The Trump administration, along with its Israeli ally, has been at war with Iran for 11 weeks. The ostensible reason was that Iran was so close to obtaining a nuclear weapon that only an operation as massive as Epic Fury could prevent that from occurring. Yet last June, Operation Midnight Hammer “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capacity. […]
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North Korea demands Pompeo’s removal from US nuclear talks
North Korea on Thursday demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from talks over its banned nuclear programme, hours after the isolated state claimed to have tested a new kind of weapon. Describing Pompeo as “reckless” and immature, the foreign ministry said it wanted him replaced by another interlocutor, a demand that […]
Kim Jong Un open to another summit with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year’s end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, the state-run media said Saturday. Kim made the comments during a speech Friday […]
Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N Korea’s Madrid embassy
A shadowy group committed to overthrowing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed responsibility Wednesday for a raid on the reclusive nation’s embassy in Madrid last month, saying it shared “information of enormous potential value” with the FBI. The incident had been shrouded in mystery, but a dissident organisation known as the Cheollima Civil Defense […]