Iranians fear more economic pain, war as UN sanctions snapback | Israel-Iran conflict News

Iranians fear more economic pain, war as UN sanctions snapback | Israel-Iran conflict News

Tehran, Iran – After about a decade, Iran is once more subject to United Nations sanctions as the West piles pressure on Tehran, despite opposition from Russia and China. The sanctions were automatically reinstated at midnight GMT on Sunday after the European signatories of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal invoked the “snapback” mechanism of the landmark…

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Russia rejects Trump’s criticism over Ukraine war, with Kremlin declaring the country “a real bear”

Russia rejects Trump’s criticism over Ukraine war, with Kremlin declaring the country “a real bear”

Russia pushed back Wednesday at comments made by President Trump, who disparaged Moscow’s military capabilities and economy and said Ukraine could potentially recapture all of the territory seized by Russian forces since President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion over three years ago. It marked a dramatic shift in rhetoric for Mr. Trump, who has…

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Belarus, Russia conduct joint military drills amid NATO tensions | Russia-Ukraine war News

Belarus, Russia conduct joint military drills amid NATO tensions | Russia-Ukraine war News

Moscow and Minsk insist, however, that the drills are defensive, adding that Western security concerns are ‘nonsense’. Russia has showcased some of its advanced weapons while conducting a joint military drill with Belarusian troops amid heightened tensions with NATO countries following alleged violations of the airspaces of Poland and Romania by Moscow. Approximately 7,000 troops,…

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China flaunts the future of war

China flaunts the future of war

Last week, world leaders whose ideological and political dispositions chime with China descended in Beijing for the country’s Victory Day military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2. It witnessed Japan’s formal surrender. The parade showcased the latest generation of China’s artificial intelligence-directed assortment of high-tech military hardware, full of…

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