The United States is working to set up an international flotilla to secure shipping in the Persian Gulf after Iran is suspected of seizing an Oil tanker. Iran is believed to have taken the small coastal tanker and its crew of 25, but it is claiming to have responded to a distress call from the […]
Tuesday, President Trump said “a lot of progress” had been made toward ending a volatile standoff with Iran, with his top diplomat saying Tehran had signaled willingness to negotiate over its disputed ballistic missile program. Earlier, Iran’s FM said Tehran would discuss its missile program after Washington stopped arming allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE, […]
Tuesday, EU powers accused Iran of “pursuing activities inconsistent with its commitments” under a Y 2015 nuclear deal and called for an urgent meeting of the parties to the agreement to discuss Tehran’s compliance. Britain, Germany, France, Russia, China and Iran are the remaining parties to the deal – known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
Iran declared that has amped up its uranium enrichment on the day of its deadline to negotiate the Iran nuclear deal with signatories, surpassing the cap set under the Obama-era agreement that President Trump has withdrawn the US from. “Within hours, the technical tasks will be done and enrichment above 3.67 percent will begin,” Iran spokesman Behrouz […]
FLASH: President Trump wants out, and he wants a deal as soon as possible. The 7th and latest round of peace talks between the US and Taliban is “critical,” said Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen Sunday, the 2nd day of talks with Washington’s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Mideastern state of Qatar, where the militant […]
Thursday, President Trump began his overseas trip of the year with dinner with the Prime Minister of Australia, a friendly opening act before the impending gauntlet of negotiations on international crises, trade wars and a growing global To-Do list. President Trump is in Osaka, Japan, for the annual G-20 Summit. As his re-election bid heats […]
FLASH: “I do not think Iran has smart leadership at all,” President Trump said Wednesday. “Iran is going down the tubes.” Should the United States goes to war with Iran, the conflict would not last long and would not involve boots on the ground, President Trump said Wednesday. “We are in a very strong position […]
FLASH: President Trump said Iran understands only one thing, “Strength and Power, and the USA is by far the most powerful Military Force in the world. Tuesday, President Trump declared that he would not “need an exit strategy” if war were to break out between the United States and Iran. Answering questions from reporters in the Oval Office, […]
FLASH: Secretary Mnuchin, “Trump Order Will Lock up Billions More in Iranian Assets” Monday, President Trump signed an executive order targeting Iran’s supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions, the latest action the US has taken to discourage Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting militant groups. The sanctions follow Iran’s downing of a […]
Sunday, President Trump said he is not seeking war with Tehran after a senior Iranian military commander warned any conflict in the Gulf region could spread uncontrollably and threaten the lives of US troops. Tensions are high between Iran and the United States after President Trump said Friday that he called off a military strike […]
FLASH: US Does Not Need to Attack Iran, President Trump is Already Winning President Trump said on Friday he is not looking for war with Iran, but he warned that if a conflict did occur it would result in “obliteration.” “I’m not looking for war, and if there is it’ll be obliteration like you’ve never […]
Iran’s President says, “Iran is not seeking war against any nation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday, that the United States will maintain its pressure campaign on Iran and continue to deter aggression in the region, but does not want the conflict with Tehran to escalate. “We have been engaged in many messages, even […]
FLASH: “The choice before Iran is clear. Do you want to be a normal state with a constructive role in the international community or do you want to be a rogue state?” the Crown Prince Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the Kingdom is not seeking war in […]
Iran is “getting desperate” after the United States lifted sanctions waivers on 5 countries in early May, and the attacks on 2 Japanese-owned Crude Oil tankers is the “most provocative” to date, and Iranian leaders are lying when they say their nation was not involved, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) said Friday. “This is clearly an […]
President Trump’s tough talk to Iran is not warmongering, but a return to the United States acting from a position of strength. “This is what American Presidents used to do talk tough, before President Obama. They used to talk about American strength and the desire for peace over war, but war if necessary. We are returning […]
United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions about its nuclear program but needs to see the country behaving like “a normal nation,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani suggested Saturday that Iran may be willing to hold talks if Washington showed it respect, but said Tehran […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Saturday suggested Iran may be willing to hold talks with the US if the US shows respect and followed international rules, but Tehran would not be pressured into negotiations, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Tehran has repeatedly denounced Washington’s withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers as a breach […]
Monday, President Trump said a deal with Iran on its nuclear program is possible, crediting biting economic sanctions for curbing activities Washington says are behind some attacks in the Middle East. “I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal, and I think that’s very smart of them, and I think that’s a […]
$RTN, $OIL FLASH: Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a new deployment of Patriot missiles to the Middle East in the latest US response to what Washington sees as a growing threat from Iran. The decision further bolsters US defenses and comes after The Trump Administration expedited the deployment of a carrier strike […]
FLASH: US Central Command confirms that the it is sending B-52’s to the Middle East, where they will join a carrier strike group following an announcement from national security adviser John Bolton. “We continue to closely monitor the activities of the regime in Iran, their military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and their proxies, and […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: DJIA tested to its 50-Day MA and bounced, as sellers were few and buyers came in and bought the dip. There was no fear in the market from the US-China issues and/or President Trump’s hammering of Iran. Savvy market participants see President Trump’s China goods tariff threat as a […]
United States is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East to send a clear message to Iran that any attack on US interests or its allies will be met with “unrelenting force.” Sunday, John Bolton said the decision was “in response to a number of troubling and escalatory […]
NEWS ALERT: President Trump declares victory over the Islamic State US-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State’s (IS) last territory in Syria Saturday, eliminating its rule over a self-proclaimed “caliphate.” But, the jihadists remain a threat from sleeper cells around the world. An offshoot of al Qaeda, IS took large regions of Iraq and […]
The United Arab Emirates has slammed a European Union decision to add it to a tax haven blacklist despite the Gulf state’s efforts to meet EU requirements. The EU on Tuesday added 10 countries to the list, created in 2017 as part of efforts to battle tax evasion by the wealthy. The UAE was among […]
Several thousand supporters of an exiled Iranian opposition group marched through Paris Friday, calling for an end to Iran’s clerical regime 40 years after the Islamic revolution toppled Iran’s monarchy. The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, widely referred to in the West as the MEK, were joined at the rally by an array of speakers before the march, from […]
Thursday, President Donald Trump blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, (D-NY), and his fellow Democrats for “being weak and passive with Iran.” “Schumer and the Democrats are big fans of being weak and passive with Iran,” President Trump tweeted Thursday morning. “They have no clue as to the danger they would be inflicting on our Country. Iran […]
Increased infrastructure spending could bode well for the UAE economy, finds the latest Q4 edition of Global Economic Conditions (GECS) from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The UAE GECS survey found overall economic confidence higher in Q4, recovering some of the ground lost in Q3. Lindsay Degouve […]
Egypt continues to be targeted by Muslim terrorist attacks launched by a local affiliate of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS). In November, the extremists attacked a bus taking Coptic Christians to a local monastery and killed seven people. In September, Egyptian police detained a man who’d attempted to detonate an explosive device outside the US […]
Swedish state broadcaster SVT has come under fire for what was an obvious effort to downplay the horrendous details of the murders of two Scandinavian backpackers in Morocco last week. Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway were killed while backpacking in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains. While both girls were […]
At least three people have been killed and 12 others injured in a shooting incident in the northeastern French city of Strasbourg, close to one of the oldest and biggest Christmas markets in Europe. The suspect had engaged police in a shootout before fleeing the scene and is still on the run. According to some […]
Turkey’s Erdogan says, “Not aiming to harm Saudi Royals in Khashoggi affair” Saturday, President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey’s insistence on finding the truth behind the recent assassination of dissident Jamal Khashoggi was not aimed at damaging the Saudi Royal Family. Speaking to reporters at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Erdogan said that solving […]
US-Saudi Arabia Alliance is Vital Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a U.S. partnership with Saudi Arabia is vital – despite the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary Pompeo made his comments in a column posted Tuesday night in the WS-J. “The Trump Administration’s effort to rebuild the US-Saudi Arabia partnership is not popular in the […]
President Trump, “Oil prices getting lower. Great!” $USO, $OIL Wednesday, President Donald Trump Tweeted thanking Saudi Arabia for lower worldwide Crude Oil prices. “Oil prices getting lower. Great!” President Trump wrote. “Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82. Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!” The Tweet […]
Iran Resisting US Sanctions, Continues to Export Crude Oil $OIL Iran will continue to export Crude Oil despite US sanctions, which are part of a psychological war doomed to failure, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday. By reimposing sanctions on OPEC’s 3rd biggest crude producer, Washington wants to force Tehran to drop its ballistic missile […]
Iran says it is Selling all of the Crude Oil it Needs to Despite US Sanctions $OIL, $USO Tuesday, Iran said it had so far been able to sell as much Crude Oil as it needs despite US pressure, but it urged European countries opposed to US sanctions to do more to shield Iran. Monday, […]
The US Sanction Against Iran Have ‘Kicked In’ The Trump Administration’s tough new sanctions on Iran took effect early Monday but 8 major importers of Iranian Crude Oil were spared from immediate penalties. The sanctions target Iran’s energy, financial and shipping sectors and are aimed at crippling the country’s economy following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal […]
President Trump Puts the Heaviest Pressures Back on Iran Friday, The Trump Administration announced the re-imposition of all US sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the Y 2015 nuclear deal. The sanctions take effect Monday and cover Iran’s shipping, financial and energy sectors. It’s the 2nd batch of penalties that the administration has […]
Refugee Crime Sprees in France, Germany and Australia In Germany Commenting on yet another rape by refugees, which has shocked German society and provoked yet another wave of criticism against the German government’s migration policy, Widmann-Mauz said that “the perpetrators should be brought to justice and severely punished.” “We are dealing with an abominable crime. […]
President Trump, Congress Preparing a Response to the Arrest of Suspects in Khashoggi’s Death Friday, President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia’s announcement that suspects are in custody in the death of Jamal Khashoggi a “good first step” and said he would work with Congress on a US response. The President spoke to the media at […]
The Saga of Jamal Khashoggi, the Terrorist Jamal Khashoggi, the privileged grandson of the physician to the 1st King of Saudi Arabia, and nephew of Adnan, the arms dealer and once know as the richest man in the world, a Turk by linage and a Saudi citizen by birth and educated in the US, wanted […]
Expect No Action Over Islamic Extremist Jamal Khashoggi What CNN is not telling you is that Jamal Khashoggi was an Islamic Extremist with close ties to the Islamic Brotherhood. Deliberately media coverage on Khashoggi’s ties to the Global Muslim Brotherhood are ignored. For example, British author and journalist John R. Bradley reports that Khashoggi joined […]
World Muslim Communities Council Tells Muslims to Integrate While weak politicians in the west encourage extremism that is not the path Islam encourages, this is clear when reading anything from the Abu Dhabi-based World Muslim Communities Council. While in the west we are subject to all forms of extremist views the reality is Islam is […]
Iran Does Not Want War With the US “We ask the United States of America to adhere to laws and respect national sovereignty of nations” “We do not wish to go to war with American” Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday his country doesn’t want a war with the United States and believes America will […]
President Trump ‘Talks Tough’ and the Whole World Listens The “whole world” is listening to President Donald Trump’s tough talk on Iran, and there are many Middle Eastern countries who fully support his decision on sanctions, Rep. Lee Zeldin, (R-NY) said Wednesday. “They don’t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon,” Mr. Zeldin said […]
Iran is the US’ “Biggest Issue We Have Right Now” Americans need to be worried about Iran, as the country is the “biggest issue we have right now,” United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday. “They are very involved, whether it’s Lebanon or Yemen,” she said Wednesday on TV. “They are constantly in the middle […]
Iran’s Economy Is ‘Plummeting’ Under US Pressure Iran’s economy is faltering after the US pulled out of a nuclear deal in May, and Europeans are deciding not to do business there, said Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the United Nations. The US position remains not to do business with any EU countries that engage […]
“Iran’s Government Will Be Overthrown” Saturday, US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that US sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that could lead to a “successful revolution,” contrasting with administration comments that regime change in Tehran is not US policy. “I don’t know when we’re going to overthrow them,” said […]
Secretary Pompeo: “US Iran Policy ‘Straightforward’” Stop being a world sponsor of Terror. US President Donald Trump’s policy on Iran is and has been ‘straightforward’ all along, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday: Stop being a world sponsor of terror. “We have made it clear that regime change is not President Trump’s policy,” Secretary […]
John Kerry ‘Actively Undermining’ US Policy on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is unloading on his Obama-era predecessor John Kerry for “actively undermining” US policy on Iran by meeting several times recently with the Iranian foreign minister, who was his main interlocutor in the Iran nuclear deal negotiations. Friday, in blunt and caustic language, […]
Meetings Between John Kerry and Iranian Official Inappropriate The State Department has warned that any meetings between former Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian officials would be inappropriate. Mr. Barack Hussein Obama’s former Secretary of State John Kerry has come under fire for meeting with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif earlier this year […]
Turkey’s economic growth slowed to 0.9 percent in the second quarter, official statistics showed on Monday, with further declines expected as the impact of the tumble in the value of the lira begins to show up in the data. The second quarter performance was down considerably from the 1.5 percent seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter growth registered in […]
At least seven people have been injured, four seriously, in Paris after a man attacked people with a knife and an iron bar at two separate locations. The attacker is believed to be an Afghan national. In an initial incident, the attacker wounded three people in front of a cinema in the 19th arrondissement late […]
President Trump to Chair the Security Council Meeting on Iran US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says President Donald Trump will Chair the Security Council meeting on Iran during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York this month. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that the meeting will address “violations of international […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday underscored the importance of placing long-term cooperation plans between Iran and Syria in the face of the challenges, according to the state news agency SANA. Assad made the remarks during his meeting with the visiting Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami, who arrived in Syria on Sunday to hold meetings […]
US Sanctions Loom, Total (NYSE:TOT) Exits Huge Energy Project in Iran $TOT The French giant Oil & Gas Total (NYSE:TOT) company opted out, but its Chinese partner is reluctant to become the Nat Gas project’s operator. The Y 2017, $5-B contract for new development at the massive South Pars offshore Nat Gas field was the 1st […]
President Putin Talks ‘Tough’ to German Chancellor Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and a nat gas pipeline project during tough talks outside Berlin that ended with no clear-cut progress. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters no agreements were reached, but […]
Turk’s in for Very Hard Times Under US Sanctions $USDTRY: -1.93% to 5.837 at the close Thursday in New York Lira slides from session high after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Turkish officials will face new sanctions if the country does not release Pastor Andrew Brunson in short order Turks are reacting with defiance […]
The US is creating a so-called Iran Action Group, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced, adding that Brian Hook will lead the group in order to spur “international support for our efforts.” Speaking at the Thursday State Department briefing, Pompeo claimed that the world is demanding change in Iran’s behavior, so that it […]
Turkey Faces More Sanctions, Currency Dives $USDTRY: -1.93% to 5.837 Lira slides from session high after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Turkish officials will face new sanctions if the country does not release Pastor Andrew Brunson in short order US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said additional U.S. sanctions are ready if Turkey refuses to […]
Turkey’s Problems with the US will be Resolved Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said Wednesday he expected problems with the United States, which helped drive the lira to record lows, to be resolved but Washington must stop trying to influence Turkey’s judiciary in a reference to the detention of Pastor Brunson for spying. Ibrahim Kalin […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Talks Tough Publicly, Diplomats Talks Behind the Scenes Tuesday, Turkey’s President appeared to escalate a dispute with the United States that has helped foment a Turkish currency crisis, declaring that his country will boycott US-made electronic goods. Behind the scenes diplomats resumed formal talks to ease tensions. Addressing a conference of his ruling […]
Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that the UAE, as part of the Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, is committed to combatting terrorism and confronting and destroying Al Qaeda in Yemen. He also pointed out that their operations in Yemen include facing the Houthis militia and confronting the […]
Sheikh Mohammed: “Arab Region Has Too Many Politicians” Political discourse in the Arab world is a “waste of time and a corruption of ethics”, says Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s Prime Minister and Vice President, has spoken out against the mismanagement of resources in the Arab world, criticising politicians for […]
As Turkey’s Economy and Lira Dive, Erdogan ‘Pleads’ for Relief Saturday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was wrong of the United States to try to bring Turkey into line with threats, a day after President Donald Trump 2X’d tariffs on Turkish metal imports as the row esclated. The 2 governments have been at odds […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the country’s citizens to sell foreign currencies to support the lira which has seen a record plunge against the US dollar amid a diplomatic conflict with Washington. “Change the euros, the dollars and the gold that you are keeping beneath your pillows into lira at our banks. […]
A city councilor in The Hague and member of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party has taken her own life, hours after posting a video on Facebook in which she claimed she was gang-raped by Muslims as part of an intimidation campaign. Willie Dille, 53, reportedly ended her own life on Wednesday, shortly after sharing a video […]
Canada Quietly ‘Begging’ for Help in its Dispute with Saudi Canada is quietly ‘begging’ allies including Germany and Sweden for help with resolving its dust-up with Saudi Arabia, a government source confirmed Thursday. The senior official said Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland had spoken with her counterparts in the 2 European nations. Germany and Sweden previously […]
Iran Deal was Fatally Flawed, the Reinstatement of Sanctions is in Order The United States should never have entered into the international nuclear deal with Iran, and President Donald Trump is right to choose a stronger stance against the country’s regime, Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said Tuesday. “I think it is outstanding,” the New York Republican […]
“Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States.” The 1st stiff set of US sanctions against Iran that had been eased under the landmark nuclear accord went back into effect at Midnight Tuesday under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, targeting financial transactions that involve USDs, Iran’s automotive […]
Iran on the Verge of Collapse Willing to Talk with US ‘Right Now’ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he’s willing to talk to the US “right now”. His statement comes as US sanctions on the country took effect Tuesday. They were previously relaxed under the Y 2015 Iran nuclear deal. President Rouhani said Monday: “I do not […]
Heavy Economic Sanctions Against Iran Back On at Midnight, More Coming Heavy economic sanctions will come back into effect at Midnight, but some of the implications are already being seen. “The pressure on the Iranian economy is significant,” Bolton said in a TV interview Monday. “The value of its currency is going through the floor. We’ve seen […]
The Turkish president has ordered a freeze on assets of the US Secretaries of Justice and Interior in a tit-for-tat response to sanctions Washington imposed on Ankara. Turkey’s patience is now over, he said. Turkey will freeze assets of the Secretaries of Justice (DoJ) and the Interior, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. The […]
Saudi Arabia’s King Pushes for Peace in the Middle East Saudi Arabia has reassured Arab allies it will not endorse any Middle East peace plan that fails to address Jerusalem’s status or refugees’ right of return, easing their concerns that the Kingdom might back a nascent US deal which aligns with Israel on Key issues. […]
Iran Prepares for US Sanctions Iranians are hunkering down for the return of US sanctions on Monday with a run on gold and hard currency as they scramble to protect their savings, and sporadic protests over the already troubled economy. State news agencies reported “scattered protests” of a few hundred people on Thursday in the […]
President Trump’s Middle East Team Forging Israeli-Palestinian Peace US officials say The Trump Administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White House in anticipation of unveiling its long awaited but largely mysterious Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The National Security Council last week began approaching other agencies seeking volunteers to join The Team, […]
President Trump, ‘Certainly’ Will Meet With Iran’s Rouhani US President Donald Trump says he would “certainly” meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani if the Iranian leader was willing, adding he would do it with “no preconditions.” President Trump says during a joint news conference with Italy’s leader that he believes in meetings and is pointing […]
President Trump Seeks “Regime Change” in Iran Brett Hume: Trump “will not say” that he’s “attempting to overthrow the government or attempting to get regime change, but I think that’s exactly what this is all about.” SANDRA SMITH (Media Matters, interviewer): What do you make of the escalating war of words between the U.S. and […]
Travel Warning: Amsterdam Destroyed by Immigrants As dark descends on Amsterdam, the Dutch tourist hotspot turns into an “urban jungle” where the police are powerless to handle crime, violence and drug trade, Arre Zuurmond, the city’s ombudsman, warned. “The city center becomes an urban jungle at night,” Zuurmond told Dutch paper, Trouw. “Criminal money flourishes, […]
Pakistan Rejects Fundamentalism Elects Imran Khan Former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) has won victory in the country’s general elections and is now in a strong position to form the central government, according to the complete preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday. Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), or […]
President Trump ‘forging’ an Arab NATO to Confront Iran The Trump Administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with 6 Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran’s expansion in the region, according to US and Arab officials. The White House wants to […]
The pullout of the White Helmets from Syria, carried out by Israel on the US’ and Canada’s request, reveals “true colors and hypocrisy” of the controversial group, showing who actually controls it, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said. The rescue operation, which emerged Sunday, “speaks for itself” and clearly shows who exactly the group serves, the ministry […]
President Trump, “Iran Will ‘Pay a Price’ for New Threats” Monday, National Security Adviser John Bolton said that President Donald Trump told him that Iran will “pay a price” for any further threats against the US. NSA Bolton told reporters that he had spoken with the President “over the last several days,” telling him that […]
The UK is to offer asylum to members of western-backed White Helmets group, that operates in Jihadists-held areas in Syria. The move has prompted dire warnings about who exactly Britain might be admitting. Some 98 White Helmets members were rescued by the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday night, as part of an evacuation mission that […]
President Trump’s Foreign Policy, “So Far, So Good” Thursday, Senator Tim Scott (R:SC) characterized President Donald Trump’s foreign policy chops as “so far, so good.” In an afternoon TV interview the South Carolina Republican insisted that “we have to have confidence in the President of the United States when he says what he says.” “The […]
Dubai FDI, the investment development agency of the Department of Economic Development, DED, has revealed the continuing expansion of enhanced services for its “Aftercare” initiative, a quality-focussed programme aimed at attracting more foreign direct investments, FDI, into the emirate. The programme was developed by Dubai FDI as a means to further enhance the investor’s journey […]
US Considering Crude Oil Waiver on Iran Sanctions for 1 Country $OIL, $USO The Trump Administration is pushing countries to cut all imports of Iranian Crude Oil from November on. The US wants to avoid disrupting global Crude Oil markets as it reimposes sanctions against Tehran and in certain cases will consider waivers for countries […]
The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised its growth forecast for the world’s top crude exporter Saudi Arabia, citing higher oil prices. In its World Economic Outlook update, the IMF said the Saudi economy — which contracted by 0.9 percent last year — would grow by 1.9 percent in 2018, up 0.2 percentage points from […]
China and Russia back Iran The enemy of my enemy is my friend is an ancient proverb which suggests that two opposing parties can or should work together against a common enemy. Moscow and Tehran are expanding economic cooperation, with Russia planning multi-billion dollar investments in Iran’s energy sector. The move comes as major Western […]
US Rejects European Plea for Exemptions From Iran Sanctions The Trump Administration has refused wide-ranging protections for European companies operating in Iran, rejecting appeals from Britain, France and Germany for exemptions from sanctions on the Tehran regime. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote, in response to a 4 June letter […]
Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for oil shipments from the Middle East. The warning comes in response to the US, which is trying to cut off Iranian crude exports. After pulling out of a landmark international deal curtailing Tehran’s nuclear program, Washington has ordered countries to cease buying […]
Old images, fiction films and even video games have all been used to spread fake news stories in war-torn Syria — creating all the more work for a media collective debunking them. Protests broke out against Syria’s regime in 2011 and then spun into violent conflict. All along, there has been a continuous stream of […]
ISIS Strikes Pakistan At least 105 people including a political leader were killed and over 150 others injured when a suicide blast hit a political meeting in Mastung district of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Friday, officials said. Confirming the death toll, caretaker home minister of Balochistan province Agha Umar said that the injured people […]
President Trump at NATO Summit, “…Just doesn’t work!” President Donald Trump is expected to have a forceful meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the start of a Summit of the military alliance. The President is expected to continue questioning wary NATO allies about their military spending during talks in Brussels. He Tweeted en […]
A suicide car bombing on Tuesday killed 14 newly reconciled fighters from pro-government and rebel ranks in an attack on a south Syrian village claimed by the Islamic State group. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosion hit Zaizun, a village in the western countryside of Daraa province which rebels agreed in […]
Iran ‘Insulted’ over President Trump’s Instructions to OPEC $OIL, $USO Saturday, Iran’s oil minister on accused US President Donald Trump of insulting OPEC by ordering it to increase production and reduce prices, adding that Iranian output. US President Trump Wednesday accused the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of driving fuel prices higher, urging […]
President Trump to OPEC: “Reduce Pricing Now” $OIL, $USO President Donald Trump Wednesday called on OPEC to “reduce pricing now” because the cartel is “driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little” money. “This must be a 2-way street,” the President declared on Twitter: The OPEC Monopoly must […]
Behind the Ongoing Anti-Regime Protests in Iran Protests against the ruling regime in Iran have now continued into July, with fresh demonstrations in the south and southwest of the country reported Sunday night and Monday morning. In fact, Iran has witnessed strikes and protests on a daily basis since December 2017. The 1st one took place […]
Mahathir Arrests Najib, Saudi Royal Family May Face Tough Questions Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak, who is to be charged in court on Wednesday in connection with the multibillion-dollar financial scandal at the 1MDB state fund he helped set up, is facing the prospect of a lengthy jail term. The involvement of the […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in Switzerland as Protests Disrupt the Country $OIL Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Switzerland for talks focused on salvaging progress from the Iran nuclear deal after The Trump Administration’s walkout. Monday, President Rouhani began a 2-day visit starting in Zurich before heading to Bern, the capital, for deal-signings, talks and […]
The Trump Effect: Iran’s Leaders Struggling to Defend Economy From US Sanctions $OIL Iran is looking to ways to keep exporting Crude Oil and other measures to counter US economic sanctions. Since last month, when US President Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear which lifted most sanctions in Y 2015, Iran’s rial has dropped […]