Also impacted by the lifting of Iran sanctions: Big oil and OPEC
At the June 5 meeting of OPEC member states in Vienna, production levels were left unchanged at 30 million barrels per day. But Iran insisted it would increase its (more…)
ISIL group pushes back against Hamas crackdown in Gaza
Supporters of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on June 1 issued Hamas a 48-hour deadline to cease its crackdown on ISIL in Gaza. A statement sent to (more…)
Four Jordanians jailed for using social media to promote ISIL
A Jordanian military tribunal sentenced four suspects to two years in prison each for attempting to join Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and for promoting the terror (more…)
China threatens Burma with large live-fire military drill in border region
China’s Chengdu Military Region Command started a large military drill along the Burmese-Chinese border on June 1, clearly designed to threaten the Burmese government forces fighting the ethnic Chinese (more…)
U.S. seeks new rocket system to end reliance on Russian engines
The U.S. Air Force is taking proposals for development of a rocket propulsion system that will replace Russian-built engines by a 2019 deadline set by Congress. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Russian hackers implicated in IRS data breach
Cyber hackers, likely operating from the safety of Russia, have been implicated in a massive breach of taxpayer data held by the IRS. Experts say it is highly unlikely (more…)
Nuclear deal with Iran seen triggering Mideast proliferation crisis
President Barack Obama’s unwavering commitment to a nuclear deal with Iran, if successful, may result in a new nuclear arms race in the already unstable Middle East. Under the (more…)
Report: Iran, North Korea forging nuclear, ballistic missile ties
As Iran was steeped in negotiations with world powers over its nuclear program in April, North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile experts visited a military site near Teheran, a (more…)
Critical test for Iran nuclear deal: Inspections at Parchin military site
Recent statements by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei point to the significance of the Parchin military research site as negotiations with the West on a nuclear agreement enter (more…)