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Trump is ready for another summit with Kim

 

8th July, 2020


U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is ready for another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

This came despite Pyongyang's repeated announcement that it does not intend to hold talks with the United States. "I understand that they want to meet, and we will definitely do it," Trump said in an interview with the "Greta van Sostren" program. "I will do it if I think it will be useful," Trump was quoted as saying.

Asked if he thought such a meeting would be beneficial, Trump said: "Maybe. I have a very good relationship with him, (so) he might be useful."

Trump and Kim have met three times, since their first summit in June 2018, where they agreed to work for a denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, in exchange for security guarantees for Pyongyang.

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Seismic monitoring: an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale near Khanaqin

 

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The Air Force and Seismic Monitoring Authority of the Ministry of Transport announced, on Wednesday, that an earthquake measuring (4.2) degrees was recorded near the Iraqi-Iranian border, 22 km from Diyala Governorate.  

The Ministry’s media stated in a statement received (Baghdad Today), that “our seismic observatories in the General Authority for Weather Forecasts recorded today at 10:10:39 local time, an earthquake occurred near the Iraqi-Iranian border in the Shirin Palace area, and it is (22) Km east of Khanaqin district in Diyala province. "

And the statement added, "The strength of the tremor reached (4.2) degrees on the Richter scale, and it was felt by the citizens in the east of Khanaqin district, Diyala governorate, and we will bring you in case of any other developments." 

And the body called, "Honorable citizens, to take precaution and caution, to avoid rumors and false news, and to adhere to the seismic wills issued by the Ministry of Transport, the General Authority for Tendency and Seismic Monitoring."  

 

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Trump is ready for another summit with Kim

 

8th July, 2020


U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is ready for another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

This came despite Pyongyang's repeated announcement that it does not intend to hold talks with the United States. "I understand that they want to meet, and we will definitely do it," Trump said in an interview with the "Greta van Sostren" program. "I will do it if I think it will be useful," Trump was quoted as saying.

Asked if he thought such a meeting would be beneficial, Trump said: "Maybe. I have a very good relationship with him, (so) he might be useful."

Trump and Kim have met three times, since their first summit in June 2018, where they agreed to work for a denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, in exchange for security guarantees for Pyongyang.

 

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Washington is responding to North Korea's decision to stop talks with it

 

9th July 2020
 

US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, who is on a visit to South Korea, today, Wednesday, responded to North Korea's statements to stop talks with Washington.

"Washington has not requested a meeting with North Korean officials, and the negotiations between the two countries are stalled," said Biegun.

Biegun, who is also the US special envoy to North Korea, is on a four-day trip between Seoul and Tokyo to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament  "I read the comments in the newspapers indicating that the North Koreans are not ready to meet me during this visit," Biegun told reporters at the end of a meeting with his South Korean counterpart. He explained that "America will be ready at any moment to resume negotiations." According to the agency, "Agence France Presse

 

This visit has sparked rumors in South Korea that Washington wants to revive diplomatic relations with Pyongyang before the US presidential elections on the third of November, despite the North reiterating more than once that it has no need to negotiate with the Americans

It is noteworthy that negotiations related to North Korean nuclear disarmament have been stalled since the collapse of the second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in February 2019 in Hanoi

Pyongyang has stressed more than once that it does not want to continue talks with Washington unless the United States retracts its "hostile" policy

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Agency: disclosure of nuclear facility near Pyongyang, previously unknown

 

 

09:50 - 09/07/2020


The American "CNN" agency reported that satellite photos show an active undiscovered nuclear facility, near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.  Satellite images reveal a nuclear facility near Pyongyang, previously unknown. In North Korea, the agency's report indicated that experts confirmed that the satellite imagery, provided by the American company "Planet Labs", belongs to a nuclear facility.

The experts explained that the village near Pyongyang is an active facility, and that it is possible that it is linked to Pyongyang's nuclear program.

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Statement by Trump about the possibility of banning "Tik Tok"

2020.07.08 - 12:17

Baghdad - people  
 

US media reported that US President Donald Trump confirmed his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo statements that his country is studying the possibility of banning the implementation of the Chinese "Tik Tok" in the country.  

The remarks of the American President came in a television interview, followed by "Nass" (July 8, 2020). He was asked to comment on Pompeo's statement in this regard to answer, saying "Yes, we are thinking about the application ban."  

"This is a big business, listen, what happened to China and this virus and what they did to this country and the whole world is disgraceful," he added.  

Trump noted that banning this application is one of several measures that can be taken against China, due to the outbreak of the "Corona" virus.  

This, and China has repeatedly denied US accusations that it caused the spread of the virus and to hide the facts about it.  

The US Secretary of State had stated earlier that his country is considering banning Chinese social media applications, including the "tic-tok" application.  

Pompeo said in an interview with "Fox News": "I do not want to anticipate the President (Donald Trump), but it is something we are studying."  

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Rouhani: America's pressure aims to create problems for Tehran in the field of foreign exchange

 

 

12:22 - 09/07/2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed, Thursday, that the pressures of America and enemies aim to create problems for Tehran in the field of foreign exchange.

In a ceremony marking the launch of industrial and mining projects in several Iranian provinces today, Rouhani pointed out the possibility of thwarting the American conspiracy through a comprehensive activation of the production sector and exports. Stressing that all government efforts are focused on overcoming obstacles to production.

He explained that the imbalance of the exchange rate is due to two main problems, the first is the closure of the border outlets in the past three months (due to Corona), which is gradually opening, as this has led to a halt in exports and the effects of that are being witnessed now, and the second is that some exporters have not recovered their foreign exchange earnings on time. And estimated by the Central Bank of 20 billion euros.

Rouhani stressed that Iran aims to export 41 billion dollars of non-oil goods in the current fiscal year until 20 March 2021, and that the flow of this liquidity will cover all imports and raw materials for factories.

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Iran is on the verge of a "hungry" uprising and a criticism of Rouhani’s failure

 

8th July 2020

Iranian Health Minister Saeed Nimky warned of what he called the outbreak of a "hungry" uprising as a result of the deterioration of living conditions in light of the outbreak of the Corona virus.

Speaking to him during a meeting with the Corona Combat Command Council in the capital, Tehran, Nmake said that the ministry is concerned with health affairs for 31 Iranian provinces, of which 21 are located under the red line, noting that the ministry is concerned with health affairs, but the government requires it to take care of the people's living side.

He added that food security is a serious issue and it is possible that the hungry will rise in Iran.

In a criticism of the speech of the President of the Republic, Hassan Rouhani, that took place previously between the two sides, the minister said that "instead of reassuring me and asking me to take care of health conditions, he is one of our core duty telling me to take care of living instead."

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Warnings of billions of dollars in losses suffered by the Tik Tok application

2020.07.05 - 22:28

Baghdad - people  
 

The "Tik Tok" application is facing heavy losses due to the "Anonymous" hacker group, which called on users to delete the application immediately.  

A report on the "Times of India" website, followed by "NAS" (July 5, 2020), said that "the application may face heavy losses in excess of $ 6 billion, after the hackers posted a tweet on Twitter, I warned all users of the Chinese application, and asked them to delete it" From their phones to preserve their data.  

  

Delete TikTok now; if you know someone that is using it explain to them it is essentially malware operated by the Chinese government running a massive spying operation.

 

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A guy on reddit reversed engineered #TikTok Here’s what he found on the data it collects on you It’s far worse than just stealing what’s on your clipboard:

  

  

The hacking group said, "The application is a Chinese malware, to which everyone should be warned, because it collects data about the type of CPU, memory usage, disk space and device identifiers for all its users."  

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Strong explosions, west of Tehran, in a fourth such event within days

 

10th July 2020

Strong explosions hit western Tehran late Thursday night, according to Iranian media and activists.

The Iranian Broadcasting Corporation confirmed that an explosion was heard in western Tehran, but it did not provide any additional information about the cause of the explosion, and did not say if there were any victims.

For its part, the local “Mehr” news agency reported that an explosion was heard in the “Quds” and “Shahryar” areas, west of Tehran.

Iranian television “From Lotto” said, through his account on “Twitter”, that there was talk of several explosions, noting that one of them “was very loud.” The opposition TV added that the explosions “may be linked to nearby military barracks,” indicating a blackout in western Tehran.

Iranian activists are circulating on the communication sites, news that an explosion occurred in one of the warehouses of the Quds Force, of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

An Iranian journalist, on her Twitter account, quoted local sources as saying that “Imam Hassan Mujtaba’s base, affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, was targeted,” while another journalist said that the sound of the explosion “came from an air base of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.”

The country has witnessed several explosions around military, nuclear and industrial facilities during the past period. Last Tuesday, Iranian News Agency reported that two people were killed in an explosion south of Tehran. Last Thursday, a fire broke out in a building at the Iranian Natanz facility, the center of the country's uranium enrichment program, and the authorities acknowledged that the attack had caused serious damage.

Also last week, 19 people were killed in an explosion at a medical facility north of Tehran, which an official said was caused by a gas leak. On June 26, an explosion took place east of Tehran near the Parchin military base, and authorities said the cause of the explosion had leaked from a gas facility in an area outside the base.

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Iran denies the fact that a western explosion occurred in Tehran amid reports of strange incidents

 

 

13:36 - 7/10/2020

 

Iranian authorities have denied an explosion in the western part of Tehran, according to Iranian state television and radio company and local officials, amid news circulating of a series of strange incidents recently.

It was reported that the explosion was heard in the western Iranian province of Tehran. The TV and radio company, citing social media data, indicated that the power is out in the city of Qadis in Tehran Province.

The transfer of our correspondent for governor Kads Iranian city, Leila Athaga, denied an explosion in the city "Kads" or "Krmadrh", confirming that the news contained in this regard are just rumors.

My power was cut off in front of "12 Bahman Hospital" at ten o'clock in the local time, it was for only 5 minutes," Al-Wathqi added.

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Iran threatens to retaliate if external elements were found to be involved in the "Natanz" explosion

 

10th July, 2020
 

Iran announced today, Friday, that if it was proven that foreign elements were involved in the explosion of the "Natanz" nuclear facility, it would have repercussions, while noting that he would announce the cause of the explosion after completing the investigation.

The Iranian authorities had recently reported an accident in one of the buildings of the Natanz nuclear plant, confirming that it resulted in damage to the building without any casualties. "If a foreign component is found to detonate Natanz, we will announce it, and the matter will have consequences in this case," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a press statement today in the central province of Isfahan.

Mousavi added, "The goal of the media out of the bombing of the Natanz facility for the Israeli entity is to help this entity polish its image and impose its hegemony." He continued, "We are awaiting the security services to collect details and causes of the explosion until it is announced," noting that it is too early to judge the cause of the explosion.

As news conflicting about who carried out the attack, Iranian civil defense chief, Ghulam Reza Jalali, confirmed last Friday that Tehran does not rule out sabotage by opposition groups or a cyber attack by America and Israel in the explosion of the "Natanz" nuclear facility.

The Persian BBC TV reported that a group calling itself the “Nimr Al-Watan” sent a statement to the channel’s journalists, in which it adopted the accident of the “Natanz” facility to enrich uranium in Isfahan province, central Iran, claiming that the members of the group are permeated in the devices Iranian security.

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The North Korean authorities issue a "strange" order to their soldiers

 

 

7/11/2020 15:54:27
 

 

The North Korean authorities have ordered their soldiers to start raising at least 15 rabbits, according to a report by the DailyNK website, which specializes in Korean affairs.

The guidance issued by the Korean People's Army, which dates back to last month, calls for soldiers and their families to raise more rabbits, to provide their own food source. The military's political bureau considered that the matter is a way to boost the country's meat supply in an inexpensive way, and that it falls within the recommendations of leader Kim Jong Un calling for expansion of herbivores, according to the newspaper "New York Post".

The order emphasized that the response of the soldiers with regard to raising rabbits will be evaluated before the end of August. And the website "Daily NK" quoted a source as saying that the new decision will add more burdens to the North Korean soldiers who started earlier this month a series of intensive military exercises, as they will have to take care of the rabbits along with their other military duties. Another source said to the Korean site, that the decision undoubtedly confirms that the North Koreans are suffering a major food crisis, so the government took a proactive step, calling for a focus on animal husbandry.

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Trump threatens the allies to leave NATO to compel them to pay their financial obligations

 

11th July, 2020
 

US President Donald Trump has said that he does not want the United States to leave the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), but the allies must pay the dues

In a newspaper interview, Trump indicated that there were countries that were "almost not paying anything, and now they are paying

He explained that if this is not the answer, they will not pay, adding, "I want to pay their share fairly

And former National Security Adviser John Bolton said in his book, "The Room where This Happened: Notes from the White House," that Trump wanted NATO leaders at the 2018 summit to threaten the United States to leave the alliance if they did not pay contributions of 2% of Their countries ’GDP

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Trump announces America's involvement in something that will happen in Venezuela

 

17:57 - 11/07/2020

 

US President Donald Trump said today, Saturday, that there is "a big event ahead in Venezuela," stressing that "America will be involved in it."

"Something will happen in Venezuela and America that will participate to a large extent," Trump said, in an interview with "Nutisias Telemundo", pledging "to care for the people of Venezuela, support anyone who is elected and supports the people as their leader."

When asked if the event was related to Juan, opposition leader Juan Guaido, the mother of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, or with American interference, Trump replied, “It is freedom for the people of Venezuela. It is freedom. Venezuela was a rich country 15 years ago, and it was destroyed by two people. Its regime is terrible ... something will happen with Venezuela. This is all I can tell you." Then the host asked him again: "Through the United States?" To be answered: "We will be very involved."

This comes, days after the Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro, made adjustments to the senior leadership level of the Venezuelan Army, Navy, and Air Force. "I have decided, as usual, to partially prove and partially renew the exceptional team of military commanders who take over the senior military leadership of Venezuela," Maduro said at a military graduation ceremony in Caracas.

Last week, Venezuela celebrated the anniversary of independence, and Maduro denounced the US policy towards Caracas, stressing that it was increasing its aggression during the Coruna epidemic. He said, "The American administration not only stepped up the criminal sanctions that affected food and fuel, but rather came to deny the Venezuelans access to medicines and medical equipment during the outbreak of the epidemic." 

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An American court obliges Iran to receive major compensation for an attack in Saudi Arabia

 

11th July, 2020

 

A US court issued a decision obligating Iran to pay $ 879 million in compensation to the victims of the 1996 bombing of the US forces in the Saudi city of Khobar

The bombing occurred 24 years ago, in which 19 Americans were killed and more than 300 wounded

According to the agency, "Agence France Presse", the resolution blamed Tehran for the bombing that killed and wounded hundreds of US Air Force personnel

Judge Beryl Howell, his chief judge in the Washington Federal District Court, cited previous evidence in its decision that promised that Iran “assisted Hezbollah in carrying out a violent and horrific attack that killed 19 people and wounded hundreds.  In its July 2 ruling, announced on Friday, the judge ordered payment of compensation to 14 US soldiers wounded in the attack, as well as 21 family members

For its part, the administration of US President Donald Trump welcomed the judgment on Iran, despite Tehran's denial of its involvement in the bombing and its refusal to pay any compensation

US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortigas   usually welcomed the ruling, saying he had done justice to "many of the victims of Iran-backed terrorism

It is noteworthy that the finger of blame for the bombing was directed at the Saudi "Hezbollah", which is a group of the Shiite minority in the Kingdom

The attack was carried out by a truck loaded with explosives, which was detonated near the eight-story Khobar Towers complex, where Saudi and Western forces were stationed

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An explosion shakes a building in the Iranian capital, Tehran

 

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The Iranian fire department said, this evening, Saturday, that a gas explosion rocked a building in the capital, Tehran. 

The Iranian "ISNA" agency, quoting the fire department, added that one person was injured in the explosion, which occurred on Sabalan Street. 

"At around 21:04, an explosion was reported in an apartment house to the twenty-fifth system of fire and safety services in the municipality of Tehran," said fire department spokesman Jalal al-Maliki.

He added that "firefighters arrived at the site at a fast time," noting that "the firefighting forces reported an explosion in the basement of an old two-storey house with an area of about 60 meters." 

He continued, "A young man and woman lived in this house," noting that "the young man, who was approximately 16 years old, suffered relatively severe burns and was transferred to a medical center." 

Al-Maliki stated that "the firefighters, upon their arrival to the basement, revealed that many gas cylinders were stored in the mentioned floor, some of which weighed 5 kilograms, indicating that their number was" 30. 

A spokesman for the Tehran Fire Department said: "According to preliminary estimates, the person who was injured in the basement may have been working with these cylinders, which led to the explosion." 

Fortunately, the accident did not result in a fire, but it destroyed part of the walls of the basement and upper floors, the spokesman said.

Referring to the recent accidents caused by gas cylinders, the spokesman stated: "Unfortunately, in some homes, people are shipping these cylinders safely, and this may lead to wider accidents."

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Iran receives 50 percent of the dues to export electricity to Iraq

 

11th July, 2020
 

Iranian Assistant Energy Minister Humayun Haeri announced on Saturday that Iran has received 50 percent of the dues due to exporting electricity to Iraq

Haeri said in a statement to the Iranian "Mehr" Agency, which was viewed by "Al-Iqtisad News", that the process of supplying electricity to Iraq is continuing, and that the Iranian Energy Minister, on his recent visit to the neighboring country, concluded a two-year contract

He indicated that 50 percent of the dues resulting from the export of electricity to Iraq have been received, and it is planned, through a mechanism, to receive the remaining dues through the existing banking transactions

Haeri stressed that the volume of Iran's electricity exports to neighboring countries is variable, and depends on the season according to summer and winter

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The State Department Warns Iran Against Continuing To support Militant Rogue Groups

 

12th July, 2020

US State Department Adviser on Iranian Affairs Mike Bell accused the regime in Iran of continuing to provide its "rogue groups" with weapons and missiles in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq.

In an interview with the London-based newspaper, Asharq Al-Awsat, Bill said, "We have seen the Iranians violate the embargo for more than a decade, whether by deploying bombs or planting mines, delivering ballistic missiles to Yemen or Iraq, and deploying weapons for the purpose of combating ISIS." But it is clear that the goals are different, as they target American and coalition forces, and it is also clear that Iran has different goals, and from it it is announced that they want to expel the United States from the region, and also destabilize neighboring countries and European countries.

He added, “It certainly is not in Iran's interest to have a stable and peaceful Afghanistan. She wants to sabotage the matter, and this is fixed in her ideology as part of her campaign in the region to prolong the conflicts and intensify the episodes of violence, to ensure that international efforts, whether in Afghanistan or Yemen, are always blown up by this cycle of violence. Hence, the international community should be worried about This is, because we continue to see all the international efforts being blown up by this pumping amount of weapons and money by the Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force through groups of agents, there are real Iranian efforts to try to prolong the cycle of violence and the suffering of the people in Yemen, Iraq, Syria or Lebanon.

And Bill continued, “During the past decade, under the cover of the nuclear agreement, the Iranian regime continued its malicious actions that included military assistance and operations in Syria, diplomatic solidarity, and support for military forces within countries, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza, Houthi in Yemen, Hezbollah, the Hashd and other rogue organizations in Iraq, support for terrorist elements in Bahrain, operations targeting eastern Saudi Arabia, some groups in Pakistan.

And the US State Department’s advisor for Iranian affairs said, “The problem is that the signatories of the nuclear agreement with Iran turned a blind eye to all of Iran's activities, and from its financing of what it calls the axis of resistance between Shiite groups, which poses greater dangers to the countries of the region, more than it did five years ago. Years, therefore, the proposal for peace and stability in the region is now more difficult to achieve than it was years ago.

He also said, “From here, the goals should be: The lifting of the ban that was put in place should have been on the basis of conditions related to the actions of the Iranian regime and not on the basis of timing, this is a weakness, so we reached the timing of the timing and the conditions are much worse than the moment that was issued It has a ban.”

The State Department advisor declined to comment on the sarcastic statement of the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, which said that the campaign "The maximum pressure is like - literally - putting the knee on the Iranian neck" (as happened to George Floyd, an African American citizen who was recently killed with pressure on his neck from a leg A white American policeman) ”and said,“ I don't want to talk about this.”

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Two new fires in Iran, one at a petrochemical complex

 

12th July, 2020

A fire broke out today, Sunday, at a petrochemical complex in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, according to a local news agency affiliated with the Radio and Television.

Since late June, Iran has witnessed a series of explosions and accidents involving military sites and nuclear and industrial plants, including targeting the Natanz nuclear plant.

"Iribnews" quoted the director of public relations at the Tindjoyan Petrochemical Complex, Hamid Kayayi, as saying that "a fire broke out at the PTA 2 plant of this complex due to a technical fault", denying that there were casualties due to the accident.

Kyayi explained that the fire "occurred due to the climatic conditions of the region (Khuzestan) in the summer and the high temperature these days, so the possibility of such accidents is very high." He stressed that "the situation has been controlled," adding that "the production of the Tandjoyan complex was not damaged or stopped and the complex is operating normally."

The petrochemical complex was established on April 26, 1998, in Khuzestan province, on an area of 34 hectares, to produce plastic products (PET) and terephthalic acid (PTA). In another incident, a spokesman for the fire brigade in the Iranian capital, Jalal Malaki, announced today, Sunday, that a fire had broken out at an electrical sub-station near the famous Tehran square, the famous Frodsi Square.

Melki said in statements to the government "Joan", "that a number of pieces of scrap metal were located on top of a sub-electrical station near Ferdowsi Square, causing the fire." He stressed that "firefighters went to the place and took control of the fire."

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The U.S. Air Force replaces some F-16 fighters with drones

 

 

15:33 - 07/12/2020
 

 

Since 2025, the U.S. Air Force has been planning to replace part of the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with drones and attack planes. It is developed as part of the Skyborg program.

As of 2030 Skyborg will replace reconnaissance aircraft and older MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, according to Aviation Week & Space Technology.

The Pentagon also talked about the benefits of the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters, which are able to interact with one another using a drones equipped with an AI system. However, during the test flight of the XQ-58A, which was supposed to be a "partner" of the F-35 Lightning II, it was severely damaged. 

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China imposes sanctions on US officials

 

 

12:44 - 7/13/2020

China imposed sanctions on US officials and entities in the United States, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, in response to the sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Chinese officials.

Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, revealed the sanctions during a press briefing Monday, explaining that sanctions were imposed on US officials and entities in the United States, in response to the sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Chinese officials for alleged human rights violations. Against the Muslim Uyghur minority.

This comes in response to the sanctions imposed by the United States on Thursday, based on the so-called "Magnetsky Global Law", on four high-ranking officials and a security establishment in the Xinjiang China Autonomous Region, on the grounds of their involvement in human rights violations, especially against the Muslim Uyghur minority. 

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Nickel silver, Maillechort, German silver, Argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, alpacca, is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. Nickel silver is named due to its silvery appearance, but it contains no elemental silver unless plated.

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Defense and NATO are discussing training Iraqi forces and eliminating the remnants of ISIS

 

13th July, 2020
 

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defense, Jabbar Shajeel Mutlaq, received, on Monday, the commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, Major General Jenny Karenian, and discussed with him the file of training Iraqi forces.


A statement by the Ministry of Defense, "Al-Ikhbaria" received a copy of it, "The two sides discussed the strategy of the military establishment and the NATO mission, especially in light of the exceptional circumstances the world is going through due to the Corona pandemic."

He added that "the meeting discussed the development of mechanisms for future work in training Iraqi forces in order to continue to eliminate terrorist organizations through ongoing operations."

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Disclosure of a border port in southern Iraq under US control, which the containers cross without inspection

 

Localities 7/13/2020 18:02 3425     

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The deputy of Basra Governorate, Badr Al-Ziyadi, revealed that an Iraqi border crossing is under the control of the United States of America and not under the authority of the Iraqi state. 

Al-Ziyadi said in a televised interview followed by (Baghdad Today) that "all border outlets in Basra are under state control, with the exception of the Greshan outlet with the Kuwaiti side, and this outlet is not controlled and subject to the control of the United States represented by the international alliance, and goods enter it without inspection or control and the Iraqi side is not entitled to Inspecting or opening cargo. " 

"Also, containers belonging to the international coalition enter through the port and do not open, and the Iraqi protection forces have no role other than opening and closing the gates when entering and exiting the containers and we call on the prime minister to have a position on this port." 

He pointed out that "the local Basra government does not obtain any money from the outlets and is not allowed to administer them because the linking of the outlets is in the hands of the prime minister." 

He pointed out that "the former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sent forces to maintain the ports in Basra, and high imports were achieved, but later they were left without protection."

Commenting on the deployment of elite forces with two outlets in Diyala to control the situation in them, Al-Zayadi stressed that all Iraqi ports must be “maintained and the matter not limited to certain provinces,” calling also for the change of employees who hold the outlets because many of them have experience in smuggling in technical ways to prevent their imports from going state. "

on Saturday, Prime Minister Mustafa Kazmi confirmed Diyala refusal to allow the " theft of public money, "at border crossing points during the opening port of Mandali border trade exchange partial with Iran. 

he Kazmi that his visit to the port as a " clear message to all corrupt that You do not have a foothold in the entire border crossing, "directing all districts, to work to fight corruption because" 

On Saturday (July 11, 2020), the joint operations announced that the Rapid Response Forces and the Popular Mobilization would enter and execute the Mandali and Muntheriya outlets, with elite forces assigned to permanently capture them to "combat corruption".

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