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19th July 2017, 02:02 AM
and thrown in: the russians did it
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Trump admin slaps Iran with new sanctions despite nuclear deal compliance
9 July 2017 GMT
‘The US has imposed new sanctions on companies and individuals that it says provide material support to Iran’s military, as well as on organizations involved in the country’s ballistic missile program. The restrictions are not related to Iran’s nuclear program.
The US Department of the Treasury “designated 16 entities and individuals for engaging in support of illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity,” the department announced on Tuesday.
The announcement comes the day after the Trump administration certified that Tehran is in compliance with the terms of the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement designed to ensure Iran doesn’t make nuclear weapons.
The new sanctions “target procurement of advanced military hardware, such as fast attack boats and unmanned aerial vehicles, and send a strong signal that the United States cannot and will not tolerate Iran’s provocative and destabilizing behavior,” said US Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin in a statement.
“We will continue to target the [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] and pressure Iran to cease its ballistic missile program and malign activities in the region,” he added.’
https://www.rt.com/usa/396709-iran-sanctions-ballistic-military-trump/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome
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Beijing calls on Washington to avoid damaging Sino-US ties over Taiwan
18 July 2017 GMT
Beijing has lodged an official complaint with Washington over the passage of a bill that would expand military ties between the United States and Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Monday expressed his country’s opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently passed by the US House of Representatives, saying the measure went seriously against the “One China” principle and was interference in China’s internal affairs.
“China firmly opposes any forms of official exchange and military contact between the US and Taiwan,” Lu told reporters at a regular press briefing, adding that Beijing had made “stern representations” to Washington over the “negative content” of the bill.
The NDAA, passed on Friday, contains a section that calls on the US to expand its defense spending in Taiwan and to provide Taipei with increased military training.’
http://presstv.com/Detail/2017/07/17/528780/China-Lu-Kang-NDAA-Taiwan-military-ties
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Trump admin slaps Iran with new sanctions despite nuclear deal compliance
9 July 2017 GMT
‘The US has imposed new sanctions on companies and individuals that it says provide material support to Iran’s military, as well as on organizations involved in the country’s ballistic missile program. The restrictions are not related to Iran’s nuclear program.
The US Department of the Treasury “designated 16 entities and individuals for engaging in support of illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity,” the department announced on Tuesday.
The announcement comes the day after the Trump administration certified that Tehran is in compliance with the terms of the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement designed to ensure Iran doesn’t make nuclear weapons.
The new sanctions “target procurement of advanced military hardware, such as fast attack boats and unmanned aerial vehicles, and send a strong signal that the United States cannot and will not tolerate Iran’s provocative and destabilizing behavior,” said US Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin in a statement.
“We will continue to target the [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] and pressure Iran to cease its ballistic missile program and malign activities in the region,” he added.’
https://www.rt.com/usa/396709-iran-sanctions-ballistic-military-trump/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome
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Beijing calls on Washington to avoid damaging Sino-US ties over Taiwan
18 July 2017 GMT
Beijing has lodged an official complaint with Washington over the passage of a bill that would expand military ties between the United States and Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Monday expressed his country’s opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently passed by the US House of Representatives, saying the measure went seriously against the “One China” principle and was interference in China’s internal affairs.
“China firmly opposes any forms of official exchange and military contact between the US and Taiwan,” Lu told reporters at a regular press briefing, adding that Beijing had made “stern representations” to Washington over the “negative content” of the bill.
The NDAA, passed on Friday, contains a section that calls on the US to expand its defense spending in Taiwan and to provide Taipei with increased military training.’
http://presstv.com/Detail/2017/07/17/528780/China-Lu-Kang-NDAA-Taiwan-military-ties
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