Iranian foreign minister admits serious damage to nuclear sites
Abbas Araghchi also says there are no plans to resume nuclear talks with the US.
Purge is latest sign President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has reached highest echelons of armed forces
A top Chinese general has been dismissed from the body that oversees the Chinese military in the latest sign that Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has reached the highest echelons of the armed forces.
Miao Hua, a senior admiral from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy, was the director of the political work department of the central military commission (CMC), making him responsible for ideology and loyalty within the armed forces. The six-person CMC is one of the most powerful institutions in China and is headed by Xi himself.
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