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• US Gaza pier to be removed, relocated to Isdud due to 'high seas' ISNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The US Central Command has announced that the floating pier will be relocated due to expected high seas, marking another hit for Washington's supposed aid delivery efforts.
• June 15 U.S. Central Command Update on M/V Verbena CENTCOM 15 Jun 2024 -- On June 13, Iranian-backed Houthis struck M/V Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated bulk cargo carrier in two separate missile attacks. Today, at approximately 1:45 p.m. (Sanna time), the crew issued a distress call indicating they were abandoning the ship. M/V Anna Meta responded to render assistance. Anna Meta has recovered the mariners and is transporting them to safety. The crew abandoned ship due to continued fires and an inability to control them.
• US Navy faces most intense combat since WWII against Yemen: Report IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The ongoing combat against Yemen is considered the most intense running sea battle the US Navy has faced since World War II, media outlets have reported.
• Yemen: Verbena ship hit by missiles, sank in Gulf of Aden IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The Yemeni army has announced that one of the ships targeted in its latest military operations in international waters has sunk, while the other is at risk of sinking.
• Iran dismisses US allegations of aiding Yemeni armed forces IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has dismissed Western allegations that the Islamic Republic has aided the Yemeni armed forces in their anti-Israel operations in the high seas.
• US Navy says faces most intense combat since World War II against Yemen ISNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The US-led campaign to protect Israeli interests in the Red Sea has escalated into the "most intense" running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II, according to an AP report quoting American military commanders and experts.
• Yemen announces 'sinking' ship in fresh anti-Israeli operation Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces announce sinking one ship and putting another one at the risk of sinking for violating the country's ban on using the waters within the forces' range to travel to the ports of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army names the M-SHORAD after Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Army News 15 Jun 2024 -- The U.S. Army has named its newest integrated air defense system after Sgt. Mitchell W. Stout, the only Air Defense Artillery Soldier to receive the Medal of Honor. Formerly known as Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense, the SGT STOUT will protect maneuvering forces by defeating, destroying or neutralizing unmanned aircraft systems, rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, rockets, artillery and mortars.
• Pentagon Awards Combined $982Mln to 49 Firms to Maintain Sea Drone Fleet Sputnik 15 Jun 2024 -- The US Defense Department awarded a combined $982 million to 49 different companies to maintain the US military's fleet of sea drones, the Pentagon said in a press release.
• Cuba Does Not Approve of US Submarine's Presence - Deputy Foreign Minister Sputnik 15 Jun 2024 -- The Cuban government was notified of the USS fast attack submarine Helena visiting the US naval base in Cuba's Guantanamo, but Havana does not approve of such visits, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said.
• Ships of Russian Pacific Fleet and Egyptian Navy hold joint exercise in Mediterranean Sea Russia MoD 15 Jun 2024 -- Earlier, a detachment of Russian ships comprising of the guards missile cruiser of the Order of Nakhimov Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov left the port of Alexandria, where the ships were on a business visit.
• Russian-Egyptian naval exercise takes place in Mediterranean Sea Russia MoD 15 Jun 2024 -- A detachment of Pacific Fleet warships comprising of the guards missile cruiser of the Order of Nakhimov Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov has left the Egyptian port of Alexandria to take part in a joint exercise with the Egyptian Navy.
• U.S., Ukraine sign bilateral security agreement on sidelines of G7 People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky jointly signed a ten-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday after meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy.
• Chinese defense spokesperson urges U.S. to rectify strategic perception of China People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday urged the United States to rectify its strategic perception of China and to push forward relations between the two countries and the two militaries along the right track.
• Coast Guard's 4,000-tonne patrol vessel enters service CNA 15 Jun 2024 -- A new Coast Guard patrol vessel, the "Yunlin," will enhance Taiwan's maritime patrol capabilities in the south, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said at a ceremony held to commission the 4,000-tonne vessel in Kaohsiung on Saturday.
• HMCS Charlottetown deploys to become flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Canada 15 Jun 2024 -- Today, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown departed Halifax, Nova Scotia, to join and assumeflagship duties ofStanding NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) as part of Operation REASSURANCE in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Background Press Call on an Update on the President's Second Day at the G7 The White House 15 Jun 2024
• Statement from President Joe Biden on South Africa Elections The White House 15 Jun 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 14, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- June 15, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 15 Jun 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- June 15, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 15 Jun 2024
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 15 Jun 2024 -- "Citizens of Israel, today we paid a heart-rending price in our just war in defense of our homeland. With deep sorrow, and in heavy mourning, I bow my head together with all citizens of Israel and weep over the fall of our heroic fighters: Deputy company commander in an engineering battalion, Capt. Wassem Mahmoud and additional heroic soldiers whose names have yet to be released."
• June 14: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 15 Jun 2024
• Eight more Israeli soldiers killed in south Gaza: Report IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion that blew up a military vehicle of the Zionist regime in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to a report.
• Eight Israeli troops killed in blast in southern Gaza Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in a blast in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza, amid the occupying regime's ongoing offensive against the besieged strip.
• 2 hostages killed in Israeli bombing in Rafah: Hamas People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Friday that two Israeli hostages were killed in Israeli bombing in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
• On the ground in Rafah: UNICEF reports 'lethal' lack of water, services UN News 15 Jun 2024 -- Almost 3,000 malnourished children are at risk of dying before their families' eyes in Gaza, where the eight-month-long war continues, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) as spokesperson James Elder told UN News on Saturday about the situation on the ground in the besieged and bombarded enclave.
• WHO voices concern over escalating health crisis in West Bank Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concern over the escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank.
• Iran to react if Israel conducts broad raid on Lebanon: Israeli media IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Media outlets of the Israeli regime warned their leaders in Tel Aviv that if the regime launches a full-scale attack on Lebanon, Iran is likely to get involved.
• Iran warns Israel of 'hell with no return' if Lebanon invaded ISNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has cautioned Israel against waging a war on Lebanon, saying any such aggression is like going to "hell with no return".
• Joint Statement in support of the International Criminal Court Canada 15 Jun 2024 -- "As States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), we uphold that the Court, its officials and staff shall carry out their professional duties as international civil servants without intimidation."
• Palestinian resistance rocket attacks Zionist settlement of Sadirot IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- News sources announced on Friday night that the rocket attacks by the Palestinian resistance from Gaza towards the Zionist settlement of Sadirot.
• Qassam Brigades launch rocket attacks against Zionist targets IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Qassam Brigades have carried out rocket attacks against Zionist targets within Gaza and beyond, regional media reported.
• Palestinians: Complete withdrawal of Israeli troops only way to free captives Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has reiterated that Israel has to end its offensive and withdraw all its forces from the Gaza Strip if it wants the release of the remaining captives held by Hamas.
• Hezbollah using AI in drone attacks against Israel: Reports IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah is using artificial intelligence in its drone attacks against Israeli military positions, according to Israeli media reports
• Hezbollah says destroys part of Israel's Meron air base IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has announced it annihilated part of Israel's Meron air control base in the north of occupied Palestine through guided missiles.
• Hezbollah rockets damaged 35% of Israeli settlements in Metula town: Mayor IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The rocket attacks of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have damaged 35% of Israeli settlers' houses in al-Metula town in northern occupied Palestine, according to the town's mayor.
• Hezbollah drone attacks against Israeli crew ISNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah released footage of their operations targeting the settlements of Kiryat Shmona, Kfar Sold, and Margaliot in northern occupied Palestine with dozens of Katyusha and Falaq missiles.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah targets Israeli military positions in fresh retaliatory strikes Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- Hezbollah has carried out a fresh round of strikes against Israeli military positions in the north in response to the recent Israeli assassination of a top commander in southern Lebanon.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah warns of 'decisive' response to Israeli expansion of war Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- A senior official of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has warned the Israeli regime of a "decisive" response in case of expanding the scope of its war on Lebanese soil.
• Iraqi resistance launches drone attack on Haifa port in occupied Palestine IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance of Iraq announced on Friday night that it had carried out a drone attack on the port of Haifa in occupied Palestine.
• Iraq's Nujaba asks Israeli settlers to evacuate or face attack Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- A major Iraqi resistance group has warned Israeli settlers on the northern side of the 1948 occupied territories to immediately evacuate the region or face a full-scale attack in coordination with Yemeni armed forces in response to the regime's ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.
• Iraq resistance conducts retaliatory strikes on Israeli positions Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has conducted new retaliatory strikes on Israeli positions in the occupied territories.

Other Conflicts

• Armenia Proposes 'Joint Mechanism' With Azerbaijan To Investigate Cease-Fire Violations RFE/RL 15 Jun 2024 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has proposed the establishment of a mechanism to investigate allegations of cease-fire violations with Azerbaijan.

News Reports

• BRICS poised to become key regulatory institution in multipolar world: Putin People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- BRICS has the potential to become a key regulatory institution in the context of a new multipolar world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
• Chinese premier kicks off Australia visit, as bilateral relations 'get back on normal track after frosty years' Global Times 15 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Adelaide on Saturday to kick off his official visit to Australia, following his trip to New Zealand. The visit, which is the first in seven years by a Chinese premier, shows that the bilateral relations have returned to a normal track following frosty years, analysts said.
• Hypocritical G7 communiqué targets China, aiming to lay groundwork for camp confrontation: experts Global Times 15 Jun 2024 -- The fact that G7 Apulia Leaders' Communiqué mentioned China over 20 times is no surprise to Chinese analysts, who said the elaborately crafted hypocritical declaration reveals the US-led West's attempts to shift blame to China, while the US aims to lay the groundwork for future camp confrontation.
• Extraterritorial application of HK national security law conforms to int'l law: spokesperson People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday that the measures taken by Hong Kong police in accordance with the Hong Kong national security law against anti-China disruptors are reasonable, legitimate and legal, and he urged the relevant parties to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs.
• Chinese premier calls for upgrading China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Friday that China is willing to work with New Zealand to uphold common values, further carry forward traditional friendship and make efforts to upgrade the China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership.
• China urges Türkiye to revoke additional tariffs imposed on Chinese vehicles People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- China urges Türkiye to immediately revoke the discriminatory tariffs imposed on Chinese-made passenger vehicles, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Friday.
• US diplomat warns China's provoking of Taiwan risks conflict VOA 15 Jun 2024 -- Outgoing director of the American Institute in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk, has warned China against aggressive moves in the region that could spark a larger conflict.
• Majority of Taiwanese supports peace with China: KMT vice chair CNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Most people in Taiwan are supportive of peaceful cross-Taiwan Strait relations, an official with Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) said Saturday while in China for the annual Straits Forum.
• Terrorist attacks likely before China invasion: Ex-Japanese officer CNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Terrorist activities within Taiwan and attempts to assassinate the country's president would be likely ahead of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan, a retired vice chief of the Japanese ground staff predicted Saturday.
• "Taiwan independence" separatists destined for destruction, warns defense ministry People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday said that the more aggressive "Taiwan independence" separatists are, the faster they will end up in self-destruction.
• Top political advisor calls for boosting cross-Strait integrated development People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Friday called for concrete actions to push forward the development of a demonstration zone for cross-Strait integrated development.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 15 Jun 2024
• Iran: joint statement by France, Germany and United Kingdom UK FCDO 15 Jun 2024 -- Joint statement by the spokespeople for the Foreign Ministries of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on the Iranian nuclear programme.
• Iran at peak of its power, says IRGC chief Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says Iran has reached the peak of its military and political power and has become a key element in international equations.
• Securing release of Hamid Nouri demonstrated Iran's strong diplomacy: Spox IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that securing the release of Hamid Nouri demonstrated Iran's strong diplomacy in safeguarding its national interests and strong support for the rights of the Iranians.
• Former Iranian Prison Official, Swedish EU Diplomat Released In Prisoner Exchange RFE/RL 15 Jun 2024 -- A former Iranian prison official who was sentenced to life in a Swedish prison for crimes committed during the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988 was released by Sweden, officials said, in a prisoner swap that also saw Tehran release an EU diplomat.
• Ex-Iranian official Hamid Nouri returns home after long incarceration in Sweden Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has confirmed that Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who had been illegally imprisoned in Sweden on politically motivated charges, has been released from prison and returned to Iran.
• Mokhber calls for speeding up implementation of Iran-Russia comprehensive cooperation deal IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber has called for speeding up the implementation of a comprehensive cooperation agreement between the Islamic Republic and Russia.
• Iran urges speedy implementation of comprehensive cooperation agreement with Russia Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- Interim President Mohammad Mokhber says Iran and Russia should make necessary decisions to implement a comprehensive bilateral cooperation agreement as soon as possible.
• Iran's border guard police inflict heavy blow on terror group IRNA 15 Jun 2024 -- Commander of Iran's border guard police Ahmad Ali Goudarzi says the country's border guards have inflicted a heavy blow against terrorists in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
• Iranian border guards thwart terrorist plot ahead of snap presidential election Press TV 15 Jun 2024 -- The commander of the Iranian border police says his forces have foiled a terrorist plot before the June 28 snap presidential election, forcing the militants to flee the country and confiscating a significant amount of ammunition.
• Ramaphosa reelected as South African president People's Daily 15 Jun 2024 -- Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), was reelected by the National Assembly on Friday as the nation's president for the next five years.
• Readout of President Biden's Pull Aside with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom The White House 15 Jun 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Canada 15 Jun 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Prime Minister of Canada 15 Jun 2024
• EU Considering Visa Restrictions, Sanctions In Response To Georgian 'Foreign Agent' Law RFE/RL 15 Jun 2024 -- The European Union will consider reimposing visa requirements for Georgians, according to a leaked document, in response to a widely criticized "foreign agent" law passed by parliament despite street protests and international warnings.
• China's dependency on potash imports could give tiny Laos rare leverage Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2024 -- Let's start with the good news - potentially great news, in fact - for Southeast Asia: Laos could be sitting on 10 billion tons of potash, one of the three main fertilizers used in global agriculture.
• Illegal Chinese fishing off East Africa hurts local communities: report Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2024 -- A multibillion dollar global fishing industry backed by the Chinese government is driving a surge in Chinese vessels engaged in illegal activities and exploiting fishing grounds off East Africa, spoiling them for local people, according to a London-based environmental group.
• Government mum about Hun Sen audio calling for opposition to be 'smashed' Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2024 -- Former Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged supporters of the ruling Cambodian People's Party to "smash" and "destroy" opposition political activists in audio comments that circulated on Khmer social media this week.