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Friday, February 3, 2017 Vol. 11 No. 10
UC Berkeley Students Riot Riot breaks out at UC Berkeley amid protest of Breitbart editor’s speech By Desert Star Staff A protest turned violent at the University of California at Berkeley, resulting in the cancellation of a talk from editor of Breitbart News Milo Yiannopoulos. Milo Yiannopoulos was expected speak against “sanctuary campuses,” which promised to protect
undocumented students in wake of President Donald Trump’s tough stance on illegal immigration. In response to the violence, UC Berkeley Police have warned students to “leave the area immediately,” as they are bringing in “additional resources.” Hours after a lockdown was declared across campus
by police, many orders of dispersal, including several five-minute warnings went largely ignored.Once those backup forces arrived, police used a bullhorn to warn protesters they would be subject to force, “including but not limited to chemical agents, batons and less lethal munitions.”KTVU reported
By Desert Star Staff The US President Donald Trump has warned Tehran that a military option is ‘not off the table’ as a response to the latest alleged missile test by Iran. When asked whether the US would consider using force to respond to Tehran, Trump told reporters on Thursday that “nothing is off the table.” On January 30, Fox News reported, citing US officials, that Iran had conducted tests of its medium-range ballistic missiles.Washington condemned the move, saying the test undermined “security, prosperity and stability throughout and beyond the Middle East” essentially putting “lives at risk.”
“We are officially putting Iran on notice,” Trump’s National Security Advisor, Mike Flynn, warned. The US claimed the test violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 which called on Iran “not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles.” Trump said that instead of conducting tests, Iran “should have been thankful” for the P5+1 deal brokered by key world powers including the US, which the new US President repeatedly called a “disaster.” Tehran emphatically dismissed Trump’s threats saying, “The American government will understand that threatening Iran is useless,” Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign
policy advisor to the Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told reporters. Last month Tehran also warned Washington against dishonoring the so-called P5+1 deal which resolved a years-long deadlock on the Iranian nuclear program. Iran said if Trump disrespect the agreements, it would consider resuming the nuclear program at a higher level. Oil prices jump as Trump administration puts Iran ‘on notice’ Global crude prices rose on Thursday after US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said Washington is putting Tehran “on notice” in
that there were no police present when the riots began. College Republicans paid a mandatory security fee but are now asking what good it did. Around 8:00pm local time, protesters moved off campus, onto surrounding streets including Telegraph Avenue. Rioters attempting to block traffic did not appear to stop
a white BMW that sped off with at least one person still clinging to the vehicle. The unruly crowd then chased the car down the street, but Michael Bodley of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a different, unrelated driver was then attacked with Continues on Page 3
Trump warns Iran that ‘nothing is off the table’ following its missile test
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National Security Adviser Flynn: ‘We are officially putting Iran on notice’