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02.10.25 - 14:15
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Boeing Gets Contract To Replace Bunker Busting Bombs The US Dropped On Iran (ZeroHedge)
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Boeing Gets Contract To Replace Bunker Busting Bombs The US Dropped On Iran
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Boeing is set to receive a contract worth up to $123 million to replace the massive 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs that the US dropped on Iranian nuclear facilities in June as part of the 12-day US-Israeli war against Iran, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
On June 22, US B-2 Spirit bombers dropped 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs on Iran's Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites, marking the first time the weapon was used in combat. A US submarine also fired Tomahawk missiles in strikes on an Iranian nuclear facility in Isfahan.
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The attack, dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer," was launched on behalf of Israel. The Bloomberg report said that a Pentagon budget document from August says that funds are being shifted from operations and maintenance accounts to Air Force munitions procurement as "funds are required to replace GBU-57 munitions e...
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16.06.25 - 13:48
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Israel-Iran Conflict Rages On; Oil Pares Gains; Tensions Overshadow G-7 | Bloomberg Brief 6/16/2025 (Bloomberg)
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The conflict between Israel and Iran continues into its fourth day, with both sides continuing to trade blows that so far have spared critical oil infrastructure. Crude prices dip and stocks rise amid a lack of any further major escalation despite continued hostilities in the Middle East. President Trump and world leaders heads to the G-7. John Plueger, Air Lease CEO says the US needs to maintain a strong Boeing in the wake of the Air India crash involving one of their planes. Bob McNally of Rapidan Energy says crude prices could easily rise a further $3-5 on conflict risks. “Bloomberg Brief” delivers the market news, data and analysis you need to set your agenda. (Corrects spelling of Air Lease CEO's name.) (Source: Bloomberg)...
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13.06.25 - 15:30
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Thousands of flights avoid Iran after Israeli strikes – video (The Guardian)
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The thousands of aircraft that fly between Europe, North America and Asia moved away from Iranian airspace on 13 June after Israel struck the country with missiles. Aircraft moving east or west through the region instead flew over Saudi Arabia, then south of Israel and over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.The Gulf region is home to two leading transcontinental hubs: Qatar and Dubai. Since the closure of Russian airspace to many airlines after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the region has become one of the main pinch points in global air transport between the eastern and western hemispheresMiddle East crisis – live updates Continue reading......
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27.05.25 - 00:42
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Iran, China Launch New Commercial Railway Bypassing US Sanctions (ZeroHedge)
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Iran, China Launch New Commercial Railway Bypassing US Sanctions
The Cradle
A new commercial rail route connecting China to Iran has officially launched with the arrival of the first cargo train from the eastern Chinese city of Xian at the Aprin dry port near Tehran.
Aprin's CEO highlighted the port's strategic role in lowering transport costs and reducing reliance on coastal freight hubs.
Image source: IRNA
Railway infrastructure connecting Iran and China allows freight trains to travel from Shanghai to Tehran in 15 days, compared to 30 days via the maritime route.
On May 12, railway officials from Iran, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkiye met in Tehran to advance a transcontinental rail network linking Asia to Europe, Tasnim News Agency reported on May 25.
The six nations agreed on competitive tariffs and operational standards to streamline regional rail services and boost trade connectivity.
China and Iran have expanded trade and economic relations in recent years...
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08.11.24 - 23:09
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FBI Stopped Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump (ZeroHedge)
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FBI Stopped Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump
Authored by Andrew Thornebrooke via The EPoch Times,
U.S. authorities thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, new documents reveal.
The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges on Nov. 8 against three men who it is alleged were involved in a murder-for-iran network orchestrated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the United States designates as a terrorist organization.
“The Justice Department has charged an asset of the Iranian regime who was tasked by the regime to direct a network of criminal associates to further Iran's assassination plots against its targets, including President-elect Donald Trump,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an associated statement.
“We will not stand for the Iranian regime's attempts to endanger the American people and America's national security.”
The Justice Department said that authorities arrested Carlisle Rivera and Jonathon Loadholt in Ne...
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