The US has by far the biggest military on Earth, but Donald Trump’s administration is far more interested in weaponizing the US economy to achieve its aims. Launching intercontinental ballistic sanctions is much less messy than sending in troops and if used correctly can last for decades with minimal effort. The only problem is you…
Month: June 2019
US must show evidence if it wants to claim Russia breached nuke test treaty – Moscow
If the United States accuses Russia of violating a crucial nuclear test treaty, there should be robust evidence backing up those claims, the Russian Foreign Ministry official has said. Washington on Thursday “assessed that Russia has conducted nuclear weapons tests,” Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov tweeted. “This allegation was earlier disregarded by CTBTO Prepcom on the basis…
Serbia’s Vucic urges Trump to bring Kosovo back to talks
Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic has urged US President Donald Trump to put pressure on Kosovo to return to negotiations amid a months-long deadlock. EU-mediated talks between Serbia and its ex-province have been stalled since late last year, when Kosovo imposed a 100 percent tax on goods imported from Serbia. Click Here: kanken mini cheap The…
UN chief says independent probe needed after Gulf of Oman oil tanker attacks
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the truth needed to be established after two oil tankers were attacked this week in the Gulf of Oman. Guterres told reporters that the international body condemned the attack. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the head of the Arab League, urged Iran to reverse course, after the United…
India v Pakistan: 1 billion fans set to tune in for Cricket World Cup mega-match
The latest edition of one of the fiercest rivalries in sport plays out this Sunday when India and Pakistan meet in the Cricket World Cup in England, in a showdown expected to attract up to 1 billion fans to their TV sets. India versus Pakistan is a match imbued with the cricket obsessions of both…
American video ‘not enough’ to blame Iran for tanker attacks – German FM
A video released by the US is “not enough” to prove Iranian involvement in a series of oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said. The Pentagon released a blurry video earlier on Friday, which purportedly showed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) removing an unexploded limpet mine from…
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving White House – Trump
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will leave the White House at the end of June, President Donald Trump has announced. “After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be leaving the White House at the end of the month and going home to the Great State of Arkansas,” Trump tweeted on…
US Treasury Dept imposes new Iran-related sanctions on 2 individuals and a company in Iraq
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on Wednesday against two Iraq-based persons and one company, for their alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Makki Kazim and Mohammed Hussein, along with the South Wealth Resources Company have all been hit with secondary sanctions, according to the Treasury Department website. Secondary sanctions form a major part of…
Russian Air Force targets militants in Syria’s Idlib at request of Turkish military
Russia’s Air Force has carried out four strikes in Idlib province, Syria’s last jihadist stronghold, after Turkey asked for help in ensuring the safety of its troops in the area, the Defense Ministry said. The Turkish side provided the coordinates of “terrorists in Idlib” to the Russian military after Turkish troops came under fire from…
Pakistan wants peace with India, says resolving tensions through military is ‘MADNESS’
India and Pakistan resolving differences by military means is “madness” and the only way the two nuclear-armed rivals can fix ties is through dialogue, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated. “We hope that our tension with India decreases, so we do not have to buy arms because we want to spend money on human…