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US National Security Council suspends officials responsible for Ukraine, Iran, and North Korea matters – WP
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has authorized a "full review" of dozens of career White House officials. This includes those responsible for issues related to Iran and North Korea's proliferation of nuclear weapons,
Is China supplying Iran missile fuel? Analyst says they're 'cementing common cause' against US
Dennis Wilder, a former top China analyst at the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), told the newspaper that China has a long history of arming Iran, which dates back to 1980s when it supplied Silkworm anti-ship missiles during the Iran-Iraq war.
Factbox-What Are Russia's Strategic Treaties With Iran, North Korea and China?
(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.
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With Cuba reinstated, US State Sponsors of Terrorism list expands back to four
That puts Cuba back on a short list with just three other countries: Iran, North Korea and Syria. With a major regime transition underway in Syria following the abrupt resignation of longtime ...
Russia’s growing ties with Iran have shaped the war in Ukraine. A new treaty raises the stakes for Trump’s administration
Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that had been in the works for months.
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How US special operations forces are turning their focus on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran
The US special operations forces, now pivotal in cyber and space, focus on countering China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, leveraging alliances and providing strategic advantages to the US
South Korea says denuclearising North Korea still goal after reports Trump called it nuclear power
North Korea Uses Neutral Tone After Trump ‘Nuclear Power’ Remark
North Korea’s state media reported on Donald Trump’s inauguration in its first direct acknowledgement of his return to the White House and adopted a neutral tone without referencing the president’s characterization of Pyongyang as a “nuclear power.
Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul
North Korea tells United Nations it is a 'responsible nuclear state'
North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.
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Trump's nominee for U.N. envoy notes need for U.S. to 'lead with strength' against threats from N.K. China, Russia, Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the U.N. underscored the need Tuesday for America to "lead with strength and moral clarity" to address security challenges from North Korea, China,
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.
Russia, Iran to seal partnership treaty days before Trump takes office
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow to sign a partnership pact as the two nations brace for President-elect Trump's return.
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Factbox-What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States ...