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Ukraine Plans New Talks with US After Intelligence Sharing Ends

This is Beirut, 05/03 20:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Ukraine said Wednesday it planned to hold new talks with the United States after Washington suspended its intelligence sharing, delivering a fresh blow to Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been scrambling to contain the fallout from his explosive meeting with Donald Trump last week, in which the ...

Ex-CIA Analyst Guilty of Leaking Documents on Israel Plans to Strike Iran

This is Beirut, 17/01 23:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A former CIA official pleaded guilty Friday to leaking top secret US intelligence documents about Israeli military plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency since 2016 and held a top secret security clearance, was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia in November. Rahman faces up to 20 ...

RFK Jr. Revives JFK Conspiracy Debates in the Trump Era

This is Beirut, 2024-12-14 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than 60 years later, the assassination of U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy continues to fuel conspiracy theories. The arrival of his nephew, Robert Kennedy Jr, as a minister under Donald Trump could now bring these theories as far as the White House. For a time, he was a candidate in November’s presidential election, but “RFK ...

CIA Official Charged for Leaking Israel’s Attack Plans on Iran

This is Beirut, 2024-11-13 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A CIA official has been charged with leaking classified documents that reportedly revealed Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran following a missile attack earlier this year, as reported by a New York Times report, quoting individuals familiar with the case, in addition to court documents. The official, Asif W. Rahman, was indicted last week ...

CIA Chief Suggests Gaza 28-Day Ceasefire and Hostage Exchange in Qatar Meeting

This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director William Burns discussed a potential agreement during a meeting in Doha on Sunday that would entail a 28-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, according to Israeli sources reported by the American media outlet Axios on Tuesday. The proposed ...

CIA Chief: Iran Has Not Decided to Develop Nuclear Weapon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-08 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director William Burns said on Monday that there is no evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. He added that if Iran were to make such a decision, the United States and its allies would likely be able to detect it soon after it occurs. Speculation has centered on whether Israel might strike Iranian nuclear sites to prevent ...

US to 'Continue' Supplying Israel with Weapons

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 21:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States intends to supply additional weaponry and munitions to Israel. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on Monday said the United States will provide more arms and munitions to Israel, whose forces battle Hamas militants in Gaza following deadly attacks. Austin also warned Iran to "stop" supporting Yemen's Houthi rebels who were ...

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