Finland to be legitimate target for Russian missile forces if it imports nuke arms

Nuclear weapons, if deployed to Finland, will make it a legitimate target for Russian strategic missile troops, Hero of Russia Major General Sergey Lipovoy, chairman of the Officers of Russia organization, told TASS.

Trump eyeing Iran blockade lasting ‘months if needed,’ White House official says

The United States could extend its naval blockade of Iran for months more, oil executives were told in a meeting with President Donald Trump, a White House official said Wednesday.

War with US not over yet, Iran holding defensive positions — FM

 Iran believes the conflict with the United States and Israel is not over, so the Islamic Republic is taking a defensive position in all directions, said Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh.

Iran denounces US ‘piracy’ in protest letter to UN chief

Iran’s UN envoy, Amir Saeid Iravani, has sent a letter to the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council, strongly protesting the US’s capture of Iranian vessels and describing the acts as “piracy”.

Ukraine accuses Israel of receiving shipments of grain 'stolen' by Russia

A diplomatic row has broken out over allegations that Israel is receiving shipments of grain from Donbass region.

Mali PM urges 'not to panic' after coordinated attack by jihadists, separatists

An alliance of al-Qaida-linked militants and separatists carried out the largest coordinated attack in over a decade in Mali, marking a dangerous escalation in what is widely considered one of the world’s deadliest regions for extremist violence. 

US Democrats to force sixth Senate vote on War Powers Resolution

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced that the Democrats will force a sixth vote in the US Senate on a war powers resolution this week, aimed at curbing Trump’s “war of choice” in Iran.

US Air Force Investigates Blaze at UK Base Used for Bombing Iran

The US Air Force is investigating a fire that broke out over the weekend at the UK Fairford Air Base, home to a US bomber unit used for strikes against Iran, the GB News channel reported on Monday.