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February 4, 2017

Iran is pushing back against US sanctions with more missile tests this weekend.

Feb. 15 is the day Bibi comes to Washington with detailed bombing plans for Lord Dampnut to look over.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827478751931924480


IRAN is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend.

The Guards’ Sepahnews website said the manoeuvres in the northeastern province of Semnan were aimed at demonstrating their “complete preparedness to deal with the threats” and “humiliating sanctions” from Washington.
“Different types of domestically produced radar and missile systems, command and control centres, and cyber warfare systems will be used in this exercise,” it said.

A list of the missiles to be deployed published later on the website showed they were of very short range — up to 75km.
US President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on Iran on Friday over its test launch of a medium-range ballistic missile and its support for Yemeni rebels, who recently targeted a Saudi warship.


http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/donald-trump-thanks-malcolm-turnbull-for-saying-their-chat-was-civil-blasts-fake-news/news-story/e3e23cf2cde5b18e5fc6a7b3adfb0d44

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to win from Donald Trump what he failed to wring from Barack Obama: a harder line against Iran. […]

While the goal may stop short of killing the multilateral nuclear deal, Netanyahu is expected to tell Trump that the U.S. needs to take a harder line against Iran’s military program and lead a more concerted global effort to keep the Islamic Republic’s regional aspirations in check, a senior Israeli official said.
That may include stronger retaliation and sanctions against Iranian ballistic missile development and greater efforts to block Iran’s growing clout in the region via proxies in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, the official said.
“The urgent task is to stop Iran from becoming a superpower in the region, something that has been occurring for some time now,” said retired Major General Yaakov Amidror, Netanyahu’s former national security adviser. “The prime minister will argue, first and foremost, that the U.S. should work to diminish the partnership between Russia and Iran in the region.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-17/in-trump-era-israel-sees-opportunity-to-shift-iran-approach

February 3, 2017

North Korea faces 'overwhelming' US response if it uses nuclear arms -- Mattis

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trumps defence secretary has warned North Korea it would face an effective and overwhelming response from the US if it used nuclear weapons.

Speaking in South Korea on Friday, James Mattis reassured the government in Seoul that the US would retaliate should its northern neighbour launch any attack.

Mattis, the first senior figure in the new US administration to make an overseas visit, is expected to offer similar security reassurances to Japan despite a suggestion by Trump during the election campaign that Washingtons commitment to its closest ally in the region could weaken unless Tokyo paid more towards the cost of hosting American troops.

Any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming, Mattis said in Seoul before leaving for Japan, where he will meet the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the countrys foreign and defence ministers.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/n-korea-faces-overwhelming-us-response-if-it-uses-nuclear-arms-mattis

February 2, 2017

Trump's doctor reportedly claims President takes drug for hair growth

The mystery of President Trump's quiff is once again in the crosshairs.

Trump allegedly takes a prostate-related drug to stimulate hair growth, the new commander in chief's longtime doctor recently revealed to the New York Times.

Dr. Harold Bornstein, who has a private practice on the Upper East Side, told the newspaper that Trump takes a small dose of the drug Propecia, which lowers prostate specific antigen. The drug is marketed as a treatment for male baldness, and common side effect include erectile dysfunction, ejaculation disorder and decreased libido.

Bornstein, 69, said he also takes the drug, noting it has allowed him to keep his own mane of shoulder-length hair, and Trump to maintain his characteristic blonde hairdo.

Read more:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/president-trump-takes-hair-growth-drug-doctor-article-1.2961965


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February 2, 2017

Donald Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam: sources

Washington/San Francisco: The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a US government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

The program, "Countering Violent Extremism," or CVE, would be changed to "Countering Islamic Extremism" or "Countering Radical Islamic Extremism," the sources said, and would no longer target groups such as white supremacists who have also carried out bombings and shootings in the United States.

Such a change would reflect Trump's election campaign rhetoric and criticism of former President Barack Obama for being weak in the fight against Islamic State and for refusing to use the phrase "radical Islam" in describing it. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for attacks on civilians in several countries.

The CVE program aims to deter groups or potential lone attackers through community partnerships and educational programs or counter-messaging campaigns in cooperation with companies such as Google and Facebook.

More:

http://www.theage.com.au/world/donald-trump-to-focus-counterextremism-program-solely-on-islam-sources-20170201-gu3p6b.html

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