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• U.S. bombs Hodeidah International Airport in Yemen IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- The United States has carried out fresh airstrikes on Yemen, targeting multiple locations including the international airport in the coastal city of al-Hodeidah in the west.
• Yemen's Hudaydah airport, others targeted in new US 'aggression' Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The US military has attacked the airport in Hudaydah in the latest "American aggression" against Yemen since Washington announced heavy strikes on the impoverished country one week ago.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Five Factors Behind the Decline of US Military Shipbuilding Sputnik 23 Mar 2025 -- US business media have cited the USS Constellation frigate as a prime example of problems plaguing the industry, with the warship, slated for delivery in 2026, just 10% complete and already over budget. Here's why turning the situation around won't be easy.
• NATO warships unite for major exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, as Dynamic Mariner 25 prepares to showcase Allied maritime power NATO Allied Maritime Command 23 Mar 2025 -- NATO has officially launched Exercise Dynamic Mariner / Flotex 25, a major multinational maritime exercise designed to enhance Allied naval cooperation, improve operational readiness, and demonstrate the Alliance's ability to secure vital sea lanes in an evolving security environment. The exercise will take place in the western Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, including Spanish territorial waters, between 24 March and 4 April 2025.
• Ukraine Selects €100 Million Worth of Estonian Military Aid from Estonian Defence Industry Estonia CDI 23 Mar 2025 -- Ukraine has officially submitted to Estonia a wishlist of military aid, which the Estonia will now procure as quickly as possible from its domestic defence companies.
• US announcement of sixth-gen F-47 fighter draws analyses from Chinese experts Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- The US' recent announcement of the F-47 fighter jet has drawn intensive analyses from Chinese military affairs experts and observers, who acknowledged the aircraft being a real sixth-generation fighter jet for featuring typical characteristics such as a tailless design, but they also raised questions over its potentially limited stealth capability, relatively small size, and the US' selection of Boeing to build the warplane.
• US Space Force general's dogfighting claim against Chinese satellites disputed by US experts, viewed as budget ploy Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- A senior official of US Space Force recently claimed that Chinese satellites engaged in "dogfighting" maneuvers in low Earth orbit. Such a claim however has been disputed by even the US experts, who also questioned the claim's "hostile intentions" as the US also undertakes it. Chinese observers saw the claim as a budget-driven ploy, and part of a broader effort to curb space advances by emerging powers and preserve US dominance in orbit.
• Gov't proposes changes to civilian service reservists call-up system CNA 23 Mar 2025 -- The Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) have proposed amendments to the current civilian service reservist call-up system to enhance civil defense capabilities in the event of a national emergency or war.
• Taiwan's elite troops now guarding airport in Taipei CNA 23 Mar 2025 -- Photographs of President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) touring Taipei's Songshan Airport confirm a months-long rumor that elite Taiwanese Marines have been deployed to guard the facility.
• KEEL LAYING OF SECOND AND THIRD NEXT GENERATION OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS (YARD 1281 AND 1282) India PIB 23 Mar 2025 -- Keel Laying ceremony of the second and third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPV), to be constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), was held at M/s Yeoman Marine Services Private Ltd (YMSPL), Ratnagiri on 23 Mar 25
• Iran's Master Stroke: New Island Missile Deployment Could Blockade US Forces in the Gulf Sputnik 23 Mar 2025 -- The IRGC has stationed new air and coastal defense missile systems on Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa -three highly strategic islands west of the Strait of Hormuz global energy trade chokepoint. Here's why this is a big deal from the strategic standpoint as the US ramps up its hawkish rhetoric.

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• Secretary Rubio's Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu US Dept. of State 23 Mar 2025
• PM Netanyahu Speaks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Israel - Prime Minister 23 Mar 2025
• The IDF Continues Defensive Activity in the Gaza Strip Israel Defense Forces 23 Mar 2025
• The 36th Division Began Preparing for Operations in the Southern Command Israel Defense Forces 23 Mar 2025
• Israel intensifies offensive against Gaza as Palestinian death toll surpasses 50K IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- Over two dozen more Palestinians, including a Hamas official and several women and children have been killed in new Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Hamas political bureau member assassinated in Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- Hamas political bureau member Ismail Barhoum was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, marking the latest in a series of high-profile assassinations targeting the group's political leadership.
• Hamas condemns Israel's attack on Gaza refugee camps Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- Hamas has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's new rounds of attacks on refugee camps, civilian infrastructure, and medical personnel in the Gaza Strip.
• 41 Palestinians confirmed dead in 24 hours: Gaza Health Ministry Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Gaza Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of at least 41 Palestinians in the besieged territory over the past 24 hours.
• Lebanon urges intl. action after Israel kills, injures dozens despite truce Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has contacted several Arab and other foreign officials and urged international pressure on the occupying Tel Aviv regime after at least seven people were killed and 40 injured in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon.
• 3-week Gaza aid ban 'collective punishment': UNRWA chief UN News 23 Mar 2025 -- The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), said on Sunday.
• Hamas condemns assassination of politburo member as proof of Israeli 'record of terrorism' Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned the assassination of its political bureau member Ismail Barhoum in an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital, calling it yet another addition to the Israeli regime's "record of terrorism."
• Hamas condemns US-Israel aggression against Yemen, Lebanon, Syria Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has strongly condemned the brutal US aggression against Yemen, and Israel's aggression against Lebanon, and Syria.
• Hamas says resistance growing stronger as Israel kills official, dozens others Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has conducted fresh deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, killing a total of 40 people, including Salah al-Bardawil, a Palestinian MP and member of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement.
• Hamas vows commitment to resistance, says victory in offing on founder's assassination anniversary Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- On the 21st anniversary of the assassination of its founder, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reiterated its unwavering commitment to the path of resistance, emphasizing that victory against Israeli occupation and aggression is on the horizon.
• Members of the ministerial committee assigned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on developments in the Gaza Strip held a meeting on Sunday, March 23, 2025, with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 23 Mar 2025
• OIC Condemns Attempts to "Legalize" Israeli Settlements; Warns Against Forced Displacement of Palestinians Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 23 Mar 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has issued a strong denunciation of the so-called Israeli Cabinet's recent decision to approve the separation of 13 illegal settlement neighborhoods in the West Bank, effectively facilitating their "legalization" as settler-colonial outposts.
• Joint statement by the High Representative Kaja Kallas and the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee European External Action Service (EEAS) 23 Mar 2025 -- The Arab - Islamic Ministerial Committee met today, 23rd of March 2025, in Cairo with H.E Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
• Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss Israeli escalation in region Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the international community to end the ongoing Israeli escalation in West Asia.
• Yemen "successfully" launches hypersonic missile attack on Tel Aviv IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, says the Arab country has successfully carried out a hypersonic missile attack on Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport.
• Missile fired from Yemen sets off sirens in Tel Aviv, suspends flights at Ben Gurion airport IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- A new missile attack from Yemen has set off sirens in Tel Aviv and other cities, while it has forced the suspension of flights at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, Israeli media have reported.
• Yemeni forces hit Israel's Ben Gurion airport again with hypersonic ballistic missile Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- Yemeni Armed Forces have launched another missile attack at the occupying Israeli regime, backing the brave Palestinian resistance against the oppressing regime forces.

Other Conflicts

• Taliban says US has lifted $10 million reward for information on deputy chief Haqqani Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Taliban says the United States has removed a $10-million bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, the group's deputy chief and interior minister.
• Uncertainty Clouds The Future Of Thousands Of Afghans Seeking US Migration RFE/RL 23 Mar 2025 -- For over three years, Syed Abdul Samad Muzoon, a middle-aged former Afghan security official, has lived with his wife and their teenage daughter in Pakistan to pursue immigration to the United States.
• EXPLAINED: Arrested ARSA leader blamed for violence against Rohingya refugees Radio Free Asia 23 Mar 2025 -- The leader of a Rohingya insurgent group blamed for instigating attacks that provoked a deadly offensive by the Myanmar military and the forced cross-border exodus of Rohingya in 2017 has not spilled "significant information" since his arrest earlier this week, Bangladesh police said.

News Reports

• Turkish court imprisons Istanbul mayor pending trial IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- A Turkish court has jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges amid widespread protests against his arrest.
• Turkish Interior Ministry temporarily suspends Istanbul mayor Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Turkish Interior Ministry has temporarily suspended Ekrem Imamoglu as Istanbul's mayor following his formal arrest in a court investigation.
• Istanbul court formally arrests mayor as protests intensify Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- An Istanbul court has formally placed the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, under arrest in a graft probe, four days after his detention sparked Turkey's worst unrest in over a decade.
• Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan Rival Jailed Ahead Of Likely Presidential Nomination RFE/RL 22 Mar 2025 -- A Turkish court has ordered Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu jailed pending trial on graft charges, local media reported - a move that is likely to intensify the largest wave of protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in over a decade.
• Congress: Mayor İmamoğlu's detention is an assault on democracy; he must be released Council of Europe 23 Mar 2025
• Li Qiang Meets with U.S. Senator Steve Daines and His Delegation PRC MofA 23 Mar 2025 -- On the afternoon of March 23, 2025, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with U.S. Senator Steve Daines and some American business people, who are in China to attend the China Development Forum 2025, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
• Wang Yi Meets with Secretary General of Japan's National Security Secretariat Masataka Okano PRC MofA 23 Mar 2025 -- On March 23, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi met with Secretary General of Japan's National Security Secretariat Masataka Okano in Tokyo.
• China, Japan reach 20 key consensus points, pledge to deepen economic collaboration Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on Saturday co-chaired the sixth China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue in Tokyo, which concluded with 20 key consensus points as both sides pledged efforts to deepen economic collaboration between the two nations.
• Global firms bullish on China at CDF, eyeing greater opportunities Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- China Development Forum (CDF), the first major international conference after China's two sessions this year, kicked off in Beijing on Sunday, attracting the wide attendance of international organizations as well as CEOs from over 80 multinational giants including Apple, Corning Inc and Mercedes-Benz Group, which underscores the enormous attractiveness and huge potential of the world's second-largest economy.
• Caribbean countries to express concern to Rubio over additional fees on China-made vessels Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders plan to tell US Secretary of State Marco Rubio next week that the US-proposed "fines" on Chinese-made cargo vessels would hurt the region's oil and gas industry as well as push up transportation costs, Bloomberg quoted Guyana's President Irfaan Ali as saying.
• China to lift hukou-based marriage registration restrictions nationwide Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- China will soon offer nationwide access to its cross-regional marriage registration service, following a recent revision of the regulations governing marriage registration, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday.
• Radio amateurs punished for illegally setting up stations to gather sensitive data, spread false information: MSS Global Times 23 Mar 2025 -- China's state security agency on Sunday revealed two cases of radio enthusiasts setting up illegal stations under foreign direction to gather sensitive data and spread disinformation.
• Unmarked vessel detained for trespassing in Taiwan's restricted waters CNA 23 Mar 2025 -- An unmarked vessel and its six crew members were detained on Sunday for trespassing in Taiwanese restricted waters, according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 23 Mar 2025
• Refusing to negotiate directly with the U.S. is a tactic, not a strategy: Foreign minister IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran has decided it is not going to negotiate directly with the United States government for the time being, and that it is a tactic, not a strategy.
• FM: Iran acts upon own interests irrespective of Trump's expectations Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran acts based on its own interests in disregard of the expectations held by US President Donald Trump, stressing Tehran's commitment to diplomacy.
• Iran ready to return to nuclear commitments if its rights are respected: AEOI spokesperson IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesperson of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), says the Islamic Republic is ready to resume its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if the other parties to the deal do not ignore its rights.
• Foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Saudi and Egyptian counterparts IRNA 23 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has held separate phone conversations with his Saudi and Egyptian counterparts, discussing developments in the West Asia region in the wake of renewed Israeli attacks on Gaza and the United States' air aggression against Yemen.
• Iran says resolute on its nuclear rights, warns West of counterproductive pressure Press TV 23 Mar 2025 -- The Islamic Republic is resolute on its nuclear rights and warns against the adverse consequences of the West's counterproductive pressure campaign, says the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
• Nuclear Deal in Its Current Form Cannot be Renewed - Iranian FM Sputnik 23 Mar 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the nuclear deal could not be renewed in its current form and that Tehran could not return to compliance after making significant progress in its nuclear research.
• PM call with Prime Minister Dick Schoof of the Netherlands: 23 March 2025 Gov.UK 23 Mar 2025