Western media claims Russian missile tests mean Moscow preparing for NUCLEAR WAR… as US fires Tomahawks from warship (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-12-11
A colossal military drill supervised by President Vladimir Putin has sent Western commentators scrambling to their underground bunkers. But as the fiery footage is beamed around the globe, US & UK rocket tests have gone unnoticed. | Britain's Daily Mail reported on Thursday that Moscow was "practising for nuclear war," while the Daily Express told its readers that Russian "sabre-rattling risked reigniting World War 3 fears as global tensions remain high." | However, some observers took to the internet to point out that they must have missed the reports of imminent annihilation in response to similar Western ex…
rt.com/russia/509423-western-media-russian-missile-tests/

"I Told You So. You Damned Fools": 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-11
Leafing — or in this case scrolling through — the commemorative issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after 75 years of publication is a tingling exercise of existence. The subject matter pushes you to the edge. You threaten to fall off. Death is promised; extinction contemplated. Nuclear holocaust. Your sanity is called into…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/11/i-told-you-so-you-damned-fools-75-years-of-the-bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists/

'Serious escalation': Pompeo claims Iran would be closer to nuclear WEAPONS with new uranium enrichment bill
rt.com | 2020-12-11
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned that Iran could be a step closer to obtaining nukes if it enriches uranium at a higher purity and continues to frustrate international efforts to search its nuclear sites. | "A reduction in Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or enrichment to the 20 percent level would constitute a serious escalation that moves Iran closer to the ability to obtain a nuclear weapon," he said in a statement on Friday. | Last week Iranian MPs passed a new law, requiring the country to "produce and store 120kg per year of uranium enriched to 20 percent"
rt.com/news/509441-pompeo-iran-nuclear-weapons/

Iran's 'Corpse Bride' Angelina Jolie look-alike sentenced to 10 YEARS in prison for 'corrupting the youth,' says journalist
rt.com | 2020-12-11
Claiming that the Instagram model whose heavily edited snaps made her world-famous as an Angelina Jolie lookalike was sentenced to a decade in prison by morality police, an Iranian journalist begged the actress for assistance. | Fatemeh Khishvand from Tehran, who goes by Sahar Tabar on Instagram, was just sentenced to ten years in prison for "promoting public corruption," journalist Masih Alinejad claimed on Friday. | I call on Angelina Jolie to help an Iranian 19-year-old girl who received 10 years prison sentence for using makeup & Photoshop to turn herself into Angelina. | Islamic Republic has a history of…
rt.com/news/509440-iran-angelina-corpse-bride-jailed/

US B-52 bombers threaten Iran for second time in three weeks
wsws.org | 2020-12-11
These massive warplanes used to devastate Vietnam half a century ago have been deployed amid mounting US and Israeli war threats and provocations against Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/11/iran-d11.html

How The US Dominates Tech: The Untold Story
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-10
On May 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada finally ruled that Ms. Meng met the "double criminality" standard. That is her actions "were illegal" in the United States and in Canada, which is unsettling. How could the US' arbitrary sanctions on Iran dictate the actions of global firms? This US extra-territorial attack has gotten the world's attention. Many observers see the detainment of Meng Wanzhou as part of the American attack on Chinese 5G dominance. It also follows a pattern of US economic aggression.
popularresistance.org/how-the-us-dominates-tech-the-untold-story/

Pentagon deploys nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Middle East… to deter 'potential attack by Iran-backed militias'?
rt.com | 2020-12-10
The US Air Force has deployed B-52 heavy bombers to the Middle East in a "defensive" move to "deter aggression," the Pentagon said, as military officials hype a "potential attack" by Iraqi militia groups supported by Iran. | A pair of B-52H Stratofortresses were sent on a "short-notice, non-stop mission" over the Middle East from their base in Barksdale, Louisiana, US Central Command announced on Thursday, saying the deployment is "designed to deter aggression" as well as "rapidly integrate" t…
rt.com/news/509300-b52-middle-east-iran/

Govt. to spare no effort in providing COVID-19 vaccine: Veep
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-10
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Stating that provision of coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine is of the main priorities of the country, Iranian First Vice President said that the country will spare no effort in providing corona vaccine despite cruel US sanctions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167002/Govt-to-spare-no-effort-in-providing-COVID-19-vaccine-Veep

Length of Iran railway network exceeds 14,000km: Deputy min
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-10
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Deputy Minister of Roads and Director General of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company of Iran put the length of country's railway network at 14,000 kilometers.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167012/Length-of-Iran-railway-network-exceeds-14-000km-Deputy-min

Tehran, Ankara emphasize strengthening joint security
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-10
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey stressed the need to activate tge joint security working group.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167014/Tehran-Ankara-emphasize-strengthening-joint-security

Nuclear scientist awarded prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-12-10
An Imperial physics graduate has been awarded a prestigious Schwarzman scholarship to study in China next year.
imperial.ac.uk/news/210253/nuclear-scientist-awarded-prestigious-schwarzman-scholarship

Iranian airline resumes Tehran-Ankara flights: ICAO
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-10
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Thu. revealed the issuance of flight license for Iran's National Flag Carrier (IranAir) to resume Tehran-Ankara flight amid the pandemic.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167016/Iranian-airline-resumes-Tehran-Ankara-flights-ICAO

Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Yemen
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09