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US intel report sinks Pompeo’s bluster with admission Iran & US both want peace in Afghanistan US military intelligence has admitted Iran has no plans to “actively oppose” the peace process in Afghanistan, directly contradicting one of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s many allegations about the Islamic Republic. The report by the lead inspector general on the state of the ongoing war in Afghanistan poured cold water on Pompeo’s speculation that Iran is seeking to upend the strained peace process between the US and the Taliban, confirming the Defense Intelligence Agency has no reason to believe Tehran will “actively oppose” the negotiations that are supposed to end with the US withdrawing troops. While acknowledging the Iranian Foreign Ministry’...

Iraqi intelligence captures suspected ISIS leader – unconfirmed reports A suspected leader of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has been captured somewhere in Iraq, multiple media outlets have reported citing sources within Iraqi intelligence. Reports on Wednesday evening local time spoke of the arrest of an individual, identified as Abd Nasser Qardash or Abdel Nasser Qirdash. BREAKING: #Iraq Intel announces Arrest of Possible Heir to ISIS' Baghdadi , Abd Nasser Qardash (Arabiya) https://t.co/h9NjLNlmtL— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) May 20, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js BREAKING: @SkyNewsArabia_B reports that Iraq Intelligence Service announces the arrest of Abdul Nasser Qardash, the candidate to succeed Abu...

'One round boxing, one round MMA': Ex-UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski challenges Mike Tyson to switch styles on ring return Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has said he could provide the opponent for Mike Tyson's ring return, insisting he would be ready to take on his childhood hero in a contest switching between MMA and pure boxing. Colorful Belarusian Arlovski, who has been a UFC fighter for almost 20 years across two spells, watched Tyson release a video showing his impressive power and skills as the 53-year-old continues to plot a comeback. Ex-heavyweight boxing champion Tyson is a fan of MMA, refereeing a fight in Manchester earlier this year while telling reporters that a return to boxing would be more lucrative for him than...

Iran's top cop among nine targeted by new round of US sanctions Not letting the pandemic soften its hard line on Tehran, Washington has sanctioned nine Iranian officials over alleged human rights violations during last year’s protests, including Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli. Announcing the new sanctions on Wednesday, the US Department of the Treasury said that Fazli issued orders authorizing the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) to use lethal force in response to the November 2019 protests. At least 23 minors were killed during clashes between protesters and the LEF, the Treasury claims. Also sanctioned were six LEF officials, the manager of the LEF cooperative, and a senior officer in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), whic...