May, 2019

• 24 May

  US Tells Syrian Kurds Only Future Is Part of Peaceful Syrian State

  The United States is reminding its Syrian Kurdish allies not to get overly ambitious while at the same time trying to allay concerns Washington will abandon them to Turkey or a possibly resurgent Islamic State terror group.

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• 24 May

  US: Military Actions 'Put on Hold' Potential Iranian Attacks on Americans

  Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan said the steps taken to bolster the U.S. military presence in the Middle East have deterred Iran and “put on hold the potential for attacks on Americans,” even as Iran carried out other attacks.

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• 22 May

  Russia holds Baltic drills amid rising tensions with NATO

  Russian troops serving in the Baltic fleet in Kaliningrad have staged military drills as the strategic region is becoming an increasingly contested space between Russia and NATO.

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• 22 May

  Erdogan Insists Russian Missile Deal Will Go Through, Plans Additional Work With Moscow

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again insisted he will go through with the purchase of S-400 defense systems from Russia and will also cooperate with Moscow on producing S-500 systems in the future, despite U.S. pressure against the deals.

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• 22 May

  US, Taliban Blame Each Other for Acting Against Afghan Peace

  Taliban and American military officials have taken to social media to accuse each other of acting against peace building efforts in conflict-torn Afghanistan.

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• 22 May

  Trump: Fighting the US Will Be 'Official End of Iran'

  President Donald Trump has given a strong warning to Iran, threatening its destruction if it attacks the United States or U.S. interests.

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• 22 May

  Hamas and Islamic Jihad are Terrorist Organizations and Should be Treated as Such

  The leaders of the Palestinian Authority (PA) walked away from the negotiating table a long time ago and show no interest in returning. They have continually refused to do what the Trump administration has asked: stop funding terrorism. They have shown again and again that they do not want a …

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• 22 May

  Qatar not invited to emergency summits in Saudi Arabia: Official

  Qatar has not received an invitation to take part in two regional summits called to discuss attacks on Saudi oil assets inside the Arab kingdom and off the coasts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a Qatari Foreign Ministry official says.

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• 22 May

  Iran Quadruples Uranium Enrichment

  Iran said Monday it has quadrupled its uranium enrichment capacity as the war of words between Tehran and Washington shows little sign of cooling off.

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• 22 May

  Russian nuclear submarine "Kazan" will not be handed over to the fleet in 2019

  The interlocutor of the agency said that a number of auxiliary units and components of the ship does not meet the requirements of the Ministry of Defense

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