Day: November 20, 2020

Categories Russia

Payback time? Moscow considers law which could block US social media giants Facebook & Twitter for censoring Russian news sources

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A group of Russian politicians has put forward a bill aimed at punishing foreign social media firms for discriminating against Russian media outlets. In recent months, RT and others have been censored on networks like Twitter. … Read More >Payback time? Moscow considers law which could block US social media giants Facebook & Twitter for censoring Russian news sources

Categories Asia & Pacific

US Navy Secretary Wants New Fleet at Indo-Pacific ‘Crossroads’ in Case of ‘Dust-Up’ With China

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A new proposal to recreate a defunct US Navy fleet in the western Pacific could provide the US with another way to confront China in the South China Sea, but could also alienate regional partners at the same time. … Read More >US Navy Secretary Wants New Fleet at Indo-Pacific ‘Crossroads’ in Case of ‘Dust-Up’ With China

Categories Middle East

Iran’s IAEA Envoy Slams Saudis as ‘Demagogues’ After Riyadh Considers Going Nuclear

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Earlier in the week, the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, told the DPA news agency in an interview that Riyadh is considering arming itself with nuclear weapons in the event that Tehran becomes a nuclear power. … Read More >Iran’s IAEA Envoy Slams Saudis as ‘Demagogues’ After Riyadh Considers Going Nuclear

Categories Middle East

Bahrain Expects ‘Biden Administration’ to Consult With Gulf States on Possible New Deal With Iran

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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the Iran deal, was agreed upon in 2015 to settle the issue of the Iran nuclear program and the economic sanctions tied to it. In 2018, Donald Trump left the deal and resumed the sanctions toward Iran. Several Gulf states strongly supported the decision, and Trump reportedly consulted with them. … Read More >Bahrain Expects ‘Biden Administration’ to Consult With Gulf States on Possible New Deal With Iran

Categories Middle East

The Credibles

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Following more than three years of extensive engagement with US military officials, Airwars has secured the precise locations of all but four of the 344 publicly confirmed (‘Credible’) Coalition civilian harm events in the war against ISIS in both Iraq and Syria, which between them represent the great majority of at least 1,410 conceded civilian deaths according to CJTFOIR – and at least 2,024 fatalities according to Airwars. … Read More >The Credibles

Categories Middle East

Watchdog Group Releases Map of Every ‘Credible’ Civilian Death From US Airstrikes in Anti-Daesh War

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The report is being hailed as a triumph for military transparency, but the watchdog group that published the data catalogued 30% more civilian deaths than the anti-Daesh coalition has admitted to causing. … Read More >Watchdog Group Releases Map of Every ‘Credible’ Civilian Death From US Airstrikes in Anti-Daesh War