Eurasia Press & News
If history is anything to go by, the Supreme Leader’s statement is barely worth a pinch of salt. It is notable that that the first time Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons took place right after his government was caught red-handed pursuing secret nuclear activities and enriching …
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14 August
Panic Buying And Toxic Rocket Fuel: What Exactly Happened At A Russian Missile Test Site?
There are reports of panic buying of iodine drops in Severodvinsk. Emergency officials reported a spike in background radiation. The White Sea bay where both the shipbuilding port and the regional capital Arkhangelsk are located has been ordered closed for swimming and fishing, due to the presence of toxic rocket …
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14 August
Japan Mulls Own Patrols in Gulf Amid Reluctance to Join US-Led Mission to Counter Iran – Reports
Tokyo is reportedly considering its own operations and has no plans to join a US-led coalition tasked with securing oil shipping routes amid tanker seizures in the region.
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14 August
NATO Completes Upgrade of Aegis Ashore Missile System in Romania
NATO has completed a scheduled upgrade of a land-based Aegis Ashore ballistic missile system in Romania, which the military alliance said was purely defensive in nature.
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14 August
China's New Naval Base: Cambodia
“[Scepticism] has grown louder recently, with the release of satellite images from the European Space Agency showing that the runway for the site’s airport is far longer than is required for civilian aircraft” — Andrew Nachemson, Cambodia-based journalist, South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019.
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14 August
Turkey mulling purchase of Russian Su-35 jets: Turkish daily
Turkey is reportedly considering the possible purchase of Russian Su-35 fighter jets after Washington suspended Ankara’s membership in its F-35 program.
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14 August
Hamas distances itself from terror attack, wants to keep truce with Israel
Hamas has distanced itself from Saturday’s botched attempt to infiltrate into Israel from the Gaza Strip by arguing that the four terrorists who were killed by the IDF had acted independently.
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14 August
Israeli Military Kills 4 Palestinian Militants After Attack at Gaza Border
Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinian militants near the Gaza border fence after one tossed a hand grenade at Israeli troops on Saturday, the military said.
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14 August
What do white supremacists and ISIS recruits have in common?
On the surface, white supremacists and Islamic State recruits would not seem to have much in common. One group embraces a racist, anti-immigrant ideology and is mobilized by fear that a majority of people in the United States will soon no longer be white.
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14 August
Islamic State Working to Make US Military's Fears Come True
In the 4½ months since U.S.-backed forces declared victory over the Islamic State terror group’s last shred of territory in Syria, there has been a steady drumbeat of doubt.
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