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Iran allows increased IAEA inspections amid nuclear tensions
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Iran allows increased IAEA inspections amid nuclear tensions

Firstpost  

Iran insists on its right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and denies it is seeking an atomic weapons capability Iran confirmed Saturday that it has allowed watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency to increase the number of inspections it carries out into Tehran’s nuclear programme, state media reported. “We have increased capacity – it is natural that the number …

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Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions — for now
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions — for now

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war. But the indecisive outcome of weeks of tensions — which included an alleged Israeli …

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North Korea and South Korea: Spiking tensions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea and South Korea: Spiking tensions

The Hindu  

Kim Jong-un’s decision to declare South Korea as an enemy state of the North and abandon the idea of peaceful reunification signals that Pyongyang is adopting a more aggressive stand. Earlier this month, the North fired hundreds of artillery shells near the South’s islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong, closer to the Northern Limit Line, a disputed inter-Korean maritime border. The …

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North Korean Hackers Target US-South Korea Military Drills as Tensions Rise in the Region
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korean Hackers Target US-South Korea Military Drills as Tensions Rise in the Region

News 18  

Suspected North Korean hackers have targeted a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise being held this week though classified information has not been compromised, South Korean police said on Sunday. South Korean and U.S. forces will on Monday begin 11-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises to improve their ability to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. The hackers …

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US flies nuclear-capable bombers as tensions soar with N Korea
1 year, 9 months ago

US flies nuclear-capable bombers as tensions soar with N Korea

Al Jazeera  

The South Korean and US militaries expand joint exercises in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threats. The long-range bombers took part in joint aerial drills with US and South Korean fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense said. The South Korean and US militaries have been expanding their combined military drills in response to …

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South Korean military says North Korea fired four missiles into sea as regional tensions increase
2 years, 2 months ago

South Korean military says North Korea fired four missiles into sea as regional tensions increase

ABC  

North Korea has added to its recent barrage of weapons demonstrations by launching four ballistic missiles into the sea, as the United States sent two supersonic bombers streaking over South Korea in a duelling display of military might that underscored rising tensions in the region. Key points: North Korea's missile tests raise concerns the nation is set to resume nuclear …

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US military flies nuclear-capable bombers over Middle East amid tensions with Tehran
2 years, 4 months ago

US military flies nuclear-capable bombers over Middle East amid tensions with Tehran

Firstpost  

Although the US military’s Central Command did not mention Iran, Washington has frequently dispatched B-52 bombers to the region as hostilities simmered between the US and Iran. The last such flyover was in June Dubai: The United States military said Monday it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the …

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