Tag: sanctions
Trump Says US Intercepts Ship Carrying ‘Chinese Gift’ Bound for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with American financial media CNBC on Tuesday, April...
US Boards ‘Stateless’ Tanker Suspected Of Transporting Iranian Crude In Global Maritime Crackdown
The U.S. Department of War announced on Tuesday, April 21 that U.S. forces intercepted and boarded a...
Trump Announces New Talks on Iran War as Ceasefire Nears Expiration
According to Al Jazeera, on April 19, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that American negotiators...
China May Be Considering Military Support for Iran Amid US-Israel Conflict, US Intelligence Says
As the U.S.-Israel joint strikes against Iran enter a critical phase, U.S. intelligence agencies have...
Washington Says Iran War May End This Weekend Amid Negotiations
According to Axios, U.S. President Donald Trump expects the war with Iran to end this weekend. In...
Iran Allegedly Acquired Chinese Satellite for Surveillance During Middle East Conflict
The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, April 15 that Iran secretly purchased a Chinese-made spy satellite...
Beijing’s Reported Arms Transfers to Iran Draw Israeli Attention to Taiwan
Xi Jinping’s government, which has long projected an image of strategic neutrality, is now being publicly...
BYD Shenzhen Fire Destroys Over 1,000 Test Vehicles; Contractor Safety Breach Cited
According to Reuters, a fire broke out just before 3 a.m. on April 14 at BYD’s Pingshan campus in Shenzhen...
US Says Iran Maritime Blockade Fully Implemented as Trade Routes Severed
According to a CNN report on April 15, the U.S. Central Command stated that a blockade of Iranian ports...
Iran Claims Strait of Hormuz Closure as White House Rejects Report
On Wednesday, April 8 Iranian state media reported that Iran had decided to close the Strait of Hormuz...
Putin Asks Russian Oligarchs to Personally Fund the Ukraine War
Putin has asked Russia's oligarch class to voluntarily contribute to the state budget, according to reporting...
Numerous Chinese Ships Trapped in Persian Gulf Amid Iran Conflict
Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s one-sided promotion of so-called “China-Iran friendship,” a large...