U.S. Finalizing Rules to Limit Sensitive Tech Exports to China, Others

FILE PHOTO: A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore

Reuters
December 17, 2019 10:39 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is finalizing a set of narrow rules to limit exports of sophisticated technology to adversaries like China, a document seen by Reuters shows, in a boon to U.S. industry that feared a much tougher crackdown on sales abroad.

Meet the Organization Naming and Shaming Iran’s International Business Allies

As sanctions cripple Iran, UANI is keeping tabs on country's financial enablers

Adam Kredo
December 16, 2019 5:00 AM

When international companies seek to do business with Iran, one organization is standing ready to name them and shame them.

Turkey, Russia ‘Very Close’ to Second Missile Defense Deal

Reuters
December 13, 2019 9:19 AM

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey could finalize terms for delivery of a second consignment of S-400 advanced missile defenses from Russia by April when the first batch will be ready to operate, Ankara's defense industry chief said on Friday.

U.S. Pursues Mystery Buyer of Contested Iranian Nuclear Materials

Nuclear experts worried Russia engaged in scheme to buy Iran's heavy water

A general view of a heavy water plant in

Adam Kredo
December 12, 2019 6:25 PM

The Trump administration seeks to determine the identity of a currently undisclosed international purchaser of Iranian nuclear materials, and could issue new sanctions to prevent Tehran from exporting substances that could be used to power a nuclear weapon, administration officials tell the Washington Free Beacon.

Corbyn Buried in Conservative Landslide

Socialism beaten back in the U.K.

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn

Reuters
December 12, 2019 6:15 PM

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will win a resounding victory in Britain's election with a parliamentary majority of 86 seats, an exit poll showed on Thursday, empowering him to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31.

GOP Senators: Treat Drug Cartels As Terror Groups

Bill cites Nov. 4 killing of Mormon family

Graham Piro
December 11, 2019 3:25 PM

A group of Republican senators is pushing for the United States to treat drug cartels the way it does terrorist organizations following the massacre of nine American women and children in Mexico.

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Airline Over Proliferation

Secretary of State Pompeo makes a statement to the press in Washington

Reuters
December 11, 2019 12:44 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran's biggest airline and its shipping network, accusing them of transporting lethal aid and weapons of mass destruction proliferation.

President Trump to Sign Executive Order Combating Anti-Semitism

Adam Kredo
December 10, 2019 6:15 PM

President Trump on Wednesday will sign a new White House executive order that will make it easier for federal agencies to combat and prosecute a rising tide of anti-Semitic violence, particularly on America's college campuses.

In Rare Diplomatic Breakthrough, U.S., Iran See Eye to Eye on Prisoner Swaps

Both nations express willingness to hold talks on 'full scale' prisoner exchange

Adam Kredo
December 10, 2019 1:10 PM

In a sign of warming relations between the Trump administration and Iran, both governments in recent days have expressed a willingness to negotiate about the possibility of a full scale prisoner release that could see many long-held American detainees make their way home.

FBI Committed ‘Significant Errors’ Wiretapping Trump Campaign Aide, IG Says

David Rutz
December 9, 2019 4:30 PM

A watchdog report ripped the FBI's handling of a request for court-ordered surveillance of a Trump campaign aide, identifying numerous inaccuracies and omissions in the department's application for a FISA warrant.

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