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September 14, 2015

Iran says US had no option except nuclear deal
Tehran (AFP) Sept 11, 2015
Iran's foreign ministry said on Friday that the United States had no option but to strike a nuclear deal with Tehran, after a Republican bid to block the agreement failed. US President Barack Obama hailed as a "victory for diplomacy" Thursday's Senate vote during which a Democratic minority in the US Senate staved off the bid to sink the nuclear deal. But foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham played down his comments saying it was "explicitly paradoxical," the official IRNA news agency rep ... read more

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Obama Democrats pave way for Iran nuclear deal President Barack Obama's Democrats have staved off a united Republican effort to sink the Iran nuclear deal, handing him a welcome foreign policy victory. ... more		Top Iraq Shiite cleric demands release of kidnapped Turks Top Iraqi Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday demanded the release of 18 Turkish workers kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown militants, saying it harmed the image of Islam. ... more		Progress in Libya peace talks, says adviser Libyan peace talks that the UN says could be the "moment of truth" for the war-wracked country have made progress since resuming in Morocco, a participant told AFP on Saturday. ... more
				Japan resumes work on controversial US base in Okinawa Tokyo on Saturday resumed work on a controversial new US military base in southern Okinawa following a month-long suspension, officials said, even as talks with local officials opposed to the project remained deadlocked. ... more		Several countries eyeing French warships withheld from Russia Canada, India, Singapore and Egypt are "seriously" interested in buying France's two Mistral warships, a senior French official has said, after Paris scrapped a deal to sell the vessels to Russia over the Ukraine crisis. ... more

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China, Russia plan new heavy-lift helicopter A proposed program by China and Russia to jointly develop a heavy-lift helicopter could begin next year as the two near finalization of the project agreement. ... more		Thai police seek 'Chinese' man over Bangkok bomb Thai police on Saturday said an arrest warrant had been issued for a "Chinese" man over last month's deadly Bangkok blast, backtracking after they earlier identified the suspect as a member of the country's Uighur minority. ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age		Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen rebels ahead of talks Saudi-led coalition warplanes heavily bombarded rebel positions across the Yemeni capital Saturday, ahead of expected UN-mediated peace talks, witnesses said. ... more
				Northrop Grumman speeds manufacture of F-35 center fuselages Northrop Grumman is increasing the rate at which it produces center fuselages for F-35 Lightning II fighters. ... more		Obama says cyber attacks from China 'not acceptable' US President Barack Obama on Friday warned that cyber attacks from China were "not acceptable", a message he is set to deliver when President Xi Jinping visits the White House this month. ... more

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Australian aircraft in first mission in Syria: defence Australian aircraft have completed their first operation in Syria, defence officials said Saturday, just days after Canberra extended the mission from Iraq to better fight Islamic State jihadists. ... more		Eurofighter says Kuwait purchasing 28 warplanes Kuwait has agreed to buy 28 Typhoon warplanes, becoming the third country in the Gulf region to order the combat aircraft, the Eurofighter consortium said Friday. ... more		As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources		Britain to gift more counter-IED help to Pakistan Britain plans to gift Pakistan spare parts and other equipment to support counter-explosive equipment previously given to the country. ... more
Brazilian contract for Gripen fighters now in effect A multibillion dollar contract between Saab and Brazil for the procurement of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft is now in effect, the company announced. ... more		Killed in Syria, the French football fan turned bombmaker From football matches to international jihad, the 25-year-old Frenchman David Drugeon converted as a teen to Islam and drifted toward ever more radical groups, up until his death in July in a coalition air strike in Syria. ... more		US Navy boss questions mixed-gender Marine squad study The head of the US Navy on Friday criticized a Marine Corps study that found all-male combat teams performed better than those that included women. ... more		Egypt military says two soldiers, 64 militants killed in Sinai Egypt's military said two soldiers were killed Saturday during a widescale offensive against jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 64 militants on its sixth day. ... more

	ST Marine marks interim acceptance of Omani vessel An interim delivery and acceptance ceremony has been held by Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd for the second offshore patrol vessel for Oman. ... more		Cuban envoy makes 'historic' visit to US Navy ship Cuba's ambassador to Haiti and five Cuban doctors made a courtesy call Friday to a US Navy hospital ship anchored off Port-au-Prince, in a sign of warming ties between Havana and Washington. ... more

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Defiant Russia pledges more Syria assistance

Heavy blasts rock Yemen capital

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UN envoy sees 'moment of truth' in Libya talks

Saab teams with Polish company for contract bid

Dutch to buy new Chinooks

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First European-built F-35 has maiden flight

Hillary Clinton defends Iran nuclear accord

Trump, Cruz join forces to slam Iran deal

Obama rallies key votes as Congress debates Iran deal

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First Ever Launch Vehicle to Be Sent to Russia's New Spaceport in Siberia

China, Pakistan set to sign economic zone deal: officials

Lockheed Martin protests new armored truck contract

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