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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2017
Faulty devices help keep Iran in nuclear deal limits: report
Frequent breakdowns of advanced uranium enrichment devices have inadvertently helped Iran comply with restrictions in the international agreement curbing its nuclear program, according to a new report by a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2017
Russia becomes Iraq Kurds' top funder, quiet about independence vote
Russia, the only major power that has not called on Iraq's Kurds to cancel a referendum on independence next week, has swiftly become the top funder of Kurdish oil and gas deals, with as much as $4 billion pledged in less than a year, industry sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2017
Once called 'kittens' in the cyberspy world, Iran gains prowess: security experts
Hackers probably linked to Iran's government have hit Saudi and Western aerospace and petrochemical firms, marking a rise in Iranian cyberspying prowess, security firm FireEye said on Wednesday, an assessment shared by other U.S. experts.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2017
Hurricane Trump makes landfall in Manhattan
The Trump administration's apparent determination to break the Iran nuclear deal is causing global alarm, for good reason.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
At U.N., Trump's tough talk opens door for Macron's diplomacy
French President Emmanuel Macron cast himself as the antithesis of U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations on Tuesday, a position that could enable him to play the honest broker in international conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Tillerson says restrictions on Iran's nuclear program must be extended indefinitely
The Iran nuclear deal must be changed if the United States is to remain in it, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, suggesting its key limits on the Iranian nuclear program must be extended.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2017
Houthi leader says Saudi oil tankers, UAE could be targeted if Yemen's Hodeidah port is attacked
Yemen's Houthi leader, Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, said on Thursday his group could target Saudi oil tankers should Saudi Arabia attack Yemen's main port at Hodeidah.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2017
Trump advisers propose strategy to allow more aggressive U.S. response to Iran: sources
President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that could allow more aggressive U.S. responses to Iran's forces, its Shiite Muslim proxies in Iraq and Syria, and its support for militant groups, according to six current and former U.S. officials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017
Most Americans are a little too relaxed about nukes
A new survey has revealed that Americans are surprisingly willing to make a first nuclear strike — and kill millions of civilians abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2017
Iran to boost spending on missiles and Revolutionary Guards, citing 'hostile' U.S. sanctions
Iran's parliament voted to boost spending on its elite Revolutionary Guards force and missile program in response to new U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2017
Hezbollah says it's almost done clearing Lebanon-Syria border of al-Qaida-linked fighters
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the group was close to defeating Nusra Front militants in the battle along the Syrian-Lebanese border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2017
Unrest bubbles among Trump administration's top foreign policy officials
Frustration is mounting among leading foreign policy officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as they chafe at some policy and bureaucratic defeats and complain they lack independence to do their jobs, officials say.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2017
U.S. intel official now says many foreigners fighting for IS likely to stay in Syria, Iraq
In a new assessment, the U.S. intelligence community judges that large numbers of foreigners fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria likely will stay to defend what is left of their self-declared caliphate rather than return to their homelands, a top U.S. counterterrorism official said on Friday....
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2017
Amnesty says Iraq and allies violated international law in Mosul battle
Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2017
As Syrian war winds down, the region heats up
There is a prospect of a wider and more dangerous fight over the future of Syria and the Middle East region.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2017
North Korean missile threats among worldwide surge in capabilities, Pentagon study finds
Technology for ballistic and cruise missiles is advancing in countries from North Korea and Iran to Russia and China, increasing potential threats to the U.S. even if those missiles don't carry nuclear warheads, a new Pentagon report states.
WORLD
Jun 25, 2017
Iran arrests Islamic State-linked group planning attacks
Iranian security forces have arrested members of a group linked to Islamic State which had planned bombings and suicide attacks in religious centers, state television reported on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2017
Iran and the Saudi deflection campaign
Donald Trump appears to have no idea that the principal source of support that Salafist terrorists use has Saudi Arabia written all over it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2017
Inside Trump's Middle East mess
Antagonizing Iran and taking actions that embolden regional countries to isolate one another is a recipe for more chaos — not solutions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2017
Where Iran, Israel and Russia stand united
The Middle East in the coming years will feature two forces with diametrically opposed goals: Sunni Islam versus non-Sunni Muslims and non-Muslims.

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