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• U.S. journalist accidentally added to group chat discussing confidential Yemen attack plan People's Daily 25 Mar 2025 -- Senior U.S. national security officials added a prominent journalist to a Signal group chat discussing a military strike on the Houthis in Yemen, making him aware of the airstrike plan two hours before the U.S. operation.
• Trump administration 'accidentally' texted me its war plans for Yemen: American journalist Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Senior officials within the administration of US President Donald Trump are reported to have inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the American magazine The Atlantic, in a confidential group chat discussing imminent military aggression against Yemen.
• US Confirms Attacks on Yemen Sputnik 25 Mar 2025 -- Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, said it launched two ballistic missiles at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, the Almasirah broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
• Exclusive | U.S. threats won't deter Yemen from supporting Palestine, says senior Yemeni official IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Secretary of Yemen's Supreme Political Council Yasser al-Houri has renewed his country's position on supporting the Palestinian people and their just cause until they reclaim all their legitimate rights.
• Hegseth Gives Order to Enhance Military Mission at Southern Border DoD News 25 Mar 2025 -- Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border have a new directive: conduct patrols.

Defense Policy / Programs

• AFRICOM and Norwegian Military Leaders Strengthen Maritime Security Cooperation in Africa AFRICOM 25 Mar 2025 -- A delegation from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) concluded a series of meetings with Norwegian military and civilian officials in Oslo, March 18-20, addressing maritime challenges that threaten international security interests and stability in Africa.
• Navy Seeks Ways to Streamline Shipbuilding DoD News 25 Mar 2025 -- The United States projects its presence around the globe through its warships, impacting geopolitical decisions daily while maintaining the American way of life, said Brett A. Seidle, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition.
• Emory S. Land Arrives in Darwin US Navy 25 Mar 2025 -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia for a regularly scheduled port call, March 25. Darwin is the 17th port call of Emory S. Land's current deployment, which began May 17, 2024.
• Oregon Army Guard Provides Lift for Army Futures Command Army News 25 Mar 2025 -- On a chilly and dusty morning at Fort Irwin, aka the "Sandbox," four Oregon Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopters are loaded up with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division's Combat Aviation Brigade and equipment from the Army Futures Command, as they begin testing on a field training exercise March 9-14.
• U.S. and ROK Marines Conclude Freedom Shield 25 USMC News 25 Mar 2025 -- III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and 1st Marine Division successfully completed a significant training milestone alongside their Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps counterparts as exercise Freedom Shield (FS) 25 concludes. While this phase of training ends, the Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) continues throughout the year.
• Allied assets deploy in preparation for Allied Air Command's exercise Ramstein Flag 2025 NATO Allied Air Command 25 Mar 2025 -- NATO's Allied Air Command, in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), is set to conduct Ramstein Flag 2025 (RAFL25) from March 31 to April 11, 2025. The exercise will bring together over 90 aircraft from more than 15 Allied nations, operating from 12 Allied air bases across Europe. This large-scale, tactical-level training exercise aims to bolster multi-domain operations, interoperability, and rapid response capabilities among Allied forces.
• North Korean troops sent to Russia included relatives of defectors: report Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2025 -- Some of the thousands of soldiers North Korea sent to Russia to fight in Moscow's war against Ukraine were family members of defectors and other people with "issues" in the North, South Korean media reported.
• Taiwan shipbuilder unveils domestic unmanned surface vehicle CNA 25 Mar 2025 -- A Kaohsiung-based shipbuilder on Tuesday unveiled its first domestically produced military-use unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that its designers said is well suited for operations in the treacherous Taiwan Strait.
• Taiwan should proactively ask to join U.S. military exercises: Expert CNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan should proactively ask to participate in military exercises with the United States to strengthen joint deterrence and develop synergy between their forces, a former Pentagon official said Tuesday.
• Albanese Government grows and accelerates Defence spending Australia DOD 25 Mar 2025 -- "As the Government announced last year, we are investing an additional $50.3 billion into the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which will now see an additional $10.6 billion invested over the forward estimates. The value of this investment is now $57.6 billion over the decade and is accounted for in the budget. In the 2025-26 the Government is also bringing forward $1 billion of investment to enable Defence to acquire capabilities faster. "
• HMAS Sydney's three-month journey through the region Australia DOD 25 Mar 2025 -- Sydney's next three months of training and cooperation include Exercise Bersama Shield, alongside the Five Power Defence Arrangements nations Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
• Iran unveils 'missile megacity'; military chief hails 'a far stronger iron fist' Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- The Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a "missile megacity," another one among its hundreds-strong such facilities.
• US intel report: Iran 'not building nuclear weapon' Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, says the annual US intelligence threat assessment report published by the office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard.
• Junta chief vows to hike defense budget, seeking to expand global presence Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2025 -- Myanmar's junta chief said the military would increase the defense budget, while seeking to expand his international presence with a reported plan to join a regional summit in Thailand next month.
• NZ Army Combat Team locked and loaded for major Waiouru exercise New Zealand Defence Force 25 Mar 2025 -- From blowing up bridges to soldiers engaged in trench warfare, anti-tank javelin missiles and combat vehicles in full flight, Exercise Sangro is set to test Army's range of capabilities and pack quite the punch.
• New Zealand-led task force continues to disrupt illegal narcotics smugglers in the Middle East New Zealand Defence Force 25 Mar 2025 -- The New Zealand-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) has made another successful drug bust off the coast of Oman.
• Pentagon chief Hegseth heads to Philippines amid South China Sea tensions Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to visit the Philippines this week, the first trip by a top official from the new Trump administration to a long-time American defense ally in Southeast Asia.
• AFP anticipates possible US missile deployment to PH Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed reports that the United States will be deploying additional units of Medium Range Capability (MRC) Typhon missile systems to the Philippines.
• Missile live-firing part of PH Navy familiarization efforts - spox Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday the series of live exercises involving its newly acquired missile platforms, are part of the service's efforts to familiarize naval personnel with the operation of these weapon systems.
• Grounding order for fighter jet fleet may be lifted this week Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday said that the order lifting the grounding of the 11 remaining FA-50PH fighter jets will be issued anytime this week.
• PBBM OKs possible VFA with France, other countries Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has greenlighted negotiations for possible visiting forces agreements (VFAs) with France and other countries, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
• Hegseth visit highlights strong PH-US defense ties - AFP Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- The scheduled visit of US Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth to the country on March 28 highlights the strong military ties between the Philippines and the United States, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday.
• Chinese FM urges some in the Philippines to stop serving as other countries' mouthpiece in response to inquiry on Philippines-US military co-op Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated on Tuesday that on the military cooperation between the Philippines and the US, China made clear its position more than once. Any defense or security cooperation between the Philippines and other countries should not target any third party or harm their interest, still less threaten regional peace or escalate tensions in the region.
• Court Orders USAGM To Halt Moves To Close Radio Free Europe RFE/RL 25 Mar 2025 -- A US court granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in its lawsuit against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) over the termination of RFE/RL's congressionally appropriated funding.
• Baiba Braže in Washington, D.C.: Latvia, the Baltic states and the U.S. are the closest allies, we'll continue cooperation in security, economy, technologies Latvia MFA 25 Mar 2025 -- The United States-Baltic military cooperation, defence procurement, a strong NATO and its deterrence and defence capabilities, achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine - the main topics discussed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, with the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in Washington, D.C., on 25 March.
• Foreign Minister Tsahkna met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC Estonia MFA 25 Mar 2025 -- Today 25 March, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and his Latvian and Lithuanian colleagues met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss cooperation on strengthening transatlantic relations and achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine. It was the first high-level meeting between a representative of Estonia and a member of the new US administration.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Baltic Foreign Ministers US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2025
• On-the-Record Briefing on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Travel to Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Kenyan President Ruto US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2025

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• 25 March 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 25 Mar 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Information Regarding the Affiliation of the Terrorist Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat to the Hamas Terrorist Organization Israel Defense Forces 25 Mar 2025
• Israeli airstrikes kill at least 23, including children, in Gaza IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- New Israeli strikes have killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medics, as hospitals are flooded with the dead and wounded since Israel resumed a genocidal war on the territory last week.
• Genocide in Gaza: Israel kills scores, injures hundreds in 24 hours Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- The Health Ministry in Gaza says renewed Israeli airstrikes on the besieged territory have killed dozens of Palestinians and injured hundreds others in the past 24 hours.
• Israel preparing for 'major assault' on Gaza to occupy huge swaths of territory: US media Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his newly-appointed security team are reportedly planning a large-scale ground assault against the Gaza Strip in order to capture and hold swaths of territory that will allow them to defeat the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• Israel abducts, injures more Palestinians in new raids in occupied West Bank Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- The Israeli military has carried out new raids in several areas across the West Bank, abducting and injuring people in the occupied Palestinian territory.
• Hamas asserts 'impervious' to Israeli assassinations as regime's genocide rages on Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- A senior Hamas spokesman says the resistance movement is deep-rooted in Palestine and that it will be not be affected by Israeli assassination of its leaders.
• Violent escalation, aid blockade prompt UN staff reduction in Gaza People's Daily 25 Mar 2025 -- Following the killing of hundreds of civilians, including UN staff, and the aid blockade, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has decided to reduce staff in the Gaza Strip, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
• Iran slams continuation of Israeli genocide in Gaza, aggression against Lebanon Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Iran's foreign minister has strongly condemned the continuation of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and its repeated aggression against Lebanon.
• War against Rubble: Israel Crosses the Line of Massacre to Beyond Death-----3,665 Israeli Crimes in a Week Targeting All Forms of Palestinian Life Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 25 Mar 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Media Observatory on Israeli Crimes against Palestinians recorded 979 Palestinians murdered between March 18 and 24, 2025, and documented 1,474 others wounded.
• Yemen conducts new attacks on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, U.S. aircraft carrier IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Yemen has announced new "successful" attacks on Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport and the United States' USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in response to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
• Yemeni forces hit Israeli airport, US aircraft carrier with ballistic missiles Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have said they carried out more anti-Israel and anti-US operations in retaliation for aggression against the Gaza Strip and the Arab country.

Other Conflicts

• Chinese claims on WPS part of efforts to retain power - PH Navy Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- China's continued claims on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and parts of the country's territory are part of its efforts to ensure a continued grip on power, a ranking Philippine Navy official said Tuesday.
• Palace: PCG taking action on Chinese barriers in Panatag Philippine News Agency 25 Mar 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is addressing the presence of floating barriers installed by the Chinese maritime militia in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Malacañang said Tuesday.
• US military maintains high-intensity presence in S.China Sea but activities hit bottleneck: Chinese think tank Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- The US has sustained a high-intensity military presence in the South China Sea and nearby areas, but the number and frequency of deployed platforms have plateaued over the past year, according to a Chinese think tank report released Tuesday. A Chinese military affairs expert warned that overextension of the US military activities may increase the risk of accidents.
• CCG expels four Japanese fishing vessels illegally entering waters of China's Diaoyu Dao: spokesperson Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- From Friday to Monday, four Japanese fishing vessels illegally entered the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Dao. China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels took necessary control measures in accordance with the law and issued warnings to drive them away, according to CCG spokesperson Liu Dejun on Monday.
• Islamic State Is Evolving, But Has The World Taken Its Eyes Off The Ball? RFE/RL 25 Mar 2025 -- US-backed forces declared in 2019 that the Islamic State (IS) group had been destroyed. But as the past few years have shown, that only marked the end of its quasi-state that controlled territory in Iraq and Syria -- not the threat it continues to present.
• Defensive Activity of the Paratroopers Brigade and the Yahalom Unit in Syria Last Week Israel Defense Forces 25 Mar 2025
• Seven people killed in Israeli strike on Dara'a in southwestern Syria Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- At least seven people have been killed and several others injured when Israeli military forces launched an attack against a residential neighborhood in Syria's southwestern province of Dara'a, in the latest act of aggression against the Arab nation since the downfall of president Bashar al-Assad's government.
• Israel Army Claims Strike on Military Targets at Syrian Bases Sputnik 25 Mar 2025 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed a strike on military targets at Syrian bases Tadmor and T4.
• As Syria's children step out of the shadows of war, securing their future is more critical than ever - UNICEF UNICEF 25 Mar 2025 -- As families in Syria adjust to a new era in the country's history following 14 years of brutal conflict, UNICEF calls for urgent support to ensure children have a safe and prosperous path ahead.
• 'Fragility and hope' mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles UN News 25 Mar 2025 -- UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the coast earlier this month, which marked a grim new chapter in Syria's fragile transition to a lasting peace.
• Amid Appalling Civilian Death Toll in Syria, Caretaker Authorities Must Signal 'Era of Impunity' Is Over, Special Envoy Tells Security Council UN Security Council 25 Mar 2025 -- Meeting today - 14 years after the start of the civil war in Syria, four months since the fall of the former regime and weeks removed from harrowing violence along the country's coast — the Security Council heard of the need for accountability and economic recovery so that the country can move towards credible, inclusive transition.
• Iran says Syria's interim authorities must ensure safety of civilians in Latakia and Tartus IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sa'eed Iravani says Syria's interim authorities must take decisive measures to ensure the security of civilians in Latakia and Tartus.
• Diplomacy and dialogue are the best ways to achieve a stable future in Syria: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 25 Mar 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.
• Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war UN News 25 Mar 2025 -- In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country's children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
• Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation for children in Yemen after 10 years of conflict UNICEF 25 Mar 2025 -- "The conflict in Yemen has reached a tragic milestone - over one decade of largely unrelenting conflict, with only brief and fragile periods of reduced hostilities, that has stolen childhoods, shattered futures, and left an entire generation fighting to survive.
• 33rd Meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (March 25, 2025) India MEA 25 Mar 2025 -- The 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 25 March 2025 in Beijing.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2025
• Iran welcomes agreement on draft peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran welcomes an agreement reached between the Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the text of a historic peace treaty.
• Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be 'wake-up call', says rights chief UN News 25 Mar 2025 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.
• Niger: Türk says egregious mosque attack should be wake-up call OHCHR 25 Mar 2025 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and scores injured.
• Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on media being prevented, restricted, or entirely prohibited from attending council and assembly sessions OSCE 25 Mar 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Media Observatory on Israeli Crimes against Palestinians recorded 979 Palestinians murdered between March 18 and 24, 2025, and documented 1,474 others wounded.
• Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis UN News 25 Mar 2025 -- With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
• Blast injures 2 policemen, driver in India's Chhattisgarh People's Daily 25 Mar 2025 -- Two policemen and a driver were wounded after Naxals triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said Monday.

News Reports

• Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block The White House 25 Mar 2025
• FM urges US to give world an explanation over report disclosing cyberattacks against global mobile users Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on a report released by the China Cybersecurity Industry Alliance disclosing the US cyberattacks, wiretapping and data theft activities targeting global mobile smart terminals, mobile supply chains, operators and others, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday that China has taken note of the relevant report. According to the report, the US government has abused its monopolistic advantage in the upstream of the information technology and production and supply chain to carry out large-scale and prolonged malicious cyber activities on a global scale, targeting cell phones and even the entire ecosystem of the mobile industry, which can be said to be pervasive and omnipresent.
• US intelligence agencies carry out cyberattacks targeting global mobile users: report Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- A report released by a Chinese industry alliance exposed the US intelligent agencies' surveillance and data theft activities targeting global mobile smart terminals and communications. Whether they are high-value targets such as government officials and technical experts or ordinary people, all could potentially become subjects of intelligence-gathering operations by US intelligence agencies, according to the report.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on March 25, 2025 PRC MofA 25 Mar 2025
• China frees staff of US consulting firm after 2-year detention Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2025 -- China has released all employees of a U.S. corporate due diligence firm who had been detained in Beijing for the past two years in a move seemingly aimed at reassuring foreign businesses amid declining foreign investment.
• China releases report on participation in construction, protection of intl communication submarine cables Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- Industry and Planning Research Institute of China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT) released a report on Tuesday on China's participation in the construction and protection of international communication submarine cables. The report highlights major breakthroughs in China's submarine cable technology in recent years and outlines the role of Chinese enterprises in building and operating international submarine cables. It also details government efforts to protect submarine infrastructure and safeguard national data security, and refutes the groundless smear of some Western politicians and media outlets.
• China to maintain high pressure on corruption fugitives People's Daily 25 Mar 2025 -- China on Monday vowed to continue deepening its international anti-graft cooperation and maintain high pressure on corruption fugitives abroad.
• China unveils regulation on implementing anti-foreign sanctions law People's Daily 25 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree to unveil the regulation on implementing the anti-foreign sanctions law, comprising 22 articles, set to take effect on Monday.
• Taiwan Coast Guard refutes China Coast Guard 'law enforcement' claims CNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has refuted a claim made by the China Coast Guard that its ships have been conducting "law enforcement patrols" in the waters near Taiwan's outlying Kinmen County.
• Limits on freedom of speech tied to Taiwan's survival: Premier Cho CNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) on Tuesday defended the government's decision to expel a Chinese influencer from Taiwan, saying it was to protect the country's sovereignty.
• U.S. bill offering funding to friends of Taiwan to be reintroduced CNA 25 Mar 2025 -- A United States congressman on Monday said he is planning to reintroduce a bill to support international development projects in countries with official or strong unofficial relations with Taiwan.
• Lai Ching-te's restrictive policies send chills to cross-Strait exchanges People's Daily 25 Mar 2025 -- People engaging in exchanges across the Taiwan Strait are feeling a chilling effect when Taiwan authorities led by Lai Ching-te have doubled down on restrictive policies toward the mainland.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Mar 2025
• Delegation of DPRK Ministry of Public Health Returns Home KCNA 25 Mar 2025 -- A working-level delegation of the DPRK Ministry of Public Health led by Vice-Minister Jon Sol Ryong returned home on March 24 after visiting Russia.
• U.S. claims against Iran's oil industry baseless, lack credibility: Foreign minister IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in a telephone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, has rejected the pretexts of the United States' sanctions against Iran's oil industry as baseless.
• Iran's oil sales in accordance with international standards: Ministry IRNA 25 Mar 2025 -- The Oil Ministry has rejected accusations that Iran used forged Iraqi documents on its oil tankers to circumvent sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing that Iranian oil sales are in accordance with international standards.
• Iran vows 'severe' response to West's snapback of UN sanctions Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Iran has warned the West against the "unjust" trigger of a "snapback" of sanctions on the Islamic Republic at the United Nations, saying it would draw a dire response.
• Foreign minister: Iran preparing response to Trump's letter Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has yet to respond to a letter from President Donald Trump of the United States regarding a replacement for the 2015 nuclear deal.
• Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Officers Involved in the Probable Death of Robert Levinson US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2025 -- Today, the United States is sanctioning three Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) officials involved in the abduction, detention, and probable death of former FBI Special Agent Robert A. Levinson. MOIS has a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals and has been designated across various sanctions programs.
• Treasury Sanctions Additional Iranian Intelligence Officers Involved in the Probable Death and Cover-Up of Robert Levinson US Treasury 25 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is imposing sanctions on three Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) officials who were involved in the abduction, detention, and probable death of former FBI Special Agent Robert A. "Bob" Levinson.
• Iran seizes ship with 1mn liters of smuggled oil in Persian Gulf Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Iranian border police have seized a ship carrying one million liters of smuggled oil in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
• Türkiye: Concern at widespread detentions OHCHR 25 Mar 2025
• Turkey 'Has Been Abused': Protesters Target Erdogan As Crackdown Escalates RFE/RL 25 Mar 2025 -- Turkish authorities have detained nearly 1,500 people amid the country's largest antigovernment protests in more than a decade, the country's interior minister said on March 25.
• "We will repel attacks on our democracy by remaining within legitimate boundaries" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Mar 2025 -- Speaking after an iftar dinner with undergraduates, President Erdoğan said: "We will hold those who violate laws to account within the legal framework. We will repel attacks on our democracy by remaining within legitimate boundaries."
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2025
• Lukashenko Sworn In For Seventh Term As Rights Groups Decry 'Unconstitutional' Rule RFE/RL 25 Mar 2025 -- Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko was sworn in for a seventh term on March 25 as human rights groups said the authoritarian leader's rule was "unconstitutional."
• China not interested in interfering in Canada's internal affairs, says FM on Canada's 'meddle in election' claim Global Times 25 Mar 2025 -- In response to a question that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service claimed that countries such as China and India may seek to meddle in the upcoming Canadian election on April 28 and China is "highly likely" to use tools enabled by AI to interfere, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated Tuesday that China has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and has never had, and not interested in interfering in Canada's internal affairs.
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 25 Mar 2025
• Mozambique: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest political developments European External Action Service (EEAS) 25 Mar 2025 -- The EU welcomes the meeting between Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane on 23 March as a positive step towards reconciliation in Mozambique.
• Denmark blasts US visit to Greenland amid Trump's takeover threats Press TV 25 Mar 2025 -- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark says a planned visit by a US delegation to Greenland puts "unacceptable pressure" on the autonomous island, amid President Donald Trump's threats to take over the territory "one way or the other."
• World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency UN News 25 Mar 2025 -- The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on Tuesday following the detention of at least 92 people by the Turkish authorities over the past week, including Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been charged with corruption and removed from office.