Epstein Secrets

te the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukrainian territory, arrived in Tehran early Thursday to participate in the probe. ... Zelensky had phone conversations Thursday with heads of government from Canada, Britain, Sweden and Iran — countries that each had citizens among the passen

tragedy mirrors the 1988 Iran Air incident, in which a passenger plane that had originated in the Iranian capital was shot down, leaving 290 dead. Adam Taylor reports: "On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by the U.S. military. The flight ... was flying over the Strait of Hormuz toward its d

nalyses indicated that a surface-to-air missile hit the plane in what could have been an 'unintentional' act. ... A Ukrainian official ... said that Zelensky made the public request for evidence about the crash because the United States had not yet shared with Ukraine its intelligence about the missile

Hormuz on Friday. (Morteza Akhoondi/AP) THE NEW WORLD ORDER: -- The U.S. and Europe have sharply different plans for patrols in the Persian Gulf. Adam Taylor and James McAuley report: "As tensions rise, the exact mandate remains uncertain, with two separate and possibly competing plans — one led by the U

orner." -- But, but, but: $35 million in Pentagon aid still hasn't reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances, reports the L.A. Times. -- And Zelensky refused to confirm or deny whether he was prepared to publicly announce an investigation into Burisma after his July 25 call with Trump. CNN posted

king the congresswomen's entry into Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter opposing both Democrats to Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.). Adam Taylor reports: "The letter reveals that Netanyahu had long identified Tlaib and Omar — fierce critics of Israeli policy on Palestinians — as a problem for

t by a Ukrainian official that senior figures in Kyiv knew about the aid freeze during the Trump administration's pressure campaign — and that the Zelensky administration sought to keep that fact from surfacing to avoid getting drawn into the American impeachment debate. She said her own government blo

eign minister said an emergency meeting in Vienna between Tehran and other signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal was constructive but inconclusive. Adam Taylor reports: "Earlier Sunday, the head of Iran's nuclear agency was reported to have told Page 17378 EFTA00046889 lawmakers that Iran had enriched 2

nt by a Ukrainian official that senior figures in Kyiv knew about the aid freeze during the Trump administration's pressure campaign — and that the Zelensky administration sought to keep that fact from surfacing to avoid getting drawn into the American impeachment debate. She said her own government blo

reign minister said an emergency meeting in Vienna between Tehran and other signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal was constructive but inconclusive. Adam Taylor reports: "Earlier Sunday, the head of Iran's nuclear agency was reported to have told lawmakers that Iran had enriched 24 metric tons of uranium si

ropean union Gordon Sondland used his unsecured cellphone to update President Trump on his meeting that morning with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Holmes said he could hear Trump say, "So he's going to do the investigation?" And he said Sondland responded, "Oh yeah, he's going to do it." The