Denny Hamlin said there was never a question about the car number for Michael Jordan's new NASCAR team in partnership with the three-time Daytona 500 champion. ( read original story ...)
North Korea told citizens to stay inside, claiming (with no scientific basis) that a storm of yellow dust coming from China was carrying COVID-19
North Korea's state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper warned people of the "danger of invading malicious viruses" inside an approaching storm. ( read original story ...)
North Korea warns citizens to stay inside, claiming that yellow dust storm coming from China was carrying coronavirus
According to BBC Monitoring, weather reports on North Korean state TV warned Wednesday that a yellow dust storm would arrive on Thursday from China and could carry coronavirus over the border. ( read original story ...)
Iran plans new restrictions in capital as COVID cases hit record
Iran is planning new restrictions, including state employees working every other day in the capital Tehran, after a record surge in coronavirus cases on Friday, a senior official said. Iran's Health ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Says It’s ‘Not Interested’ in Debate After Biden Warns It ‘Will Pay A Price’
"We have repeatedly stated that Iran does not interfere in other countries' elections," Iranian mission to the United Nations spokesperson Alireza Miryousefi told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Iraq in tit-for-tat move
Three US diplomats in Iraq have engaged in ‘terrorist acts’ against Tehran’s interests, foreign ministry says. ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Hopes to Make Iran Pressure Campaign Harder to Reverse
Officials plan a pre-election volley of sanctions against Iran intended in part to fortify its pressure campaign against any future effort to unwind it. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Harsh New Sanctions on COVID-Stricken Iran Leave Diplomatic Wreckage for Next President
After years of 'maximum pressure', the political narrative in Iran is beginning to favor local hardliners, forecasted to win the presidency in June. Trump may have pre-emptively torpedoed American ... ( read original story ...)
US rebukes Turkey after Russian missile system test
The US has warned Nato ally Turkey that it risked seriously damaging its relationship with Washington after testing a Russian-made S-400 air defence system despite repeated pleas from the US. Recep ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan Says Turkey Tested Russian S-400s, Shrugs off U.S. Objections
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defense system it bought from Russia, adding that the objection from NATO ally United States on the ... ( read original story ...)