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• All options on table to expel US forces from Iraq: Fatah Alliance IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Member of Iraq's Fatah Alliance Karim Alivi has said that all options are on the table for the withdrawal of American forces from the Arab country amid anger over the killing of two PMU members in a US drone strike.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Secretary Austin's Health Status DoD 07 Jan 2024
• MAGTF Stand-In Force Exercise Empowers Small-Unit Leaders, Increases Readiness in the Indo-Pacific USMC News 07 Jan 2024 -- From Nov. 15 through Dec. 15. 2023, The Marines of 3d Marine Division demonstrated their tactical proficiency and readiness while conducting Stand-in Force Operations in the first island chain during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Stand-In Force Exercise 24.
• Meeting with families of service personnel who died in the special military operation President of Russia 07 Jan 2024 -- On Christmas Eve, Vladimir Putin met in Novo-Ogaryovo with family members of service personnel who died in the course of the special military operation.
• Russian Strategic Missile Forces to Launch Seven ICBMs in 2024 - Defense Ministry Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- Russia and the United States remain the world's two nuclear superpowers, with their stockpiles accounting for about nine-tenths of all strategic weapons on the planet.
• Zelenskyy Urges Joint Weapons Production in Europe to Defend Against Russia VOA 07 Jan 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that Russia could be defeated and warned that the war in Ukraine has shown that Europe should develop a joint weapons production with Ukraine and build a sufficient weapons arsenal for its defense.
• Ukraine's Defense Budget Deficit Reaches $11.3Bln - Reports Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- The budget deficit of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry for 2024 is 36% or 430 billion hryvnias ($11.33 billion), a member of the Ukrainian parliament, Oleksiy Goncharenko, said on Saturday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Countermeasures on US Arms Sales to China's Taiwan Region and Sanctions on Chinese Entities PRC MofA 07 Jan 2024
• China sanctions five US arms manufacturers over Taiwan weapons sales Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- China has announced sanctions against five US arms manufacturers in reaction to weapons sales to Taiwan and US sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals.
• China Sanctions Five US Defense Companies in Response to New Arms Sales to Taiwan Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- China has sanctioned five US defense industry companies in response for new US arms sales to Taiwan by freezing those entities' property in China and barring organizations and individuals in the Asian nation from transactions and cooperation with them, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
• China imposes sanctions on five US companies as countermeasures against arms sales to Taiwan island Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- As countermeasures on US arms sales to China's Taiwan region and the country's sanctions on Chinese entities, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that China has decided to impose sanctions on five US defense companies, including freezing movable and immovable assets and other types of property held within China, as well as prohibiting organizations and individuals within China from engaging in transactions, cooperation, and other activities with these companies.
• China sanctions five US companies in upgraded response to Washington's arms sales to Taiwan island Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- As countermeasures against US' arms sales to China's Taiwan region and the country's sanctions on Chinese entities, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that China has decided to impose sanctions on five US defense companies, including freezing movable and immovable assets and other types of property held within China, as well as prohibiting organizations and individuals within China from engaging in transactions, cooperation, and other activities with these companies.
• China has imposed sanctions on five US defense companies in response to the US arms sales to the island of Taiwan Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- In response to the US arms sales to the island of Taiwan, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China has decided to impose sanctions on five US defense companies. These sanctions include freezing movable and immovable assets, as well as other types of property held within China. Additionally, organizations and individuals within China are prohibited from engaging in transactions, cooperation, and other activities with these companies.
• Chinese military achieves overwhelming victories in anti- corruption: PLA Daily Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- The Chinese military has achieved significant victories in fighting against corruption whereas it is necessary to be aware that there still exist occasional instances of violations of laws among officials and soldiers inspite of strict measures and management, the PLA Daily commented recently, noting to the PLA will take preventive measures against the problems in advance.
• PLA Navy's large destroyer honored after fending off foreign military provocation during drills Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- The Party committee of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's first Type 055 large destroyer was honored as a role model on Sunday after the warship completed a series of challenging missions including fending off foreign military provocation in combat drills.
• Infrastructure, combat readiness key to Taiwan defense: Think tank CNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's military should give priority to protecting the country's crucial infrastructure, maintaining combat readiness, and decentralizing its military command, to build an effective national defense against a possible full-scale invasion by China, a military think tank said in an annual report released recently.
• KPA General Staff Issues Report KCNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA) issued the following report on Sunday:
• Italy Calls for 'European Army,' Suggesting Desire for Greater Independence from US Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called for the creation of a European Union military force Sunday, reviving an idea that has been occasionally floated by leaders throughout the continent.
• EU Has Other Problems to Solve Before Creating 'European Army' - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- The European Union should solve more important problems before forming its own army, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani's statement Sunday.

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari January 7th, 20:40 Israel Defense Forces 07 Jan 2024
• Conflict in Gaza Strip to Continue Until All Hostages Return Home - Israeli Defense Minister Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- Military operations in the Gaza Strip will continue until all Israeli hostages are returned, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday.
• Israel Ready to Settle Hezbollah Conflict by Political or 'Other' Means - Netanyahu Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah announced on Saturday that it launched over 60 rockets at an Israeli military base as retaliation for the killing of Hamas' political bureau chief in Beirut, Saleh al-Arouri.
• IDF Completes Destruction of Hamas Infrastructure in North of Gaza Strip Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli military has completed the destruction of Palestinian movement Hamas' infrastructure in the northern Gaza Strip and will now focus on fighting the Palestinian movement in the central and southern parts of the enclave, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Saturday.
• Government Approves NIS 12.5 Million to Strengthen the Social Resilience in Time of Emergency of the Druze and Circassian Communities in the Galilee, and on Mt. Carmel and the Golan Heights Israel - Prime Minister 07 Jan 2024
• Government Approves PM Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's Israel - Prime Minister 07 Jan 2024
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 07 Jan 2024
• Jan. 6: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 07 Jan 2024
• Israel's Iron Dome unable to repel Hezbollah's missiles: Report IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli regime's advanced missile systems are incapable of repelling Hezbollah's missile attacks on the occupied territories, according to Israeli media.
• Zionists' fatalities sink Netanyahu further into Gaza quagmire IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli military has confirmed the killing of one more army officer during an encounter with Palestinian resistance fighters on the ground in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night.
• At least 16 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- At least 16 Palestinians were killed overnight as Israeli airstrikes targeted a residence in Khan Yunis and a UN school in the central Gaza Strip.
• UNRWA Situation Report #61 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information from 4-6 January 2024, is valid as of 6 January 2024 at 22:30) UNRWA 07 Jan 2024
• Blinken Meets With Arab Leaders, Aiming to Curb Spread of Israeli-Hamas War VOA 07 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Jordan and Qatar on Sunday to meet with Arab leaders in a new push to tamp down fears that the Israeli war with Hamas could spiral out of control across the Middle East.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 07 Jan 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II US Dept. of State 07 Jan 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Following Tour of a World Food Program Regional Coordination Warehouse US Dept. of State 07 Jan 2024
• Israel to have 'difficult' time against Hezbollah if escalation grows: US intel. Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- A US intelligence assessment says it would be difficult for Israel to succeed against the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah if the situation in the region escalates further.
• Blinken Visiting UAE, Saudi Arabia Amid Push to Curb Spread of Israeli-Hamas War VOA 08 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with officials in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia Monday, then heads to Israel, as he pushes for more humanitarian aid to Gaza, the protection of civilians and to ensure the conflict does not spread to other parts of the region.
• Iran FM says Israel has reached none of its goals in Gaza war IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that the Israeli regime has reached none of its stated goals in the Gaza war, including the annihilation of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas.
• Zionist assassination of resistance commanders aims to compensate defeats: Cmdr. IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani has said that the enemy's assassination of the resistance commanders is taking place in an attempt to compensate for earlier defeats in Gaza and the West Bank.
• Enemy assassinated al-Arouri to mitigate defeat in Gaza: Qaani to Haniyeh ISNA 07 Jan 2024 -- In a letter, Qaani tells Haniyeh that martyr al-Arouri departed from this world reassured and unafraid for the fate and future of the Resistance.
• One day Palestinians will be equipped with air defense: IRGC general Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Palestinian resistance groups will one day be equipped with air defense systems enabling them to repel Israeli airstrikes.
• King of Jordan Warns Blinken of Catastrophic Repercussions of Gaza War Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- Jordanian King Abdullah II warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting on Sunday of the "catastrophic ramifications" brought about by the continued hostilities in the Gaza Strip and stressed the need to end the humanitarian crisis, the royal office said.
• Jordan's king calls on US to push for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- Jordan's King Abdullah has warned against the "catastrophic repercussions" of Israel's ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, calling on the United States to push for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged territory.
• Spillover effect of Gaza war heightens concerns; US 'hardly' plays a role of peacemaker Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- The aftermath of conflict in Gaza has seen its effects reverberate throughout the region as Hezbollah, the Lebanese military faction, launched 62 rockets at a significant Israeli military base on Saturday, which was described as a preliminary response to the assassination of the deputy chief of Hamas. Some experts said on Sunday that this act heightened concerns about the intensifying discord between US-backed Israel and what the Western media terms as the Axis of Resistance, an "anti-Israel coalition" informally led by Iran.
• Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in West Bank drone strike Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- At least six Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on Jenin, amid an uptick in violence from Israeli forces against the West Bank since the outbreak of the war in Gaza on October 7.
• Senior Hezbollah official: Meron attack was first response to al-Arouri assassination IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- A senior member of Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has said that the latest missile attack on Israel's Meron airbase was the first response to the regime's assassination of top Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri.
• Hezbollah carries out fresh attacks on Zionist bases IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has carried out fresh missile attacks against Zionist bases in the Israeli occupied lands, local media reported.
• Israel's admission on Hezbollah's attack on Meron airbase IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The Zionist regime implicitly admitted to the hard attack by Hezbollah to the strategic and important airbase in Meron in the north of occupied Palestine and causing extensive damage to it.
• What happened in Dahiyeh could not go unanswered: Hezbollah official IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- A senior Lebanese cleric has announced that what happened in Beirut's southern area Dahiyeh earlier this week that led to the death of a senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas not go unanswered.
• Hamas leaders ready to sacrifice their lives for Palestine: Haniyeh IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Head of Hamas' Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh has said that all leaders and commanders of the resistance movement are ready to sacrifice their lives for Palestine, and that the resistance against the Israeli occupation will continue more powerful than before.
• Islamic Jihad: US complicit in Israeli atrocities, not fit to mediate in Gaza crisis Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says the United States is complicit in the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza and is in no position to mediate between Gaza-based resistance groups and the Tel Aviv regime and broker a complete ceasefire.
• 'You made a mistake': Jenin Brigades says successfully trapped Israeli vehicles Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- The resistance fighters in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin say the Israeli regime forces have "made a mistake" by underestimating their combat readiness as they managed to lay a deadly ambush on the occupation in Jenin before a drone strike on the city's refugee camp.
• Iraqi Islamic Resistance hits Israel's Haifa Port with missile IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has taken responsibility for a missile attack on Israel's Haifa Port.
• Iraq's Islamic Resistance hits several Israeli, US targets in support of Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says its fighters have struck several Israeli and American targets across the Arab country and neighboring Syria as well as in the occupied territories in support of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Houthis urge ships sailing through Bab-el-Mandeb to declare non-connection with "Israel" IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- A member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, has said that the ship sailing through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait have to declare that they have no connection with "Israel".
• US will pay price for killing Yemeni naval forces: Top official IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat has said that the United States will pay the price for killing the country's armed forces, with "their blood causing a new battle with the American enemy."
• Sana'a: US to pay the price for attacking Yemeni forces ISNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Yemeni Supreme Political Council President Mahdi al-Mashat says Sanaa will make the United States pay the price for its attacks on the Yemeni Navy in the Red Sea.
• No Israeli ships or those heading to its ports will pass through Red Sea: Yemen Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- Yemen has vowed to continue to prevent the passage through the Red Sea of all ships that are owned by Israel or heading to the regime's ports as long as the ongoing genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip goes on.
• China's shipping firm COSCO halts shipments to Israel Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- Chinese shipping firm COSCO has reportedly suspended shipping to the Israeli regime through the strategic Red Sea, following the Yemeni army's attacks on ships bound for the occupied territories in support of the Gaza Strip.
• Chinese Shipping Giant COSCO Stops Calling at Israeli Ports - Reports Sputnik 07 Jan 2024 -- Chinese state-owned company COSCO, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, has decided to stop calling at Israeli ports for reasons yet unknown, Israeli financial newspaper Globes reported on Sunday.

Other Conflicts

• UN Decries IS-Claimed Deadly Attack on Afghan Religious Minority VOA 07 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations has urged Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to bring to justice the perpetrators of an overnight deadly minibus bombing in Kabul that targeted members of the minority Hazara-Shiite community.
• Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Statement by High Representative Borrell on recognition of vehicle license plates European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Jan 2024 -- The EU welcomes the decisions of Kosovo and Serbia to formally recognize each other's vehicle license plates and fully abolish the sticker regime.
• China maintains close contact with parties amid internal conflicts in Myanmar near border Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- China has maintained close communication with Myanmar over bilateral relations as well as the situation in northern Myanmar as conflicts on the Myanmar side of the China-Myanmar border region have caused injuries to several Chinese nationals.

News Reports

• Annual anti-graft blockbuster premieres, revealing shocking details far more harmful than financial corruption Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- In the first weekend of 2024, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) started to air an annual anti-corruption documentary revealing shocking details which go beyond financial corruption, which experts said demonstrated China's determination to expand the scope of supervision, deepening the intensity of its anti-graft efforts and strengthening investigations on public tipoffs.
• China's Dec forex reserves return to above $3.2 trillion, to help cope with external uncertainties Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- Data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) on Sunday showed that China's foreign exchange reserves reached $3.238 trillion as of the end of December, up 2.1 percent month-on-month.
• China to further improve budgetary system guiding state-owned capital Global Times 07 Jan 2024 -- China's State Council, the country's cabinet, issued guidelines on Saturday to improve the operating budget system for state-owned capital, in an effort to give more support to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and promote high-quality development of China's economy.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 7, 2023 ROC MND 07 Jan 2024
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, on Sunday issued the following press statement titled "Misjudgment, conjecture, obstinacy and arrogance will invite irretrievable misfortune":
• Rodong Sinmun Calls for Intensive Study of General Secretary Kim Jong Un's Speeches Made at 9th Plenum of 8th C.C., WPK KCNA 07 Jan 2024 -- All the people of the DPRK out in the new year advance are intent on the intensive study to fully arm themselves with the new idea and policy of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), says Rodong Sinmun Sunday in an editorial.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's Vital Report and Conclusion Studied in DPRK KCNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The very important report and conclusion made by the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un at the 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) are a historic document and an immortal militant banner as they clarify clear the advance orientation and struggle policies for successfully implementing the Korean-style development strategy.
• Seoul declares maritime buffer zone with North ineffective Radio Free Asia 07 Jan 2024 -- South Korea has officially declared that the maritime buffer zone with North Korea no longer exists, setting a precondition for Seoul and Washington to conduct reconnaissance operations near the border in response to Pyongyang's ongoing military provocations.
• 33 Afghan nationals martyred, injured in Kerman terrorist blasts IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- The director general of Public Relations of Iran's National Migration Organization has said that the number of Afghan nationals who have been martyred and wounded in the two terrorist attacks in Kerman, southern Iran, is 33.
• Kerman prosecutor says 32 perpetrators of terror attacks arrested IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Kerman Prosecutor Mahdi Bakhshi has said that 32 people related to the Kerman terrorist crime have been arrested.
• Entire terrorist team involved in Kerman attack arrested: Prosecutor ISNA 07 Jan 2024 -- All terrorists involved in the recent deadly attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman have been arrested, says the city's prosecutor Mehdi Bakhshi.
• Entire terrorist team involved in Kerman attack arrested: Prosecutor Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- All terrorists involved in the recent deadly attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman have been arrested, says the city's prosecutor Mehdi Bakhshi.
• Iranian and French FMs hold telephone conversation ISNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Iran's foreign minister has called for more efforts by the international community to counter terrorism in all its forms.
• 'Crushing, decisive' response awaits Israel in case of attacking Iran: Cmdr. Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- A senior Iranian military commander says Tehran will not hesitate to give a "crushing and decisive" response to Israel if it attacks the country.
• Arouri's comrades to become Israel's 'nightmare', warns IRGC Quds Force chief Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- The commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned of the "nightmare" facing Israel after the Tel Aviv regime assassinated Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement.
• Iranian Economy Buoyed By 'Dark Fleet' Oil Shipments To China RFE/RL 07 Jan 2024 -- More than 6,000 kilometers from Tehran, in treacherous waters off the shores of Singapore, a "dark fleet" of oil tankers waits to offload the precious cargo that helps keep Iran's economy afloat -- a dependency that could also sink it.
• Leader of Pakistan's outlawed anti-Shia group shot dead Press TV 07 Jan 2024 -- The leader of Pakistan's outlawed anti-Shia group has been shot dead near Ghauri town, on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, according to the police.
• Internet Disrupted in Pakistan as Khan's Party Launches Virtual Election Campaign VOA 07 Jan 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan disrupted internet connectivity and blocked access to social media platforms nationwide late Sunday as the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan virtually launched its manifesto and fundraising campaign ahead of elections next month.
• Bangladesh's ruling Awami League gains clear majority of parliamentary seats People's Daily 08 Jan 2024 -- Bangladesh's ruling Awami League (AL) party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gained more than 70 percent of parliamentary seats in the country's general elections, with the results of around 290 seats initially declared by Election Commission (EC) officials Sunday night.
• India's First Solar Observatory Reaches Destination VOA 07 Jan 2024 -- India has achieved another milestone in space exploration by successfully placing a spacecraft in an orbit from which it will study the sun for five years.
• Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan in talks to resume gas swap via Iran: NIGC IRNA 07 Jan 2024 -- Turkmenistan and the Azerbaijan Republic are in talks to resolve a problem that has halted gas swap between the two countries via Iran, the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has announced.