Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:18 p.m. No.9338119   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Iran Sets Up Espionage Operations in Venezuela

The Presidential Commissioner for Security, Iván Simonovis, revealed that with this center in Venezuela, he seeks to "monitor" air and sea communications

 

With Iran’s help, Nicolas Maduro’s regime reportedly installed an operations center in northern Venezuela to monitor all air and sea communications.

 

The Presidential Commissioner for Security, Iván Simonovis, revealed that the center of operations would be located in Cape San Roman in the state of Falcon in the northwest of Venezuela.

 

According to Simonovis, the Iranian airline Mahan Air is helping to set up the operations center, which is also near the Cardon refinery, one of the largest refineries in the world, which both Maduro and Iran are seeking to revive.

 

According to the Security Commissioner, Mahan Air has flown 17 flights to Venezuela between April 22 and May 8.

 

“Most of them ended up in Paraguaná with the excuse of repairs on the oil issue… but it is not like that. What they are doing is creating an operations center in Cabo San Román,” he said.

 

The installation of the operation center coincides with the largest anti-drug operation that the United States has undertaken in the Caribbean, not only to dismantle criminal gangs linked to drug trafficking but also to cut the income that the Maduro regime obtains from such illicit activities.

 

The center of operations in Cabo San Román would not be the only one in Venezuelan territory. In June 2019, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro condemned that “Iran and Hezbollah have a solid base of operations in South America in alliance with the narco-dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.”

 

Although Iran and Venezuela have long shared warm diplomatic relations, they have grown even closer in recent months after Maduro appointed Tareck El Aissami as the oil minister and also asked Tehran for help in reviving refineries in exchange for paying with gold.

 

https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2020/05/27/iran-espionage-venezuela/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:23 p.m. No.9338164   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8230

Maduro Sends Iranian Oil to Cuba Before Refilling Venezuelan Gasoline Stations

While Venezuela's gas stations remain empty, the regime sends the recent shipment of fuel from Iran to Cuba

 

Spanish – A Cuban vessel arrived in Venezuela to allegedly provide the island gasoline that has just arrived from Iran.

 

El buque Petion, que zarpó desde Cuba, atracó la mañana de este lunes en la refinería El Palito en el estado Carabobo. Se presume que el buque iraní Fortune haga un traspaso de combustible al tanquero que regresará a Matanzas #25May https://t.co/d8toMpKiXT

 

— NTN24 Venezuela (@NTN24ve) May 25, 2020

 

According to the Marine Traffic portal, this is the Petion ship, which sails under the Panamanian flag and departed from Cuba on May 21. It arrived this Monday morning in Venezuela and docked at the El Palito refinery in the state of Carabobo.

 

According to Diario de Cuba, “The Petion sails under the Panamanian flag. Its owner is Trocana World INC, and its operator is Caroil Transport Marine LTD. Both companies are controlled by Guillermo Faustino Rodríguez López-Callejas, brother of Brigadier General Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Callejas, the powerful former son-in-law of Raúl Castro, who runs the Cuban military business conglomerate (GAESA).”

 

https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2020/05/27/maduro-iranian-oil-to-cuba/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:29 p.m. No.9338221   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8291

Boeing Restarts Production of 737 MAX Jet Liner

 

The production was halted for four months following two deadly crashes in less than five months, which killed all 346 people on board, with software programming problems being identified as the primary cause.

 

The Boeing company said on Wednesday it has resumed production of the ill-fated 737 MAX passenger jet at a low rate at its Renton plant in Washington, with plans to gradually ramp up output over the course of 2020.

 

"We've been on a continuous journey to evolve our production system and make it even stronger", the vice president and general manager of the 737 programme, Walt Odisho, said in a statement released on Wednesday. "These initiatives are the next step in creating the optimal build environment for the 737 MAX."

 

Scott Stocker, the vice president of 737 Manufacturing, added that the company has taken measures to help reach 100 percent production quality and ensure workplace safety.

 

In December, Boeing announced that it was suspending production of the model after two 737 MAX fatal accidents — a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October 2018, and the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March 2019 — caused the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other regulators to ground the aircraft.

 

https://sputniknews.com/business/202005271079436662-boeing-restarts-production-of-737-max-jet-liner/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:35 p.m. No.9338276   🗄️.is 🔗kun

National assembly: Suspension of reporters’ parliament accreditation lawful in Hungary

 

Parliament’s press chief acted lawfully and for the right reasons when he suspended the parliamentary accreditation of multiple reporters in 2016, the National Assembly’s press office said on Tuesday, in reaction to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) declaring the move a violation of the right to the freedom of expression. The Strasbourg court said in its Tuesday decision that because the six reporters representing various media outlets had no mechanism to appeal the suspension of their accreditation, it constituted a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.

 

https://dailynewshungary.com/national-assembly-suspension-of-reporters-parliament-accreditation-lawful-in-hungary/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:38 p.m. No.9338294   🗄️.is 🔗kun

US-Canada Team Locates Fuselage of Lost Military Helicopter, Crew Remains

 

TORONTO (Sputnik) - A joint US-Canadian recovery team has located the remains of Canadian crew members and a piece of the fuselage from a military helicopter lost in the Ionian Sea, Canada's Department of National Defence said in a statement.

 

“The REMORA III remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) then dove to a depth of 3143 meters and quickly located a large piece of the fuselage. Remains of our fallen CAF personnel were also found in the vicinity of the wreckage”, the statement said on Wednesday.

 

The Department of National Defence said the search will continue for the additional remains of crew members and the rest of the wreckage.

 

The Canadian military announced last week that it had enlisted US Navy’s help in the search of its Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone after it became clear that Canada did not possess the technological capability to recover wreckage from the depth of 3,000 metres where the remains of the helicopter lie.

 

https://sputniknews.com/world/202005271079437283-us-canada-team-locates-fuselage-of-lost-military-helicopter-crew-remains/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:42 p.m. No.9338314   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Satellite images reveal China is dramatically increasing airbase near Indian border: photos

 

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – New satellite images that were obtained by India’s New Delhi Television (NDTV) station showed the Chinese military dramatically increasing their Ngari Gunsa Airbase in the western region of Tibet near the Indian border.

 

According to the NDTV report, the satellite images show major construction being done at this base, which is located just 130 miles away from Pangong Lake, the same area where the Chinese and Indian forces clashed earlier this month.

 

The first image that was posted by NDTV, dated April 6th, 2020, showed a new airstrip with a single, small terminal area.

 

Meanwhile, the second photo, which was taken on May 21st, 2020, showed that the base’s size had been doubled, with either a new taxiway or a second tarmac.

 

#China Expands 'Ngari Gunsa' Airbase Near #Ladakh (just 200 kilometres away from the #Pangong Lake), J-16 Fighter Jets On Tarmac. pic.twitter.com/5pQAkv8AJd

 

— IDU (@defencealerts) May 26, 2020

 

The airbase works as a dual-use airfield, which serves both military and civilian flights. It is also one of the world’s highest airfields at 14,000 feet above sea level. As a result of its location, it is very difficult for enemy jets to intercept the aircraft there.

 

With the increased size of this base, it appears the Chinese military is preparing to strengthen their presence in this disputed region, despite attempts to deescalate the situation on both sides.

 

Most recently, India has sent a large number of reinforcements to the Line of Actual Contact (LAC) area along the Chinese border, as both sides take precautionary measures in case of a new standoff at the border.

 

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/satellite-images-reveal-china-is-dramatically-increasing-airbase-near-indian-border-photos/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:44 p.m. No.9338335   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Russia flexes might to send message to US, NATO that Syria’s coast is a no-fly-zone

 

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Russian military is no longer tolerating U.S flights near the Syrian coast, as they have now intercepted at least three American planes in the eastern Mediterranean over the last 90 days.

 

According to a Syrian military source in Damascus, the Russian Armed Forces previously tolerated the U.S.’ flights along the boundaries of Syria’s airspace, but given their repeated attempts to test the radar and air defense systems at the Hmeimim Airbase, the Russian Federation believes it is important to remind the Americans that they are not free to operate in these areas.

 

The source pointed out that prior to the recent interception by the Russian Air Force, the U.S. Navy had conducted several flights near Syrian airspace in the month of May.

 

When the Russian Air Force’s S-35 jets intercepted two U.S. P-8A Poseidon military aircraft in the eastern Mediterranean, the American planes were not seen in this region for several days.

 

While interceptions are normal, especially when flying near another country’s airspace, the eastern Mediterranean has long been a NATO zone of influence.

 

With Turkey and Greece located in the eastern and northern Mediterranean regions, the U.S. and its NATO allies were able to operate freely without any threats to their aircraft.

 

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russia-flexes-might-to-send-message-to-us-nato-that-syrias-coast-is-a-no-fly-zone/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:49 p.m. No.9338362   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8375 >>8475 >>8530

Iran: Father Beheads 14-year-old Daughter as She Slept in Honor Killing

 

The story of a 14-year-old girl who was beheaded by her father has drawn public ire throughout Iran. The news of the Romina Ashrafi’s murder was first published on May 21st on some local social messaging channels. But what is the story of this heinous honor killing?

The motivation behind the murder

 

According to a local media outlet (Gil Khabar) 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi from the Village of Haviq (northern Iranian province of Gilan), fell in love with local man, 28-year-old Bahman Khavari. According to area residents, Romina’s 37-year-old father, Karbala Reza Ashrafi, strongly opposed the couple’s marriage due to “religious differences,” leading to their decision to run away together. With both families and the police in pursuit however, the couple were apprehended by law enforcement. Romina is said to have pleaded not to be returned home, explaining that her father’s temper and ongoing abuse had her fearing for her life. But under Sharia law, the police had to relinquish the teenage girl into her father’s custody.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/iran-father-beheads-14-year-old-daughter-slept-honor-killing/

Anonymous ID: a3cf95 May 27, 2020, 5:52 p.m. No.9338384   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8394 >>8397

Closer Everyday

 

NSA’s Social Network Mapping is More Vast, Omnipresent and Horrifying Than Snowden Revealed

 

Most people know by now about the surveillance abuses perpetrated by the NSA earlier this century, but a new book about Edward Snowden suggests that the metadata collection programs introduced to us through previous whistleblowers and disclosures are part of a “live, ever-updating social graph of the US” that is ongoing and far vaster than we previously imagined.

 

The revelations come from journalist Barton Gellman, who described the content of his new book Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State for Wired. The article, entitled “Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network,” catalogs Gellman’s attempts to reveal more details about the programs Snowden first disclosed to the world.

 

What he found shocked him and, he says, represents an ongoing existential threat to American citizens.

 

https://www.activistpost.com/2020/05/nsas-social-network-mapping-is-more-vast-omnipresent-and-horrifying-than-snowden-revealed.html