Robert Menendez (/mɛˈnɛndɛz/; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the seniorUnited States Senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he was first appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Jon Corzine, and chaired the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2013 to 2015, and again since 2021.
Foreign affairs
Menendez spearheaded a nonbinding resolution in July 2018 “warning President Trump not to let the Russian government question diplomats and other officials". The resolution states the United States “should refuse to make available any current or former diplomat, civil servant, political appointee, law enforcement official or member of the Armed Forces of the United States for questioning by the government of Vladimir Putin“. It passed 98–0… from Wikipedia
Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Рябков) (born 8 July 1960) is the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.[1]
Ryabkov was born in Moscow in 1960. At age 22, in 1982, he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Upon graduation, he immediately joined the Russian Foreign Ministry. In 1995, he worked in the Foreign Ministry’s Department of European Co-operation. In 2002, he worked as a counselor at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. In 2006, he returned to Moscow and was appointed head of his former department (the Department of European Co-operation). He was designated Deputy Foreign Minister in 2008.
Ryabkov speaks English fluently and frequently gives interviews to English-speaking media organizations. Ryabkov, for example, has been featured on the channel RT several times. He often speaks for the Foreign Ministry in commenting on nuclear and other disarmament negotiations, specifically such things as the New START treaty. from Wikipedia
Khuzestan or Xuzestan province (Persian: استان خوزستان Ostān-e Khūzestān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers an area of 63,238 square kilometres (24,416 sq mi). Since 2014 it has been part of Iran’s Region 4.[3]
As the Iranian province with the oldest history, it is often referred to as the “birthplace of the nation", as this is where the history of the Elamites begins. Historically, one of the most important regions of the Ancient Near East, Khuzestan is what historians refer to as ancient Elam, whose capital was in Susa. The AchaemenidOld Persian term for Elam was Hujiyā when they conquered it from the Elamites, which is present in the modern name. Khuzestan, meaning “the Land of the Khuz", refers to the original inhabitants of this province, the “Susian" people (Old Persian “Huza" or Huja, as in the inscription at the tomb of Darius the Great at Naqsh-e Rostam). They are the Shushan of the Hebrew sources where they are recorded as “Hauja" or “Huja". In Middle Persian, the term evolves into “Khuz" and “Kuzi". The pre-Islamic Partho-Sasanian inscriptions gives the name of the province as Khwuzestan… from Wikipedia
Mossad (/məˈsæd/; Hebrew: הַמּוֹסָד, IPA: [ha moˈsad]; Arabic: الموساد, al-Mōsād, IPA: [almoːˈsaːd]; lit. The Institute), short for HaMossad leModiʿin uleTafkidim Meyuḥadim (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, meaning “Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations") is the national intelligence agency of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security).
Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counter-terrorism. It is separate from the democratic institutions of Israel; because no law defines its purpose, objectives, roles, missions, powers or budget, and because it is exempt from the constitutional laws of the State of Israel, Mossad has been described as a deep state.[1] Its director answers directly and only to the Prime Minister. Its annual budget is estimated to be around 10 billion shekels (US$2.73 billion) and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people directly, making it the one of the world’s largest espionage agencies. from Wikipedia
Wendy Ruth Sherman (born June 7, 1949)[1] is an American professor and diplomat who is serving as the United States Deputy Secretary of State since April 2021. She is a professor of public leadership and director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School,[2] a senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group,[3] and a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
…Iran and its allied Fatah Alliance opposed al-Kadhimi’s appointment. In April 2020, Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with close links to Iran and ties to the Popular Mobilization Forces, published a statement that accused al-Kadhimi of being culpable for the deaths of its leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and charged him with working with the United States.[1] In the meantime, al-Kadhimi directed the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) to investigate rocket attacks against the International Zone, and promised to confront the disobedient paramilitaries quoted from Wikipedia
.The ANSF are the national armed forces of Afghanistan. The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) is responsible for the ANSF’s institutional training, education and professional development activities, as set out by the Afghan Ministries of Defence and Interior… quoted from
Corps GeneralÁlvaro López Miera is a Cuban military and political leader and the incumbent Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.
Cuba Appoints New Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
Cuba Council of State appointed Army Corps General Alvaro Lopez Miera as new minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
Published on April 15, 2021
The Cuban Council of State appointed as the new minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Army Corps General Alvaro Lopez Miera, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of the island (PCC).
Comments on the Trump administration
On January 24, 2018, the Washington Post published an interview with Nuland where she opined on the work of President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. She described an exodus of career foreign service officials and dysfunction within the State Department, and stated that the American judiciary and media were under assault. Nuland also decried a trend towards American isolationism stating: “When we withdraw and say it’s every nation for itself, you open the door for countries dissatisfied with their territorial position and influence in the international system — or with the system itself." She encouraged whole-government responses to international issues stating, “Military leaders would be the first to say military solutions alone result in more and longer military entanglements. The role of American diplomats and political leaders is to work concurrently with the military to bring to bear all of the political tools we have."[38]
In January 2018, the Trump administration began new high-level engagements with Russian government officials by scheduling a meeting between Russia’s top general Valery Gerasimov and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti. Nuland stated, “These channels are especially vital at a time when relations at the leader level are so unpredictable." She said Scaparrotti was “uniquely positioned" to address concerns about Russia’s “ongoing military role in Ukraine, its INF treaty violations, its active measures to undermine Transatlantic democracies and the other strategic tensions that are driving the US and its allies to take stronger deterrent measures." from Wikipedia
Wang Yi Meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Jul 15 – …Subrahmanyam Jaishankar agreed with Wang Yi’s general assessment of China-India relations and said as two major developing countries, India and China have a lot in common and should enhance cooperation in various areas. India has not changed and does not want to change the strategic assessment of India-China relations. India is willing to work with China to push bilateral relations out of a slump. India and China must find a solution to the border issue that is in the interest of both sides through dialogue and consultation and at the same time make sure not to take unilateral actions to prevent the situation from getting complicated. The Indian side thanks China for its support for the BRICS activities hosted by India… quoted from
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