US nuclear bombs housed in Europe, leaked NATO document says

18:59, July 17, 2019

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  Iran says Europe 'not ready' to save nuclear deal

  TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister said that the Europeans do not seem ready to put investments into saving the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement, Press TV reported on Monday.Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during his visit in Khorasan, Iran on July 14, 2019. (Photo: VCG)"The Europeans claim they were willing to maintain the Iranian nuclear deal, or the JCPOA, but we have not seen Europe yet to be ready for an investment," Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters upon arrival in New York.Zarif arrived in New York on Sunday to attend a high-level UN meeting.Announcements and words "are totally different from being ready to make the investments required to save that deal and the Europeans have not done that yet," Zarif was quoted as saying.Following the U.S. exit from the Iranian nuclear deal in May 2018, the EU announced that it would do its utmost to help Iran gain benefits from the deal.In January, EU announced the establishment of a payment channel, known as the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges, to secure trade with Iran and skirt U.S. anti-Iran sanctions. Iran says that EUs step has not been enough since it has not been implemented yet.Since May 2019, Iran has dropped some of its commitments subject to the deal and has vowed to go further if its interests under the deal are not honored.

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  NATO chief visits Canada

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Photo: AP)OTTAWA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Monday at the Canadian Forces Base in Petawawa, Canada, the Canadian Prime Ministers Office said in a statement.During the meeting, the two exchanged views on key global challenges and NATO operations and priorities, and they stressed "the importance of NATOs role in defending rules-based international order and promoting peace and security," said the statement.They also discussed the importance of integrating the women, peace and security agenda in NATO operations.Trudeau emphasized Canadas steadfast commitment to NATO, underscoring Canadas leadership and contributions to NATO in Latvia and the NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq, according to the statement.Stoltenberg arrived in Canada Monday for a two-day visit.It is Stoltenbergs third visit to Canada since he became the 13th secretary general of the military alliance in 2014.Trudeau last met with Stoltenberg during the NATO summit in Brussels in July 2018.After his short stop in Ottawa, Stoltenberg will travel to Toronto later in the day to deliver a keynote address at Massey College at the University of Toronto.

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  Should the media report on classified leaks?

  (Photo: CGTN)Over the weekend, a dispute broke out among the British press, as well as politicians, and Londons Metropolitan Police regarding a statement made by the Assistant Police Commissioner, Neil Basu, warning journalists not to publish leaked communications or face possible criminal prosecution.The warning came after the leak and publication of confidential diplomatic cables between the UKs ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which led to an angry tirade from Donald Trump and the eventual resignation of Sir Kim.Rumors were rife that further revelations from the leaked cables would be published over the weekend, which prompted Mr Basus statement. After warning journalists of the possible criminal nature of such publications, he added that he would advise "all owners, editors and publishers of social and mainstream media not to publish leaked government documents.”The criticism of his statement was immediate. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer and now editor of the Evening Standard newspaper, George Osborne, described Mr Basu’s comments as "stupid” and “ill-advised” and claimed that the assistant commissioner "doesnt appear to understand much about press freedom.”Outside the media, several prominent politicians also weighed in to criticize the warning. Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leadership hopeful, Jeremy Hunt, said that he would support “to the hilt” the right of the press to publish leaked documents, provided they judge such reporting to be in the “national interest.” His leadership rival Boris Johnson agreed that it was the leaker who should be "hunted down and prosecuted," rather than any journalists reporting the leaks.This question as to what is in the "public interest" is the key debate at play here. Technically in law journalists do not have a defense available to them for breaching a UK law that protects state secrets called t...