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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sail alongside, as the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) conduct joint operations, in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Arabian Sea, May 17, 2019

18:56 18 June 2019 / updated: 20:00 Middle East

Iran Can Hit Carriers at Sea 'With Great Precision' - IRGC Commander

President Donald Trump listens as acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during an expanded bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listen national anthems at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 18, 2019

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Top from left: Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, and bottom from left: Sajid Javid, Boris Johnson, Rory Stewart.

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Iran Reportedly Use Recruited CIA Cyberspies to Take Down Wider Network
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INF Treaty 101: The Basics of the Ailing US-Russia Nuclear Pact
The treaty, signed over three decades ago, witnessed in excess of 2,500 intermediate-range nuclear weapons destroyed by its participants, with mutual inspections and satellite observations employed to ensure compliance.
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