Headlines- In response to a U.S. Navy destroyer being targeted, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five oil tankers belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday.
- After an alleged U.S. strike on an Iranian oil ship, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning that all oil tankers in Bahraini and Kuwaiti waters should evacuate.
- Iran claimed to have taken control of an American underwater drone, which the United States claimed had malfunctioned.
- The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 36 entities it claims assist Iran's aviation industry, which it claims enables the Iranian government to "move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo," as well as companies that it claims served as Iran's intermediaries.
- In response to plans by the UK, France, and Canada to prevent imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Israel said on Tuesday that it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem.
Tag: Mozambique Election
December 25, 2019
Mozambique’s 2019: Cyclones, Insurgency, Peace Deal,...
The Southern African nation of Mozambique is coming off a violent, disputed election campaign, two devastating cyclones, a shadowy insurgency, an ongoing corruption scandal, and a visit by the Pope, who tried to bring this battered nation together. As the coastal nation looks toward 2020, with a major, multibillion-dollar ExxonMobil natural gas deal hanging in the air, what lies ahead, and can this fractured nation be put back together?
October 11, 2019
Death of Activist Ahead of Mozambique...
With less than a week to go before the elections in Mozambique, the death of human rights activist Anastacio Matavele has raised concerned about the fairness of the vote