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• Sept 6 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 06 Sep 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle and one support vehicle in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General "CQ" Brown Jr. Hold a Press Conference DoD 06 Sep 2024
• The Defense Science Board Posts Study Report on Climate Change and Global Security DoD 06 Sep 2024 -- The Defense Science Board (DSB) has posted a 2023 Summer Study report on Climate Change and Global Security. The report provides a high-level overview of how a changing climate may directly or indirectly affect regions of the world, presenting new challenges for improving global security and addressing potential conflict.
• Department of Defense Awards $25.8 Million to Sustain the U.S. Domestic Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Supply Chain DoD 06 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today a $25.8 million award to Honeywell in Plymouth, Minnesota to produce or acquire trusted strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics.
• AI Security Center Keeps DOD at Cusp of Rapidly Emerging Technology DoD News 06 Sep 2024 -- The director of the National Security Agency said the agency's new Artificial Intelligence Security Center is paying dividends in the Defense Department's efforts to stay at the cutting edge of the rapidly advancing technology.
• U.S. Marines launch UNITAS LXV in Chile with 24 Nations USMC News 06 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Marine Corps forces joined with 24 other nations to commence UNITAS LXV, the 65th iteration of the world's longest-running multinational maritime exercise, in Chile on Sept. 2, 2024.
• Air Force activates first Air Task Force at Scott AFB US Air Force 06 Sep 2024 -- The 12th Air Task Force, the first ATF under the new Air Force deployment model, was officially activated during a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Sept. 4.
• MSC Reserve Sailors Participate in Ulchi Freedom Shield 24 US Navy 06 Sep 2024 -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) reserve-component Sailors traveled to Pier 8, Busan, South Korea, and participated in exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024, Aug. 19-29.
• SECNAV Shares Perspectives on Modern War and Climate Change at Newport Forum US Navy Press Release 06 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro delivered remarks at the Forum at Newport, a conference about national security and climate change co-hosted by the Naval War College and the Pell Center at Salve Regina University, Sept. 5.
• Kentucky National Guard Hosts State Partner Djibouti Army News 06 Sep 2024 -- Logistics officers from the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) visited the 1792nd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion while in Kentucky Aug. 19-22.
• SECNAV Del Toro Attends USNS Lansing (EPF 16) Keel Laying at Austal Shipyard US Navy Press Release 06 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro attended the keel laying ceremony for USNS Lansing (EPF 16) alongside ship sponsor Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 6, 2024.
• Pacific Fleet's anti-submarine sabotage forces patrol bays and straits close to Vladivostok Russia MoD 06 Sep 2024 -- Anti-submarine sabotage detachment of the Pacific Fleet have patrolled the waters of Vladivostok coastal bays.
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 06 Sep 2024
• Fact Sheet on Efforts of Ukraine Defense Contact Group - National Armaments Directors DoD 06 Sep 2024 -- Following Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III directed Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) Dr. William LaPlante to regularly convene National Armaments Directors (NADs) under the auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG).
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 06 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) DoD 06 Sep 2024
• Austin, Brown Reaffirm Multinational Coalition's Commitment to Ukraine DoD News 06 Sep 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., today reaffirmed the commitment of the U.S. and other nations to aiding Ukraine at the 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Ramstein, Germany.
• US announces $250 million in new military aid for Ukraine Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- US President Joe Biden is set to approve an additional $250 million in security assistance for Ukraine despite warnings about the repercussions of funneling military aid to Kiev and prolonging a devastating war with Russia.
• Austin Says Using U.S. Weapons For Long-Range Strikes No Game Changer In Ukraine RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on September 6 that no single military weapon will be decisive for Ukraine to defeat Russia's full-scale invasion and that the use of donated U.S. weapons for long-range strikes into Russia would not turn the tide of the war in Ukraine's favor.
• United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 06 Sep 2024 -- The United States is providing a new $250 million package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks.
• Secretary General in Oslo, welcomes Norway's long-term commitment to Ukraine NATO 06 Sep 2024 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo on Friday (6 September 2024), to discuss continued support to strengthen Ukraine's defences.
• Minister Blair announces additional military assistance for Ukraine at the 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Canada 06 Sep 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, participated in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.
• Estonian Minister of Defence Pevkur in Ramstein: Let Ukraine Strike Russian air bases Estonia MoD 06 Sep 2024 -- At the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting, held yesterday and today at the Ramstein Air Base, defence ministers were briefed on Ukraine's critical needs, the situation on the battlefield, and the current state of military aid. In addition, Estonian Minister of Defence Pevkur met bilaterally with Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
• Ammunition and maintenance for Ukrainian F-16s Netherlands Ministry of Defence 06 Sep 2024 -- The Netherlands is going to provide maintenance equipment and materials for Ukraine's F-16s, as well as air-to-air missiles that the aircraft can use to defend Ukrainian airspace. Dutch Minister of Defence Ruben Brekelmans announced this at today's meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
• 'There Are Still A Lot Of F-16s,' Dutch Minister Says After Zelenskiy Outlines Plans To Get More RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's plan to increase the number of aircraft in the Ukrainian Air Force is realistic, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on September 6 in an interview with RFE/RL.
• UK to extend training programme for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel throughout 2025 UK MOD 06 Sep 2024 -- The UK has trained more than 45,000 Ukrainian recruits since Putin began his illegal full-scale invasion in 2022.
• UK to provide £162 million package of air defence missiles for Ukraine as Defence Secretary meets international partners UK MOD 06 Sep 2024 -- UK to supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) through £162 million contract to boost Ukraine's air defences.
• Chinese military planes displayed at Egypt airshow, but demand is in question VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- As the first Egypt International Air Show wrapped up Thursday, industry analysts debated the significance of China's presence, which included the most complete demonstration of its advanced Y-20 transport aircraft and the first showcase of its J-10 fighter jets in Africa.
• PLA Army helicopters practice replenishment on maritime platform Global Times 06 Sep 2024 -- Multiple types of helicopters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army recently conducted replenishment on a maritime platform, a tactic experts said on Thursday enables the choppers to return to the frontline faster in cross-sea operations.
• Australia to boost military cooperation with Japan VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- Australia, Japan, and the United States are expanding defense cooperation. Analysts say the moves are a response to China's growing military assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Action-packed month for the ready brigade Australia DOD 06 Sep 2024 -- Rapid deployment, interoperability and force projection were successfully rehearsed on Exercise Diamond Trident in and near Weipa in Far North Queensland late last month.
• Hercs reach 25-year milestone Australia DOD 06 Sep 2024 -- Bigger, faster, stronger ... that was the hope 25 years ago for Air Mobility Group's addition of 12 C-130Js at RAAF Base Richmond, and they have worked tirelessly to deliver.
• Royal Canadian Air Force implements new technology for search and rescue missions Canada 06 Sep 2024 -- The Cellular Airborne Sensors for Search and Rescue (CASSAR) system is a new technology that the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association have begun to employ on select aircraft to enhance the effectiveness of search and rescue (SAR) operations. The CASSAR system capability is currently being used on specific CC-130H Hercules, one of the RCAF's primary search and rescue aircraft types flown from 19 Wing Comox, B.C.; 17 Wing Winnipeg, Man.; and 14 Wing Greenwood, N.S.
• Successful launch of Agni-4 Ballistic Missile India PIB 06 Sep 2024 -- A successful launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on September 06, 2024
• INDIA - FRANCE BILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE VARUNA India PIB 06 Sep 2024 -- Indian Navy's frontline stealth frigate, INS Tabar commanded by Captain MR Harish had recently visited Toulon, France from 29 Aug 24 to 01 Sep 24 and later upon departure participated in the 22nd edition of IN - FN Bilateral Exercise VARUNA from 02 - 04 Sep 24 in the Mediterranean Sea
• 5th India-Maldives Defence Cooperation Dialogue held in New Delhi India PIB 06 Sep 2024 -- 5th Defence Cooperation Dialogue between India and the Maldives took place in New Delhi on September 06, 2024
• US 'alarmed' by reports Iranian missile transfer to Russia is imminent or completed VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- The White House tells VOA it is "alarmed" by unconfirmed Western news reports that an unprecedented Iranian transfer of missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine recently happened or will occur imminently. Iran is responding to those reports by separately telling VOA that it "abstains" from arming parties engaged in the war that its ally Russia launched against Ukraine.
• Air Defense Force fully equipped to defend Iran's skies: Cmdr. IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- Commander of the Iranian Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard has highlighted the critical role of this military force in safeguarding the country's airspace and countering aerial threats.
• Iran 'extensively' upgrades radar, missile systems: Air defense chief Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- The commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force says the country has ascended to the top air defense power in the region and is fully ready to ward off any aerial threats as "extensive" measures have been implemented to upgrade radar and missile systems, says the force's commander.
• Joint Statement on the U.S.-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group Simulation DoD 06 Sep 2024 -- The United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) conducted the first U.S.-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) simulation, an interagency table-top simulation, Sept. 5-6, in Washington, D.C. ROK and U.S. national security, defense, military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials participated in the simulation, which was a deliverable from President Biden and President Yoon's April 2023 Washington Declaration.
• Elections in America could affect US nuclear umbrella over Seoul VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- A South Korean senior official has rekindled debate over the U.S. commitment to that nation's defense, bringing up the possibility of the U.S. rolling back its nuclear umbrella if former President Donald Trump is reelected.
• The Netherlands - AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles DSCA 06 Sep 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $691 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Six negative decisions on real estate transactions Finnish MoD 06 Sep 2024 -- On 4 September 2024, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen signed six negative permit decisions concerning real estate acquisitions by buyers from outside the EU and EEA. The negative decisions concern properties in Mikkeli, Imatra and Kouvola, and three properties in Lieksa.
• Successful Northern Viking exercise comes to an end Government of Iceland 06 Sep 2024 -- Exercise Northern Viking 2024 came to an end this week, after eleven days of successful cooperation between Iceland and the United States, as well as seven other NATO Allies. The main focus was on credible defence of critical infrastructure, the rapid deployment of forces and materiel to Iceland and enhancing interoperability.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Dominican President Luis Abinader At a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 06 Sep 2024

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Sept. 6, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 6 September 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 06 Sep 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• IDF Chief of the General Staff on the Northern Border Israel Defense Forces 06 Sep 2024
• Hezbollah launches new attacks on Israeli positions IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has launched a new wave of attacks targeting Israeli military positions and settlements in northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah launches combined attack on military bases of occupiers in north of occupied Palestine IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah targeted Ramot Naftali military base in the north of occupied Palestine on Thursday evening.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli military bases with drones, rockets in retaliation Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah says it carried out strikes on multiple Israeli sites in response to the brutal aggression on Gaza and in retaliation for assaults on southern Lebanese regions.
• Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza UN News 06 Sep 2024 -- More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a polio vaccination campaign there, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Friday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #134 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 3 - 5 September 2024, valid as of 5 September 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 06 Sep 2024
• Over 50,000 kids in Gaza suffer from 'acute malnutrition': UNICEF Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, says "more than 50,000" Palestinian children suffer from acute malnutrition due to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire to avoid the "real" risk of famine in the besieged strip.
• Van Hollen Statement on American Citizen Killed in West Bank U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen 06 Sep 2024 -- Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the killing of an American citizen in the West Bank.
• American woman killed by Israeli troops during West Bank protest, witness says VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- An American woman was shot and killed Friday by Israeli soldiers, a witness said, during a pro-Palestinian protest of Israeli settlers on the West Bank.
• US officials tell Israel naval forces cannot be deployed indefinitely IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- US officials have reportedly warned the Israeli regime that American naval forces cannot be deployed to the region indefinitely.
• Displacing Palestinians from West Bank 'deceleration of war': Jordan IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- In a stark warning to the Israeli regime, Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has emphasized that any attempts to forcefully displace Palestinians from the West Bank would be considered a "declaration of war".
• No: 181, 6 September 2024, Regarding the Killing of a Turkish Citizen in the West Bank by the Israeli Occupation Forces Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Sep 2024
• Israeli forces appear to withdraw from West Bank camp after major operation VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- Israeli forces appeared Friday to have withdrawn from the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, after a more-than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.
• Israeli forces withdraw from Jenin after ten days of violence IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- Israeli occupying forces have withdrawn from the city and refugee camp of Jenin in the West Bank after ten days of deadly raids, media reports said.
• Israel says will continue Jenin op. to 'achieve objectives' as extent of atrocities revealed Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- The Israeli military says its "military operation" in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, which began 10 days ago, is still ongoing after some reports said the regime's forces were withdrawing.

Other Conflicts

• At UN, growing calls for reversal of latest Taliban edict against women VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- A dozen U.N. Security Council ambassadors strongly condemned on Friday the Afghan Taliban's recent "morality law" which further erodes the rights of women and girls in that country and called for its reversal.
• The Azadi Briefing: Reclusive Afghan Taliban Chief Appears To Make Rare Trip RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024
• Kyrgyzstan Takes Taliban Off Of Its Terrorist List RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- Kyrgyzstan's foreign minister said on September 6 that the country had taken the Taliban off of its terrorist list "to secure regional stability and further develop the ongoing dialogue."
• Bank feud stalls Libyan oil exports, unsettling markets VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- Libya's oil exports are at a near standstill as political tensions flare over the control of the nation's central bank, the key institution managing the nation's oil revenues. Only a few ships have been allowed to load crude from existing stocks.
• Myanmar junta airstrike kills 11 civilians in northern town Radio Free Asia 06 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar junta forces launched an airstrike on an insurgent-controlled town in Shan state on the border with China in the early hours of Friday, killing 11 civilians and wounding 11, residents said.
• Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end 'rampant' abuse UN News 06 Sep 2024 -- Top human rights investigators into Sudan's brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a "theatre of operation" by fighters acting with total impunity.
• UN says both Sudan sides committed rights abuses, possibly war crimes VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- United Nations investigators are accusing both of Sudan's warring parties and their allied militias Friday of an appalling range of human rights violations that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
• Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ethiopia The White House 06 Sep 2024
• Press Release: Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ethiopia The White House 06 Sep 2024

News Reports

• Clues show Huang Ping was Chinese diplomat directing New York official Radio Free Asia 06 Sep 2024 -- Linda Sun, a former aide to two New York governors, appears to have received direct orders and bribes from a top Chinese diplomat, according to evidence in the Justice Department's list of allegations against her.
• 'You Wanted Turmoil. You Got It': How FSB Officers Chatted, And Plotted, To Sow Discord In The U.S. RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- On March 12, 2018, just before 6 p.m. in Moscow, Aleksandr Ionov, a well-traveled Russian man with a penchant for tailored three-piece suits, sent a series of text messages to a local phone number regarding a quixotic effort to get the state of California to secede from the United States.
• US adversaries step up efforts to influence results of next election VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- Russia, Iran and China are ramping up efforts to impact the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and down-ballot races, targeting American voters with an expanding array of sophisticated influence operations.
• Pakistani National Charged for Plotting Terrorist Attack in New York City in Support of ISIS US Dept. of Justice 06 Sep 2024 -- A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested on Sept. 4 in Canada in connection with a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York. Khan was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the RBC media holding on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladivostok, September 6, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Sep 2024
• Moscow accuses Washington of undue pressure on Russian media VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- The Russian government on Friday accused the United States of exerting undue pressure on Russian media after the U.S. Justice Department charged a Russian state TV contributor and his wife with schemes to violate U.S. sanctions.
• Telegram Founder Durov Says French Investigation, Arrest 'Misguided' RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- Telegram founder Pavel Durov, in his first public comments since his arrest in France late last month, expressed surprise that he was interrogated and told by investigators that he "may be personally responsible for other people's illegal use" of the popular messaging app.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 6, 2024 PRC MofA 06 Sep 2024
• China's new pledges reflect concern over its competition in Africa VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- After pledging $51 billion in financial support for Africa over the next three years and positioning China as a fellow developing country in contrast to the West's colonialist past, President Xi Jinping told dozens of African leaders gathered in Beijing this week that "the China-Africa relationship is now at its best in history."
• Hong Kong Business Advisory US Dept. of State 06 Sep 2024 -- On September 6, the U.S. Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Treasury jointly released an updated (last issued in July 2021), warning U.S. businesses about risks to their operations and activities in Hong Kong.
• Beijing declaration, action plan adopted at FOCAC summit Global Times 06 Sep 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said that China stands ready to work with Africa to implement 10 partnership actions to jointly advance modernization. He also proposed that bilateral relations between China and all African countries having diplomatic ties with China be elevated to the level of strategic relations, and that the overall characterization of China-Africa relations be elevated to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era.
• Chinese foreign minister says 2024 FOCAC summit achieves "complete success" People's Daily 06 Sep 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has achieved complete success.
• China's Tianwen-3 mission to bring Mars samples to Earth by around 2028, expected to become world's first Global Times 06 Sep 2024 -- China announced its ambitious plan to carry out Tianwen-3 mission with two launches to retrieve samples from Mars and bring them back to Earth by around 2028, chief designer of the mission Liu Jizhong disclosed on Thursday at an event on deep-space exploration held in Huangshan, East China's Anhui Province. The mission is expected to become the world's first such attempt on the Red Planet, and will involve international payload cooperation, as well as global collaboration in sample and data sharing.
• Mainland slams Lai Ching-te for sinister secessionist agenda People's Daily 06 Sep 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday slammed Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te for his recent provocations, saying that Lai made the statements with the sole purpose of serving his "Taiwan independence" stance and secessionist attempt.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 06 Sep 2024
• Satellite imagery suggest floods damaged North Korea's power grid Radio Free Asia 06 Sep 2024 -- North Korean nights look darker than usual these days, satellite imagery revealed, leading experts to conclude that damage from floods in July may have damaged the country's archaic power grid.
• South Korea, Japan 'ready to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia' Radio Free Asia 06 Sep 2024 -- Leaders of South Korea and Japan said they would maintain their readiness to stop North Korea hiding behind Russia in its provocative acts, Kim Tae-hyo, South Korea's deputy national security adviser, said on Friday.
• AEOI chief says no deviation in Iran's nuclear program IRNA 06 Sep 2024 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that there are no deviations in Iran's nuclear program, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said.
• Global arrogance fears power of Iran's nuclear industry capacity: AEOI chief Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has described sanctions as "common tool" used by the global imperialist system to force independent nations into submission.
• Iran rejects US allegations of election meddling as 'hackneyed, groundless' Press TV 06 Sep 2024 -- Iran has rejected as "hackneyed and groundless" the US administration's claims of Tehran's interference in the forthcoming American election.
• Poland Issues Warrants For 3 Belarusians Over Forced Landing Of Commercial Flight In 2021 RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- A court in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on September 6 issued arrests warrants for three Belarusian men over their roles in the forced landing in Minsk of a commercial flight from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021 with dissident blogger Raman Pratasevich aboard.
• Nicaragua: Statement by the Spokesperson on the release of over hundred political prisoners European External Action Service (EEAS) 06 Sep 2024 -- The Nicaraguan authorities have released 135 political prisoners, all Nicaraguan citizens, who were immediately transferred to Guatemala. The European Union expresses its satisfaction and relief over their release and commends the key efforts by the governments of the United States and Guatemala in ensuring their safe journey to Guatemala, facilitating their transit to the United States or other countries, and providing necessary emergency support.
• German Politicians Tell Georgia It Cannot Enter EU With Current 'Foreign Agents' Law In Place RFE/RL 06 Sep 2024 -- Georgia has no chance of becoming a member of the European Union until its "foreign agents" law is abolished and all recommendations of the European Commission are implemented, a delegation of German politicians visiting Tbilisi said on September 6.
• US to continue to enforce sanctions after aircraft linked to Venezuela's Maduro seized, Blinken says VOA 06 Sep 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the United States will continue enforcing sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro following the seizure and investigation of two aircraft linked to him earlier this week in the Dominican Republic.