Major Explosion Rocks Iran Again, the 3rd Blast in 3 Weeks

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The precise location of Friday’s explosion was unclear, but analysts said there are several military and training facilities in the area. A satellite photo shows damage to a building housing an advanced centrifuge assembly plant at the Natanz nuclear site … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Despite every news report pumping viral fear, we’ve got a few other matters to discuss.  One is that Tehran has experienced its third major explosion in as many weeks.  The latest is said to have blown up … Read More

Will Iran ‘go nuclear’ over its latest nuke site setback?

Getty Images It looks as though a “nuclear war” of sorts has started in the Middle East. Iran’s centrifuge assembly plant at its main enrichment site of Natanz was destroyed last week, possibly with a bomb, according to some reports. … Read More

Hezbollah, Hamas blast Israel’s annexation plans

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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and the Palestinian Hamas on Monday said Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank is an “aggression against the Palestinian people” and called for unity to confront it. Hamas leader Ismail … Read More

Analysis: Iran’s Centrifuges Are in the Crosshairs Again

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An examination of the more distant and recent past are necessary to understand the series of explosions that have rocked Iran in recent days. An Iranian flag flutters at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, November 2019.Credit: ATTA KENARE / AFP … Read More

Syria faces mass starvation or mass exodus without more aid, WFP says

More than 11 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian aid and protection – Reuters Syria faces the risk of mass starvation or another mass exodus unless more aid money is made available, the head of the UN World Food … Read More

Israel sees a serious threat to the region if Egypt buys 500 T-90 tanks from Russia

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TEL AVIV, (BM) – Egypt’s readiness to assemble Russian T-90MS tanks is seen in Israel as a “very alarming step,” the Israel Defense resource reported June 29, citing sources in the Israeli Ministry of Defense, learned BulgarianMilitary.com Read more: Hundreds of Russian T-90 tanks … Read More

Iran says it’s ready for talks if U.S. apologizes over nuclear pact

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions were insincere. … Read More

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