Two Iranian lawmakers are affirming that the country will shut off the Strait of Hormuz if the international community limits the sale of Iranian oil—which is what the European Union (EU) did.
The United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog is reporting that signs are pointing to Iran accelerating its nuclear program
The New York Times is reporting that unrest is growing in Japan over reports that the the government hid radiation forecasts from the public, causing unnecessary exposure to thousands, leading to contaminants entering into the country’s food supply, and not even acknowledging that there even was a meltdown for three months after the initial disaster
The White House has invited North Korea’s vice foreign minister to visit the United States, as a sign that relations are potentially improving and six-nation talks over the country’s nuclear threat could be renewed
A North Korean official has told South Korea’s news agency that nuclear envoys from both South and North Korea have agreed to resume six-party talks as expeditiously as possible
June was the deadliest month in Iraq for U.S. soldiers in over two years, while U.S. military commanders are blaming Iran for the surge in violence:
Damage at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant may be worse than expected, as TEPCO, the company that runs the damaged nuclear plant, affirms that there may be a complication in in its plans
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced that he will not accept his $20,000 per month salary “until we can see the prospect of a solution to the nuclear accident,” or until TEPCO, which owns and operates the nuclear power plant most affected by the earthquake and tsunami, officially declares that its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was no longer in crisis mode:
A special adviser to the Japanese government on radiation safety has resigned in protest, affirming that he was not satisfied with the handling of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
With more than 12,000 people still missing in Japan, the government has launched a massive search to recover the bodies of those killed by the March 11 tsunami and earthquake
