Iran plans to retaliate for the new sanctions the United States imposed Feb. 3 by placing restrictions on U.S. entities and individuals allegedly supporting regional terrorist groups, an Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said, RT reported. Read more…
According to a Stratfor source, the arrest of former Venezuelan Defense Minister Raul Baduel on Jan. 12 was motivated by concerns in the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence over meetings Baduel was holding with representatives of unspecified Venezuelan military officials. Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Department placed sanctions on 12 companies and 13 individuals Feb. 3, according to a statement posted on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) website. Read more…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military Feb. 3 to terminate its five-month cease-fire with the communist New People’s Army (NPA), Rappler reported. Read more…
A soldier shot and seriously injured a knife-wielding man Feb. 3 who allegedly had tried to attack him near Paris' Louvre museum, unnamed police sources said, AFP reported. Read more…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fired Kim Won-hong, a close aide and the chief of the country’s spy agency in mid-January, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Feb. 3, Yonhap reported. Read more…
The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs agreed to deploy and operate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system this year, the South Korean Defense Ministry said Feb. 3, Yonhap reported. Read more…
According to anonymous sources, the United States is preparing to impose additional sanctions on Iran, perhaps by Feb. 3, Reuters reported Feb. 2. Read more…
While his escape shows he is a powerful figure, El Chapo cannot escape the evolving criminal dynamic reality he was already subject to before his 2014 arrest. Read more…
