Citing Iran, Trump bypasses Congress to sell arms to Saudis, UAE

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 00:52:01 +0000

Citing Iran, Trump bypasses Congress to sell arms to Saudis, UAE

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies

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Iran president seeks wartime executive powers

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 07:55:50 +0000

Iran president seeks wartime executive powers

Iran’s president has told a group of clerics that he is seeking expanded, wartime executive powers to better deal with an “economic war” triggered by the Trump administration’s pullout from the nuclear deal and escalating U.S. sanctions.

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Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could ‘burn’ Iraq

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 12:02:04 +0000

Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could 'burn' Iraq

Leading Iraqi Shiite figures warned Monday against attempts to pull their country into a war between the United States and Iran.

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North Korea’s Kim ordered ‘long-range strike’ drill — state media

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 22:07:05 +0000

North Korea's Kim ordered 'long-range strike' drill — state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a “long-range strike” drill, the state news agency reported Friday, hours after South Korea said the weapons fired were short-range missiles.

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Putin on Victory Day: Russian military to be strengthened

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:44:43 +0000

Putin on Victory Day: Russian military to be strengthened

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the annual military Victory Day parade in Red Square that the country will continue to strengthen its armed forces.

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North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in possible new warning

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:31:38 +0000

North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in possible new warning

North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected short-range missiles from the country’s western area, South Korea’s military said.

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North Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 08:20:24 +0000

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony upon his departure from Russia, outside the railway station in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 26, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) north korea

North Korea’s state media said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un had overseen a rocket and tactical guided weapons test, after the drill Saturday raised concerns Pyongyang was escalating provocations with US nuclear negotiations deadlocked.

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North Korea criticizes Pompeo over comments on nuke talks

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:56:18 +0000

North Korea criticizes Pompeo over comments on nuke talks

SEOUL — A senior North Korean diplomat on Tuesday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of making “foolish and dangerous” comments, after Pompeo said Washington will have to “change paths” if nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang break down.

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