Headlines- Iran is "desperate" to meet and discuss, according to US President Donald Trump, who also threatens to launch a "very heavy" attack on the purported new Iranian nuclear site.
- Iran's state media claimed on Tuesday that Iran's top joint military command declared that if the US hit Iranian nuclear sites, it would target the interests of the US and its allies.
- US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will permit direct flights to Lebanon, more than 40 years after direct flights between the two countries were halted in 1985, during the administration of US President Ronald Reagan, after the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
- Iranian drone strikes are being intercepted by Kuwait's air defenses, according to the army.
- On Capitol Hill, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth informed lawmakers that the United States had already spent $37.5 billion on the war in Iran.
Year: 2019
Georgia Might Be Led By A...
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Venezuela’s Guaido Leapt From Back-Bench to...
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Climate Change Link to Arab Spring’...
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UNICEF: Children Living in Conflict Affected...
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What Makes Moscow’s Sidewalks So Crooked?
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What Are Dangers of Mining Waste...
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Presidential Standoff May Worsen Venezuelans’ Misery
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US Announces Sanctions on Venezuela’s State-Owned...
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PdVSA, in an increased effort to pressure Nicolás Maduro to relinquish power to Juan Guaidó, now recognized by the U.S. and a number of other nations as the country’s legitimate president
Does Indian Equality Fight Stop at...
Some Indian women say the battle for gender equality should not be fought in temples
A ‘School For Superheroes’ For Sick...
Ukraine says it will ensure children in major regional hospitals receive an education from September 2019. Some 2,000 children are currently educated in hospitals, but one group, which runs a “School For Superheroes” in a Kyiv hospital, says 10,000 hospitalized children need schooling