Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including Britain’s second most senior envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of spying such as taking soil samples in restricted areas, state television reported on Wednesday. It did not elaborate on when they were arrested or whether they were still under arrest. Britain …
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Iraqi forces kill 2 ISIS suspects in Makhmour
The military media did not elaborate on the suspects’ identities but stated the operation was a “pre-emptive” one. The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) killed two suspected ISIS militants on Mount Graw in Makhmour on Tuesday, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell. The Nineveh Joint Operations Command carried out the …
Read More »Johnson’s Exit May Get Messy For Conservative Party
Boris Johnson may have resigned as Conservative leader on Wednesday, but the UK ruling party’s troubles are far from over. While Conservative MPs are largely of the view that now is the right time for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to go, they and the wider party are very divided as …
Read More »IRGC Detains Foreigners Spying On Iran Missile Drill Sites, Including British Diplomat
The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested a number of foreign nationals, including the British deputy ambassador in Tehran, for espionage activities in deserts at restricted areas or near the sites of missile exercises. A video shot by Iranian drones and released by the IRGC’s intelligence …
Read More »Oil Sanctions Explore New Shorter Corridor: International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC)
In the Socratic dialogue ‘Republic’, Plato famously wrote: “Our need will be the real creator” which over the ages has developed into a well-known English proverb; ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ meaning that the primary driving force for most new inventions is a Need. Global oil politics have been …
Read More »Will Moderating Wage Growth Ease Inflation Fears?
The biggest question analysts will be asking with the June jobs report is whether wage growth is continuing to moderate. Wage growth has already slowed sharply from its annual pace of more than 6.0 percent last fall to a 4.4 percent rate in more recent months. This slower pace of …
Read More »Затвори ли Украйна по суша, Путин ще е склонен на преговори
Живеем в заложни времена. Путин залага, че помощта на Запада няма да е достатъчна, за да върне духа на украинците след серията загуби. И е хвърлил всички сили да превземе целия Донбас, след което да прехвърли войските към Херсон с план да завладее Одеса и да затвори Украйна по суша. …
Read More »Mese az alternatív beszerzésről
Kadri Simson, európai energiaügyi biztos elismerte végre azt, amit minden európai energiahelyzetet ismerő szakértő a háború kitörésének pillanatától kezdve állított: nincs a világban elégséges mennyiségű alternatív forrásból származó gáz az orosz szállítások teljes kiváltásához. Egészen meglepő fordulat ez, hiszen az Európai Bizottság eddig több nyilatkozatával is azt a látszatot kívánta …
Read More »Managing the Risks of Instability in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkan six – five of the former Yugoslavia’s successor states plus Albania – remain outside the EU as war wounds fester and reform efforts stumble. Brussels should find means short of promising accession to help guide these countries back onto the right track. What’s new? Twenty-plus years after the …
Read More »Israel to Ask Biden to Strengthen anti-Iran Regional Alliance Amid Nuclear Talks
Defense Minister Gantz tells reporters that since the Abraham Accords were signed, Israeli security officials held about 150 meetings with their regional counterparts and that ‘deals worth over $3 billion have been signed with countries in the region’
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