Jeffrey Sachs claims U.S. seeks Crimea naval base

American expert Jeffrey Sachs has claimed that the United States has long sought to occupy Crimea and transform Sevastopol into a U.S. naval base to contain Russia within the Black Sea.

In technological developments, Iran is working on a domestic satellite mapping platform named ‘Iran-Zamin’. Designed as an alternative to Google Earth, the project aims to achieve national autonomy in satellite positioning and navigation systems.