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• U.S. Seizes 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition, Other Illegal Weapons in Gulf of Oman US Navy 03 Dec 2022 -- On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.

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• 'The Decisive Decade': Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Reagan National Defense Forum (As Delivered) DoD 03 Dec 2022
• Strong Deterrence Enables U.S. to Ensure Global Rules, Rights DoD News 03 Dec 2022 -- "These next few years will set the terms of our competition with the People's Republic of China, and they will shape the future of security in Europe, and they will determine whether our children and grandchildren inherit an open world of rules and rights, or whether they face emboldened autocrats who seek to dominate by force and fear," said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during a keynote presentation Saturday at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California.
• World Gets First Look at B-21 Raider DoD News 03 Dec 2022 -- The Defense Department unveiled its newest bomber aircraft, the B-21 Raider, yesterday evening in Palmdale, California. As the first strategic bomber in more than three decades, the Air Force's B-21 will serve as the backbone of America's bomber force, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
• US unveils $700 million B-21 nuclear stealth bomber Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The US Air Force has unveiled its newest nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21, which is capable of carrying a nuclear payload and can be flown without a crew on board, amid heightened tensions between the United States and both China and Russia.
• New 'Spirit Realm' B-2 Spirit software factory keeps fleet operational — enabling combat relevancy for years to come US Air Force 03 Dec 2022 -- B-2 Spirit technology consists of more than its unique shape. There are underlying software and hardware advancements that enable long-range low-observable penetrating nuclear capability delivery around the world. The B-2 system continues to improve and modernize as international threats advance.
• USS Leyte Gulf Arrives in Slovenia US Navy 03 Dec 2022 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) arrived in Koper, Slovenia, Dec. 3 for a scheduled port visit.
• US military establishes Office of Strategic Capital for critical technologies Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The US military has established the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) to ease investments in the production of critical technologies such as advanced materials, next-generation biotechnology, and quantum science.
• CNO Participates in Reagan National Defense Forum Panel US Navy 03 Dec 2022
• Macron calls on West to consider security guarantees for Russia Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- France's President Emmanuel Macron says the West has to consider how to address Russia's need for security guarantees in the event of Moscow's agreement for negotiations about ending the war in Ukraine.
• Belarus, Russia Sign Protocol to Treaty on Joint Provision of Regional Security Sputnik 03 Dec 2022 -- Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday signed a protocol to a 1997 bilateral agreement on the joint provision of security in the region, the chief for international military cooperation at the Belarusian defense ministry said on Saturday.
• Partnering With Ukraine on Cybersecurity Paid Off, Leaders Say DoD News 03 Dec 2022 -- A year ago, a hunt forward 10-member team of the U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber National Mission Force arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• US looks to deploy air defense missile systems from Middle East to Ukraine Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes has said that the US looks to shift its air defense systems from the Middle East to Ukraine.
• Japan eyes $318 billion for military spending as pacifist charter fades Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- Japan is set to allocate 40

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• UNHCR's Grandi: We must increase lifesaving support to vulnerable Lebanese and refugees and find solutions for Syrian refugees UNHCR 03 Dec 2022 -- At the conclusion of a three-day visit to Lebanon, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed to the international community to sustain its crucial support to vulnerable Lebanese and refugees in Lebanon, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in modern history.
• West Bank: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the latest violence European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Dec 2022 -- The European Union is greatly concerned about the increasing level of violence in the occupied West Bank. During the last days alone, 10 Palestinians have been killed by ISF (Israeli Security Forces).
• Somali Military Liberates 4 Strategic Villages From al-Shabab Militants VOA 03 Dec 2022 -- Somalia's defense ministry says the country's national army, supported by local clan militias, has seized control of several strategic villages from al-Shabab Islamist militants. The ministry acknowledged that several security personnel were wounded during the army's recent operations.

News Reports

• Russian oil: EU agrees on level of price cap EC/CEU 03 Dec 2022 -- The Council decided today to set an oil price cap for crude oil and petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (CN code 2709 00) which originate in or are exported from Russia, at USD 60 per barrel.
• G7 agrees oil price cap: reducing Russia's revenues, while keeping global energy markets stable European Commission 03 Dec 2022 -- The international Price Cap Coalition has finalised its work on implementing an oil price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil. EU Member States in the Council have also just approved in parallel its implementation within the EU.
• Questions and Answers: G7 agrees oil price cap to reduce Russia's revenues, while keeping global energy markets stable European Commission 03 Dec 2022
• Kremlin rejects price cap put on its oil by US, allies as unacceptable; Kiev says it lacks serious effect Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The Kremlin has rejected a $60-per-barrel price cap that the US and its allies in the European Union and the Group of Seven have agreed to place on Russian oil imports as an alleged attempt to starve Moscow's ongoing military campaign in Ukraine.
• West's 'dangerous' price cap won't curb demand for Russian oil: Moscow Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- Russia will keep looking for buyers for its oil despite a "dangerous" attempt by the West to introduce a $60 price cap on Russian oil amid a pressure campaign against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, the Russian embassy in the United States says.
• Zelenskyy: G7 Oil Price Cap a Half-Measure, Won't Stop Russia VOA 03 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said capping the price of Russian seaborne oil at $60 a barrel is not aggressive enough to squeeze the Russian economy that funds its invasion in Ukraine.
• Price Cap On Russian Oil Should Be Lowered To $30 Per Barrel, Ukraine Says RFE/RL 03 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine has welcomed a $60 price cap on Russian oil agreed by the European Union, the Group of Seven (G7) group of advanced economies, and Australia, but said it should be lowered to $30 per barrel to hit Russia's economy harder.
• Russian Businessman Mikhail Fridman Reportedly Detained In London On Money-Laundering Suspicions RFE/RL 03 Dec 2022 -- British police say a "wealthy Russian businessman" has been arrested at his multimillion-dollar London home on potential money-laundering suspicions, and later released on bail.
• EU, G7 agree on price cap on Russia oil imports Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The European Union and the Group of Seven industrialized nations have agreed on a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil imports in an alleged attempt to starve Russia's ongoing military campaign in Ukraine.
• US puts Russian military company on same list as Daesh Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The United States has accused a Russian private military company of "threatening religious freedom" in the Central African Republic, adding its name to a list that also features the Daesh and al-Qaeda Takfiri terrorist outfits.
• China quells COVID protests but memories of mass mobilization will be harder to erase Radio Free Asia 03 Dec 2022 -- It had the makings of a perfect storm: Street protests in major cities voicing shared frustration with harsh COVID-10 curbs. The death of a former leader remembered as less repressive than the hardline incumbent. And a blank white paper message taunting a ruling party terrified of pro-democracy "color revolutions."
• China Completes First-Ever In-Orbit Rotation of Crews at Tiangong Station Sputnik 03 Dec 2022 -- China's taikonauts held a successful in-orbit rotation of crews at the Tiangong space station for the first time in the country's history, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
• Vietnam's labeling of Taiwan's military drill 'unacceptable': MOFA CNA 03 Dec 2022 -- Taiwan on Friday rejected Vietnam's characterization of its recent live-fire drill around Taiping Island, or Itu Aba, as an "illegal" activity, saying its claim to the small island in the South China Sea was "unquestionable" and that it was part of the Republic of China's (ROC) territory.
• U.S., EU express concern over China's 'provocations' in Taiwan Strait CNA 03 Dec 2022 -- The United States and the European Union have expressed concern over China's "provocations" in the Taiwan Strait, which they said increased the risk of crisis in the region, after their bilateral meetings in Washington, D.C. on Friday.
• AEOI chief announces construction of nuclear power plant in Khuzestan Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has announced the start of construction operation for a nuclear plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, praising the country's remarkable progress in development of nuclear power plants.
• Iran proved progress is possible without US, JCPOA: Minister IRNA 03 Dec 2022 -- Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says the current administrative government that came to office more than a year ago proved the country can advance without waiting for the outcome of talks with the US and other world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
• EU's Borrell, Iran's FM discuss latest situation of JCPOA talks IRNA 03 Dec 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell have held a phone call on the latest developments of negotiations for removal of anti-Iran sanctions.
• Iran FM, UN chief discuss JCPOA, regional issues IRNA 03 Dec 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres have held talks over the phone on the events in Iran, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and regional cooperation, spokesperson for the UN chief announced.
• Iran sanctions eight Canadian individuals, entity in reciprocal measure Press TV 03 Dec 2022 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has imposed retaliatory sanctions on a Canadian entity and several individuals over their support for terrorism and acts of violence against the country.
• Winter Tests Central Asia's Decrepit Energy Systems, People's Patience RFE/RL 03 Dec 2022 -- People shiver inside their homes after a power-plant failure in Kazakhstan. A village in Tajikistan can't pump water due to blackouts. Streetlight are used in a "restricted" capacity in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent.
• Sofia Angry At Dutch Refusal To Let Bulgaria Into Schengen RFE/RL 03 Dec 2022 -- The Bulgarian government has criticized the Netherlands' decision to block the southeastern EU member's accession into Europe's passport-free Schengen zone, calling it an act of "cynicism."
• Sudan's Military, Opposition Reach Framework Agreement Sputnik 03 Dec 2022 -- The Sudanese military and opposition have agreed to sign a framework political agreement, with the signing ceremony expected to take place next week, the country's leading opposition alliance Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) said.