Tags: US-Russian spy swap
Friday, July 9, 10 Russian agents were deported by the United States and swapped in Vienna for four US spies freed by Russia.
DEBKAfile's intelligence sources have no doubt that what the public saw as an antiquated Cold War parody was only a fragment of the full story, which appears to have begun with Moscow's failed bid for the handover of its two most high-value "moles," who are serving life terms in US prisons.
DEBKAfile Special Report
July 6, 2010, 9:21 PM (GMT+02:00)
Tags: Nuclear issues
Obama-Netanyahu Peace talks 
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ended a meeting which both called "excellent" at the White House Tuesday July 6. In a carefully-worded comment, the US president indicated he would continue to respect Israel's nuclear stance and ambiguity about its reported arsenal. He also avoided pressing Israel on extending its 10-month freeze on settlement and Jerusalem construction which expires Sept. 26, but rather voiced the hope that face-to-face Israel-Palestinian talks could go forward by September.
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DEBKAfile DEBKA-Net-Weekly
July 8, 2010, 10:14 AM (GMT+02:00)
Tags: Obama-Netanyahu
Saudi nuclear 
After his June 29 talks with Barack Obama, Saudi King Abdullah decided not to wait for US sanctions to take effect on Iran but get the kingdom's nuclear program underway with all possible speed, helped by France. The Saudi momentum is carrying Egypt and Jordan in its wake. It colored Binyamin Netanyahu's talks with Barack Obama on Tuesday.
In its latest issue, out Friday, DEBKA-Net-Weekly's analysts study the burgeoning nuclear current sweeping the region. .
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