Daily Archives: December 22, 2020

2020-12-22: News Headlines

news.un (2020-12-22). Iran nuclear deal: 'Heated rhetoric and the heightened risk of miscalculation' widen differences. news.un.org Although the landmark Iran nuclear deal could improve regional stability if fully implemented, increased tensions have highlighted the risks posed by escalation, the UN's Political and Peacebuilding Affairs chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-22). Iranian ministry of sports inks coop. MoU with Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — In an online ceremony on Tuesday, Iran's Ministry of Sports signed a cooperation MoU with the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

Alan Macleod (2020-12-21). Trump Enacts Sweeping New Sanctions on China, Iran, Venezuela. Biden Promises More To Come. mintpressnews.com The new sanctions come even as an estimated 100,000 people have been killed by American sanctions in Venezuela alone as vital medical equipment and lifesaving drugs have been blocked from entering the country.

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-12-21). U.S. Plans to Build a Nuclear Plant on the Moon Is a Major Challenge to Other Great Powers. globalresearch.ca The U.S., via its Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6), announced plans to set up a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2027. The …

Ahmad Jalalpour (2020-12-21). Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19. thenation.com Iran Is Nearing Collapse Under the Strain of Covid-19…

Shannon Bugos (2020-12-21). Joe Biden and the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty: A Timeline of Inaction and Disingenuous Proposals. globalresearch.ca Upon entering office on January 20, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden will have 16 days before the last remaining treaty limiting US and Russian nuclear arsenals, the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( The treaty limits …

teleSUR (2020-12-21). Iran: Nuclear Deal Supported by Signing Nations Without the US. telesurenglish.net A two-hour online meeting held on Monday between the remaining parties to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed by six countries and Iran, shows the renewal of the commitment of the parties still in the deal to preserve the agreement, despite the US absence. | RELATED: | The foreign ministers of Iran, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, China and Russia participated in the meeting chaired by the European Union's foreign policy c…

sputniknews (2020-12-21). US Guided-Missile Submarine Enters Persian Gulf Ahead of Soleimani's Death Anniversary. sputniknews.com Tension between the US and Iran has been high since the US assassinated top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, in Iraq on January 3, 2020.

Rod Driver (2020-12-19). Scary 'R' Us 3 — The Exaggerated Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction. zcomm.org The term WMD is propaganda to confuse chemical weapons with nuclear weapons, in order to exaggerate a threat…