Tuesday, 7 March 2017 TOKYO: U.S. President Donald Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the United States was with Japan “100%” over phone talks they held to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launches. The 2 leaders agreed that North Korea’s latest actions were a clear breach of …
Read More »Japan joins United States in imposing new sanctions on North Korea
Friday, 28 July 2017 TOKYO – Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea for its weapons programmes, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, just hours after the U.S. Senate also voted for new sanctions on the secretive state. U.S. media reported this week that the Defense Intelligence Agency …
Read More »Iran announces new missile production line
Monday, 24 July 2017 BEIRUT: Iran announced the launch of a new missile production line on Saturday, according to state media, against a backdrop of tension between the United States and Tehran. The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 27 km (16 miles) and travel up to 120 …
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