آمریکا خواستار بازگشت کارمندان غیرضروری‌اش از عراق شد

آمریکا خواستار بازگشت کارمندان غیرضروری‌اش از عراق شد
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آمریکا خواستار بازگشت کارمندان غیرضروری‌اش از عراق شد

آمریکا خواستار بازگشت کارمندان غیرضروری‌اش از عراق شد

سفارت ایالات متحده در بغداد پایتخت عراق، روز چهارشنبه در پیامی از صدور دستور خروج همه کارمندان «غیرضروری» وزارت خارجه آمریکا از این کشور خبر داد.
به گزارش الشرق الاوسط، وزارت خارجه ایالات متحده نیز در اطلاعیه‌ای از کارکنان این وزارت‌خانه در عراق که حضورشان در این کشور ضروری نیست، خواست که عراق را ترک کنند.
بر اساس این دستور حتی خدمات صدور روادید در عراق نیز به طور موقت به حال تعلیق درمی‌آید.
سفارت آمریکا در بغداد همچنین اعلام کرده است که امکانات محدودی برای ارائه خدمات اضطراری به شهروندان آمریکا در عراق دارد.
این دستور سفارت آمریکا در بغداد و کنسول‌گری این کشور در شهر اربیل، مرکز اقلیم کردستان عراق، را شامل می‌شود.
مقام‌های ایالات متحده می‌گویند اطلاعاتی دارند که نشان می‌دهد خطر تهدیدهای ایران جدی‌تر از گذشته است.



Iranian UN Delegation Duo ‘Kicked Out’ of US, Says State Dept

The United Nations headquarters building in New York City, US, June 8, 2021. (AFP)
The United Nations headquarters building in New York City, US, June 8, 2021. (AFP)
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Iranian UN Delegation Duo ‘Kicked Out’ of US, Says State Dept

The United Nations headquarters building in New York City, US, June 8, 2021. (AFP)
The United Nations headquarters building in New York City, US, June 8, 2021. (AFP)

The United States has "kicked out" two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department said Saturday.

"Two more members of the Iranian delegation were found still in (New York) long after the United Nations General Assembly had passed. They have now been kicked out of the US," a US official told AFP, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio "means business."

US media reported the State Department had told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave the country Monday and resorted to expelling the two members after learning from the Iranian mission to the UN they remained in the country on Friday.

One member of the delegation left Friday night, while the second departed Saturday morning, according to Axios.

US and Iranian officials had met the week prior in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

US President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but told US media he expected talks to resume in the coming days.

Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that Tehran had no more direct talks scheduled with Washington.


ترمب يدرس العودة إلى «العمليات الكبرى»

ناقلة نفط هندية بعد عبور مضيق هرمز في محطة تفريغ بالهند (رويترز)
ناقلة نفط هندية بعد عبور مضيق هرمز في محطة تفريغ بالهند (رويترز)
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ترمب يدرس العودة إلى «العمليات الكبرى»

ناقلة نفط هندية بعد عبور مضيق هرمز في محطة تفريغ بالهند (رويترز)
ناقلة نفط هندية بعد عبور مضيق هرمز في محطة تفريغ بالهند (رويترز)

في وقت تتصاعد فيه التهديدات الأميركية لإيران وتتعثر الجهود الدبلوماسية لإنهاء الحرب، تكثّف إدارة الرئيس دونالد ترمب مشاوراتها بشأن المرحلة المقبلة، وسط مؤشرات على تصاعد فرص الخيار العسكري.

وفي ظل هذه الأجواء، طلب الرئيس ترمب من كبار مسؤولي إدارته دراسة فرص العودة إلى «العمليات الكبرى»، ملوّحاً باستمرار الأعمال القتالية إذا لم تتوصل طهران إلى اتفاق مع واشنطن.

ونقل موقع «أكسيوس» عن ثلاثة مسؤولين أميركيين أن كبار المسؤولين عقدوا اجتماعاً سرياً في كامب ديفيد استمر ساعات، لبحث الخطوات المقبلة في الحرب مع إيران، تحسباً لمرحلة جديدة من المواجهة. وأوضح الموقع الإخباري أن نائب الرئيس جي دي فانس ترأس الاجتماع الذي شارك فيه وزير الخارجية ماركو روبيو، ووزير الدفاع بيت هيغسيث، ومبعوث البيت الأبيض ستيف ويتكوف، ومدير وكالة الاستخبارات المركزية جون راتكليف، ورئيس هيئة الأركان المشتركة الجنرال دان كين.

وقال أحد المسؤولين للموقع إن «بعض الأمور قد حُسم في هذا الاجتماع، والبعض الآخر نوقش بعمق».


North Korea Says It Conducted Intermediate-Range Strategic Missile Drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends to oversee the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea during a drill in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends to oversee the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea during a drill in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)
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North Korea Says It Conducted Intermediate-Range Strategic Missile Drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends to oversee the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea during a drill in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, attends to oversee the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the eastern region of the country toward the East Sea during a drill in North Korea, October 3, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)

North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile in a test overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.

KCNA said the missile was launched on Saturday from eastern North Korea and hit a target 1,000 km (621 miles) in the sea off the country's east coast. It said the drill was intended ‌to train troops ‌operating a hypersonic strategic weapon system and to ‌assess ⁠the reliability, efficiency ⁠and mobility of the country's war deterrent.

The launch was the latest in a series of North Korean weapons tests this year and came as tensions on the Korean peninsula escalated over a landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone last month that wounded South Korean soldiers.

The KCNA report provided additional details about the missile launch disclosed on Saturday ⁠by Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim ‌Jong Un and a senior ‌official in the ruling Workers' Party.

Kim Yo Jong said South Korea and Japan ‌had failed to track the weapon's flight, saying a special "wave-like ‌trajectory mode" had exposed limitations in their tracking capabilities.

South Korea's military said on Saturday it had detected a ballistic missile launch by North Korea and assessed the missile had flown more than 700 km toward the ‌sea off its eastern coast.

According to KCNA on Sunday, Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang must continue ⁠efforts to ⁠make its enemies recognize the "reliability and fatality" of its strategic offensive weapons and reaffirmed that developing its nuclear war deterrent remained essential for national security.

The test came amid heightened tensions after Kim Yo Jong issued a sharply worded statement on Friday rejecting Seoul's demand for an apology over the landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone that seriously wounded South Korean soldiers.

South Korea has blamed North Korea for planting the mines and called for an apology. Kim Yo Jong called Seoul's accusation "groundless" and said North Korea had not deliberately laid mines targeting South Korean troops.

North Korea has carried out more than 10 missile tests this year.