retaliation
Trump says Iran will be met with retaliation ‘1,000 times greater in magnitude’ if it attacks the US
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response ‘1,000 times greater in magnitude,’ after reports that Iran planned to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani. A US media report, quoting unnamed officials, said that an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the US ambassador to …
China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu in retaliation for Houston
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said US diplomats in China had been notified Friday morning that Beijing was revoking the license for the Chengdu consulate in China’s southwest, which has been ordered to “stop all business and activities.” It added that the US had “unilaterally provoked the incident” by ordering the closure …
U.S. Braces for Chinese Diplomatic Retaliation as Ties Break Down
HONG KONG—The U.S. State Department is preparing for Beijing to close one or more U.S. consulates in China after Washington ordered the abrupt shutdown of the Chinese Consulate in Houston. American diplomats stationed across China have been anticipating that Beijing could target their own diplomatic missions for retaliation, and are making preparations in case that …
Director of key federal vaccine agency says his departure was retaliation
Dr. Rick Bright had led BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, since 2016 until Tuesday, when was reassigned to a narrower position. He also announced he will file a whistleblower complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general. “I believe this transfer was in response to my insistence that the …
US mulls retaliation to French tech tax
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said President Trump ordered the investigation The US is preparing tariffs on $2.4bn (£1.85bn) worth of French exports as retaliation against the country’s new digital services tax. The top US trade official said the new tax, which France approved in July, unfairly targets American …
