Nicholas Yong
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Veteran journalist. Ex-BBC, Yahoo News and Straits Times. Author of short story anthology Seven Sacks of Rice https://www.amazon.sg/Seven-Sacks-Rice-Other-Baggage/dp/9815084585
Super random - "Kim Tae-hyung, a member of boy band BTS who is known professionally as V, is serving his mandatory national service with the SDT in Seoul, though Reuters could not determine whether he participated in the operation."
December 5, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Super random - "Kim Tae-hyung, a member of boy band BTS who is known professionally as V, is serving his mandatory national service with the SDT in Seoul, though Reuters could not determine whether he participated in the operation."
Reposted by Nicholas Yong
The illicit trade potentially puts Iraqi institutions and officials at risk of US sanctions for helping Iran and some Iraqi officials are concerned a Trump administration could target them, three sources said reut.rs/3ZlFtd1 8/8
Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies
The sophisticated smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in Iraq since Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani took office in 2022.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM
The illicit trade potentially puts Iraqi institutions and officials at risk of US sanctions for helping Iran and some Iraqi officials are concerned a Trump administration could target them, three sources said reut.rs/3ZlFtd1 8/8