The cameras on the Reaper drone would have made it possible to identify Soleimani, determine his location in a vehicle and even what kind of clothing he wore.
US Department of Defence statement says ‘At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani.
Iranians seem to have little inclination or motivation to back down. However, it’s not in anyone’s interest to stumble into a war — certainly not for Trump with the 2020 election looming.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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