Russia’s killer Lancet drone runs on American AI
When the Ukrainians have taken apart Russian weapons, they have found them stuffed with Western electronics, mainly American.
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Japan stumps up US$1 billion for arms-race insurance with US-led hypersonic missile-interceptor project
The US will fork over an estimated US$2 billion for the Glide Phase Interceptor project, according to 2025 budget estimates released by the US Department of Defence in March.
Without Malaysia and Singapore, Iran couldn’t shift its sanctioned oil, US official says
Brian Nelson, the US Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, was speaking during a four-day visit to Singapore and Malaysia, which the department said aimed to advance its work in countering financing and revenue generation by Iran and its proxies.
Iran is gaining credibility across the Muslim world
Iran’s leadership has been a direct beneficiary of the months-long war in Gaza. With every missile that Israel fires on Gaza, every US veto of a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, and every arrest of an anti-war protester on American university campuses, Iran’s rejection of the US-dominated world order gains more credibility in the Muslim world.
Iran smuggles $1bn worth of fuel into Pakistan annually: report
ISLAMABAD -- Iranian traders smuggle more than $1 billion worth of fuel into neighboring Pakistan annually, according to a new report that an observer said could foreshadow a crackdown on the black market.
US delegation in Malaysia to discuss sanction-evading Iranian oil shipped by ‘dark fleet’
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson and Treasury General Counsel Neil MacBride will be in Kuala Lumpur this week where they will hold “candid and frank discussions” with Malaysian officials, US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard Kagan said.
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate’s bid, prosecutors say.
U.S. delays ban on Chinese graphite for EV tax credits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday gave automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements for electric vehicle tax credits on some crucial trace minerals from China, such as graphite.