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• Unsafe, Unprofessional Action by IRGCN Vessels toward U.S. Naval Forces in Arabian Gulf CENTCOM 21 Jun 2022 -- Three vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.
• Iranian Military Vessels Come Into Close Contact With US Ships in Persian Gulf, Reports Say Sputnik 21 Jun 2022 -- Three military vessels belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) came within close proximity of two US Navy ships operating in the Persian Gulf, The Washington Post reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Changes to U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy The White House 21 Jun 2022
• FACT SHEET: Changes to U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy The White House 21 Jun 2022
• Briefing on the United States' Updated Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby The White House 21 Jun 2022
• DOD Official Talks on Easing Process to Work With Small Businesses DoD News 21 Jun 2022 -- The theme for this year's Defense Department Small Business Training Week Conference is "Expand. Innovate. Diversify."
• US Designates New Mobile Radar to Track Hypersonic Missiles, Drones, Northrop Grumman Says Sputnik 21 Jun 2022 -- The US government has designated a new rapidly mobile and movable radar capable of closely tracking hypersonic weapons, unmanned aerial vehicles, fifth generation combat aircraft and other threats, Northrop Grumman announced in a press release on Tuesday.
• PMA-251, CNATT partnership improves Naval aviation training through F-35 asset transfer US Navy 21 Jun 2022 -- The Aircraft Launch and Recovery (ALRE) Program Office (PMA-251) fleet liaison team recently played a key role in helping improve the realistic training Sailors receive at the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) in Pensacola, Florida.
• U.S. 2nd Fleet holds Communication, Cybersecurity Symposium US Navy 21 Jun 2022 -- U.S. 2nd Fleet hosted the 2022 Communication and Cybersecurity Symposium at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va., June 14-16.
• Pacific Partnership Kicks off in Vietnam US Navy 21 Jun 2022 -- Leaders from Vietnam and Pacific Partnership kicked off the mission during an opening ceremony at Nghinh Phong Square, June 20.
• Alaska National Guard Participates in Khaan Quest 2022 Army News 21 Jun 2022 -- The Mongolian Armed Forces and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly conducted the annual Khaan Quest peacekeeping exercise to promote peace and security in Northeast Asia.
• Georgia Army National Guard Conducts Urban Training at XCTC Army News 21 Jun 2022 -- Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers with the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise June 18.
• Washington National Guard, Malaysia Conduct Joint Exercise Army News 21 Jun 2022 -- The Washington National Guard and Malaysian armed forces conducted the joint Bersama Warrior 2022 exercise in June.
• Tripoli Embarks 7th Fleet US Navy 21 Jun 2022 -- Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) embarked Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F), Vice. Adm. Karl Thomas and his staff, June 2-17.
• NATO Secretary General and President Macron discuss Madrid Summit preparations NATO 21 Jun 2022 -- During a visit to Paris on Tuesday (21 June 2022), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed preparations for next week's Madrid Summit with President Emmanuel Macron.
• Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 21 Jun 2022 -- This list provides an overview of Germany's lethal and non-lethal military support for Ukraine. It includes both transfers sourced from Bundeswehr stocks and deliveries sourced from the defence industry that have been purchased with funds from the Enable and Enhance Initiative of the Federal Government.
• Putin: Russian Military to Receive First Sarmat ICBM in Late 2022 Sputnik 21 Jun 2022 -- Sarmat, Russia's newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), will be in the military's service already in late 2022, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
• Harvest time for China's aircraft carrier development through a century's waves Global Times 21 Jun 2022 -- On June 17, China launched its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian. The 80,000 ton-class heavy vessel is also the country's second domestically developed carrier and the first one in China equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices, greatly narrowing the technological gap with its US counterparts. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy had no aircraft carrier 10 years ago, and the launch of the Fujian reflects just how fast China's aircraft carrier program has developed and the big strides made by the PLA Navy.
• PLA warships circumnavigate Japan in distance sea drills amid US, Japanese provocations Global Times 21 Jun 2022 -- Led by the Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa, a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla reportedly sailed from northwest to the east and south sides of Japan on Monday and Tuesday after making transits in three strategic straits near the island country, and the vessels are expected to make a full circle around Japan if they are to continue in their path and return to base, similarly to a voyage by a Chinese-Russian joint flotilla last year.
• Xi encourages PLA infantry academy students to contribute to strengthening armed forces People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged students from the Army Infantry Academy of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to contribute to the cause of strengthening China's armed forces.
• U.S. Congress makes progress on defense bill with new Taiwan provisions CNA 21 Jun 2022 -- Both houses of the United States Congress have made progress on their respective drafts of an annual defense policy bill -- the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- that includes provisions to strengthen defense-related engagement with Taiwan.
• PM Bennett and Public Security Minister Omer Barlev Announce the Launch of "the Israel National Guard" as Part of the Border Police Israel - Prime Minister 21 Jun 2022 -- Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, together with Israel Police Inspector General Commissioner Koby Shabtai and Border Police Commander Deputy Commissioner Amir Cohen, today, announced the launch of 'the Israel National Guard' as part of the Border Police.
• Israel Establishes National Guard to Boost Domestic Security Sputnik 21 Jun 2022 -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev announced on Tuesday the creation of a so-called "National Guard" force, designed to boost domestic security.
• Israel says builds U.S.-sponsored Mideast air defense alliance People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- Israel is building a U.S.-sponsored air defense alliance in the Middle East which has already thwarted attempted Iranian attacks, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday.
• Australia - AGM-88E2 AARGM E2 Missiles DSCA 21 Jun 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of AGM-88E2 AARGM E2 Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $94 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• F-35A capability bolstered with new arrivals Australia DOD 21 Jun 2022 -- The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft continues to increase, with two more aircraft arriving at RAAF Base Williamtown in May.
• ADF personnel arrive in Vietnam for Pacific Partnership Australia DOD 21 Jun 2022 -- A contingent of specialist Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived in Vietnam to participate in Pacific Partnership 2022.
• Canada announces multi-billion spend to upgrade continental defense People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- Canada will spend 3.8 billion U.S. dollars over six years to modernize its continental defense as part of its alliance with the United States through the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and "to protect Canadians from new and emerging threats," Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday.
• Citing Threat From Russia, Canada Announces Major Investment In Air Defense RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Canada has announced a major investment to modernize the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the joint U.S.-Canadian defense organization designed to detect security threats.
• Aircraft carriers to be supported by new logistics facility UK MOD 21 Jun 2022 -- A new Royal Navy logistics centre in Portsmouth - dedicated to crucial maintenance for the QEC aircraft carriers - has been officially opened today.
• Eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us: UN chief UN News 21 Jun 2022 -- Nuclear weapons are "a deadly reminder of countries' inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration", UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, urging the international community to abandon them once and for all.
• FM Lapid speaks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Israel MFA 21 Jun 2022 -- President Biden's upcoming visit to Israel will have significant implications for the region and the fight against Iran, as well as immense potential to significantly improve regional stability and security.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Prime Minister Bennett US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2022
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President Pedro Sánchez of Spain The White House 21 Jun 2022
• Readout of President Biden's Call with President-Elect Gustavo Petro of Colombia The White House 21 Jun 2022
• Department Press Briefing - June 21, 2022 US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2022

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 21 June 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Jun 2022
• UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs will rise steeply next year UNHCR 21 Jun 2022 -- More than 2 million refugees will be in need of resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2023 released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
• UNHCR: Refugee Resettlement Needs Expected to Rise Next Year VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- The U.N. refugee agency projects more than 2 million refugees will need to be resettled in third countries of asylum in 2023, a 36% increase over this year's 1.47 million.
• UN brainstorms how to strengthen aid delivery amid 'megacrises' UN News 21 Jun 2022 -- Global cooperation is critical to confront the surge in suffering due to conflict, climate disruption, hunger, the rising cost of living, and the COVID-19 pandemic. senior UN officials said on Tuesday at a meeting organized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to strengthen delivery of humanitarian assistance.
• Syria, allies rebuke UN call for extension of cross-border corridors Press TV 21 Jun 2022 -- The Damascus government and its allies have criticized a UN call for the extension of the cross-border aid mechanism in Syria, saying it hampers the government's efforts to restore stability in the war-torn country.
• All delivery channels for humanitarian aid in Syria should be kept available: UN chief People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that all delivery channels for humanitarian aid in Syria should be kept available.
• Five killed by junta troops, allied fighters in Myanmar's Sagaing Radio Free Asia 21 Jun 2022 -- Four civilians and a local militia member were found killed Monday after a three-day raid by junta troops and allied fighters on a village in northwestern Myanmar's Sagaing region that saw 10,000 civilians flee the area, Myanmar sources say.
• Burkina Faso announces military zones ahead of anti-militant operations Press TV 21 Jun 2022 -- Burkina Faso's army has ordered civilians to evacuate two large "military interest zones" ahead of a series of planned operations against militants and the armed combatants operating across the West African nation.
• East African Community Agrees to Deploy Troops to Stabilize DRC VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- East African leaders meeting in Kenya have agreed to deploy a Kenya-led regional security force to stop the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Weeks of fighting between DRC troops and rebels has raised tensions between the DRC and Rwanda. Congo accuses its neighbor of supporting the rebels, something Rwanda denies.
• Civilians Killed in Ethiopia US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2022 -- The United States is gravely concerned by reported killings of civilians in the Amhara community of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia this weekend.
• Suspected Islamist Militants Kill 132 Civilians in Central Mali VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- Mali's military government says Islamist militants have massacred 132 civilians in the central Mopti region, in one of the deadliest attacks of the decade-long militant insurgency.
• Nigeria: crisis in northeast will worsen without urgent help, says OCHA UN News 21 Jun 2022 -- UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in northeast Nigeria who continue to be affected by protracted armed conflict, just as the country enters the lean season.

News Reports

• US State Officials Detail How Trump Tried to Thwart Biden Victory VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- U.S. state officials detailed Tuesday how former President Donald Trump and his political allies tried to get bogus electors appointed in states he lost to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election to keep Trump in power and change vote totals — even though there was no evidence of vote-counting fraud.
• Australia Urged to Intervene in Long-Running Wikileaks Extradition Case VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are urging the Australian government to do more to gain the release of the Queensland-born activist. Assange is to be extradited from Britain to the United States to face espionage charges, in a move approved by the British government late last week.
• Russia Protests Transit Block To Kaliningrad, Threatens 'Retaliation' Against Lithuania RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Russia has summoned the European Union's envoy to Moscow to "strongly" protest new restrictions on goods shipments to its Kaliningrad exclave through EU member Lithuania while threatening the Baltic state with "retaliation."
• Russian Media Regulator Blocks Website Of Britain's Telegraph RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has blocked the website of Britain's The Telegraph daily as Moscow attempts to control the flow of information related to its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia calls on Lithuania to "immediately" lift transit ban to Kaliningrad People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- Russia has called on Lithuania to immediately lift its ban on the transit of a large number of goods through its territory to Russia's Kaliningrad region, Russian foreign ministry said Monday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 21, 2022 PRC MofA 21 Jun 2022
• FM demands explanation following report of Five Eyes building China infiltration rumors Global Times 21 Jun 2022 -- While the Five Eyes Alliance is interfering and infiltrating into China, they are distorting the facts and blaming China of "infiltration" instead, which reveals their deep-rooted Cold War mentality and ideological bias, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on the Five Eyes Alliance's action to tarnish China's image in the world.
• Secretary Raimondo Statement on Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act - and the Newly-Released Strategy to Combat the use of Forced Labor in Supply Chains US Dept. of Commerce 21 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued a statement on today's implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and the recent release of the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China, which was prepared by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Comm erce Department and other federal agencies and delivered to Congress.
• Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act US Dept. of State 21 Jun 2022 -- Starting today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act's provisions to prohibit imports made by forced labor into the United States of products made in Xinjiang. President Biden signed the Act into law on December 23, 2021, after it passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the United States Congress, underscoring our commitment to combating forced labor everywhere, including in Xinjiang, where genocide and crimes against humanity are ongoing.
• China firmly opposes US ban on imports of Xinjiang-related products: MOFCOM Global Times 21 Jun 2022 -- China firmly opposes the US ban on imports of any products related to Xinjiang. The US move is a typical act of economic coercion, seriously harming the interests of enterprises and consumers in both countries, and it is not conducive to the stability of global industrial and supply chains, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Tuesday.
• Number of Chinese nationals seeking asylum grows tenfold under Xi Jinping Radio Free Asia 21 Jun 2022 -- The number of Chinese nationals seeking political asylum overseas has skyrocketed under ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, according to a recent report.
• China to further deepen, substantiate BRICS cooperation People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing on June 23.
• Hong Kong's future very promising: Chief Executive Carrie Lam People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Hong Kong has returned to the right track of "one country, two systems" and its future is very promising.
• Taiwan blasts China as Qatar changes country's designation again CNA 21 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday expressed deep disappointment that 2022 FIFA World Cup host Qatar again changed Taiwan's name on an online fan application form for the tournament, while blasting China for forcing this latest change which belittles Taiwan's sovereignty status.
• 29 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 21 Jun 2022 -- A total of 29 Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the third-highest single-day total this year, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
• Spokesperson denounces "parliamentary diplomacy" visits by "Taiwan independence" separatist People's Daily 21 Jun 2022 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Tuesday denounced the so-called "parliamentary diplomacy" visits to certain countries by Yu Shyi-Kun, a diehard separatist, as one intended to get external anti-China forces on board to advocate "Taiwan independence."
• Efforts for Reaping Good Harvest Brisk in DPRK KCNA 21 Jun 2022 -- Agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK are exerting their strenuous efforts to the immediate farm work to hit this year's plan for grain production.
• Wheat and Barley Harvest Begins in DPRK KCNA 21 Jun 2022 -- The harvest of wheat and barley was started in rural areas across the country.
• South Korea Launches Satellite Into Orbit Using Its Own Rocket VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- South Korea succeeded in its second attempt to place a satellite into orbit using a domestically built space rocket, South Korean authorities said Tuesday, a key step in the country's ambitious plans for independent space development.
• Detained Mossad agents planned to kill Iran's nuclear scientists: Judiciary official Press TV 21 Jun 2022 -- An Iranian judiciary official says the three agents working for the Israeli Mossad spy agency, who were arrested in April, were planning to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists.
• Unrest In Iran Continues As Workers Strike Over Worsening Conditions RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Workers in the industrial town of Mahmoudabad in Isfahan continued their strike for a third consecutive day as a wave of unrest across Iran over living and work conditions shows no signs of letting up.
• Case Filed Against Former Kazakh President's Brother Over Corporate Takeover RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Kazakhstan's Financial Monitoring Agency says a lawsuit filed by the owners of the financial services company Karuan accuses former President Nursultan Nazarbaev's younger brother of illegally taking over the firm.
• Pakistan's ex-PM Khan blasts US 'imperial arrogance', role in his ouster Press TV 21 Jun 2022 -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the US government played the main role in removing him from the power, threatening his government with "consequences" unless he steps down from his position.
• Türkiye: Reducing threshold for parliamentary elections is welcome but other amendments could hamper inclusive democracy and impartiality of elections Council of Europe 21 Jun 2022 -- Despite some positive aspects, a recent law amending parliamentary election procedures in Türkiye (Law No. 7393) could impede the participation of newer (and smaller) parties, according to an opinion by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission of legal and constitutional experts.
• PM call with President of Türkiye: 21 June 2022 Gov.UK 21 Jun 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, today to discuss global food security and defence and economic cooperation.
• PM call with Prime Minister of Greece: 21 June 2022 Gov.UK 21 Jun 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis today ahead of next week's NATO Summit, which they agreed will be a crucial moment for NATO to unite in support of Ukrainian sovereignty.
• Thousands Of Armenian Workers Face Layoffs After Dramatic Rise Of The Dram RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- The economy of Armenia may be among the latest victims of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Kosovo, Serbia Agree On Road Map For Implementing Energy Agreements RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Kosovo and Serbia have agreed to adopt a road map for the implementation of energy agreements within an EU-led dialogue that aims to reach a comprehensive agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on the normalization of relations.
• Turkmenistan Issuing Passports To Dual Nationals After Berdymukhammedov Visit To Moscow RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Turkmen officials have resumed issuing travel passports to residents with dual Turkmen-Russian citizenship following President Serdar Berdymukhammedov's visit to Russia earlier this month.
• Turkmenistan Issuing Passports To Dual Nationals After Berdymukhammedov Visit To Moscow RFE/RL 21 Jun 2022 -- Turkmen officials have resumed issuing travel passports to residents with dual Turkmen-Russian citizenship following President Serdar Berdymukhammedov's visit to Russia earlier this month.
• Millions in Nigeria Face Food and Nutrition Crisis VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- A senior U.N. official warns of catastrophic consequences for millions of people in northeast Nigeria facing a food and nutrition crisis if the U.N. does not receive the funds needed to assist them.
• Millions in Nigeria Face Food and Nutrition Crisis VOA 21 Jun 2022 -- A senior U.N. official warns of catastrophic consequences for millions of people in northeast Nigeria facing a food and nutrition crisis if the U.N. does not receive the funds needed to assist them.