War & Terrorism

2020-01-22

Iran at odds with Canada’s demands after asking U.S., France to help analyze black boxes

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Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/6444657/canada-iran-black-boxes-odds/

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countries which want the recorders analyzed abroad. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Iran did not have the ability to read the data and he demanded the cockpit and flight recorders should be sent to France. Kiev wants the recorders sent to Ukraine. An Iranian aviation official had said on Saturday the black boxes would be sent to Ukraine, only to backtrack in comments reported a day later, saying they would be analyzed at home. Trudeau also said Tehran’s refusal to acknowledge dual citizenship was posing a challenge when it came to helping support the families of the Canadian victims, many of whom had close ties to Iran.

2020-01-21

Iran MP offers US$3M ‘to anyone who kills Trump’: report

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Article Link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/iran-mp-offers-us-3m-to-anyone-who-kills-trump-report-1.4776492

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday offered a US$3-million reward to “anyone who kills” U.S. President Donald Trump to avenge the assassination of a top general, semi-official news agency ISNA reported. Ahmad Hamzeh, a little-known member of the Majlis, made the offer on behalf of the people of Kerman, the hometown and final resting place of storied commander Major General Qasem Soleimani. “We will give $3 million to anyone who kills Trump,” Hamzeh, who represents Kahnouj county near the southeastern city of Kerman, was quoted as saying by ISNA. He did not say who would pay the bounty offer, which comes a month ahead of a parliamentary election. Soleimani, one of the most popular public figures in Iran, was killed on Jan. 3 in a U.S. drone strike outside the Baghdad airport.

2020-01-21

Why Iran has little interest in a ‘Trump Deal’ with the White House

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Article Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-iran-united-states-strategy-1.5433090

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Iran’s growing tension with the U.S. might seem irrational from a Western perspective, but from Tehran’s point of view it makes perfect sense. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Iran last week to accept a new “Trump Deal” to replace the old, now defunct, Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement. Given the extreme events of recent days, which saw Tehran narrowly avert war with the United States, shoot down a civilian airliner and face renewed domestic unrest, one might think that the regime would be ready to talk. However, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, often described as a moderate, rejected Johnson’s appeal outright…

2020-01-20

Iran has asked for technical help on black boxes in downed plane

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Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/national/iran-has-asked-for-technical-help-on-black-boxes-in-downed-plane/wcm/2e9d7795-d2a4-4877-9dae-a20b5d90cda9

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

Iran needs technical assistance from France and the United States to analyze data from the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally shot down, says a preliminary report released by the country’s National Aviation Authority on Monday. The flight recorders, commonly known as black boxes, sustained physical damage, although the memory is intact after the flight was hit by two missiles within three minutes of taking off from Tehran’s airport on Jan. 8, the report says.

2020-01-20

3 Rockets Land Near US Embassy in Baghdad: Iraqi Officials

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Article Link: https://www.theepochtimes.com/3-rockets-land-near-us-embassy-in-baghdad-iraqi-officials_3210377.html

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

Iraqi military officials said three rockets landed near Baghdad’s Green Zone, which houses the U.S. Embassy and foreign missions. Three Katyusha rockets “landed in the vicinity of the Green Zone without any casualties,” said the Iraqi Security Media Cell, which falls under the responsibility of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office. It did not elaborate but said more details would be provided at a later time. One reporter posted video footage that purported to show rocket attack alarms in the Green Zone. “Heard the booms myself on Union III. Speakers telling all to take shelter immediately,” said the BBC reporter, Nafiseh Kohnavard, on Twitter.

2020-01-20

BONOKOSKI: The first rule of military command is covering butt

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Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-the-first-rule-of-milita-command-is-covering-butt

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

It was unsettling Monday to be reminded that it was 25 years ago that Master Cpl. Clayton Matchee, then of our military’s elite airborne unit, went rogue with others in Somalia and beat to death a 16-year-old Somali kid named Shidane Arone for suspected petty thievery. What followed was a wholesale disgrace.

2020-01-19

Canada keeps up pressure amid signs Iran won’t turn over plane’s black boxes

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Article Link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-keeps-up-pressure-amid-signs-iran-won-t-turn-over-plane-s-black-boxes-1.4774138

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

Canada is keeping up the pressure on Iran to involve outside experts in the investigation into downed Ukrainian jetliner PS752, amid signs that Iran is balking at turning over the flight data recorders. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrote Sunday to his Iranian counterpart to stress Canada’s view that the black boxes should be sent quickly for analysis by experts in either France or Ukraine. “When you say to the world that you take full responsibility, that comes with consequences,” he said, adding that includes being fully transparent about the investigationHassan Rezaeifar was quoted Sunday by the state-run IRNA news agency as saying “the flight recorders from the Ukrainian Boeing are in Iranian hands and we have no plans to send them out.”

2020-01-19

Iran Warns of Repercussions for IAEA Over European Moves

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Article Link: https://www.bourseandbazaar.com/news-1/2020/1/19/iran-warns-of-repercussions-for-iaea-over-european-moves

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

Iran’s parliamentary speaker on Sunday warned of unspecified repercussions for the UN’s nuclear watchdog if European nations that launched a dispute mechanism against the Islamic republic act “unfairly.” Britain, France and Germany launched a process last week charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 deal curtailing its nuclear programme, while Tehran accuses the bloc of inaction over US sanctions. “What the three European countries did regarding Iran’s nuclear issue… is unfortunate,” parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA. “We clearly announce that if Europe, for any reason, uses Article 37 of the nuclear agreement unfairly, then Iran will make a serious decision regarding cooperation with the agency,” he said…

2020-01-19

‘God Help Her’: Christian Activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi Arrested in Iran During Protests

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Article Link: https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2020/january/god-help-her-christian-activist-mary-fatemeh-mohammadi-arrested-in-iran-during-protests

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

Christian Activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi Arrested in Iran During ProtestsChristian activist Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi was arrested on January 12 while protests were taking place in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The website Article 18 reports that Mohammadi was arrested near Azadi Square, where protesters rallied over the Iranian government admitting to shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Several protesters were reportedly arrested last Sunday in multiple Iranian cities even though it is unclear whether Mohammadi was participating in any of the demonstrations. Recently, the activist has faced a series of challenges and arrests as a result of her converting from Islam to Christianity and sharing her faith.

2020-01-19

IDC identifies Hamas bitcoin front with Iran links – report

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Article Link: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/ICT-identifies-Hamas-bitcoin-front-with-Iran-links-exclusive-614644

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

A website called “cash4ps” enables Hamas to send and receive money out of Gaza for operational terror purposes while simultaneously providing a measure of anonymity to either donors or beneficiaries. IDC’s International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) has identified a bitcoin front for Hamas which has links to Iran in a report exclusively obtained by The Jerusalem Post. According to the IDC-ICT Cyber desk report, the al-Nasr Brigades – Lawa al-Tawahid – serve as the military arm of the Popular Resistance Committees, was formed in 2001 by Jamal Abu Samhadna Abu Atayya and operates under the auspices of Hamas. The Islamic National Bank, which the US gave a terrorist designation in 2010 due to its connection to Hamas, is linked to the financial scheme.

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