By Ali Harb Washington, DC – The United States government has acknowledged its use of Canary Mission — a shadowy pro-Israel website — to identify pro-Palestine students for deportation, sparking anger and concern by rights advocates. Activists have long suspected that the administration of US President Donald Trump is gathering information from the Canary Mission […]
Read MoreBy Jean Iau Remarks by a US senator labelling Singapore as a key place for “fighting against” major rival China have offered a revealing glimpse into how some American politicians view the city state, amid Washington’s regional power struggle with Beijing. The comments came to light after clips of a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday […]
Read MoreUS and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to try to land a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump’s July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over US dairy and agriculture remained unresolved, sources familiar with the talks said. The push comes as Trump announced an agreement with Vietnam that cuts US tariffs on […]
Read MoreBy Kawala Xie Iran may look to China for weapons support amid conflicts with the US and Israel, but Beijing will remain cautious, considering strained economic ties with Tehran and its broader interest in balancing ties with Israel and other Western-aligned states in the region, according to a veteran Chinese expert on the Middle East. […]
Read MoreTEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tehran is preparing to lodge a complaint at the UN against the United States for causing damages to Iran’s facilities, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said. In an interview with Al Mayadeen TV, Saeed Khatibzadeh said Washington must compensate Iran for damaging its facilities. He said Iran will lodge a complaint against […]
Read MoreThe United States’ strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday failed to destroy underground facilities, and set Tehran’s nuclear programme back only by a few months, according to an assessment of a confidential American intelligence report. The “top secret” document prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) – the intelligence arm of the […]
Read MoreBy Marium Ali and Hanna Duggal The decades-long military involvement of the United States in the Middle East expanded once again this week after its warplanes bombed at least three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. According to a briefing by US General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, seven B-2 stealth bombers, each […]
Read MoreA South Korean vice industry minister expressed concern on Monday over the potential impact on the country’s trade from recent US strikes on Iran. “As the Middle East situation enters a new phase due to the US airstrike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, there are concerns about the impact on our exports and imports,” first vice […]
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Rubio’s comments on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” show came after Iran’s Press TV reported that the Iranian parliament approved a […]
Read MoreBy Al Jazeera Staff Early on Sunday, the United States bombed three Iranian nuclear sites after more than a week of Israeli strikes on Tehran’s military and nuclear sites, stoking concerns about radiation leaks and contamination in Iran and neighbouring countries in the region. US President Donald Trump said the US strikes “obliterated” key nuclear […]
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