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• June 23 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 23 Jun 2024 -- Iranian-backed Houthis struck the M/V TRANS WORLD NAVIGATOR, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned, and operated bulk cargo carrier in a suspected uncrewed aerial system (UAS) attack. Today, at 4:00 a.m. (Sanaa time), the crew reported minor injuries and moderate damage to the ship, but the vessel has continued underway. M/V TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR most recently docked in Malaysia and was en route to Egypt. This marks the fourth attack by Iranian-backed Houthis on the M/V TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR. There were no injuries on U.S. or coalition vessels.
• Crew forced to abandon vessel off Yemen's southeastern coast: UKMTO Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- Britain's maritime safety agency, UKMTO, says it has received a distress call from a vessel off Yemen's southeastern coast, with its crew forced to abandon the ship due to flooding that could not be contained.
• UKMTO Reports Attack on Vessel in Red Sea 75 Miles Off Yemen's Al Hudaydah Sputnik 23 Jun 2024 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday it had received information about a drone hitting a vessel 65 nautical miles (75 miles) off the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah.
• Vessel targeted by drones near Yemeni port of Al Hudaydah: Report IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- A ship has been targeted by drones near the port of Al Hudaydah in Yemen, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization says.
• Yemeni, Iraqi Resistance jointly target five Israeli-bound ships ISNA 23 Jun 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces and the Iraqi Resistance have carried out two joint military operations against Israeli-bound ships, in support of Gaza.
• USS Theodore Roosevelt crew should take lessons from Eisenhower fate: Yemen Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- Yemen has reacted to the upcoming deployment of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in West Asia and the departure of its predecessor USS Dwight D. Eisenhower from the Red Sea, urging incoming US marines to "learn their lesson" from the fate of their outgoing counterparts.
• Yemen warns USS Roosevelt personnel over deployment to ME IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has warned about the deployment of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Middle East.
• US Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt to Replace D. Eisenhower in Red Sea Sputnik 23 Jun 2024 -- The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group will replace next week the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower nuclear aircraft carrier in the Red Sea after the latter has been withdrawn from the region, the US Defense Department said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Plan to establish US Marine regiment in Guam 'to escalate camp confrontation, stir up regional tensions' Global Times 23 Jun 2024 -- The US Marines plan to deploy to Guam a littoral regiment capable of a flexible and rapid response in a "few years," media revealed on Saturday, which Chinese observers said is aimed at preparing for great power competition, blatantly exposing the US's combat intentions against China.
• Russia Can Only Rely on Its Own Military Equipment - Putin Sputnik 23 Jun 2024 -- Russia can only rely on its own military equipment and it succeeds in doing that, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
• 2024 Han Kuang focuses on 24/7 drills, decentralized command, ROE: Source CNA 23 Jun 2024 -- The upcoming live-fire segment of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises will focus on testing the troops' responses to decentralized command, updated Rules of Engagement (ROE), and 24/7 operational scenarios, a military source said Sunday.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 23 Jun 2024 -- "We are committed to returning the residents of the south and the north securely to their homes. We are committed to rebuilding and rehabilitating the communities and moving the north and the south forward in all areas."
• Netanyahu says 'intense' fighting in Gaza will end soon VOA 23 Jun 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the "intense phase" of fighting against Hamas militants in Gaza will be ending "very soon." But he added that Israel will likely shifts troops to the border with Lebanon, where Israel has engaged in daily skirmishes with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
• Netanyahu Complains US Ignoring Israeli Requests For More Munitions Sputnik 23 Jun 2024 -- The United States significantly decreased supplies of munitions to Israel four months ago and has remained unresponsive to Israel's requests to supply more, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, adding that he hoped that speaking up about the issue publicly would help resolve it.
• June 22: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 23 Jun 2024
• Israeli airstrikes kill 10 civilians in Gaza City, Nuseirat, injure dozens more Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and dozens more injured as Israeli airstrikes hit residential areas in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp, bringing the number of people killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours to 56 people.
• Israel bombed 69% of schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza: UNRWA Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says the Israeli military has targeted 69 percent of school buildings used as shelters for displaced people in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged territory.
• Resistance front will give harsh response to Israel if Lebanon invaded: Iran's top commander Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- The commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force says the resistance front will not remain indifferent and will give a harsh response to the Israeli regime if starts a new war on Lebanon.
• Gaza: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the humanitarian situation and access constraints European External Action Service (EEAS) 23 Jun 2024 -- The crisis in Gaza has reached another breaking point. The delivery of any meaningful humanitarian assistance inside Gaza has become almost impossible and the very fabric of civil society is unravelling. Starving civilians are resorting to desperate measures to access the limited aid that trickles in.
• Colombia severs diplomatic ties with Zionist regime IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- Colombia has severed diplomatic relations with the Zionist regime for its months-long aggression against the Gaza Strip.
• Kuwait Urges Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon as Escalation With Israel Heats Up Sputnik 23 Jun 2024 -- The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry has called on all Kuwaiti citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible over the recent escalation with Israel, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported on Saturday.
• Mufti Qabalan: Half million missiles to be anticipated in all-out war IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese Grand Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan has emphasized that in any open war, the Zionist regime should expect about half a million missiles.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli military barracks with drones IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah has launched several explosive-laden drones at Israeli military positions in northern occupied territories, wounding a number of Israeli soldiers.
• Hezbollah drone hits Israeli barracks' command center IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has conducted yet another attack on Israeli military positions amid concerns among Zionist and American officials that the regime's air defenses, including the Iron Dome, could be overwhelmed in case of a full-scale war with Hezbollah.
• Hezbollah releases footage of sensitive Israeli targets as Tel Aviv tempts war ISNA 23 Jun 2024 -- Hezbollah has released a video showing an array of sensitive sites across the occupied territories as the Israeli regime tempts war with the Lebanese resistance movement.
• 'Hezbollah to fire half million missiles in any future war with Israel' Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Grand Shia Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan says Hezbollah has a massive arsenal of missiles of different types, warning that the resistance movement would fire up to half a million missiles toward the Israeli-occupied territories in case of a new war on Lebanon.
• Hezbollah drone strike hits Israeli military base, leaves casualties Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has conducted a drone strike on an Israeli military base, leaving casualties among the occupation forces.
• Hezbollah releases footage of sensitive Israeli targets as Tel Aviv tempts war Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- Hezbollah has released a video showing an array of sensitive sites across the occupied territories as the Israeli regime tempts war with the Lebanese resistance movement.
• Islamic Resistance in Iraq hits Israeli vital target in Eilat IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has conducted a fresh drone attack on an Israeli vital position in the Eilat, southern occupied territories.
• Iraqi resistance launches drone attack on southern occupied Palestine IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has attacked an Israeli vital base in Eilat port in south of the occupied Palestine with a drone.

Other Conflicts

• US keeps stoking tensions despite Philippine's failed latest provocation Global Times 23 Jun 2024 -- Although the Philippines' latest provocation in the waters off China's Ren'ai Jiao (also known as Ren'ai Reef) in the South China Sea has failed under the decisive law enforcement by the China Coast Guard (CCG), the US is still trying to hype the tension in the region, as it wants more regional countries to be used and seek hegemonic interests from conflicts, said Chinese experts after a senior US diplomat made groundless accusations in Vietnam against China recently.
• PH on solid legal footing in WPS row, Marcos says Philippine News Agency 23 Jun 2024 -- The Philippines has "very strong" legal grounds for its claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stressed Sunday when he visited troops who were harassed by the China Coast Guard in the recent resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal.
• PBBM on WPS tension: Calm, peaceful disposition not sign of submission Philippine News Agency 23 Jun 2024 -- The "calm and peaceful disposition" of the Philippines should not be mistaken as a sign of submission as it remains firm in its commitment to defend its territory, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Sunday.
• Iraqi resistance targets base housing US troops in southeastern Syria Press TV 23 Jun 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has targeted a military base in southeastern Syria near the borders with Jordan and Iraq, where US occupation troops and their allied Takfiri militants are stationed.
• Pakistan approves new operation to root out terrorism VOA 23 Jun 204 -- Pakistan's top civilian and military leadership has decided to launch a new multi-faceted nationwide counterterrorism campaign amid the country's deteriorating security situation.

News Reports

• Gunmen kill at least 9 people in Russia's Dagestan IRNA 23 Jun 2024 -- Unknown gunmen have killed at least nine people and injured more than two dozen in a series of attacks in Dagestan Region, southern Russia.
• Unknown Gunmen Kill 6 Police Officers, Priest In Separate Attacks In Daghestan RFE/RL 23 Jun 2024 -- At least six police officers were killed on June 23 when gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church, and a police station in separate attacks in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala in Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan, Russian officials and news reports said.
• China's state security authorities warn of foreign spies hunting military info on messaging app Global Times 23 Jun 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security on Saturday posted a short film calling on the public to enhance national security awareness, as the film describes a case of espionage in which a military enthusiast was deceived by a foreign spy disguised as a pretty girl on instant messaging app into giving up sensitive military information.
• Global Affairs Canada's statement on visit to Xinjiang Autonomous Region by Canada's Ambassador to China Canada 23 Jun 2024 -- Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement on the visit of Ambassador of Canada to China Jennifer May to Xinjiang Ughur Autonomous Region, China from June 19 to 22, 2024:
• China-France space science satellite launched successfully Global Times 23 Jun 2024 -- China on Saturday successfully launched the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM), a space science satellite co-developed by China and France, to its preset orbit, which according to mission insiders and space observers on Sunday, marked a hallmark example of cooperation in space between a major Western country and an Asian power.
• China completes first 10-kilometer vertical takeoff and landing flight test of reusable launch vehicle successfully Global Times 23 Jun 2024 -- China's first 10-kilometer vertical takeoff and landing flight test of a reusable launch vehicle was successfully completed on Sunday, marking the largest vertical takeoff and landing flight test of a reusable launch vehicle in the country to date and the first application of a domestically developed deep-throttling liquid oxygen-methane engine in a 10-kilometer return flight.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 23 Jun 2024
• Joint Statement by Senior Officials of the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on DPRK-Russia Cooperation US Dept. of State 23 Jun 2024 -- The below text is a joint statement on behalf of U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Jung Pak, ROK Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Cho Koo-rae, and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki following their June 24 call to discuss recent developments in DPRK-Russia relations.
• Chairman Kim Jong Il's Start of Work at C.C., WPK Marked in Russia KCNA 23 Jun 2024 -- A meeting of political parties and organizations of Russia took place in Moscow on June 19 to mark the 60th anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il 's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
• Is Cambodia ditching Ukraine? Radio Free Asia 23 Jun 2024 -- Was it a masterstroke of diplomatic opportunism or heartfelt solidarity?
• North Macedonia's Parliament Elects New Right-Wing Government RFE/RL 23 Jun 2024 -- North Macedonia's parliament on June 23 approved a new coalition government led by Hristijan Mickoski's right-wing nationalist VMRO-DPMNE party.
• Thailand sets extradition hearing for Montagnard activist wanted by Hanoi VOA 23 Jun 2024 -- A Thai court has set a mid-July extradition hearing date for Vietnamese dissident Y Quynh Bdap, who was arrested in Thailand earlier this month at Vietnam's request, Thai officials have told VOA.
• Kyrgyzstan insists construction of controversial mega project go on VOA 23 Jun 2024 -- In July 2022, when Kyrgyz authorities unveiled plans for Asman, a new city on the shores of scenic Lake Issyk Kul, they said the project would boost the local economy, attract foreign tourists, and help unify the nation.