TRENDS

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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10

Jul

China, South China Sea, USA

SCFR: Reasons for US Military Buildup in South China Sea

PEJOURNAL - Developments in recent years in the South China Sea, namely China’s efforts to increase its maritime territory by building artificial islands and claiming ownership of some islands in the sea that have caused some controversy with neighboring countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and the like has led the United States, along with its allies Australia and Britain, to increase its military presence in the South China Sea.Reza Mirtaher – American Affairs Expert US action to increase its military presence in East Asia or the region known as the Indo-Pacific can be analyzed on two levels; At…

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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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08

Jul

annexation, Europe, Israel, Spain, West Bank

Spanish Foreign Minister: Israel must expect Europe’s response

Spanish Foreign Minister: Israel must expect Europe's response if the annexation plan is implemented "Negotiations are the only way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,", If Israel implement the annexation, situation will be different and it will face a decisive response from Europe.

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08

Jul

Bank of England, COVID19, Gold, Guaidó, Nicolás Maduro, United Kingdom, VENEZUELA

Political Economy Journal: Piracy in 21st Century

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - The United Kingdom and Venezuela are in a legal conflict over the Bank of London's refusal to the government of Nicolás Maduro who requested the repatriation of $ 1 trillion in gold bars found in their vaults. The Central Bank of Venezuela had to resort to legal actions so that the gold, which the Bank of England held in its name, was released to be able to spend it in the coronavirus crisis of the Latin American country. It should be noted that in May of this year, Venezuela agreed with the United Nations to…

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08

Jul

Iran, JCPOA, Russia, UNSCR2231, USA, Weapon Sanctions

Political Economy Journal: Russian Federation and Iran Arms Embargo

BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - In October 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ended a five-year length of an embargo on exports - the import of heavy weapons and army equipment. However, already five months earlier than this date, the United States is making active efforts to prolong this legislative act through the UN Security Council. The United States voiced a position on this issue as early as April 25, 2020. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a separate statement on Iran’s space program. In this statement, he called on the “peace-loving countries” to extend the embargo on…

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07

Jul

2020-election, Joe Biden, President Trump, The Washington Post

The Washington Post: What if Trump loses but insists he won?

PEJOURNAL - On his present trajectory, President Trump is heading for a whopping defeat in November. The Economist says there’s nearly a 99 percent chance that Joe Biden will win more popular votes and around a 90 percent chance that he will win more electoral college votes. But what if Trump won’t concede defeat? That is a nightmare scenario for our democracy that could make the 2000 showdown over Florida’s hanging chads seem like a grade-school dispute by comparison. Trump is already laying the foundation to dispute the election outcome with his incessant claims that “Mail-In Ballots will lead to…

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07

Jul

China, East, NATO, USA, West

SCFR: West’s Strategic Reflections on “Eastern Threat”

PEJOURNAL - Dr. Jahanbakhsh Izadi in an interview with the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, referring to the remarks of the NATO Secretary General on the need for greater unity of NATO member states to counter Beijing due to China’s growth in various fields, including military and economic, said: “In US contemplations the future strategic rival is China. If we look at the GDP growth of the two countries in 2019, the distance between the United States and China is much smaller than the United States with other powers. He added that US gross domestic product (GDP)…

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07

Jul

Egypt, Faiz al-Siraj, General Haftar, Libya, Moscow, North Africa, Paris, Turkey, Washington

SCFR: Libya; Scene of Turkey-Egypt Proxy War

PEJOURNAL - With the escalation of the armed conflict in Libya, and in particular the advance of the National Unity Government forces led by Faiz al-Siraj in areas beyond the capital, the domestic military scene in Libya and its equations have become much clearer. It has also led to obtaining further knowledge about international rivals supporting the either side in the Libyan conflict. However, the retreat of the so-called National Army forces under the command of General Haftar has also contributed to the controversy, prompting widespread reactions about the collapse of these forces (National Army). Western supporters and General Haftar’s…

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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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