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• Feb. 16 Summary of Red Sea Activities CENTCOM 17 Feb 2024
• US, UK carry out fresh strikes on Yemen IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The United States and the UK have carried out fresh attacks against Yemeni targets, local media reported.
• Yemen USV threat 'one of most scary scenarios': US Navy commander IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The commander of US Carrier Strike Group 2, Dwight D. Eisenhower, has acknowledged that one of the scariest scenarios is to face unmanned surface vessels of the Yemeni armed forces.
• US Navy baffled by new sea threat from Yemen Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) operated and controlled by Yemen's army have become a new nightmare for US Navy forces stationed in the Red Sea and surrounding waters, a commander says.
• US, UK strike Yemen's main oil export terminal in Hudaydah Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- The United States and Britain have launched a new round of airstrikes on Yemen's strategic western province of Hudaydah, targeting the country's main oil export terminal.

Defense Policy / Programs

• SECNAV Del Toro Delivers Principal Address at USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) Commissioning US Navy 17 Feb 2024
• SECNAV Del Toro Honors John L. Canley at Ship Commissioning US Navy Press Release 17 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. Navy commissioned Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) in Coronado, Calif., Feb. 17.
• Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Munich Security Conference panel discussion, "In it to Win it: the Future of Ukraine and Transatlantic Security" NATO 17 Feb 2024
• Keynote address by the President at the Munich Security Conference President of the Republic of Lithuania 17 Feb 2024 -- Keynote address by Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, at the discussion "Flank-Tastic? Mapping NATO's Eastern Deterrence and Defense" at the Munich Security Conference
• Harris Underscores Commitment to Continue Supporting Ukraine DoD News 17 Feb 2024 -- Vice President Kamala Harris underscored the United States' commitment to continue supporting Ukraine after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today.
• We signed an ambitious security agreement that strengthens Ukraine, our warriors and our people - Head of State after the meeting with the President of France President of Ukraine 17 Feb 2024
• PLA Air Force trains J-20 pilots at elite combat unit Global Times 17 Feb 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force is using an elite combat unit to train J-20 pilots amid deliveries of the stealth fighter jet to multiple units, a move experts said on Saturday will contribute to the fast generation of new combat capabilities which require pilots to not only fight, but also command.
• IAF CONDUCTS 'EXERCISE - VAYU SHAKTI-24' IN RAJASTHAN India PIB 17 Feb 2024 -- Pokhran range near Jaisalmer reverberated with thunderous explosions and applause, on 17 February 2024, as the Indian Air Force showcased its offensive capabilities through an enthralling and formidable display of its firepower
• India approves $10 billion military buying spree in pivot to West Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- India's defense ministry has approved the procurement of 15 maritime patrol aircraft from Airbus and six air-refuel aircraft
• Azarakhsh, Arman air defense systems destroy targets in shortest time: Minister IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani has said that the newly unveiled Azarakhsh and Arman air defense systems can destroy their targets within the shortest time period and distance.
• Iran unveils new home-made defense systems IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Iran has unveiled a new anti-ballistic missile system and a new low-altitude air defense system, which have been developed by experts of the Iranian Defense Ministry.
• Iran unveils domestically-manufactured anti-ballistic, low-altitude defense systems Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- The Iranian Ministry of Defense has unveiled a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense system as well as a low-altitude air defense (LAAD) system entirely designed and manufactured by the country's military experts and specialists.
• The President invites the Netherlands to contribute to air defense President of the Republic of Lithuania 17 Feb 2024 -- On Saturday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The President and the Dutch Prime Minister discussed regional security issues, support for Ukraine, and preparations for the NATO Summit in Washington.
• Speech by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference Germany - Federal Government 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, And Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar At the Munich Security Conference US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Calls with Northern Ireland First Minister O'Neill, deputy First Minister Little-Pengelly, and Democratic Unionist Party leader Donaldson US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Azerbaijani President Aliyev US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Séjourné US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with Chancellor Scholz of Germany The White House 17 Feb 2024

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• 24h Operational Update: 100 Suspected in Terrorist Activity Apprehended in Nasser Hospital Israel Defense Forces 17 Feb 2024
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 17 Feb 2024
• Ignoring humanitarian repercussions, Netanyahu vows to roll into Rafah Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- Ignoring vociferous warnings about the pending humanitarian repercussions, the Israeli regime's prime minister vows to carry out a ground invasion against the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, which is packed with hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees.
• Feb. 16: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 17 Feb 2024
• Israeli regime launches missile attack on northern Palestine IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Media outlets have reported a heavy missile attack launched by the Zionist regime on Kiryat Shmona in northern occupied Palestine.
• UNRWA chief says Israel aims to destroy UN agency in Gaza Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says Israel is waging a concerted campaign aimed at destroying the main UN agency in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• US Prepares to Supply Weapons to Israel Despite Calls for Ceasefire - Report Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden is preparing to deliver a batch of weapons to Israel, including bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits and bomb fuses, despite US calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
• US to rush weapons to Israel amid planned invasion of Rafah: Report Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to send "tens of millions of dollars" worth of bombs and weapons to Israel in continuation of Washington's untrammeled support for the occupying regime's months-long war on Gaza.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli President Herzog US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Israeli President Isaac Herzog Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024
• Iranian, Saudi foreign ministers discuss developments in Gaza, Rafah ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- In a telephone conversation on Friday Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan held talks over the latest efforts aimed at expanding bilateral ties as well as some regional and international developments especially those of the Gaza Strip and Rafah.
• China: Palestinian statehood key to end world's 'longest-lasting injustice' Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says much more needs to be done for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, which is the only solution to the world's "longest-lasting injustice."
• Israeli regime is to blame for lack of progress in truce talks: Hamas IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The head of the political bureau of Palestine's Hamas Resistance Movement holds the Israeli regime responsible for a lack of progress in negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
• Abu Obeida: Al-Aqsa Storm marks beginning of the end of Israel ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The spokesperson of the Al Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, affirmed on Friday that the "Al Aqsa Storm Operation marked the beginning of the end of the longest occupation in modern history, and will be a turning point in our nation's history."
• Israel responsible for lack of progress in ceasefire talks: Hamas chief Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- The head of the political bureau of Hamas has blamed the Israeli regime for the lack of progress in achieving a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, as the occupying regime is going on with its relentless bombardments of the besieged territory.
• Israeli military sites, settlements under Gaza Resistance's fire ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- 134 days into the war, the Palestinian Resistance continues to confront the Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli military bases in fresh strikes IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah says it has targeted Israeli military outposts in the occupied territories in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• Resistance against Zionist regime remains steadfast: Hezbollah IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Deputy Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that the resistance remains steadfast and continues to fight to inflict heavy losses on the Zionist regime.
• Iron Dome in Safed failed against Lebanese resistance attacks IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The Iron Dome in Safed, northern occupied Palestine, has failed against the attacks of the Lebanese resistance.
• Israeli media take Nasrallah warning seriously, say he's honest about Hezbollah missile power IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Israeli media believe that the latest threat by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to target Israeli positions in response to the regime's killing of Lebanese civilians is real and the resistance leader is telling the truth about the movement's missile power.
• Nasrallah: Israel to pay with blood for civilian deaths ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli occupation would pay with blood for its killing of civilians in southern Lebanon, as this is a sensitive issue for the Resistance and a red line that was crossed, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said during a speech to commemorate the fallen leaders of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.
• Hezbollah: No option but armed resistance to fight off Israeli aggression Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- There is no option but armed struggle to fight off the open aggression Israel is exercising in the occupied Palestinian territories and elsewhere in West Asia, says a high-ranking official with the Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah.
• No ground assault on Rafah in near future: Report IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The Zionist regime will not conduct a ground assault on Rafah in the near future given the disagreements between the officials of the regime, according to Lebanese news television channel Al Mayadeen.
• Yemen targets British oil tanker in Red Sea IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- A tanker with links to the UK was on fire for several hours in the Gulf of Aden after being hit by a missile fired Yemeni Army, the spokesman for the Armed Forces of Yemen has announced.
• Yemen says targeted British oil tanker in Red Sea with 'direct' missile hit Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- Yemen says its naval units have targeted with missiles a British oil tanker in the Red Sea in retaliation for the recent US-UK aggression against the Arab country.
• Israeli war on Gaza: International groups warn of 'catastrophic' Rafah assault Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- International aid and rights groups have expressed grave concerns about the "catastrophic" consequences of an imminent Israeli attack on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid the months-long genocidal war against Palestinians trapped in the besieged territory.

Other Conflicts

• PLA, CCG defend sovereign security, maritime rights in South China Sea during holidays over provocations from Philippine, US Global Times 17 Feb 2024 -- Facing provocations from the Philippines and the US during the Spring Festival holidays, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) did not let their guards down, took effective measures, and firmly defended China's sovereign security and maritime rights in the South China Sea, experts said on Saturday.
• Taliban Refuse to Attend UN Conference on Afghanistan VOA 17 Feb 2024 -- The Afghan Taliban have decided not to participate in a U.N.-sponsored conference on Afghanistan in Qatar's capital Doha.
• Statement of like-minded Foreign Ministers of the FFP network Germany Federal Foreign Office 17 Feb 2024 -- Today at the Munich Security Conference 2024, we, the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, the Netherlands and Romania express our deepest concerns about the ongoing human rights violations of women and girls in Afghanistan, and urge the de facto authorities to put an end to systematic gender persecution, which could amount to crimes against humanity.
• Israeli regime carries out attacks on Syria IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The Tel Aviv regime conducted fresh rocket and artillery strikes on some areas in Syria.
• Escalation of Hostilities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024 -- The United States strongly condemns the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) caused by the actions of the Rwanda-backed, U.S.- and UN-sanctioned M23 armed group, including its recent incursions into the town of Sake.
• Blinken, Scholz Meet Leaders Of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Vow To Support Peace Efforts RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met separately with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the German leader saying the bitter Caucasus rivals had agreed to resolve their differences "without new violence."

News Reports

• Greetings on the anniversary of Gazprom President of Russia 17 Feb 2024
• Navalny's Death Confirmed, But Officials Refuse To Release Body Pending 'Investigation' RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Aleksei Navalny's family and close associates have confirmed the Russian opposition politician's death in an Arctic prison and have demanded his body be handed over, but officials have refused to release it, telling his lawyers and mother that an "investigation" of the causes would only be completed next week.
• Alexey Navalny has died: prison service ISNA 17 Feb 2024 -- Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has died, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets Region, where he had been serving his sentence, reported on Friday afternoon.
• Aleksei Navalny, Dogged Anti-Corruption Crusader And Outspoken Kremlin Foe, Dies In Prison RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- When Aleksei Navalny left a Moscow jail in August 2019 after serving 30 days for encouraging protests, the Russian opposition leader delivered the kind of message he had pushed relentlessly for a decade, earning himself a reputation as the most vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Munich: The martyr's death of Navalny symbolises the monstrous nature of the Russian regime Estonia MFA 17 Feb 2024 -- Today 16 February, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany, and commenting on the death of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, said it proved the monstrous nature of the Russian regime.
• At the Munich Security Conference, the President proposed a strategy to contain Russia President of the Republic of Lithuania 17 Feb 2024 -- President Gitanas Nausėda is attending the Munich Security Conference. On Saturday, the Head of State addressed the discussion "Flank-Tastic? Mapping NATO's Eastern Deterrence and Defense".
• Mixed Reaction To Navalny's Death In Moscow While Europeans Gather To Mourn Kremlin Critic RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- The death of Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny in a Russian prison on February 16 led to an outpouring of grief across Europe, but in Moscow the reaction was more mixed, with some people calling him brave and others saying he won't be missed.
• Floral Tributes To Navalny Removed Overnight As More Than 100 Reportedly Arrested RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Groups of unidentified people removed flowers and other tributes for opposition politician Aleksei Navalny from Russian cities under the watch of the police overnight on February 17, social-media videos showed, as more than 100 people were arrested across Russia for laying flowers in Navalny's memory in various spots, according to monitoring group OVD-Info.
• Interview: Putin's Strategic Mistake Was To Choose The West As An Enemy, Historian Says RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be remembered as a great ruler of Russia. History professor Timothy Snyder believes he will rather go down as a ruler who severely weakened his own country, by choosing to have the West as an enemy and China as a patron.
• Wang meets Blinken, calls for sound, steady, sustainable development of ties Global Times 17 Feb 2024 -- During a meeting on Friday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the ongoing Munich Security Conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a sound, steady and sustainable development of China-US ties. Chinese experts noted that as risks of both bilateral and international conflicts are on the rise, Wang's meeting with Blinken marks another round of efforts between China and the US in managing disputes, stabilizing ties and de-risking; it also paves way for more frequent and higher-level meetings between the two countries.
• Foreign Secretary's meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, February 2024 UK FCDO 17 Feb 2024 -- Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference on 16th February 2024
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 17, 2024 ROC MND 17 Feb 2024
• DPRK: Ten Years After the UN Commission of Inquiry Final Report US Dept. of State 17 Feb 2024 -- Today marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the final report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the human rights situation in the DPRK.
• Sources say Israeli regime conducted sabotage attacks in Iran: NYT IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The New York Times quoted some sources as saying that the Israeli regime was behind recent attacks on major gas pipelines in Iran.
• Iran repairs gas pipelines damaged in sabotage acts: NIGC official IRNA 17 Feb 2024 -- The director of dispatching of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Saeid Aqli, has announced that the natural gas transmission pipelines that were damaged in sabotage acts have been repaired.
• Iran nets two terrorists behind attack on Sistan and Baluchestan police headquarters Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- Iran's security forces have arrested two terrorists involved in a terrorist attack last December on the Rask county's police headquarters in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Israel was behind attacks on major gas pipelines in Iran: New York Times Press TV 17 Feb 2024 -- Israel carried out covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, according to a report by The New York Times.
• Israel Behind Explosions at Iran's Two Major Gas Pipelines - Report Sputnik 17 Feb 2024 -- Israel is behind explosions at two major natural gas pipelines that occurred in southern Iran on Wednesday night, The New York Times reported, citing two Western officials and a military strategist affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
• Several More Baha'is Jailed In Iran As Crackdown Continues RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Iran's judiciary has handed down lengthy sentences to several members of the Baha'i community, the country's largest non-Muslim group, the latest in a series of acts by the government against the faith's followers.
• Official Resigns, Admits Tampering in Pakistan's Controversy-Marred Vote VOA 17 Feb 2024 -- A high-ranking Pakistan government officer stepped down Saturday after admitting his involvement in manipulating the results of last week's National Assembly elections, which were marred by accusations of massive electoral fraud and returned no clear winner.
• Press conference - Newcastle Prime Minister of Australia 17 Feb 2024
• Armenian Ex-Minister Under House Arrest After Corruption Indictment RFE/RL 17 Feb 2024 -- Former Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobian was put under house arrest on February 16, one day after he was indicted in an ongoing corruption investigation.
• Somalia Says Ethiopia Tried to Block Its President From AU Summit VOA 17 Feb 2024 -- Somalia has condemned what it calls "a provocative attempt by the Ethiopian government," claiming that Ethiopian security forces tried to block Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud from accessing the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, a government statement said Saturday.
• Indonesia's Prabowo Likely to Keep Close Ties With China VOA 17 Feb 2024 -- Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, once a fierce critic of China, has emerged as the likely winner of Indonesia's presidential election. His presumed victory, analysts say, is unlikely to lead to any major shifts in the Southeast Asian nation's relations with Beijing.