Iran Designates US Military As Terrorist Organization

Just hours after President Trump formally designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, Iran's foreign ministry has put forward a bill placing US Central Command on a list of organizations designated as terrorists, akin to Daesh.

But, as Sputnik News reports, the Iranian Foreign Ministry responded to the designation on Monday, recommending that President Hassan Rouhani designate US Central Command (US CENTCOM), a US military theatre-level command whose area of responsibility includes the Middle East, on the list of organisations designated as terrorists by Iran.

Previously, the Iranian Foreign Minister noted that those US officials who advocated IRGC blacklisting, "seek to drag the US into a quagmire".

"#NetanyahuFirsters who have long agitated for FTO (Foreign Terrorist Organisation) of the IRGC fully understand its consequences for US forces in the region. In fact, they seek to drag the US into a quagmire on his behalf," Mohammed Javad Zarif said on his Twitter account. "@realDonaldTrump should know better than to be conned into another US disaster."

Iranian officials previously warned that the IRGC's inclusion on the US terror list would be a "mistake" which would prompt Tehran to equate the US military with Daesh (ISIS). Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said a bill to this effect had already been prepared.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-08/iran-designates-us-military-terrorist-organization

https://sputniknews.com/us/201904081073924649-iran-revolutionary-guard-corps-us-terrorist-group/

Putin hosts Turkey’s leader to discuss Syria, weapons deals

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks focusing on the situation in Syria, the sale of advanced Russian missiles to Turkey and other economic deals.

Erdogan's visit to Russia, his third this year, underlined increasingly close ties between the two countries and Turkey's readiness to defy the U.S.

Greeting Erdogan at the start of their Kremlin talks, Putin said they will discuss the delivery of Russia's top-of-the line S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey, a move that has vexed the U.S. government, Turkey's NATO partner.

The Russian leader described the contract as a top priority in cooperation between the two countries, adding that other weapons deals are in the making.

Turkey's purchase of the Russian missiles marked the first such contract for a NATO member. Turkey has ignored U.S. demands to abandon the agreement, and Erdogan said Friday that deliveries of the S-400s will begin in July.

The Turkish leader noted that Washington had offered Ankara the U.S.-made Patriot air defense system, but said the U.S. offer isn't as favorable as Russia's.

The U.S. and other NATO allies say the S-400s aren't compatible with the alliance's weapons systems. Washington has voiced concerns that their use by Turkey could compromise security of the state-of-the art U.S. F-35 fighter jets that Turkey stands to receive.

Last week, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey that it was risking its NATO membership and its participation in the F-35 program by failing to cancel the missile contract with Russia.

Putin and Erdogan said in remarks at the talks that they will also discuss the completion of a pipeline that will carry Russian gas to Turkey, the planned construction of a major electric plant and other economic projects.

Erdogan said the number of Russian tourists who visited Turkey last year reached a record 6 million.

Putin and Erdogan have developed a close personal rapport and held regular meetings. Erdogan addressed Putin as "my dear friend," saying that the two countries plan to expand the annual volume of their trade, currently at about $25 billion, to $100 billion.

The Russian president said Monday's talks will help deepen the "advanced, multi-faceted partnership" between the two countries.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article228959969.html

Must be over some targets?

>>6096611

Don't stop there or you won't get your daily water ration. Divide, divide, and divide some more.

UK to unleash internet safety czar on Google, Facebook, Twitter

The UK government is taking a hard line when it comes to online safety, moving to establish what it says is the world's first independent regulator to keep social media companies in check.

Companies that fail to live up to requirements will face huge fines, and senior directors who are proven to have been negligent will be held personally liable. They may also find access to their sites blocked.

The new measures, designed to make the internet a safer place, were announced jointly by the Home Office and Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The introduction of the regulator is the central recommendation of a highly anticipated government white paper, titled Online Harms, published early Monday in the UK.

https://www.cnet.com/news/uk-to-keep-social-networks-in-check-with-internet-safety-regulator/

Was the social media 'private info scandals' created and pushed for the 'main' purpose of causing the majority of populations to cry for INTERNET CONTROL/censorship?

Just struck me as a possibility.