President Trump attacked as “fake news” a report Tuesday saying the Defense Department revised plans for sending up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East, should Iran attack American forces or speed up its work on nuclear weapons. The New York Times report said acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented the updated plan at the […]
Iran’s Leader Khamenei States “Neither we nor the #US are after a #war. They know that war is not in their interest. There will not be a war.”…
#Iran’s leader (in meeting with government officials): The definitive option of Iran is resistance against #US, & in this confrontation the US will be forced to retreat. This confrontation is not a military one, because a war is not expected to happen. #Iran’s leader: Neither we nor the #US are after a #war. They know […]
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps on Full Alert…
Oil Jumps After Saudis Admit Two Tankers Attacked as Iran Tensions Soar…
The bizarre and mysterious explosions that rocked the UAE port of Fujairah on Sunday just got even more strange after Saudi Arabia admitted overnight that two of its oil tankers were attacked while sailing toward the Persian Gulf possibly as part of the incident. Crude prices quickly jumped as much as 2% on the news. […]
This Saudi Prince Now Owns More of Twitter Than Jack Dorsey Does…
A Saudi prince has increased his holdings in Twitter, making him the company’s second largest shareholder. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, who in 2011 invested $300 million in the social network, now owns 34.9 million shares of Twitter’s common stock, according to a new regulatory filing (pdf). At nearly 5.2%, his stake in […]
Silicon Valley Is Awash in Chinese and Saudi Cash – And No One Is Paying Attention (Except Trump)…
Mohammed bin Salman knows how to command an audience. One year ago, the charismatic 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne had four of Silicon Valley’s biggest celebrity investors — Sam Altman, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, and Vinod Khosla — seated couchside around him discussing potential “partnerships” with his country as he invited the foursome to […]
Saudi Arabia Mass Execution – Lad, 16, Tortured with Electricity and Beheaded Just for Sending WhatsApp Messages About Protests…
A YOUNG lad was tortured with electricity and beheaded in Saudi Arabia because he sent WhatsApp messages about a protest aged 16. Abdulkarim al-Hawaj, 21, was a schoolboy when he was detained and accused of being a “terrorist” for sending texts online about an anti-government demonstration. He was a Shiite Muslim – which is a […]
Trump Administration Identifies 36 Countries That Fail to Guard Intellectual Property, Emphasises China…
The Trump administration placed three dozen countries on an annual list of trading partners that “present the most significant concerns” regarding the lack of intellectual property (IP) rights protections. Among the worst, placed on the “Priority Watch List,” are Algeria, Argentina, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Venezuela, according to a […]
Trump Vetoes Measure to End U.S. Involvement in Yemen War…
President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. The veto — the second in Trump’s presidency — was expected, and Congress lacks the votes to override it. But passing the never-before-used war powers resolution was viewed as a milestone for lawmakers, who have […]
Secret Report Reveals Saudi Incompetence and Widespread Use of U.S. Weapons in Yemen…
Since the brutal murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi last October, Congress has increasingly pressured the Trump administration to stop backing the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen and halt U.S. arms sales to Riyadh. In response, President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that if the U.S. does not sell weapons […]
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