Kerry: United States Open to Further Clarifying Iran Sanctions Relief
IN THIS ISSUE: Kerry: United States Open to Further Clarifying Iran Sanctions Relief, Cameron Plans Trident Vote to Unify Tories After EU Poll, India Inching Closer to Entering the NSG: Chinese Media, 5 Added to Drug Probe at Air Force Nuclear Base, French Nuclear Firm Areva Details $9 Billion Refinancing, Shake-Up, Massive Cyber Attack Could Trigger NATO Response: Stoltenberg
Kerry: United States Open to Further Clarifying Iran Sanctions Relief
Matthew Lee | Associated Press
The Obama administration has met its sanctions relief obligations to Iran under last year’s landmark nuclear deal but is willing to further clarify what is and isn’t allowed in response to renewed Iranian complaints that it’s not getting all the benefits it deserves, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
Cameron Plans Trident Vote to Unify Tories After EU Poll
Jim Pickard and Henry Mance | Financial Times
David Cameron is planning to spring a Commons vote on new Trident submarines next month as a part of his attempts to unify the Conservative party after the bruising EU referendum battle.
India Inching Closer to Entering the NSG: Chinese Media
K. J. M. Varma | Press Trust of India
Acknowledging that India is “inching closer” to entering the NSG, Chinese official media today warned that India’s inclusion in the grouping will “shake” the strategic balance in South Asia and “cast” a cloud over peace and stability in the entire Asia-Pacific region.
5 Added to Drug Probe at Air Force Nuclear Base
Robert Burns | Associated Press
Five more airmen are under investigation for illegal drug activity at a nuclear missile base in Wyoming, bringing the total to 19 and expanding the probe beyond the security forces group initially implicated, the Air Force said Wednesday.
French Nuclear Firm Areva Details $9 Billion Refinancing, Shake-Up
Inti Landauro | Wall Street Journal
France’s Areva SA detailed plans to raise as much as €8 billion, or up to $9 billion, mostly from the government and selling assets in a restructuring of the state-controlled nuclear-engineering group after years of losses. Chief Executive Philippe Knoche said on Wednesday that the company would be split into three, with peripheral businesses put on the block.
Massive Cyber Attack Could Trigger NATO Response: Stoltenberg
Andrea Shalal | Reuters
A major cyberattack could trigger a collective response by NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview published by Germany’s Bild newspaper on Thursday.
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