Friday, January 15, 2021
The United States (US) continues to focus on the aftermath of the US Capitol Building attack on 6 January, as it looks to move forward with a peaceful transition of power this coming week. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) process for approving the EU-United Kingdom (UK) trade deal took another step forward this week, as the European Parliament began its review.
Looking ahead, addressing concerns with the People’s Republic of China (“China”) remains an area of potential mutual cooperation among the transatlantic trading partners. Separately, the US shined a spotlight this week on collusion between al-Qaeda and Iran, which may further complicate efforts to address Iran’s increased uranium enrichment levels (as noted in our 11 January report).
Read more about Pompeo says Iran sheltering al-Qaeda; confirms death of group s 2nd-in-line on Business Standard. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo accused Iran of sheltering al-Qaeda asserting that the middle eastern country has become a new "home base" for the terror outfit
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) accused Iran of sheltering al-Qaeda asserting that the middle eastern country has become a new hom
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