PRESS STATEMENT: Iranian conventional arms proliferation poses a persistent threat to regional and international security, as evidenced by Iran’s continued military support and confirmed arms transfers that fuel ongoing conflict in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and elsewhere. On September 21, we announced the implementation of Executive Order 13949 that provides the United States additional tools […]Read More
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Officials say they will launch new measures on Monday despite overwhelming opposition The US will break with almost every other UN security council member state including its closest allies on Saturday night by declaring UN sanctions back in effect on Iran. Administration officials say they will launch a raft of new punitive measures on Monday, which […]Read More
BW News Webdesk: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has refused to sign the peace deal that his special representative has inked with the Taliban, mainly because it does not guarantee the continued presence of US forces in the country to defeat al-Qaeda or the existence of the democratically elected government, a media report said […]Read More
By Saeed Baloch The tension between the US an Iran intensified rapidly after US President Donald Trump pulled the United States of America out of “The Iran Nuclear Deal” since then the US has restored wide-ranging sanctions on Iran including ending the oil waivers which drove Iran’s export to zero. The US Secretary of State […]Read More
LONDON: Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri has applauded the U.S. decision to cancel ‘the deal with the devil’ and reinstate the sanctions against the Iranian regime. He said, ‘the Iranian theocratic state is responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of people in Balochistan, Kurdistan, Al-Ahwaz and South Azerbaijan. It also interfered and incited war […]Read More
Washington: The US has asked Islamabad to immediately arrest or expel Taliban leaders who are carrying out terror activities across the border in Afghanistan and prevent them from using Pakistani territory to support its operations. A White House statement in this regard came days after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a major terror attack at the […]Read More
The Trump administration will suspend most security assistance to Pakistan, the State Department said on Thursday, expanding its retribution over militant safe havens that U.S. officials blame for ongoing violence in Afghanistan. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, speaking to reporters, said the suspension would allow the administration, which will freeze the aid payments but not […]Read More
WASHINGTON — When Pakistani forces freed a Canadian-American family this fall held captive by militants, they also captured one of the abductors. United States officials saw a potential windfall: He was a member of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network who could perhaps provide valuable information about at least one other American hostage. The Americans demanded access to the […]Read More
By Brajesh Upadhyay BBC News, Washington The US will no longer subsidise the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, a senior state department official has told the BBC. The decision means that Pakistan will have to pay more than $700m (£480m) – two-and-a-half times the original cost – if it wishes to buy the […]Read More
‘The clique that runs that country is treating us like suckers. We are very foolish, giving people money who involve themselves in activity that’s harmful to America.’ ‘When you look at the cold hard facts, Pakistan is not an ally to the United States. They have been a protector of our enemies.’ Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports […]Read More