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• Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate The White House 22 Apr 2025 -- "I write to apprise you of developments in Yemen and the broader Middle East region."
• Yemen asserts enhanced military readiness; takes US aircraft carriers under firepower Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Yemen's Armed Forces have declared enhanced military readiness to counter foreign aggression and escalate their defensive measures, while unveiling a series of successful operations targeting US aircraft carriers and other military assets.
• US military launches fresh strikes on Yemeni capital, other regions in new acts of aggression Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The United States has launched a new wave of air attacks across multiple regions in Yemen, including the capital Sana'a, to halt the Arab country's operations against Israeli-linked targets in support of Palestinians.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army opens modern projectile loading facility to expand 155 mm artillery production US Army 22 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. Army and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems opened a new load, assemble and pack facility for 155 mm high explosive artillery projectiles on April 22 in Camden, Arkansas, reinforcing the Army's strategic effort to expand production capacity, restore the defense industrial base, and strengthen deterrence through sustained investment in readiness.
• LOGCAP provides base life support to Flintlock 25, African Lion 25 exercises Army News 22 Apr 2025 -- The 405th Army Field Support Brigade's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program is simultaneously supporting two exercises on the continent of Africa this month. LOGCAP is providing over two dozen base life support services to U.S. servicemembers and nearly 40 partner nations participating in Flintlock 25 in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and over a dozen base life support services to U.S. servicemembers and nearly 10 partner nations participating in African Lion 25 in Tunisia.
• 363rd ISR Wing executes no-notice Combat Readiness Exercise, ACC Combat Readiness Inspection US Air Force 22 Apr 2025 -- The 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing recently concluded its first no-notice Combat Readiness Exercise across various locations throughout the United States in the first quarter of 2025.
• Exercise Balikatan 2025 kicks off with opening ceremony highlighting ironclad alliance US Navy 22 Apr 2025 -- Exercise Balikatan 25, the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the U.S., commenced with an opening ceremony today.
• USS Mount Whitney conducts Tripoli and Benghazi port visits to promote regional stability, national unity and Libyan sovereignty US Navy 22 Apr 2025 -- The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), arrived in Libya for scheduled port visits, April 20-21, in support of enduring U.S.-Libya cooperation and regional security. While in Libya, Mount Whitney visited both Tripoli and Benghazi for key engagements with leaders from across the country.
• Senior Pentagon Official Says Cyber Warfare Poses Significant Threat to Joint Force DoD News 22 Apr 2025 -- The dangers posed by cyber conflict are significant and require preparation by the joint force to counter such threats, according to a senior Defense Department expert on the topic during the Space Force's Space Systems Command Cyber Expo 2025.
• MRF-D 25.3 surges forward for Balikatan USMC News 22 Apr 2025 -- Following the successful completion of Marine Exercise 2025 in Mindanao, the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) seamlessly repositioned it's ground combat element (GCE) forces from Mindanao to Palawan, Philippines, as a show of allied and partner commitment to regional security and building maritime domain awareness in support of Exercise Balikatan 25.
• Enhanced Defense: 3d MLR Deploys MADIS to Philippines for Balikatan 2025 USMC News 22 Apr 2025 -- U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, deployed to the Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 25, scheduled for April 21 to May 9, 2025. During this year's iteration of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense event (IAMD), one of the six Combined Joint All-Domain Operations events scheduled during Balikatan 25, U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion's Ground-Based Air Defense Battery (GBAD) will conduct live-fire training with the newly fielded Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS).
• Trump's Plan on Ukraine May Include Deploying European Forces - Reports Sputnik 22 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's plan for a Ukrainian settlement may include the deployment of European forces to Ukraine to enforce a ceasefire, the New York Post reported, citing a senior US administration official.
• New Zealand announces extended support for Ukraine New Zealand Government 22 Apr 2025-- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today announced New Zealand is extending its military assistance in support of Ukraine's self-defence.
• NZDF to extend military assistance New Zealand Defence Force 22 Apr 2025-- The New Zealand Defence Force will be extending its military assistance to Ukraine, the Government has announced.
• Defence Secretary Statement to the House of Commons UK MOD 22 Apr 2025 -- Oral statement to Parliament
• US-Philippines joint drills with strategic and tactical weapons 'detested, opposed by regional countries' Global Times 22 Apr 2025 -- US and Philippines armed forces launched their largest annual joint military exercise "Balikatan" on Monday. According to media reports, troops from the two countries are participating in this year's drills that are staged in western and northern Philippine locations facing South China Sea and the island of Taiwan, which are considered "regional flashpoints."
• China, Indonesia vow to promote military cooperation PRC MND 22 Apr 2025 -- General Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, met with visiting Indonesia's Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in Beijing on April 22. Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun also held talks with Sjafrie on the same day.
• 'Guardians of Revolution': IRGC warns enemies it is at 'peak of all-out readiness' Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has, on the 46th anniversary of its establishment, declared its highest level of operational readiness, reiterating unwavering commitment to defend the Islamic Republic and confront any adversary.
• Navy Plan Strengthens Maritime Capabilities of Danish Armed Forces Danish Ministry of Defence 22 Apr 2025-- Capabilities for surveillance of critical infrastructure, new marine environment and mine-laying vessels are among the initiatives for strengthening the Danish Navy under a new agreement between the Danish Government and the political parties behind the Danish Defence Agreement.
• EU budget set for defence-related boost under new regulation* European Commission 22 Apr 2025-- New targeted amendments to existing EU funding programmes will support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in Europe's defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB). Under a new Regulation to stimulate defence-related investments within the EU budget proposed today by the Commission, the EU will strengthen its defence Readiness 2030 and to implement the ReArm Europe plan.
• Europe needs to take more responsibility by strengthening its defensive capabilities and industry, says Vice Minister K. Aleksa Lithuania MND 22 Apr 2025-- Vice Minister of National Defence Karolis Aleksa met with a delegation of the United States House of Representatives, Congressmen Keith Self, Timothy Kennedy and Derek Tran, who were conducting a visit to Lithuania.
• Modern US weapons platforms to beef up PH military's capabilities Philippine News Agency 22 Apr 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said the deployment of advanced US weapons platforms in the ongoing "Balikatan" exercise will greatly enhance the interoperability of both forces, aside from boosting the ongoing modernization program of the Philippine military.
• Building an America First State Department US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025-- "We are facing tremendous challenges across the globe. To deliver on President Trump's America First foreign policy, we must make the State Department Great Again."
• Rubio Announces Reorganization of State Department to Cut Bureaucracy Sputnik 22 Apr 2025 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced plans to reorganize the State Department, which will reduce bureaucracy and enhance efficiency, including eliminating redundant foreign offices and programs.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio With Bari Weiss of The Free Press's Honestly with Bari Weiss Podcast US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025
• The 37th Annual U.S.-ASEAN Dialogue US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025 -- The United States and ASEAN held the 37th annual U.S.-ASEAN Dialogue on April 22, 2025, in Siem Reap, Cambodia to discuss ongoing cooperation under our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al Thani US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025
• Deputy Secretary Landau's Meeting with Qatari Minister of State Al Khulaifi US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Holy See Cardinal Parolin US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 22, 2025
• Defense Contractor's Longtime Associate Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States US Dept. of Justice 22 Apr 2025 -- A longtime associate of a former defense contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 22 April 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 22 Apr 2025

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood | Operation Northern Arrows

• Lies unraveled: Ex-minister says Israel faked Gaza tunnel image to stall truce deal Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Former Israeli minister of military affairs, Yoav Gallant, has admitted that a widely circulated photo of a large tunnel near the Gaza-Egypt border, released last year, was fabricated to delay a prisoner swap with Hamas and exaggerate threats against Israel.
• The IDF struck approximately 40 pieces of engineering vehicles used for terror purposes, including during the October 7th massacre Israel Defense Forces 22 Apr 2025
• Hamas urges global strikes, sit-ins to end Israel's genocide in Gaza Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for a wave of global protests, strikes, and sit-ins this weekend, urging continued mobilization until Israel ends its brutal war on Gaza.
• Gaza children dying not only from bombs, but starvation, untreated illness: Health Ministry Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The director general of Gaza's Health Ministry says hunger has been added to the cause of death for children in the Palestinian territory that is subject to a genocidal Israeli war and blockade.
• Israeli strikes kill nearly 10 Gazans, including two children, in new aggression Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The Israeli regime has carried out deadly airstrikes on several areas across the Gaza Strip as the occupying entity cranks up its gory aggression on the besieged Palestinian territory after scrapping a ceasefire deal last month.
• Senior Hamas-allied leader killed in Israeli drone strike south of Beirut Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- A high-ranking Lebanese military leader allied with the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has been killed in an Israeli drone strike against an area southeast of the capital Beirut, in the latest violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
• Hezbollah urges Lebanese govt. to act after Hamas-allied leader assassinated Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement has condemned the Israeli assassination of a leader of Lebanon's al-Jamaa al-Islamiya as "treacherous and cowardly," urging the Lebanese government to take serious action to halt Israeli atrocities.
• UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: How much longer until hollow words of condemnation will translate into action to lift the siege UNRWA 22 Apr 2025
• Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble UN News 22 Apr 2025 -- Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes - but that hope is fading fast.
• Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day UN News 22 Apr 2025 -- The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people - mostly women and children - trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days.
• Israel is using humanitarian aid as a 'weapon of war' in Gaza: U.N. IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has criticized the international community's inaction regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, stressing the urgent need for a January ceasefire to be reinstated.
• UNRWA: Gaza 'land of desperation' after 50 days of total Israeli siege Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN's Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), has said that after 50 days of being under total siege, Gaza has become a "land of desperation."
• 'A war crime': UN blasts US envoy to Tel Aviv for defending Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid into Gaza Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The United Nations' special rapporteur on Palestine has warned the new US ambassador to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories that blocking humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip constitutes a war crime.

Other Conflicts

• Task force: PH didn't seek China's nod on March 4 WPS resupply drive Philippine News Agency 22 Apr 2025 -- The National Task Force - West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) Area Task Force West denied claims that the Philippines sought permission from China to hold its regular rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission for the contingent manning the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin Shoal last month.
• South Korea eyes Yellow Sea countermeasure to Chinese structure in disputed waters Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2025 -- South Korea said it's considering setting up a "necessary facility" in overlapping territorial waters with China in the Yellow Sea as a countermeasure to Beijing's installation of a steel structure in the area.
• Iran: U.S. and Israeli accusations about Tehran's role in Syria are baseless IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Amir Sa'eed Iravani, in a letter addressed to the President of the UN Security Council, categorically rejected the false accusations made by the representatives of the United States and the Israeli regime at the emergency meeting of the Security Council on April 9, 2025 (9896th meeting) regarding Syria.
• Syria's HTS-led regime nabs two Islamic Jihad officials following US ban on Palestinian groups Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Syria's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) regime has detained two officials of the Islamic Jihad resistance movement in the Arab country following a recent ban by the United States on Palestinian groups.
• China monitors ceasefire as Myanmar rebel army hands northern city back to junta Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2025 -- China has sent a team to monitor a ceasefire it has brokered in northern Myanmar, the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday, as rebel forces vacated a strategic city that had been under their control since last summer.
• Chinese FM responds to report of MNDAA withdrawing from Lashio People's Daily 22 Apr 2025 -- In response to question regarding reports that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) withdrew from the Lashio of Shan State earlier Tuesday and handed over control of the area to the Myanmar military, and the change of control in Lashio was reportedly facilitated by Chinese mediation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China respects Myanmar's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
• Iran condemns baseless claims of GCC countries on 3 Persian Gulf islands Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned baseless claims raised during the foreign ministerial meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council about three Iranian islands.
• Eight Years On, Significant Obstacles Remain to Implementing Colombia's Historic Peace Accord, Special Representative Tells Security Council, Warning of Resurging Violence UN Security Council 22 Apr 2025-- Eight years after the signing of Colombia's peace accords, significant challenges remain, the Head of the United Nations special political mission in the country told the Security Council today, warning that violence is resurging in some areas.
• Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal UN News 22 Apr 2025 -- Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Full implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement is essential for lasting peace in Colombia: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 22 Apr 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia.
• WFP warns of rising hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia as humanitarian needs outpace resources WFP 22 Apr 2025 -- Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks, leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. The organization's life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at imminent risk of losing food assistance, including malnutrition treatment for 650,000 women and children.
• Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts UN News 22 Apr 2025 -- A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. "We are at the breaking point," the agency warned on Tuesday.

News Reports

• After second Signalgate scandal, Democrats call for Hegseth's resignation Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- As controversy surrounding Signalgate continues to follow US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, members of the Democratic Party have called for his resignation.
• DHS, USCIS, DOGE Overhaul Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Database DHS 22 Apr 2025-- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, alongside USCIS and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced a comprehensive optimization of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to ensure a single, reliable source for verifying non-citizen status nationwide.
• Prime Minister strongly condemns the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir India PIB 22 Apr 2025 -- Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, today
• No: 89, 22 April 2025, Regarding the Terrorist Attack in Jammu and Kashmir Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2025
• Russia-Oman talks President of Russia 22 Apr 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who is in Russia on a state visit.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's forthcoming visit to Uzbekistan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2025
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Laos Saleumxay Kommasith Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2025
• 11th Round of Joint Pakistan-Russia Working Group Meeting on Counter-Terrorism, 22 April 2025 ,Moscow, Russia Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Apr 2025 -- The 11th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Joint Working Group to Counter International Terrorism was held in Moscow on 22nd April 2025. Pakistan's delegation was led by the Special Secretary (United Nations), Nabeel Munir, while the Russian side was led by Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin.
• Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom David Lammy PRC MofA 22 Apr 2025 -- On April 22, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) David Lammy at the latter's request.
• Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger PRC MofA 22 Apr 2025 -- On April 22, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the latter's request.
• China' s top anti-graft agencies report Q1 statistics: 185,000 officials disciplined Global Times 22 Apr 2025 -- China's discipline inspection and supervisory authorities disciplined 185,000 individuals in the first quarter of 2025, including 14 officials at the provincial or ministerial level, according to the latest report released on Tuesday on the website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 22, 2025 PRC MofA 22 Apr 2025
• Trump now says China tariffs will come down substantially, but won't be zero Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that recently imposed tariffs on Chinese goods will "come down substantially," but won't be zero, in the latest zigzag for Washington's stance on global trade.
• Wang Yi holds phone call with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, stressing shared responsibility to uphold multilateral trade system Global Times 22 Apr 2025 -- Against the backdrop of rampant unilateral bullying, China and the UK share a responsibility to uphold the post-WWII world order, the UN-centered international system, and the multilateral trading system, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, said during a phone call with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Tuesday.
• China expresses strong dissatisfaction, firm opposition toward Japan's issuance of 'safety advisory' of China: FM Global Times 22 Apr 2025 -- In response to media reports that Japan recently issued a "safety advisory," exaggerating concerns over public security in China and urging Japanese schools to thoroughly assess safety information before deciding whether to organize school trips to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday that the so-called advisory maliciously hypes up alleged safety risks in China with clear political manipulation.
• China's hog farmers fear costs will soar over tariff on US farm imports Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2025 -- Hog farmers are bracing for costs to soar after China slapped a 135% tariff on imports of U.S. soybeans, a key ingredient of animal feed, even as Beijing looks to producers like Brazil to meet its demand for the legume amid a greater push for self-sufficiency.
• Philippines eases restrictions on official exchanges with Taiwan CNA 22 Apr 2025 -- The Philippine government issued a directive Monday that opens the door to visits by some of its government officials to Taiwan for economic and trade purposes as well as visits by Taiwanese officials to the Philippines.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Apr 2025
• China hails Tehran-Beijing relations ahead of Araqchi's visit IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has hailed the relation between Tehran and Beijing as sound and stable.
• China says expects 'in-depth' talks during Iran foreign minister's visit Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- China has hailed the diplomatic relationship between Tehran and Beijing, expressing anticipation for "in-depth" discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during his planned visit to the Asian country.
• Iran says expert-level talks with US postponed to Saturday Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The expert-level talks between Iran and the United States on the technical details of a potential replacement to the 2015 nuclear deal, originally scheduled for Wednesday, have been postponed to April 26, said the Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
• In canceled speech, Araqchi voices Iran's readiness to engage with the U.S. respectfully IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has reiterated that Iran is ready to engage with the United States on the basis of mutual respect and equal standing.
• Sanctions relief the main focus in U.S. talks: Administration spokesperson IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Iran's main focus in ongoing indirect talks with the United States is the effective removal of sanctions, says administration spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani.
• Iran Ready to Make Nuclear Program More Transparent in Exchange for Lifting Sanctions Sputnik 22 Apr 2025 -- Tehran is ready to make its nuclear program more transparent and develop more trust in it, provided that sanctions are lifted, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday.
• Certain groups manipulating Iran-US talks, goading Washington into making 'maximalist demands': FM Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denounced certain Special Interest groups for attempting to derail the ongoing diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington by promoting "maximalist demands" and smearing negotiators.
• Sanctioning a Liquified Petroleum Gas Shipping Network to Further Pressure Iran US Dept. of State 22 Apr 2025-- Today, the United States is sanctioning Iranian national Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his liquified petroleum gas (LPG) shipping network for exporting hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian LPG and crude oil to foreign markets.
• Treasury Targets Iranian Liquified Petroleum Gas Magnate US Treasury 22 Apr 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating Iranian national and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network, which is collectively responsible for shipping hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian LPG and crude oil to foreign markets. Emamjomeh's expansive network includes a vessel, the TINOS I, which intended but failed to load cargo in 2024 off the coast of Houston, Texas. In addition to crude oil, LPG continues to be a major source of revenue for the Iranian regime, the proceeds of which fund Iran's nuclear and advanced conventional weapons programs, as well as regional proxy groups and partners such as Hizballah, the Houthis, and Hamas.
• US sanctions Iranian businessman, his company amid nuclear talks Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- The US government has imposed new sanctions on Iranian businesses despite its ongoing talks with Iran aimed at sorting out disputes surrounding Tehran's nuclear program.
• 'Iran will not negotiate in public': Araqchi rebukes shift to debate format at nuclear policy conference IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has reiterated that Iran has no intention to negotiate in public, after his keynote speech at a nuclear policy conference in Washington was canceled following the organizers' decision to change the format to a debate.
• Foreign minister calls for enhancing Iran's aviation industry amid Western sanctions IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi reaffirmed Iran's unwavering determination to overcome obstacles imposed by Western countries on its aviation sector.
• Iran's oil and gas industry is attractive to investors: Minister IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad says Iran's oil and gas industry has always been attractive to international investors due to its high profitability.
• Iran issues jail sentences, fines for foreign crews of fuel smuggling ships Press TV 22 Apr 2025 -- A court in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan has issued jail sentences and fines to crews of two foreign tankers seized in the Persian Gulf because of smuggling Iranian fuel supplies.
• I.R.G.C. seizes 1.5 million liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) Navy second division Brigadier General Masoud Foroutan says two foreign vessels carrying 1.5 million liters of smuggled diesel fuel have been seized in the Persian Gulf.
• Iran to remember Russia's positive role in nuclear issue: Foreign Ministry spokesperson IRNA 22 Apr 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that Iran will remember Russia's constructive and positive role in the Islamic Republic's nuclear issue and that Tehran believes its Russian friends would play a key role in this respect if needed.
• Germany's BASF divests shares in Xinjiang joint ventures Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2025 -- German chemical giant BASF said Tuesday it has divested shares of its joint ventures in China's Xinjiang region, a move welcomed by Uyghur activists concerned over used of forced labor there.
• PM meeting with Prime Minister Luxon of New Zealand: 22 April 2025 Gov.UK 22 Apr 2025
• Press Conference by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 22 Apr 2025
• HRH the Crown Prince Chairs Cabinet Session SPA 22 Apr 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet session held today in Jeddah.
• Saudi Arabia, India Deepen Strategic Partnership amid Robust Trade and Investment SPA 22 Apr 2025 -- The long-standing and strategically significant relationship between Saudi Arabia and India, spanning over 75 years, has evolved into a robust partnership across diverse sectors, including politics, economy, trade, and clean energy.
• "Türkiye-Pakistan cooperation significantly contributes to peace and stability in our regions" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 22 Apr 2025 -- Holding a joint press conference with Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan, President Erdoğan said: "The cooperation between Türkiye and Pakistan, without doubt, significantly contributes to peace and stability in our regions. We are delighted to see that we act in absolute harmony with Pakistan on almost every issue."
• Thailand arrests Chinese executive linked to Bangkok building collapse Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2025 -- Chinese investments in Thailand are facing intense scrutiny as the host country made the first arrest of a Chinese enterprise official allegedly accountable for the collapse of a building that killed over 100 workers after an earthquake in late March.