NEWS

13

Jul

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Lack of reasons for the explosion in the US aircraft carrier in San Diego

PEJOURNAL - Nearly three hours after the explosion on the USS Bonhomme Richard aircraft carrier at San Diego Naval Base in the southwestern United States, the Pentagon or the Navy are still investigating the cause of the crash in a military and constantly guarded area, have not reacted yet. A few minutes ago, the official account of the US Army announced on Twitter that 18 sailors were injured in an explosion and fire on the aircraft carrier of the United States this morning, but did not mention the cause of the accident. CNN first reported the explosion, as: "several sailors…

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10

Jul

Arash rocket, Defense Ministry, Iran military, military equipment, Rocket

Iran Military Forces Improve Accuracy of Homegrown Rocket

Iran military forces have turned a 122mm homegrown rocket into a guided weapon by increasing its accuracy, a commander said. Speaking to Tasnim, Director of the Jihad Research Organization General Ali Koohestani said the ‘Arash’ 122mm rocket has become a weapon with pinpoint accuracy following the recent tests. The commander said the Iran military experts have managed to transform Arash into a guided rocket, saying the homegrown rocket has hit the targets with pinpoint accuracy in a series of recent tests on the field. The Arash 122mm rockets can now hit the targets with an accuracy of 7 meters, he…

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09

Jul

Afghanistan, CENTCOM, CIA, Kenneth McKenzie, Russia, Taliban, US soldiers

CENTCOM Commander is not convinced Russian bounty allegations

PEJOURNAL - US Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie is not convinced that American intelligence agencies assessments support allegations that Russia offered bounties to Taliban in order to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan. McKenzie told The AP and ABC News on Tuesday that although the reports are worrisome, he did not find a "causative link" between the intelligence on the Russian bounties and the deaths of US troops in Afghanistan. He said the intelligence case "wasn't proved" to him. “The intelligence case wasn't proved to me. It wasn't proved enough that I'd take it to a court of law, and you…

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06

Jul

Erdogan, Social Networks, Turkey, Twitter

UWI: ‘We are not a banana republic’; Turkey will take action against Twitter and other social networks

PEJOURNAL - Attacks against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on various social media outlets have once again raised questions about the totalitarian nature of Twitter, Youtube and Facebook around the world. After Erdogan’s family (his daughter and son-in-law) received abusive tweets about the birth of the fourth child in their family, the Turkish president spoke out against social media and declared that the authorities will be taking more control over Youtube, Twitter and Netflix. Erdogan said that new legislation will be put into place by the end of next year to strictly regulate “immoral” social media use. “Do you understand…

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06

Jul

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Reuters: CIMB alleges ‘suspicious’ Hontop Energy oil deals with BP

PEJOURNAL - Singapore’s High Court has appointed an independent supervisor to oversee the restructuring of trader Hontop Energy. The move came after Malaysian lender CIMB, its biggest creditor, raised concerns about what it described as ‘suspicious’ deals involving oil major BP, according to an affidavit filed with the court this week and reviewed by Reuters. Hontop, the trading arm of Chinese independent refiner China Wanda Holding Group Co Ltd, is one of four commodity trading firms in Singapore which ran into financial trouble as the oil price crashed. CIMB is seeking repayment of $105 million it lent the company. In…

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03

Jul

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Iran’s National Security Council’s Spokesman: The cause for incident on Thursday morning in Natanz nuclear site has been determined

Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman for the Secretariat of Iran’s the Supreme National Security Council, said: "Technical and security investigations, carried out by the relevant agencies, have accurately determined the cause of the accident at the Shahid Ahmadi Roshan Nuclear Complex in Natanz, which took place on the morning of Thursday, July 12." Referring to the presence and activity of experts from different departments responsible for evaluating and investigating the incident in Natanz nuclear site, started from the first hours of the incident, he noted: "Different hypotheses about the cause of this incident with careful analysis of the works, manner and extent…

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01

Jul

F-16 fighters, Forbes, Iraq, Russia, S-400

Political Economy Journal: American inefficient F-16 fighters sold to Iraq

 OEJOURNAL - According to reports, the Iraqi F-16 fleet is imminent following the withdrawal of US contractors from some military bases in Iraq. Also based on data released by Forbes magazine, the United States has pushed out several military bases in Iraq, and American contractors and technicians have left Al-Balad Air Base, the site of the Iraqi F-16 fighter jets. "Since the departure of American technicians, many of these fighters have been grounded, and a senior Iraqi official has said the Iraqi F-16 fighter jets are on the verge of destruction," the paper said. "In the current situation, Iraq is…

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01

Jul

Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Security Council, UN

Iran FM Zarif’s addressed UNSC ( Full Text ):

Mr. President, I wish to begin my statement with words Prime Minister Mosaddegh used in this Council 59 years ago. “The Security Council was established so that large and small nations alike might sit around the same table and cooperate for the maintenance of peace in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations. The Council cannot perform its great task … unless big powers respect the principles which it was created to embody.” Two years later, he was overthrown in a CIA coup. Mr. President, If this Council falters again, it will be a generational setback for…

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29

Jun

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Political Economy Journal: Gas explosion or destruction of missile facilities; What is the facts around recent blast in Tehran?

PEJOURNAL - An explosion took place in a gas tank in the east of Tehran on the outskirts of one of the military bases last Friday morning. Following the incident in the early hours of the morning, there were speculations that some of these questions and speculations were answered with the explanation of Ministry of Defense spokesman regarding the cause of the accident. He said the blast was caused by an accident at a gas tank in the Parchin area, which was immediately stopped by firefighters, and the fire was contained without any casualties. But from the other side, this…

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26

Jun

COVID19, DER SPIEGEL, GERMANY, Italy, PANDEMIC, Rimini, tourism

DER SPIEGEL: The Italian Resort of Rimini Opens Carefully to Summer Tourists

PEJOURNAL - Germans are finally able to travel to their favorite holiday destination again: Italy. In the tourist city of Rimini, hosts are setting up lounge chairs and putting out the umbrellas, but even so, this summer won't be the same. Italy's borders have been open again since June 3 and the German government's blanket travel warning has been lifted as well, including for Italy, a country that was especially hard-hit by the coronavirus. Germans will once again be permitted to travel south - if they dare. But will they? That's the question people along the Adriatic coast want to…

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