July, 2019

• 5 July

  Iran warns Europe it 'will take next step' to enrich uranium to weapons-grade level if new deal isn't reached

  Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani warned European nations Wednesday that Tehran will “take the next step” in increasing its uranium enrichment closer to weapons-grade levels this coming Sunday if they do not offer a new deal by then, adding that they will increase it to “any amount that we want”.

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• 5 July

  State Department designates Hizballah operative, Baloch separatist group

  The State Department announced yesterday that it has added a Hizballah operative and a Baloch separatist group to the US government’s list of specially designated global terrorists. In addition, State amended the terrorist designation for Jundallah to include Jaysh al-Adl as one of the group’s aliases.

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• 3 July

  Iraq wants Shia militias as 'indivisible' part of army

  Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has issued a decree that further integrates the Popular Mobilization Forces, which have proven a decisive force in Baghdad’s counter-terrorism operations, into the country’s armed forces.

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• 3 July

  US Will 'Never Allow' Iran to Develop Nukes After Iran Exceeds Uranium Limit

  The United States says it will “never allow” Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, after Tehran announced that it had exceeded the limit on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium it agreed to in the 2015 international accord restraining its nuclear weapons development.

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• 3 July

  Foreign minister: Iran's enriched uranium stocks exceed 300kg

  Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has increased the level of its low-enriched uranium production to over 300 kilograms as had been already announced by the country in line with paragraphs 26 and 36 of a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, officially known as the Joint …

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• 3 July

  Germany: Some Hate Speech 'More Equal than Others'

  Although the “military arm” of Hezbollah is prohibited in the EU, the “political arm” is not, which means that in Germany, Hezbollah is free to engage in “non-military” activities — such as fundraising.

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• 3 July

  Inside Intelligence: ‘Israel-Egypt cooperation key to beating back ISIS in Sinai’

  Ex-US counterterrorism chief Nick Rasmussen talks to the ‘Post’ about regional threats, cooperation with Israeli intelligence and redefining international terrorism.

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• 3 July

  Lebanon's state security arrests IS member

  Lebanon’s state security arrested on Thursday a Lebanese national belonging to the Islamic State (IS) militant group for implementing terrorist attacks targeting military personnel and civilians.

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• 3 July

  Jihadists in the Caucasus, Philippines renew allegiance to Baghdadi

  The Islamic State has continued to produce videos depicting small bands of jihadists renewing their allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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• 3 July

  Libye : découverte de missiles américains sur une base pro-Haftar selon le GNA

  Les forces loyales au Gouvernement d’union nationale (GNA) en Libye ont présenté samedi à des journalistes des armes “modernes” de fabrication américaine et chinoise, qu’elles affirment avoir saisi dans une base des combattants rivaux du maréchal Haftar.

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