The use of economic tools to serve national interests is hardly new. But in the 21st century, such instruments – ranging from unlawful economic coercion to lawful but harmful trade remedies – have become central to the strategic competition between the United States and China. Because the two countries are highly economically interdependent, the weaponisation…
TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in London has forcefully rejected claims by the head of Britain’s MI5 that Tehran poses a threat to the United Kingdom’s security, denouncing the allegations as “baseless and irresponsible.” In a statement issued late Friday, the embassy dismissed remarks made by MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum on October 16, who…
President Trump on Monday announced the Pentagon is ordering 28 new B-2 Spirit stealth bombers — the military jet that has for decades been the tip of the spear of America’s air defense and global operations, most recently against Iran’s nuclear facilities. In June, seven of the stealth bombers flew a 36-hour mission called Operation…
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump’s “baseless, irresponsible, and shameful accusations” in his speech to the Israeli Knesset. In his speech, Trump had hailed the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier this year, saying “many of Iran’s top terrorists” have been “extinguished from this earth”. Trump also…
The world today is more unsettled and volatile than ever. The war in Ukraine has become Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Tensions between Israel and Iran cast a heavy shadow over the Middle East. Taiwan issues spark new threats almost daily. The gap between Europe and the United States is becoming increasingly evident….
US sanctions on a key Chinese oil import terminal are redirecting crude flows and threatening run cuts at several state-owned refineries. Last week’s blacklisting of the Rizhao Shihua Crude Oil Terminal, which handles about 9% of China’s crude imports, could force run cuts of up to 250,000 barrels a day at a handful of refineries…
Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” U.S. nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state television. Iran on…
ROME (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino issued an appeal for protesters to keep calm ahead of Israel’s upcoming soccer World Cup qualifying matches in Norway and Italy after an agreement was reached with Hamas to a pause in their devastating two-year war. Pro-Palestinian protesters approached the gates of the Italy squad’s training center in…
IDF, Shin Bet seize weapons smuggled by Iran Israeli forces intercepted a major Iranian weapons shipment smuggled to West Bank terrorists, including mines, rockets, drones, and rifles, in a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation. The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) seized a large stockpile of weapons smuggled from Iran to terror operatives in the…
US President Donald Trump’s bid to regain control of the strategic Bagram airbase in Afghanistan has achieved an unlikely feat – bringing India, Pakistan and China onto the same side in opposition. At the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow on Tuesday, the three Asian powers – often at odds over borders and…