UK is the '51st state'? Uproar as Britain's secret deal to buy nuclear warheads from US without Parliament's consent is revealed
rt.com | 2020-02-23
Furious Brits have accused their government of being a lapdog for Washington, after it was inadvertently revealed that the UK had quietly inked a nuclear weapons deal with the US, forgoing public debate. | The Pentagon recently disclosed that Britain has agreed to purchase new US nuclear warheads to replace Trident, its own homegrown nuclear program. However, the deal came as a surprise to British lawmakers, who were reportedly kept in the dark about the nuclear weapons. | The agreement, which involves the US sharing the technology used in its W93 sea-launched warhead, is expected to cost billions of pounds.
rt.com/uk/481506-uk-trident-us-secret-nukes/
Iraqi suspected of coronavirus tests negative
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
An Iraqi student quarantined for suspected coronavirus has tested negative for the virus, according to health authorities on Sunday."Tests proved that the suspected case was not carrying the virus," the Health Directorate in the southern Dhi Qar province said in a statement.A medical source said Saturday the student was quarantined for further tests after returning from the Iranian city of Qom.On Saturday, the Iraqi authorities called on its nationals not to travel to neighboring Iran, where eight coronavirus deaths were reported.Coronavirus has spread to more than 25 other countries including the U.S., the UK, S…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iraqi-suspected-of-coronavirus-tests-negative-3512626
Death toll from coronavirus in Iran climbs to 8
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
The death toll from coronavirus in Iran has risen to eight, according to a statement released by the country's Health Ministry on Sunday.Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour also reported 15 new coronavirus cases taking the total to 43.Jahanpour said seven of the new cases of the virus, officially known as COVID-19, were detected in Qom city, four others in the capital Tehran, two others in Gilan city and one each in Markazi and Mazandaran provinces.In China, the epicenter of the virus, the death toll from the outbreak has reached 2,444, with over 76,000 confirmed cases.Following the global spread of the virus, the World…
yenisafak.com/en/world/death-toll-from-coronavirus-in-iran-climbs-to-8-3512621
Turkey 'temporarily' closes border with Iran after coronavirus outbreak
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
Turkey has decided to temporarily close its border with Iran after a coronvirus outbreak was reported in the neighborin…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-temporarily-closes-border-with-iran-after-coronavirus-outbreak-3512629
Three suspected coronavirus cases surface in Afghanistan
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
Three suspected cases of the coronavirus surfaced in Afghanistan on Sunday following a spike in confirmed cases and fatalities in the neighboring Iran.Since the new coronavirus emerged last December, it has killed over 2,000 people in China, the epicenter of the epidemic, and more than a dozen people elsewhere in the world. Some eight deaths have been reported in Iran, the most in any country outside the Chinese mainland.The three suspects, all adult men, recently returned from the Iranian city of Qom to Herat in Afghanistan, Dr. Nazeer Ahmad, a member of the country's coronavirus control committee told Anadolu A…
yenisafak.com/en/world/three-suspected-coronavirus-cases-surface-in-afghanistan-3512627
Earthquake kills 7, injures 5 in eastern Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
At least seven people were killed and five others injured on Sunday in eastern Turkey when an earthquake hit the border region with Iran, authorities said.Tremors from a 5.7-magnitude quake centered in northwestern Iran were also felt in Turkey's Van province.Some buildings were damaged and many people are trapped under debris, Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said in a news conference.He added that search and rescue teams were dispatched to the quake-hit region.A powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey earlier this year causing the deaths of 41 people and injuring 1,600 others.
yenisafak.com/en/news/earthquake-kills-7-injures-5-in-eastern-turkey-3512616
US, UK, EU condole with quake-hit Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
Foreign diplomatic missions in Ankara have conveyed their condolences over the deadly earthquake near the Iran border region which claimed at least nine lives in eastern Turkey.The Delegation of the European Union said in a tweet it stands in solidarity with the people and authorities of Turkey in their hour of need.The U.S. and British Embassies in Ankara extended condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.The magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in the northwestern Iranian city of Khoy also injured some 37 people and damaged buildings in Turkey's Van province.
yenisafak.com/en/news/us-uk-eu-condole-with-quake-hit-turkey-3512628
Iran's Supreme Leader Accuses Western Media of Trying to Influence Friday Election
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-23
TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday accused Western media of trying to discourage the country's population from casting their votes in the recent legislative election by using the coronavirus outbreak as a pretext.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002231078385726-irans-supreme-leader-accuses-western-media-of-trying-to-influence-friday-election/
Iran Reports Total of 43 Coronavirus Infections, 8 Deaths
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-23
TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iran has detected 15 new infections with coronavirus, bringing the tally to 43, while eight people have died as of Sunday, a Health Ministry spokesman said.
sputniknews.com/world/202002231078385972-iran-reports-total-of-43-coronavirus-infections-8-deaths/
'Sick People': Russian Officials Blast Pentagon Over Drill Simulating 'Russian Nuclear Attack'
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-23
On Friday, the Pentagon reported that it had staged a "mini-exercise" in which Russia dropped a low-yield nuke on a European NATO member. The drill followed a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing in which a senior Pentagon official said that the US needed a plan to be able to "fight and win" wars in a nuclear-contaminated environment.
sputniknews.com/world/202002231078386315-sick-people-russian-officials-blast-pentagon-over-drill-simulating-russian-nuclear-attack/
Italian Towns on Lockdown as Virus Spreads Internationally
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-22
South Korea reports 433 cases of the new virus; 6 dead in Iran, 2 in Italy. Some outbreaks show no direct link to travel to China.
truthdig.com/articles/italian-towns-on-lockdown-as-virus-spreads-internationally/
Dangerous games: US NUKES Russia in 'mini exercise' attended by Pentagon chief
rt.com | 2020-02-22
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper played himself in a drill at the US Strategic Command HQ in Nebraska, which featured a bizarre scenario of America nuking Russia in response to its own nuclear strike against a 'NATO ally'. | US military exercises simulating various crises are not that uncommon, yet, out of all plausible scenarios, this particular drill apparently simulated a highly unrealistic one. The classified exercise conducted at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha on Thursday focused on an imaginary nuclear conflict between the US and Russia in Europe. | According to the drill scenario, Moscow somehow dec…
rt.com/usa/481482-us-nukes-russia-pentagon-games/
U.S. and Iran Increase Competition to Influence Afghanistan
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-21
United States officials have expressed concern over the so-called Iranian intervention in Afghanistan in recent days, claiming that Tehran is trying to challenge Washington's interests in Afghanistan through groups that it supports like the Taliban. General Kenneth Mckenzie, the …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-iran-increase-competition-influence-afghanistan/5704284
Iran: Coronavirus Has Spread to Several Cities, 2 More Deaths
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-21
The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a health ministry official said on Friday, as an outbreak that the authorities say began in the holy city of Qom caused two more deaths. | RELATED: | Coronavirus Prompts 'Atmosphere of Hate' In Italy | "Based on existing reports, the spread of coronavirus started in Qom and with attention to people's travels has now reached several cities in the country including Tehran, Babol, Arak, Isfahan, Rasht, and other cities," health ministry offic…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Coronavirus-Has-Spread-to-Several-Cities-2-More-Deaths-20200221-0015.html
Yemen's Houthis Launch Fresh Missile and Drone Attacks on Saudi State Oil Facilities
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-21
A series of tit-for-tat attacks have culminated in a large-scale Houthi attack on Saudi state oil facilities on Friday. The United States has yet to blame Iran for the attack.
mintpressnews.com/houthis-allegedly-capture-two-british-fighter-pilots-in-yemen/265070/
Is Iran Ill-advised to Finance Its Regional Allies While Under Sanctions?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-21
Many Iranians question the benefits of arming and financing Iran's many allies in the Middle East while Iran is suffering the harshest ever US "maximum pressure". Iran's allies are spread over Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Is Iranian …
globalresearch.ca/iran-ill-advised-finance-regional-allies-while-under-sanctions/5704237
The Persian Gulf Standoff
Todd Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-20
They say we've been down this road before. The "last time" creakily hinged upon a hysterically hyped WMD threat from Iraq that overwhelmingly forced the W. Bush regime and its bipartisan cheerleaders to preemptively invade Iraq in order to eliminate the imminent threat that Saddam Hussein's non-existent WMD posed to the "Freedom-loving" world. Such was …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/the-persian-gulf-standoff/
United States: New weapons raise danger of nuclear war
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-20
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The Priorities of General Motors: Ditching Holden
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-18
It seemed to be a case of grand misrepresentation. Holden cars, those great Australian acquisitions, along with home, lawnmower and nuclear family, gave the impression of indigenous pride, the home brand. It was also resoundingly masculine. But behind that image was a mighty American thrust, with General Motors holding the reins on investment as benevolent …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/the-priorities-of-general-motors-ditching-holden/
Peace Action: Senate Reclaims War Powers to Thwart Iran War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2020-02-13
Washington, D.C.
US Deploys 'Mini-Nukes' in Deplorable Threat to World Peace
Strategic Culture | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-08
These so-called "mini-nukes" represent–despite the diminutive-sounding name–an increased risk of nuclear war.
Trump Says War With Iran Was "Closer Than You Thought" Last Month
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-05
Trump told reporters that the U.S. came "closer than you thought" to war with Iran last month.
Trump Says War With Iran Was "Closer Than You Thought" Last Month
War with Iran Is at Stake–and Democrats' High Jumps Over Low Standards Aren't Helping
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
The huge crisis with Iran is more dangerous because so many Democrats have been talking out of both sides of their mouths…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/war-with-iran-is-at-stake-and-democrats-high-jumps-over-low-standards-arent-helping/
War Crimes Against Iran
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
Trump has already committed the crime of aggression against Iran…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/war-crimes-against-iran/
House Votes to Rein in Trump's Iran War Powers While Ending Endless Wars
Jon Rainwater | peaceaction.org | 2020-01-31
Washington, D.C.