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Fresh Off Probation For Violating Sanctions, ZTE Reportedly Under Investigation For Bribery
Three years ago, ZTE pleaded guilty to violating trade sanctions against Iran and North Korea. The company was subject to a temporary ban on buying U.S. tech, which was eased following a plea deal that included forfeiting more than $US1 ($2) billion in civil and criminal penalties and axing its entire C-suite of execs. Now,…
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Iran Denies Cover-Up After Lawmaker Contradicts Official Coronavirus Figures, Says 50 Dead
A member of Iran’s parliament announced on Monday that 50 people had died from the new coronavirus in the city of Qom and accused Iran’s Health Ministry of covering up the true extent of the outbreak in the country. The Health Ministry claims just 12 people have died in Iran from COVID-19, with 66 people…
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U.S. Government Says 34 Troops Treated For Traumatic Brain Injury After Trump Downplays It As ‘Headaches’
The White House initially minimised the consequences of retaliatory Iranian missile strikes that hit joint U.S.-Iraqi bases in Iraq on January 8 in response to Donald Trump’s reckless decision to assassinate a senior Iranian official. But last week, news broke that at least 11 U.S. troops had actually been treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Pentagon…
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Iran Says It “Unintentionally” Shot Down Ukrainian Airlines Flight [Updated]
Iran’s military admitted to “unintentionally” shooting down a Ukrainian International Airlines passenger jet that crashed shortly after takeoff earlier this week, per a recent Associated Press report.