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I - On Defense Podcast
Probably the best defense commentary in the world. Top military and defense industry analysis in 45 minutes or less.
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President Trump: Airspace Above Venezuela Considered To Be Closed In Its Entirety + President Zelensky's Chief of Staff Resigns From Corruption Scandal + US Navy Cancels Constellation Frigate Program; Will Keep 2 Vessels Currently Under Construction
For review: 1. President Trump: Airspace Above Venezuela Considered To Be Closed In Its Entirety. “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human…
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US Sec of State: Security Guarantees to Ukraine After Ceasefire + Report: Iran Continuing to Fund Hezbollah in Lebanon + Poland to Procure Saab A26 Submarines + US Army Developing New 155mm Cluster Munition + More
For review: 1. US Sec of State: Security Guarantees to Ukraine After Ceasefire. 2. The body of Mr. Dror Or was returned to Israel from Gaza by Palestinian…
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US Official: Ukraine Agrees with Revised 19-Point Peace Deal; President Trump Dispatches Steve Witkoff to Meet With Russian President + IDF Military Drill Evaluates Readiness After Strike on Senior Hezbollah Official + More
For review: 1. US Official: Ukraine Agrees with Revised 19-Point Peace Deal; President Trump Dispatches Steve Witkoff to Meet With Russian President. 2…
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Europe Preparing Counterproposal to President Trump's 28 Point Russia - Ukraine Peace Plan; Talks Occurring in Switzerland & Angola + Israel Eliminates Hezbollah's Second-in-Command in Beirut Missile Strike + More
For review: 1. Europe Preparing Counterproposal to President Trump's 28 Point Russia - Ukraine Peace Plan; Talks Occurring in Switzerland & Angola. 2. Estonia…
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President Trump 28 Point Peace Plan for Russia & Ukraine Released + Initial Reaction
For review: 1. President Trump 28 Point Peace Plan for Russia & Ukraine Released. 2. Initial Reaction
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US Draft 28-Point Plan to End Russia-Ukraine War + IDF-Hamas Combat Along Gaza Strip Yellow Line + Armor Not Dead: New Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tank + More
For review: 1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that there will not be a Palestinian state, even at the cost of normalization with Saudi Arabia. 2…
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Saudi Arabia to Procure F-35 Fighters & M1 Tanks from US + UN Security Council Passes US-Sponsored Gaza Resolution + Ukraine to Purchase French Rafale Warplanes + More
For review: 1. UN Security Council Passes US-Sponsored Gaza Resolution. (Russia & China Abstain) 2. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Tuesday during…
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UNSC Vote Expected Monday on Gaza Peace Plan Resolution + Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) Enters Caribbean Sea + Russia & Ukraine Negotiating Prisoner Exchange + More
For review: 1. US Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, dubbed “Operation…
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President Trump Considers F-35 Warplanes for Saudi Arabia + US Secretary of State Optimistic About Gaza International Stabilization Force + Russian Intel Ship Operated Near Hawaii Last Month + More
For review: 1. The body of slain hostage Israeli Meny Godard was returned to Israel by Hamas on Thursday night, officials confirmed. The bodies of three slain…
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Houthis Indicate a Halt to Military Operations Against Israel and Red Sea Shipping + Dense Fog Enables Russian Forces Entry into Pokrovsk + US Envoys Visit Israel to Discuss Hamas Fighters Trapped in Rafah Tunnels + More
For review: 1. US Envoys Visit Israel to Discuss Hamas Fighters Trapped in Rafah Tunnels. 2. France hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in…
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IDF Officer's Body Returned After More Than 11 Years in Hamas Captivity; 4 Hostages Remain + Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Ready to Meet with US Sec of State Rubio to Discuss Ukraine + German Armed Forces counter-Drone Munition + More
For review: 1. Pakistan said Sunday it was committed to “dialogue” with Afghanistan despite peace talks ending after deadly violence, with Islamabad stressing…
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Secretary of War Hegseth Speech to Defense Industry Leaders + US to Establish Presence at Airbase in Syria + B-52 Warplanes Fly Along Venezuelan Coast + More
For review: 1. Secretary of War Hegseth Speech to Defense Industry Leaders. 2. Ukrainian forces continue to stubbornly defend the pocket around Pokrovsk…
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Saudi Arabia Requests Purchase of F-35 Fighters from US + Ukraine General Staff: No Encirclement of Units & Divisions in Pokrovsk + Hamas & PA Agree on Temporary Committee to Manage Gaza + More
For review: 1. Hamas & PA Agree on Temporary Committee to Manage Gaza. 2. Saudi Arabia Requests Purchase of F-35 Fighters from US. The Trump administration is…
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US Draft UNSC Resolution to Establish Gaza International Stabilization Force + IRGC Says Precision Missile Killed Hamas Leader Haniyeh; Not Remote Bomb + Australian Navy Receives First Ghost Shark AUV + More
For review: 1. US Draft UNSC Resolution to Establish Gaza International Stabilization Force. International Stabilization Force will be in charge of securing…
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President Trump Directs Department of War to Prepare for Action in Nigeria + Kyiv Closes Embassy in Havana; Cuban Citizens Fighting Alongside Russia in Ukraine + Secretary of War to Give Speech to Top Defense Industry Leaders on 07 Nov + More
For review: 1. President Trump said Friday he is not considering strikes on Venezuela, which fears that a major US military buildup in the region is aimed at…
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President Trump Meets Chinese President in S. Korea; Discusses Ukraine + President Trump Directs Renewed Nuclear Testing + IAEA Estimates Iran Still Has 400kg of 60% Enriched Uranium + US Senate Confirms New USAF Chief of Staff + More
For review: 1. President Trump Meets Chinese President in S. Korea; Discusses Ukraine. 2. President Trump Directs Renewed Nuclear Testing. 3. Qatari Prime…
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President Trump Meets Japan's Prime Minister; On to S. Korea for Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping + Gaza Ceasefire Holding Despite Violations & Reprisals + UK & Turkey Agree to Eurofighter Deal Worth $11 Billion + More
For review: 1. President Trump Meets Japan's Prime Minister; On to S. Korea for Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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While in Malaysia - President Trump Oversees Peace Agreement Between Thailand & Cambodia; Next Stop Japan + Russia Tests Nuclear-Powered Skyfall Cruise Missile + Israel Allows Egyptian & Hamas Search Teams Access Beyond the Yellow Line + More
For review: 1. While in Malaysia - President Trump Oversees Peace Agreement Between Thailand & Cambodia; Next Stop Japan. 2. Israel Allows Egyptian & Hamas…
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US Secretary of State Visits Israel + Russia Exercises Nuclear Triad + IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon + Latest in US Army Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization
For review: 1. US Secretary of State Visits Israel. 2. IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon. 3. Russia Exercises Nuclear Triad. 4. Latest in US Army…
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US Sanctions Russian Oil Companies; President Trump and Putin Meeting in Budapest Cancelled + US Secretary of State Travels to Israel; Far East + IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in S. Lebanon + More
For review: 1. US Secretary of State Travels to Israel; Far East this week. 2. United States Vice President JD Vance projected confidence on Tuesday that the…
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Vice President Vance Travels to Israel to Shore Ceasefire Agreement + Ceasefire Status Returns After Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Rafah Leads to Israeli Retaliation + More
For review: 1. Vice President Vance Travels to Israel to Shore Ceasefire Agreement. 2. Ceasefire Status Returns After Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Rafah Leads to…
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President Trump to Ukraine: No Tomahawks - At least For Now + Pakistan & Afghanistan Agree to Ceasefire + US Army Considers CCA Capability + More
For review: 1. Pakistan & Afghanistan Agree to Ceasefire. Security issues are at the heart of the tensions, with Pakistan accusing Afghanistan of harboring…
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President Trump and Russian President to Meet in Budapest within Two Weeks + US-Led Gaza Coordination Center Operational in Days + First US Army Hypersonic Battery Fully Equipped in December + More
For review: 1. The military commander of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, Muhammad al-Ghamari, has died, the Iran-backed group announced Thursday afternoon. The…
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Israel To Keep Rafah Crossing Closed & Limit Aid Until Hamas Returns Remaining Hostages + AUSA in Washington D.C + More
For review: 1. Israel To Keep Rafah Crossing Closed & Limit Aid Until Hamas Returns Remaining Hostages. 2. Post Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas gunmen tightened their…
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20 Living Hostages Returned to Israel After Two Plus Years of Captivity; 4 of 28 Hostages Bodies Also Returned + President Trump Addresses Knesset + President Trump and Leaders of Egypt, Qatar, & Turkey Sign Peace Declaration + More
For review: 1. 20 Living Hostages Returned to Israel After Two Plus Years of Captivity; 4 of 28 Hostages Bodies Also Returned. 2. President Trump Addresses…
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All of Israel Prepares for the Return of the Hostages (Monday AM) + President Trump to Arrive in Israel to Address Knesset; Then to Egypt for Summit + Pakistan & Afghanistan Trade Fire on Border Regions + More
For review: 1. Pakistan & Afghanistan Trade Fire on Border Regions. 2. All of Israel Prepares for the Return of the Hostages (Monday AM). 3. President Trump to…
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IDF Withdraws to Yellow Line in Gaza; 72-Hour Clock to Release Hostages Begins + US CENTCOM will Send Team to "Observe & Oversee" Ceasefire and Hostage Release + Denmark to Procure 16 More F-35s; Includes CCAs + More
For review: 1. IDF Withdraws to Yellow Line in Gaza; 72-Hour Clock to Release Hostages Begins. Noon Monday (13 Oct) is the deadline for Hostage Release. 2. US…
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President Trump Announces Ceasefire & Hostage Agreement between Israel & Hamas; Deal to be Signed Thursday in Egypt; Hostage Release to Begin Saturday + President Trump to Visit the Region this Weekend + More
For review: 1. President Trump Announces Ceasefire & Hostage Agreement between Israel & Hamas. Deal to be Signed Thursday in Egypt. Hostage Release to Begin…
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"Positive Atmosphere" at First Day of Talks in Egypt + IDF on High Alert for 07 October Anniversary and Holiday Period + Chinese Underwater Drone Found in Philippine S. China Sea Waters + More
For review: 1. "Positive Atmosphere" at First Day of Talks in Egypt. 2. IDF on High Alert for 07 October Anniversary and Holiday Period (Sukkot). 3. Families…
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Negotiations to Enact President Trump's 20-Point Peace Plan Begin Monday in Cairo + Russian President Putin: Supplying US Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine "Completely New Stage of Escalation"
For review: 1. Negotiations to Enact President Trump's 20-Point Peace Plan Begin Monday in Cairo. 2. The head of Hezbollah said Saturday that Washington’s plan…
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Hamas Agrees to Release Israeli Hostages & Hand-over Gaza to Technocrats; Other Plan Details Require Negotiation + IDF to Halt Gaza City Campaign: Will Prepare for Operations to Support Hostages' Return + World Reaction
For review 1. Hamas Agrees to Release Israeli Hostages & Hand-over Gaza to Technocrats; Other Plan Details Require Negotiation. 2. IDF to Halt Gaza City…
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Hamas to Submit Amendments to President Trump's 20-Point Peace Plan + Hamas Fires Rockets at Israel on Yom Kippur; IDF Surrounding Gaza City + US to Support Ukraine with Intelligence for Long-Range Targeting + More
For review: 1. Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot condemns the deadly attack on Jewish worshippers outside a synagogue in Manchester, which took…
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Israel Agrees to President Trump's 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan; Hamas Response Due Wednesday + President Trump Considers Tomahawk Missiles for Ukraine + US Army Restarts Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization Effort + More
For review: 1. US Government shutdown imminent. US Senate to meet Wednesday morning for further round of voting. 2. US Secretary of War Hegseth meets with…
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US 21-Point Plan for Post War Gaza + Ukraine Operating Patriot Systems from Israel + Russian Navy Borei-class Ballistic Missile Submarine Spotted North Of Hokkaido + More
For review: 1. Iran Snapback Sanctions. Widespread UN sanctions against Iran return into force for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks…
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Secretary of War Calls For Meeting with Senior Military Officers in Quantico + Israeli PM Speech at UN General Assembly + IDF Strikes Seven Targets in Houthi Capital + More
1. The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on Thursday against Houthi military sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. 2. Israeli PM Speech at UN General Assembly…
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President Trump Addresses UN General Assembly in New York; Meets with Arab and Islamic Leaders to Discuss Hostage Release & Gaza Ceasefire + President Trump Shifts View on Russia - Ukraine War + Houthi Drone Strike Wounds 20 in S. Israel + More
News from the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Multiple Countries Recognize Palestinian State at UNGA Summit + Saudi Arabia & Pakistan Joint Defense Accord + Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian 18 Launches Warplanes Using Advanced Catapult System + More
For review: 1. Multiple Countries Recognize Palestinian State at UNGA Summit. 2. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that Hamas must have…
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President Trump Phone Call with Chinese President Xi Jinping + France, UK, & Germany Reimpose Snapback Sanctions Against Iran + IDF Continues Gaza City Campaign; Egypt Massing Forces on Gaza Border + More
For review: 1. IDF Continues Gaza City Campaign; Egypt massing military force on border with Gaza. 2. PA President Abbas to Speak Virtually at UN General…
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Former UK Prime Minister Blair's Plan on Post-War Gaza + US Vetoes UNSC Resolution on Gaza + IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in S. Lebanon + Houthi Drone Hits Hotel in Eilat + More
For review: 1. Houthi Drone Hits Hotel in Southern Israeli city of Eilat. Some damage, no injuries. 2. IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in S. Lebanon. The strikes…
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Three IDF Divisions Operating inside Gaza City + China Protests US Army Typhon Mid-Range Capability in US-Japan Exercise + Japan Deploys F-15 Fighters to NATO Bases + More
For review: 1. Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit White House on 29 Sep, after scheduled address to US General Assembly. 2. Three IDF Divisions Operating inside…
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Report: IDF Gaza City Ground Campaign Begins + China's 3d Aircraft Carrier Spotted in East China Sea + Sweden to Increase Defense Spending to 2.8% GDP in 2026 + Poland Receives 3d Batch of M1 Tanks + More
For review: 1. Arab and Muslim leaders called for a review of ties with Israel after emergency talks in Doha on Monday following last week’s IDF strike on…
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President Trump to Meet with Qatari Prime Minister in New York + WSJ Report: IDF Employed Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles in Doha Strike + Second USAF B-21 Bomber Flies to Edwards AFB for Testing + More
For review: 1. WSJ Report: IDF Employed Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles in Doha Strike. According to the report, eight F-15s and four F-35s took part in the…
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Indications Point that IDF Doha Strike on Hamas Leaders Unsuccessful + Qatar to Host Arab-Islamic Summit to Discuss Response + IDF Hits Houthi Camps in Sanaa + Russian Drones Shot Down; Crash in Poland + More
For review: 1. IDF Hits Houthi Camps in Sanaa. 2. Indications Point Doha Strike on Hamas Leaders Unsuccessful. 3. Qatar will host an emergency Arab-Islamic…
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Israel Strikes Hamas Leaders in Doha + Top 100 Defense Companies for 2025
1. Israel Strikes Hamas Leaders in Doha. 2. Defense News Top 100 Defense Companies for 2025.
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President Trump Warns Hamas to Accept Terms for Hostage - Ceasefire Deal + President Zelensky Responds to Russian President Putin: "He can come to Kyiv" + Houthi Drone Hits Ramon Airport in S. Israel + More
For review: 1. A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels evaded Israeli air defenses and smashed into the Ramon Airport terminal in southern Israel on Sunday…
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President Trump's Executive Order Returns Department of War Title + Russian President Putin invites President Zelenskyy to Moscow + IDF Controls 40% of Gaza City + US Navy CCA Program + More
For review: 1. President Trump's Executive Order Returns Department of War Title. 2. US special envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly met in Paris with Qatari…
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German Foreign Minister Diplomacy with India for End of Russia-Ukraine War + Israeli PM: War Entering Decisive Stage + USAF Minuteman III Silo Offline During Transition to Sentinel + US SPACECOM to Redstone Arsenal + More
For review: 1. A top United Arab Emirates official warned Israel on Tuesday that annexing the West Bank would cross a “red line” that would “end the vision of…
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EU President's Plane Jammed While Landing in Bulgaria + Russia & China Reject E3 Snapback Sanctions Against Iran + Russia & China Conduct Submarine Patrol in Sea of Japan + More
For review: 1. Israel declared on Sunday that Hamas spokesman Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout, alias Abu Obeida, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza…
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What is Europe's "Reassurance Force" for Ukraine? + Houthi Prime Minister Reported Killed in IDF Strike + US to Ban PA President's Travel to UN General Assembly Meeting in September + More
For review: 1. Houthi Prime Minister Reported Killed in IDF Strike. Yemen’s Al-Jumhuriya channel and the Aden Al-Ghad newspaper reported that Houthi Prime…
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Report: IDF Strikes Gathering of Houthi Leadership in Sanaa + IDF Ground Operation on Syrian Military Installation Near Damascus + UNSC Renews UNIFIL For Final Time + USAF Sentinel ICBM Update + More
For review: 1. Report: IDF Strikes Gathering of Houthi Leadership in Sanaa. The strike was first reported by the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV, and then confirmed…
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Israeli Defense Minister: IDF Troops to Remain on Syrian Side of Mount Hermon + Lebanon's Plan to Disarm Hezbollah Due on 29 Aug + China's New Amphibious Warship + More
For review: 1. Australia expels Iran's Ambassador over connection to antisemitic events. 2. Israeli Defense Minister: IDF Troops Remain on Syrian Side of Mt…
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Warning Shots Fired Across Korean DMZ + Israel Strikes Houthis; Destroys Presidential Palace in Sanaa + Russia & Ukraine Exchange 146 Prisoners of War + More
For review: 1. Warning Shots Fired Across Korean DMZ. 2. Israel Strikes Houthis; Destroys Presidential Palace in Sanaa. 3. Israeli planes and tanks pounded the…
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Israeli Defense Minister: If Hamas Does Not Capitulate - Gaza City Will Become Rafah + Iranian Naval Exercise in Gulf of Oman & Indian Ocean + Armor Not Dead: Israel to Increase Production of Combat Vehicle Fleet + More
1. Iranian Naval Exercise in Gulf of Oman & Indian Ocean. 2. The Houthis in Yemen take responsibility for carrying out today’s ballistic missile and drone…
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President Trump: US Air Power Could Be Part of Ukraine Security Guarantee + Israeli PM to IDF: Shorten Timeline for Seizing Gaza City + Israel to Call up 60k Reservists to Support Gaza City Campaign + More
For review: 1. Israeli PM to IDF: Shorten Timeline for Seizing Gaza City. 2. Israel to Call up 60k Reservists to Support Gaza City Campaign The forces included…
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President Trump Hosts Ukraine President - European Leaders at White House + Hamas Agrees to Latest Hostage & Ceasefire Proposal; Israel Weighing Options + US Navy Fields Coyote Interceptors on Destroyer + More
1. President Trump Hosts Ukraine President - European Leaders at White House. Hopes of a breakthrough (in Peace) rose after President Trump said he had spoken…
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President Trump to Meet with Ukraine President in Washington on Monday + Hezbollah Chief Threatens Lebanese Government Over Seizure of Arms + Australia and Philippines Conduct Combined Military Exercise + More
For review: 1. Hamas negotiators in Cairo this week signaled a willingness to come down from demands they made last month that led to the collapse of hostage…
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Still A Go: President Trump to Meet Russian President in Alaska Friday + IDF CoS Approved Gaza City Take Over Plan + Switzerland Committed to Procure F-35As + More
For review: 1. Mossad Chief to Qatar. Mossad Director David Barnea was in Doha on Thursday to meet with the Qatari Prime Minister al-Thani. The Mossad Director…
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Israel - Hamas Hostage & Ceasefire Negotiations Could Restart This Week + President Trump to Meet with Russian President Without Ukraine + Japan & Philippine Defense Agreement + New US CENTCOM Commander + More
For review: 1. Australia will recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced…
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IDF Plan for Gaza City Complete Next Week + Europeans Push for Ukraine Attendance at Alaska Summit + España Decides Against F-35 Procurement + Canada to Achieve 2% GDP Defense Spending This Year + More
For review: 1. Israeli PM explains why recognition of Palestinian Statehood will not bring peace to region. 2. IDF Plan for Gaza City Complete Next Week. 3…
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President Trump to Meet with Russian President in Alaska (15 Aug) + President Trump Oversees Azerbaijan & Armenia Peace Agreement + Israeli Cabinet Decision: IDF to Take Over Gaza City
For review: 1. Israeli Cabinet Decision: IDF to Take Over Gaza City. 2. President Trump to Meet with Russian President in Alaska (15 Aug). 3. President Trump…