IRAN DARES USA AGAIN

Friday, 27 July 2018 20:36

 The war threats between the United States and Iran are intensifying, with the Chief of Army of the Islamic Republic daring President Donald Trump.

 

Major General Qassem Soleimani vowed that if President Trump started a war, the Islamic Republic would end it by destroying all that the US possessed.

 

The Commander of the Quds Force of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted in state media report saying it was his duty as a soldier to respond to threat by Trump.

 

The United States President in a spat with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, warned him never to threaten the United States or risk consequences, the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before.

 

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OPEC DENIES TRUMP’S ALLEGATIONS

Tuesday, 10 July 2018 13:41

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has deflected criticism by United States President Donald Trump over low output.

 

President Trump had accused OPEC of keeping oil outputs low to drive prices higher, and stepped up pressure on U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to raise supplies to compensate for lower exports from Iran.

 

But OPEC President Suhail Al-Mazrouei said the oil cartel alone cannot be blamed for all the problems that are happening in the industry.

 

Mazrouei said the group was being responsive in terms of measures that were adopted at its last meeting in June.

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The United States government has imposed visa bans on a number of Congolese officials accused of corruption or electoral malpractice.

 

The US State Department said the move was intended to send a strong signal, but stopped short of mentioning the names of the affected Congolese officials.

 

The American said the measures are in line with its commitment to fight corruption and support credible elections.

 

This comes as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold a much-delayed presidential election in December to choose a successor to President Joseph Kabila.

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Former director of the American FBI, James Comey, has been indicted in a long-awaited report on the handling of the investigation of the emails of former Secretary of State and Democrats presidential candidate in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton.

 

The report released by the US Department of Justice accuses found that Comey was insubordinate but not politically biased, as against Hillary Clinton’s claim that his handling of the email affair robbed her of victory against Donald Trump of the Republican Party.

 

Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Comey had broken dramatically from FBI and department norms in handling the Clinton’s emails inquiry, adding that he was also found to have used a private email account for FBI business.

 

In his response; FBI Director Christopher Wray said he accepted the report's findings but added that nothing in the report pointed towards political bias or impugned the FBI as an institution.

 

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A charity organization run by the family of United States President, Donald Trump, is at the centre of a lawsuit filed by the State of New York.

 

New York's Attorney General Barbara Underwood said she was suing the Trump Foundation, as well as Donald Trump and his children, over alleged extensive and persistent law breaking.

 

Underwood said the charitable foundation had engaged in unlawful political co-ordination designed to influence the 2016 election.

 

The official alleged that Trump had illegally instructed the foundation to provide support to his presidential campaign by using its name and funds to promote the campaign.

 

The petition further claims that Trump used charitable assets to pay off legal obligations, to promote his businesses and to purchase personal items.

 

Underwood said the lawsuit seeks to dissolve the foundation, but the foundation has denied the charges, which it said were politically motivated.

 

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 If the US-North Korea summit goes well, Kim Jong-Un may get an invitation from President Donald Trump to visit the White House in Washington.

 

The US President gave this indication after his meeting with Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe to discuss the summit on June 12.

 

President Trump said it was possible an agreement to end the Korean War could be reached, though he called that the easy part of the negotiations.

 

That is because the US and its regional allies want North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, which President Trump acknowledged would take longer than one meeting to realise the goal.

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A venue has been secured for the much-anticipated historic summit between the United States and North Korea, which is planned to take place on Tuesday next week.

 

The White House has confirmed that the meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un will hold at the secluded Capella Hotel in the Singaporean island of Sentosa.

 

However; many details of the historic summit are still unconfirmed, even though President Trump disclosed yesterday that plans were moving along very nicely.

 

You will recall that the US leader had two weeks ago unilaterally cancelled the summit due to what he considered to be threatening statements by Pyongyang officials.

 

Following the developments there will be restriction on the Singaporean airspace during the summit between the United States and North Korea next week.

 

This was made known in separate notices published on the websites of the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

 

The statements noted that the airspace over Singapore will be temporarily restricted for parts of 11th, 12th and 13th of June, adding that aircraft that breach the restriction may be intercepted.

 

It said all aircraft arriving into Singapore Changi Airport will be required to reduce speed and face some restrictions on runway use for reasons of national security.

 

Aviators are also warned to keep clear of the Paya Lebar Air Base – a military facility on the east of the island, which has been used by U.S. presidents on past visits.

 

In the meantime; the Southeast Asian city-state has already increased security across the island of Sentosa, less than a week to the big event

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The United States Government has appealed against a court ruling that barred President DONALD TRUMP from blocking twitter users from his account.

 

The Justice Department said it wants to challenge the court ruling that President TRUMP may not legally block Twitter users from his account based on their political views.

 

The move is in response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of seven plaintiffs who sued President TRUMP for blocking them from his @realDonaldTrump account.

 

U.S. District Judge NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD in Manhattan ruled on 23rd May that comments on the President’s account, and those of other government officials, were public forums.

 

The Judge further declared that blocking Twitter users from such accounts for their views violated their right to free speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

 

The lawyer for the plaintiffs, JAMEEL JAFFER said he was pleased that the White House unblocked his clients from the President’s Twitter account.

 

However; JAFFER expressed disappointment that the government intends to appeal the district court’s ruling, which he considered as thoughtful and well-supported.

 

 

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