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• F-22s deploy to Qatar for the first time AFCENT 28 Jun 2019 -- A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 27, 2019.
• Ghani Seeks Pakistan's Support for Afghan Peace Talks With Taliban VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ended a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Friday, where he is said to have sought the neighboring country's support in persuading the Taliban to engage in a peace dialogue with his government.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Senate rejects bid to limit Trump's Iran war power Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Republican senators have blocked a largely Democratic-led amendment that would restrict President Donald Trump's authority to militarily strike Iran without first obtaining congressional approval.
• US Senate Rejects Amendment Requiring Congressional Approval to Strike Iran Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Earlier, a bipartisan group of senators announced a legal proposal which would amend the 2020 National Defence Authorisation Act to require the president to seek congressional approval if he wanted to carry out military actions in foreign countries.
• Iowa Guard Soldiers participate in Saber Guardian Army News 28 Jun 2019 -- Rain pelted the tarmac of an airport in Bucharest, Romania. Weary, jet-lagged Soldiers descended from the Boeing 747 that flew them there all the way from Iowa. Hauling their equipment, they piled into two charter buses toward their final destination.
• Big Red One Soldiers seize air assault objective during Saber Guardian 19 Army News 28 Jun 2019 -- A platoon of three squads from the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted an air assault mission as part of the wet gap crossing during Saber Guardian 19, on June 20, 2019.
• Air Force BRAC program reaches innovation milestone US Air Force 28 Jun 2019 -- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installations Directorate recently reached a significant innovation milestone stemming from a five-year effort.
• US Quietly Building Anti-Iran Coalition to 'Stand Watch' in Persian Gulf – Reports Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Relations between Tehran and Washington have sunk to new lows in the past two months, with the US beefing up its military footprint in the region just before twin sabotage attacks damaged six oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Last week, Iran shot down a US drone, prompting President Trump to threaten to "obliterate" the country.
• Technical Characteristics of Sarmat Missiles Disclosed for 1st Time at Army-2019 Forum Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Tactical and technical characteristics of Russia's Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile were disclosed for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2019, which is currently being held outside Moscow, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.
• Germany through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) - AGM-88E AARGM Missiles DSCA 28 Jun 2019 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany, through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) acting as its Agent, up to ninety-one (91) AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Tactical Missiles, and up to eight (8) AGM-88E AARGM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM) for an estimated cost of $122.86 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• UK commitment to European security unconditional, Defence Secretary reaffirms UK MOD 28 Jun 2019 -- Penny Mordaunt attends her first NATO Defence Ministerial and visits JEF deployment Baltic Protector.
• Trump, Modi Did Not Discuss S-400 Deal on Sidelines of G20 Summit - New Delhi Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not discuss India's plans to buy Russian S-400 anti-aircraft defence systems during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the Japanese city of Osaka, Indian Foreign Secretary Shri Vijay Gokhale said on Friday.
• India Not Mulling to Phase Out An-32 Aircraft Despite Fatal Crashes Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- The IAF has over 100 AN-32s, which play an important role in meeting the needs of India's aviation forces, in addition to being used for rescue and relief operations.
• India Likely to Pay for Russian Arms in Euros to Avoid US Sanctions Over S-400 Purchase – Report Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Earlier this month, the Indian Foreign Ministry underscored that New Delhi had no plans to scrap its hefty S-400 deal with Moscow despite the threat of US sanctions.
• Russia 'ready to deliver S-400 to Iran,' no request made yet Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Russia says it is ready to deliver advanced S-400 air defense missile systems to Iran but says it has not yet received any official request from the Islamic Republic for such a sale.
• Russia Ready to Deliver S-400 to Iran But No Request in Place Yet - Cooperation Agency Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Russia is ready to deliver S-400 air defence systems to Iran, but it has not received a relevant request from Iran yet, the press service of the Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation told Sputnik on Friday.
• U.S. defense bill backs enhancing security cooperation with Taiwan CNA 28 Jun 2019 -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday adopted provisions for enhancing the defense and security cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, particularly on arms sales, as part of an annual defense policy bill.
• US Senate Approves Expanded Military Aid to Ukraine VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- The U.S. Senate's version of the annual authorization for American armed forces earmarks $300 million in military aid to Ukraine, $50 million more than the amount allocated for 2019.
• Ex-top US diplomat Tillerson says Kushner conducted diplomacy behind my back Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says President Donald Trump's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner conducted diplomacy without his knowledge when he was in the administration, leading to several embarrassing incidents.

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Other Conflicts

• 28 June 2019 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 28 Jun 2019
• Yemeni army forces, allies shoot down Saudi-led reconnaissance drone Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from the Popular Committees, have intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition while flying in the skies over Saudi Arabia's southwestern border region of Jizan.
• UAE withdraws 'large' number of troops from Yemen Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn large numbers of troops from the embattled country of Yemen allegedly in fear of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
• Turkey Moving Special Forces, Military Equipment to Syrian Border - Reports Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Turkey is moving special forces and military equipment to its border with Syria, the Anadolu news agency reported on Friday, after Turkish forces shelled the Syrian army's positions in Idlib.
• Turkey Launches Strike on Positions in Syria - Reports Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Earlier in the day, Ikhbariya broadcaster reported that the Turkish military had fired 18 mortars on the villages in Syria's Hama province from the south of Idlib.
• Turkish Forces Shell Villages in Syria's Hama Province From Idlib - Reports Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- The Turkish military has attacked villages in the northwest of Syria's Hama province from the neighbouring Idlib province in the early hours of Friday, local media reported.
• UN Accuses Lendu of Mass Killings of Hema in DR Congo's Ituri Province VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- Members of the Lendu group are responsible for the mass killings of Hema during inter-ethnic clashes earlier this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.N. Joint Human Rights Office.

News Reports

• Mexico Bolsters Borders as US Talks with Northern Triangle Continue VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- As U.S. lawmakers agreed this week to provide billions of dollars in funding to federal law enforcement agencies at the Southwestern border, Mexico ramped up its own border efforts, deploying thousands of newly commissioned National Guard troops to its southern and northern frontiers.
• U.S. House Passes Election Security Bill After Russian Hacking RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation designed to enhance election security following outrage over Russian cyberinterference in the 2016 presidential election.
• Remarks by President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Before Working Breakfast | Osaka, Japan The White House 28 Jun 2019
• Trump Praises Saudi Crown Prince at G-20 Meeting VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump praised Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the two met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Japan, calling him a "friend of mine" who has done a "spectacular job."
• Remarks by President Trump and President Putin of the Russian Federation Before Bilateral Meeting | Osaka, Japan The White House 28 Jun 2019
• Trump, Putin Agree To Work On Improved Relations Amid Fractious Issues RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- Russian leader Vladimir Putin invited U.S. President Donald Trump to attend 75th anniversary ceremonies marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, as the two leaders met for the first time in months in an attempt to improve deteriorating relations.
• Trump, Putin Agree To Work On Improved Relations Amid Fractious Issues RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- Russian leader Vladimir Putin invited U.S. President Donald Trump to attend 75th anniversary ceremonies marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, as the two leaders met for the first time in months in an attempt to improve deteriorating relations.
• President Putin: West trying to 'dictate' ideology, liberalism 'obsolete' Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has harshly criticized the West for trying to "dictate" its ideology to the world, dismissing the liberal values as "obsolete" because they have been rejected by the majority of people in Western countries.
• Putin Tells FT: 'The Liberal Idea Has Become Obsolete' RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes liberalism has "outlived its purpose" and "become obsolete."
• The Week In Russia: Georgia, The G20, And 'All This Fuss About Spies' RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- "Cynical, aggressive, daft" -- that's one of the damning reviews from critics who panned Vladimir Putin's move to prevent Russians from traveling to Georgia this summer. But Putin scored a long meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and, in an interview with the Financial Times, gave no ground on issues like the Skripal poisoning and the desire for change in his own country.
• Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi of India Before Bilateral Meeting | Osaka, Japan The White House 28 Jun 2019
• China, Russia, India warn of threats to global order Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- The Chinese president has warned against "protectionism" which, according to him, is being practiced by the West and "destroying the global trade order" amid a trade war between his country and the US.
• Spokeswoman: May Tells Putin To Stop Destabilizing Activities RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- British Prime Minister Theresa May has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries can only have a different relationship if Moscow stops the behavior that threatens to undermine international security, her spokeswoman said.
• The United States Sanctions Nicolas Maduro Guerra US Dept. of State 28 Jun 2019 -- Today, the United States imposed sanctions against Nicolas Maduro's son, Nicolas Ernesto Maduro Guerra (Maduro Guerra), for his role as an official in the illegitimate Maduro regime pursuant to E.O. 13692.
• Treasury Sanctions Nicolas Maduro's Son for Serving in Venezuela's Illegitimate Government US Treasury 28 Jun 2019 -- "Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the son of Venezuela's illegitimate regime leader Nicolas Maduro Moros, who was previously sanctioned on July 31, 2017."
• US Sanctions Son of Venezuelan President Maduro VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- The U.S. has imposed sanctions against the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the latest step in the U.S. campaign to force the socialist leader out of office.
• US Sanctions Son of Venezuelan President Maduro - Treasury Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- On Thursday, the Treasury Department said in a statement that the US had sanctioned two Venezuelan officials, ex-minister of Electric Power Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez (Motta) and Deputy Minister of Finance, Investments, and Strategic Alliances for the Ministry of Electric Power, Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomez.
• US Urges 'No Violence' as Sudan Braces for Mass Demonstration Sunday VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- The United States is urging the Sudanese security forces and military not to use violence as the planned June 30 mass demonstration approaches.
• Trump says he would like to meet Kim in DMZ Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- US President Donald Trump says that he would like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea.
• Trump to Kim: Let's Shake Hands at the DMZ VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, "just to shake his hand and say hello."
• China supports US-DPRK dialogue People's Daily 28 Jun 2019 -- Beijing supports Washington and Pyongyang in holding another leaders' summit for progress on the political settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.
• US Newspaper Claims Drone Attacks on Saudi Pipelines Were Launched From Iraq, Not Yemen Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- The US government has concluded that drone attacks on Saudi's oil industry that took place in May originated from Iraq and not Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
• Iran: EEAS Chair statement on JCPOA Meeting in Vienna UK FCO 28 Jun 2019 -- Statement following the 28 June 2019 meeting of the Joint Commission of the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
• 'Not enough progress' in Vienna talks on salvaging Iran nuclear deal Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Iran's deputy foreign minister says progress has been made in Vienna talks aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers but the demands of the Islamic Republic are yet to be met.
• Iran says Vienna Meeting is 'Last Chance' to Save Nuclear Accord VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- Senior officials from world powers and Iran are gathering in Vienna Friday for the regular quarterly meeting of the so-called joint commission on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
• China: Effective implementation of JCPOA only way to ensure world common interests IRNA 28 Jun 2019 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Friday that full and effective implementation of JCPOA based on the UN resolution is the only way to deescalate tension in the Middle East and ensure global common interests.
• EU senior official says INSTEX operational IRNA 28 Jun 2019 -- Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) just minutes after a meeting of the joint commission on the nuclear deal on Friday confirmed the reports that the financial mechanism to work with Iran is operational.
• JCPOA joint commission meeting "a step forward": Iranian official IRNA 28 Jun 2019 -- The meeting of joint commission of the nuclear deal was "a step forward", head of Iran's delegation at the meeting said Friday.
• JCPOA joint commission meeting "rather satisfactory": Russian envoy IRNA 28 Jun 2019 -- The meeting of the nuclear deal joint commission was 'rather satisfactory' with all parties fully committed to the deal, a Russian envoy said Friday.
• JCPOA Joint Commission meeting in Vienna ends IRNA 28 Jun 2019 -- The meeting of the Joint Commission on JCPOA ended on Friday afternoon in Vienna after three and a half hours of talks of the remaining signatories to the deal.
• Nothing left for US to sanction: FM spokesman IRNA 28 Jun 2019 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that nothing has been left for US concerning Iran to sanction and that's for the same reason it has turned to banning individuals, which will fail like its other plots.
• US will sanction any country that imports Iranian oil: US special envoy Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- American special envoy for Iran Brian Hook has said the United States will sanction any country that imports oil from the Islamic Republic and there are no exemptions in this regard.
• US Threatens to Impose Sanctions on Any Imports of Iranian Oil Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- The move comes after the US imposed new sanctions on Iran last week, citing the Islamic Republic's "hostile conduct". The sanctions specifically targeted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and those "close to him" in a bid to cut them off from any financial sources, as well as eight senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
• China Defies US Sanctions, Receives Iranian Oil Shipment - Reports Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- In April President Donald Trump announced there would not be an extension of waivers from sanctions targeting Iranian oil for China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey, after which they could face US sanctions themselves.
• China Rejects US Policy on Stopping Iranian Oil Exports - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- China does not support US policy on eliminating Iran's oil exports, the director-general of the Department of Arms Control at the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday.
• Iran holds 'last chance' talks with EU to save nuclear deal Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Iran says it will take the second step in reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal more "firmly" if a European payment system designed to bypass sanctions proves to be "superficial".
• Iran Warned To Stick To Nuclear Deal As U.S. Ratchets Up Rhetoric RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- World powers meeting in Vienna have warned Iran to stick to terms of a nuclear accord during talks that Tehran have called the "last chance" to save the crumbling pact a year after the United States abandoned it.
• Iran to Act Firmly If EU Trade Mechanism INSTEX Fails to Meet Tehran Requirements Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Iran will make another decisive step in reducing its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) if the EU Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), set up to facilitate trade exchanges with Iran amid US sanctions, does not meet Tehran's requirements, Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
• Iran registers complaint to UN Security Council about intruding US spy drone Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran has formally filed a complaint to the UN Security Council against the United States over the violation of its airspace with a reconnaissance drone shot down by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) earlier this month.
• Iran Files Complaint to UN Over Its Airspace Violation by US Drone Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- On 20 June, Iran said that it had downed a US surveillance drone flying over Hormozgan Province after it violated the country's airspace. The US Central Command claimed, in turn, that the drone was shot down while operating over international waters in the Strait of Hormuz.
• UAE admits doomed US drone had taken off from its territory Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- The United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has admitted that a US spy drone recently shot down by Iran's air defense had taken off from a military base in the Arab country.
• Chinese president says Gulf region at crossroads of war and peace Global Times 28 Jun 2019 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that the Gulf region is now in a very sensitive situation and standing at a crossroads of war and peace.
• Stakes run high as Xi, Trump move to ease trade tensions Global Times 28 Jun 2019 -- When President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump meet Saturday on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 summit in Japan, the world will be watching closely.
• Xi highlights China's leading role in multilateralism at G20 Global Times 28 Jun 2019 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced five major policies that will further open up the Chinese market, which was widely and positively echoed by participants who share the concern of rising unilateralism.
• Ebola fight ongoing amid evidence of 'several massacres' in DR Congo's Ituri province UN News 28 Jun 2019 -- The vital work of tracing people infected with deadly Ebola virus disease in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is progressing, despite evidence of "several" massacres in the affected area earlier this month, the UN said on Friday.
• Russian Internet Giant Confirms Cyberattack, Says No Damage Done RFE/RL 28 Jun 2019 -- Russia's largest Internet company by value confirmed it was subject to a cyberattack at the end of last year but said no user data was compromised.
• Western Cyber Spies Tried to Steal Users' Data From 'Russia's Google' - Report Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- A Yandex representative has revealed that the company was able to detect the hacking attempt in time and properly neutralise it, adding that the hackers were unable to get their hands on Yandex users' data.
• Sheikh Zakzaky poisoned in Prison, his health conditions serious: Doctors Press TV 28 Jun 2019 -- Top Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been imprisoned for four years now, is said to have been poisoned in prison, according to doctors who found high levels of toxic substance in his blood.
• Philippine President Duterte Warns 'Sons of B**ches' Against Impeaching Him Sputnik 28 Jun 2019 -- Duterte, who is widely known for his crude remarks, this time used stern language amid accusations that he is siding with Beijing with respect to an incident on 9 June, when a Chinese vessel sank a Filipino fishing boat inside Manila's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
• US Urges Calm as Albanian President, PM Dispute Election Dates VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- Albania's political leaders are bickering over the timing of the next election, while diplomats and officials from the European Union, United States and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are urging calm.
• Zimbabweans Hope Foreign Investment Revives Economy VOA 28 Jun 2019 -- When Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa took office in 2017, he signed deals promising billions of dollars in foreign investment to help revive the moribund economy but the funds never materialized.