far in the Gulf have had, "desired deterrent effect on the (Iranian) regime’s risk calculations." … Continue reading “US Envoy to Iran Says US Will Respond to Attacks on Interests With Force”
On Wednesday from Abu Dhabi, National Security Advisor John Bolton commented on Iran backing out of the nuclear deal, "There’s no reason for them to do any of that unless that’s part of an effort to reduce the breakout time to produce nuclear weapons." The United States backed out of the nuclear deal over a … Continue reading “Bolton Accuses Iran of Seeking Nukes”
