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I - On Defense Podcast
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Iran Fortifies Nuclear Sites + Crimea Becomes a Key Issue in Russia-Ukraine Peace + Royal Australian Navy Enlisted Sailors Graduate US Navy Nuclear Power Training Course + More
For review: 1. Houthi rebels have downed 6 MQ-9 Reaper Drones since 15 March, and 15 Reapers since October 2023. The U.S. Air Force has about 280 Reapers in…
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Russian President Putin Open to Bilateral Talks with Ukraine + IDF Ground Operations in Rafah Continue + US & Canada Over the Horizon Radar Effort + More
For review: 1. Latest US airstrikes target Farwa neighborhood in Sanaa. US Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike. 2. Israeli Air Force…
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US & Iran Meet in Rome + Israel Has not Ruled Out Strike On Iran's Nuclear Sites + Russian President Putin Declares Easter Truce + Japan Installs Rail Gun on Test Ship + More
For review: 1. US Strikes Houthi Oil Terminal. The US military said it had destroyed Ras Isa terminal "to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed…
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NYT Report: President Trump Suspended Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites Planned for May + US Secretary of State Traveling to Paris to Discuss Ukraine & Middle East + Turkey Hosts Black Sea Security Talks in Event of Ceasefire + More
For review: 1. NYT Report: President Trump Suspended Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites Planned for May. 2. IDF continues pressure on Hamas during Gaza Strip…
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President Trump On Iran's Nuclear Ambition: "I'll solve that problem" + New Ukraine Capability Coalition: Electromagnetic Warfare + Armor Not Dead: US M1E3 Tank Variant in 24 - 30 Months + More
For review: 1. President Trump On Iran's Nuclear Ambition: "I'll solve that problem." US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to “solve” the issue of Iran’s…
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US & Iran Talks in Oman: "Productive and Positive" + Germany & UK-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group Pledges $23.8 Billion + US Senate Confirms New Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff + More
For review: 1. US & Iran Talks in Oman: "Productive and Positive". Both countries agreed to hold a second round next week. 2. Rafah cut-off from rest of Gaza…
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Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Arrives in CENTCOM AOR + Israeli and Turkish Delegations Meet in Azerbaijan to Discuss Syria Deconfliction + President Trump's Executive Order Calls for Modernization Review of Programs & Processes + More
For review: 1. Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Arrives in CENTCOM AOR. The USS Carl Vinson — which is armed with F-35C stealth warplanes — is now…
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US DoD: No Plans to Relinquish NATO SACEUR Post + US and Iran Nuclear Talks in Oman + President Trump: $1 Trillion Defense Budget (FY26) + More
For review: 1. US DoD: No Plans to Relinquish NATO SACEUR Post. The Pentagon does not have plans to relinquish the post of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander…
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US Sends 2d THAAD Battery to Israel + US Army Mobile 155mm Artillery Effort + US Navy Commissions Virginia-class Attack Submarine (USS Iowa SSN-797) + More
For review: 1. Iran willing to engage in dialogue with US as equals. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: “The Islamic Republic of Iran wants dialogue on equal…
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US CENTCOM Commander Visits Israel + Russian Envoy: "Some (Ukrainian) security guarantees, in some form, may be acceptable" + US Combatant Command Restructure? + More
For review: 1. US CENTCOM Commander Visits Israel. General Michael Erik Kurilla, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), held an assessment with IDF Chief of…
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US Sends More F-35s to CENTCOM + IDF Creates New Security Corridor in S. Gaza + Finland to Increase Defense Spending to 3% GDP by '29 + US Army Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test in Dec '25 + More
For review: 1. US Army identifies the four Dogface Soldiers (3d Infantry Division) who perished during training exercise in Lithuania. All assigned to the 1st…
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IDF Prepares Return to Rafah + Russia Launches Submarine Armed with Hypersonic Zircon Missile + Egypt in Talks for S. Korea's FA-50 Light Attack Aircraft + US Army Contracts Lockheed Martin for Precision Strike Missiles + More
For review: 1. US President Trump threatens Iran with bombing and tariffs over nuclear program. If they (Iran) don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,”…
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US Continues Strikes Against Houthis + IDF Strikes S. Lebanon & Beirut in Response to Rocket Fire + Ukraine President Warns - Russia Preparing for Offensive + USMC to Deploy Unmanned Missile System (NMESIS) to Philippine Exercise Balikatan in April + More
For review: 1. US Continues Strikes Against Houthis. Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, as the American military acknowledged…
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Iran: US Bases not safe if Americans attack + UK and France to Meet in Ukraine to Discuss "Reassurance Force" + US to Fire Mid-Range Capability Missile System During Upcoming Australian Exercise Talisman Sabre + More
For review: 1. Hamas open to negotiate release of small number of Hostages for a truce during Eid al-Fitr holiday period. The Kan public broadcaster…
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US Airstrikes on Houthi Rebels Continue + Iran Open to "Indirect Talks" with US + Australia Receives First Delivery of M142 HIMARS Launchers + US Senate Confirms John Phelan as SECNAV + More
For review: 1. US Airstrikes on Houthi Rebels Continue. The Houthis described American airstrikes targeting sites around the city of Saada, a Houthi…
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US-Russia-Ukraine Talks Begin in Riyadh + Iran Deploys Missile Systems on Persian Gulf Islands + US Secretary of Defense to Visit Indo-Pacific + More
For review: 1. Senior Hamas Political Official killed during IDF Gaza Strike. Ismail Barhoum, a senior member of Hamas’s political bureau, was killed on Sunday…
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Boeing Wins USAF Next-Gen Air Dominance Fighter (F-47) Contract + US Sec Def Extends USN Carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN-75) in CENTCOM AOR; USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Enroute + IDF Strikes Airfields in Central Syria + More
For review: 1. Boeing Wins USAF Next-Gen Air Dominance Fighter (F-47). Boeing has won the contract to develop the first ever sixth-generation fighter, dubbed…
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IDF Starts Ground Operations in Gaza + President Trump and President Zelenskyy Phone Call Described as "Very Substantive" + Ukraine Receives Shipment of F-16 Warplanes + More
For review" 1. IDF Starts Ground Operations in Gaza. The IDF said Wednesday it had launched “pinpoint” ground operations in the central and southern Gaza…
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IDF Aerial Offensive in Gaza + President Trump & Russian President Phone Call + F-35 Joint Program Office Assures Allies that the Warplane Has "No Kill Switch" + More
For review: 1. The Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile at Israel from Yemen Tuesday evening, marking the first attack from the Iran-backed group since…
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US CENTCOM Campaign Against Houthis + IDF Strikes Iranian Proxies in Gaza, S. Lebanon, & S. Syria + President Trump & Russian President to Speak Tuesday About Peace Negotiations + Canada Reconsidering Future F-35 Fighter Purchase + More
For review: 1. US CENTCOM Campaign Against Houthis. More airstrikes are planned in the coming days. USAF LTG Alexus G. Grynkewich, director for operations for…
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430: NSA Waltz on Ukraine - Russia Negotiations: "Both sides are going to have to make compromises" + B-52 Bomber Flyover Marks Sweden's NATO Anniversary + US Budget CR Passes Senate + More
For review: 1. US and Israeli Officials reach out to Sudan, Somalia, & Somaliland to discuss Palestinian resettlement during US proposed Gaza reconstruction…
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429: Russian President on Ukraine Ceasefire - "We are in favor- but there are nuances" + Interim Syrian President Signs Temporary Constitution + Royal Netherlands Navy Fires Tomahawk Missile from Frigate + More
For review: 1. Interim Syrian President Signs Temporary Constitution. The temporary constitution leaves the country under Islamist rule while promising to…
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428: Ukraine Will Agree to a 30 Day Ceasefire with Russia - US to Restart Military Aid and Intel Sharing + Iranian President to President Trump: "Do Whatever the Hell You Want" + Latest US Budget News + More
For review: 1. Ukraine Will Agree to a 30 Day Ceasefire with Russia - US to Restart Military Aid and Intel Sharing. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "We'll…
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427: Iran Supreme Leader Not Interested in Talks with "Bullying" Countries + Russian Forces Advance in Kursk Region + Iran - Russia - China Naval Drills in Indian Ocean + More
For review: 1. Iran Supreme Leader Not Interested in Talks with "Bullying" Countries. Iran's Supreme leader has criticized "bullying" countries in an apparent…
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426: President Trump Sends Letter to Iran Supreme Leader + US & Ukraine to Discuss Peace in Saudi Arabia + France - Germany - Italy - UK - Support Arab Rebuild Plan for Gaza + More
For review: 1. President Trump Sends Letter to Iran Supreme Leader. US President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a…
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425: US Pauses Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine + New IDF Chief of Staff: 2025 - A Year of War + US Unfreezes $95 Million Aid Package to Lebanese Armed Forces + More
For review: 1. New IDF Chief of Staff: 2025 - A Year of War. New IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir stated that 2025 would be “a year of war”…
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424: Arab Leaders Adopt Egypt's Gaza Reconstruction Plan + Ukraine President Proposes Partial Ceasefire + EU Ready to Spend $843 Billion to Rearm Europe + Lockheed Out of Navy's F/A XX Competition + More
For review: 1. Arab Leaders Adopt Egypt's Gaza Reconstruction Plan. The Egyptian plan, called “Early Recovery, Reconstruction, Development of Gaza,” is based…
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423: US Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine + Egypt Prepares Plan for Gaza Reconstruction + UK & France Want to Lead "Coalition of the Willing" in Ukraine Peace Agreement + More
For review: 1. Israel PM thanks US for recent Foreign Military Sales of weapons to "finish the job" against Iran and their terror proxies. On Saturday, US…
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422: President Trump & President Zelensky Oval Office Meeting + US FMS to Israel Worth $3 Billion + Poland Leases AH-64 Apache Helicopters before Full Fleet Delivery + More
For review: 1. US Foreign Military Sale to Israel Worth $3 Billion- includes $295 million for Armored D9 Caterpillar bulldozers and related equipment…
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421: IDF Probe on 7 Oct Hamas Attack + US & Russian Diplomats Meet in Istanbul + Poland & Slovakia Collaborate on Defense Materiel + Senate Confirmation Hearings for Top Pentagon Positions + More
For review: 1. IDF Probe on 7 Oct Hamas Attack. Israeli reporters were presented with the investigations conducted by the Southern Command, Operations…
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420: Israel & Hamas Agree on Hostage - Prisoner Release as Phase I Closes + US to Field Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon in '25 + US Senate Confirms new SECARMY + More
For review: 1. Israel & Hamas Agree on Hostage - Prisoner Release as Phase I of Deal Closes. The first phase of the deal, which includes the ongoing ceasefire…
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419: President Trump Removes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs & Navy CNO + Israeli Forensic Doctor Reports Bibas Family Murdered by Terrorists - Not Killed by Airstrike + Arab Leaders Meet in Riyadh to Discuss Gaza Reconstruction + More
For review: 1. Israeli Forensic Doctor Reports Bibas Family Murdered by Terrorists - Not Killed by Airstrike. 2. Israel to delay freeing of 600 Palestinian…
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418: Bodies of Four Hostages Returned to Israel include Shiri, Ariel & Kfir Bibas + President Trump & Leader of Ukraine Have War of Words + Australia Monitoring Chinese Warships Off the Continent's East Coast + More
Short episode- For review: 1. Bodies of Four Hostages Returned to Israel include Shiri, Ariel & Kfir Bibas. 2. President Trump & Leader of Ukraine Have War of…
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417: US & Russia Establish Goals for Cooperation in Riyadh Talks + IRGC General Threatens Israel with Third Missile Attack + IDF Strikes Weapon Sites in Syria + US Tests Unarmed Minuteman III Ballistic Missile + More
For review: 1. Hamas to release six Israeli Hostages on Saturday. 2. IDF Strikes Weapon Sites in Syria. The strikes targeted Syrian tanks used to store…
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416: IDF will Remain on 5 Strategic Hills in S. Lebanon + US & Russian Officials Meet in Saudi Arabia + Top European Leaders Meet in Paris to Discuss Next Steps in Ukraine + Ukraine President Calls for 200k Soldier European Army + More
For review: 1. : IDF will Remain on 5 Strategic Hills in S. Lebanon. The US authorized the IDF to remain in the five points, though it was not clear how long…
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415: US & Russian Officials to Meet in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Peace in Ukraine + Three Israeli Hostages Released after 498 Days in Captivity + Indonesia to Procure Bayraktar TB3 Drones + More
For review: 1. Three Israeli Hostages Released after 498 Days in Captivity. In exchange for the three Hostages, Israel released 369 Palestinian detainees and…
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414: Israel to Hamas - Ceasefire Continues if 3 Hostages Released Saturday + President Trump Speaks with Russian President - Directs Negotiations to End War + US Sec Def - No NATO Membership for Ukraine + More
For review: 1. Israel to Hamas - Ceasefire Continues if 3 Hostages Released Saturday. 2. IDF conducts airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah weapon stores…
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413: Israel PM Warns Resumption of "Intense Fighting" in Gaza if Hostages Not Released on Saturday + Egypt to Present Plan for Gaza Reconstruction + Belgium Promises to Increase Defense Spending + Germany Selects PULS Rocket Artillery System + More
For review: 1. US President Trump suggests that Israel end the ceasefire agreement with Hamas if all remaining Hostages are not freed by Saturday. 2. Israel PM…
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412: IDF Withdraws from Netzarim Corridor IAW Ceasefire Deal + President Trump Reveals Conversations With Russian President About Ending War + EU Defense Spending in '24 Expected be 326 Billion Euros + More
For review: 1. IDF Withdraws from Netzarim Corridor After 5th Hostage Release Cycle. According to the ceasefire deal, Israeli forces had to withdraw after the…
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411: IDF Warplanes Strike Hezbollah Weapon Depots in Lebanon + Iran Unveils IRGC Navy Drone Carrier + UK to Chair Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels + France Sends Mirage Fighters to Ukraine + More
For review: 1. IDF Warplanes Strike Hezbollah Weapon Depots in Lebanon. 2. Three Israeli Hostages set for release on Saturday morning from Gaza Strip. Israel…
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410: President Trump's Idea Relocates Palestinians During Gaza Reconstruction + US Ongoing Negotiations with Russia & Ukraine + US Navy Tests High-Energy Laser from Destroyer + More
For review: 1. President Trump's Idea Relocates Palestinians During Gaza Reconstruction. Asked how many Gazans he intended to relocate, the President said…
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409: Israeli PM Visits Washington D.C. + Ukrainian President Denies Receiving $177 Billion in American Aid + Saudi Arabia Increases Defense Spending in 2025 + German Army to Develop 120mm Turreted Mortar + More
For review: 1. Israeli PM Visits Washington D.C. 2. Major General Eyal Zamir to be the new Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff. Major General Zamir’s…
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408: Three Israeli Hostages Released After 484 Days of Hamas Captivity + Iran Threatens War in Region if Nuclear Sites Attacked + US Wants Ukraine Presidential Elections Possibly This Year + US Army Mobile 155mm Artillery Effort in 2025 + More
For review: 1. From DoD Release: US AFRICOM conducts airstrikes against ISIS operatives in the Golis Mountains of Somalia. 2. Three Israeli Hostages Released…
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407: US Army Black Hawk Collides with Passenger Jet Near Reagan National Airport + Iran Unveils Long Range / Endurance Drone + Sweden's Latest Military Aid Package to Ukraine Worth $1.2 Billion + More
For review: 1. US Army Black Hawk Collides with Passenger Jet Near Reagan National Airport. The two aircraft crashed as the American Airlines flight from…
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406: Three Israeli and Five Thai Hostages Set for Release on Thursday + US Navy MQ-25 Unmanned Tankers to Operate From Carriers in 2026 + USAF F-35A Crash in Alaska - Pilot Safely Ejected + More
For review: 1. Three Israeli and Five Thai Hostages Set for Release on Thursday. In exchange for the three hostages to be freed on Thursday, Israel will free…
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405: Hamas to Release Three Hostages on Thursday + Syria Seizes Shipment of Weapons Bound for Hezbollah + President Trump Directs US Forces to Reinforce Southern Border + More
1. After broken agreement & negotiations, Hamas to Release Three Hostages on Thursday- Gazans can begin moving north tomorrow. Israeli PM Netanyahu’s office…
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404: Second Set of Israeli Hostages Released - Four Female IDF Soldiers Free After 477 Days in Captivity + Pete Hegseth Confirmed as US SECDEF + UK Manufactured Boxer Combat Vehicle + More
For review:. 1. Pete Hegseth Confirmed as US SECDEF. 2. Second Set of Israeli Hostages Released - Four Female IDF Soldiers Free After 477 Days in Captivity. 3…
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403: IDF Chief of Staff to Resign in March + Sweden Deploys Mechanized Infantry Battalion to Latvia + Latest Update on US Army IVAS Program + More
For review: 1. IDF Chief of Staff to Resign in March. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and the head of the IDF Southern Command…
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402: Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Prisoners As Part of Ceasefire Deal + UK and Ukraine Sign 100-Year Partnership Agreement + Ukraine To Reassign Air Force Personnel to Infantry Formations + More
For review: 1. Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Prisoners As Part of Ceasefire Deal. 2. Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th American president at the US Capitol…
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401: Hostage Deal Begins - Three Israeli Hostages Released After 471 Days of Captivity in Gaza + Iran State TV Shows Secret Underground Naval Missile Base + First US Navy Destroyer Fitted with Hypersonic Missile Tubes + More
For review: 1. Hostage Deal Begins - Three Hostages Released After 471 Days of Captivity in Gaza. The first three hostages freed under the deal were civilians…
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400: Israeli Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire Deal - That Will Begin on Sunday + Russia & Iran Sign Strategic Partnership Treaty + Armor Not Dead: Slovakia to Procure New Battle Tanks + More
For review: 1. Israel Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire Deal - Set to Begin on Sunday. The deal is currently scheduled to take effect on Sunday at 12:15…
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399: Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Continue + NATO Secretary General Pitches Increased Spending by Alliance Members + Greece Adds Rafale Fighters to Warplane Arsenal + More
For review: 1. Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Continue. Key mediator Qatar it had presented both parties with a “final” draft of the agreement…
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398: Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat + Russia Transferring Materiel from Syria to Libya + After GAO Protest Ruling - US Army Restarts Work on Fixed-Wing ISR Program + More
For review: 1. Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat. Israel says that before the strikes, it made the threats known to an international mechanism set…
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397: Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile Attacks - IDF Strikes Houthi Coastal Ports and Sanaa Powerplant + Iranian Media: Military to Field 1000 Strategic Drones + France's Defense Exports are Second Largest in the World + More
For review: 1. Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile Attacks - IDF Strikes Houthi Coastal Ports and Sanaa Powerplant. The Israel Defense Forces said over…
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396: Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President + Latest US Security Package to Ukraine Worth $500 Million + Armor Not Dead: Sweden Procures New Leopard Tanks & Upgrades CV90 Combat Vehicles + More
For review: 1. Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President. Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday. Under…
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395: Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site + Germany to Procure PULS Rocket Artillery System + N. Korea Test Launches Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan + More
For review: 1. Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site. Iran’s military has begun drills focusing on air defenses near the Natanz nuclear enrichment…
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394: Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to Full War + IDF May Extend 30 Days in S. Lebanon Based On Delayed LAF Deployment + US Army Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon Effort + More
For review: 1. Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to Full War. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “We are fully prepared for the possibility of…
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393: IDF Releases Details from September 2024 Commando Raid in Syria + Senegal to Remove Foreign Military Presence in 2025 + Russian Navy Accepts 5th Yasen-class Nuclear Attack Sub + More
For review: 1. Israel to send Team to Qatar for Hostage Negotiations. The Prime Minister’s Office said that “Netanyahu authorized a working-level delegation…
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392: US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets + Israeli Ambassador to UN Gives Last Warning to Houthis + Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine worth $1.25 Billion + More
For review: 1. US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets. On Dec. 30 and 31, US Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and…
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391: Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination + IDF Operations from Neztarim Corridor + Finland Seizes Tanker from Undersea Cable Incident + China's Amphib Assault Ship Can Launch & Recover Fighters + More
For Review: 1. Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination. 2. IDF Operations from Neztarim Corridor. 3. Finland Seizes Tanker from Undersea Cable Incident…