Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, speaks at a news conference at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Oliver Contreras | Sipa | Bloomberg via Getty Images A deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates …
Read More »UN Security Council launches Iran arms embargo vote, results Friday
PHOTO PHOTO: Members of the United Nations Security Council attend a meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York, US, December 18, 2018. REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday began voting on a US bid to extend an …
Read More »The UAE peace agreement with Israel is a ‘win-win solution’, says the UAE minister
The town hall in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv will be illuminated on August 13, 2020 in the colors of the national flag of the United Arab Emirates. Jack Guez | AFP | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates’ peace deal with Israel is a “win-win solution” that …
Read More »Tankers send Iranian fuel cargo to US for seizure
LONDON / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargo, covered by a U.S. seizure warning, are sailing to the United States after talks between U.S. authorities and shipowners, a U.S. government source and a shipping source said on Thursday. Iran had planned to transport gasoline to Venezuela, a …
Read More »Officials: US takes Iranian gas en route to Venezuela | News from the US and Canada
The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was aiming to transport Iranian fuel to Venezuela, officials said on Thursday as it launched its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies. Last month, federal prosecutors in Washington filed a civil defiance complaint alleging that …
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