The latest excuse for people seeking to blame what happened at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on malign foreign powers came from NBC News on Sunday. The FBI, it reported citing anonymous sources in the agency, is “investigating whether foreign governments, organizations or individuals provided financial support” to the mob …
Read More »UK hopes to begin easing Covid-19 lockdown by March, foreign minister says
“What we want to do is get out of this national lockdown as soon as possible,” Raab told Sky News on Sunday. The UK went into a deeper, nationwide lockdown on January 5, shutting down most non-essential businesses and schools, as well as promoting a working-from-home approach. Britain is also …
Read More »With no sign of US returning to fold, Russia is preparing to withdraw from ‘Open Skies’ treaty – Foreign Ministry
The country’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday in which it confirmed that “due to the lack of progress in negotiations around the continuation of the treaty under new circumstances, the Ministry is authorized to announce the start of preparations for withdrawal.” The main reason behind Moscow’s move is …
Read More »‘Our people won’t be a testing device’: Tehran bans trials of foreign vaccines on Iranians
“Foreign companies wanted to give us vaccines so they would be tested on the Iranian people. But the health ministry prevented it,” Rouhani told state TV, without naming the producers that tried contacting the government in Tehran. The Iranian authorities will purchase foreign vaccines – without naming them – that …
Read More »Assassinating foreign leaders is a ‘US/Israeli trademark’: Iran denies ‘fake news’ alleging Rouhani’s death threat against Trump
The Washington Times ran a story claiming that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had issued a death threat to the US leader, alleging that he boasted Trump would “soon be dead.” The story was based on a speech Rouhani gave earlier this week in which he said that the world would …
Read More »Spies near our skies! Russia reports MORE THAN A THOUSAND foreign reconnaissance flights near its borders over course of 2020
The Ministry of Defense reported on Friday that it had detected around 2,900 combat aircraft and 1,100 reconnaissance aircraft near Russian airspace. According to the data, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, radio engineering troops held more than 100 tactical exercises, rehearsing responses to warplanes violating the country’s borders. In June, Moscow …
Read More »Trump plotting false flag to ‘fabricate pretext’ for attack on Iran, Foreign Minister Zarif says
Accusing US President Donald Trump and his cabinet of “wast[ing] billions” to surround Iran with air and naval military assets while Americans are suffering with Covid-19, Zarif revealed in a tweet on Thursday that Iraqi intelligence had tipped off Tehran to a US “plot to FABRICATE pretext for war.” “Iran …
Read More »When in Russia… Get yourself a dose of Sputnik V, Foreign Ministry tells US envoy who asked Santa for VACCINE
Earlier this week, Sullivan shared a photo on Facebook of his handwritten letter to Santa Claus. The ambassador insisted he had been “very nice” in 2020 and had followed all the coronavirus precautions. For his good behavior, he asked St Nick to bring him a new hockey stick and running …
Read More »$1 million of Iranian cash stolen from Russian Foreign Ministry in broad daylight after being stashed in vodka box – reports
The REN TV network reported on Thursday that the funds were part of a $1.5 million payment from Iran in exchange for providing consular services. The money, which they say had been couriered by diplomats, was delivered to the office of the finance department’s top specialist, Natalia Agaltsova, in two …
Read More »Billions in foreign aid & racehorse tax breaks: Trump urged to veto Covid-19 relief bill over under-the-radar provisions
After the House and the Senate sealed the deal on a $900 billion plan on Monday night, some US conservatives took to Twitter, highlighting the legal details they found questionable. A hefty amount of outrage was caused by the stimulus bill being tied to billions in foreign and military spending, …
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