17 May 2025 Military News |
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- US pulling out Truman carrier from West Asia after ceasefire with Yemen: Report Press TV 17 May 2025 -- A US official has stated that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is being withdrawn from West Asia and will not be replaced by another vessel.
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- Relationships drive readiness: SFAB advises through partnership in AL25 Army News 17 May 2025 -- In the arid heat of Centre d'Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2), Soldiers assigned to Maneuver Advisory Team (MAT) 2112, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (2nd SFAB), build more than interoperability; they build relationships.
- Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe fuels African Lion 2025 Army News 17 May 2025 -- Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe played a key logistics role in supporting African Lion 2025 (AL25), the largest U.S. led military exercise in Africa, by providing vital food supplies to thousands of military personnel as they participate in the month-long event spanning four countries.
- Trump: Billions of US taxpayers' money 'pissed away' in Ukraine by Zelensky Press TV 17 May 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has said that he is annoyed by US taxpayers' money being "pissed away" by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- China showcases latest anti-stealth technologies at radar expo Global Times 17 May 2025 -- The 11th World Radio Detection and Ranging Expo (World Radar Expo) commenced in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, on Saturday. The expo showcased some of China's leading radar equipment, with a particular focus on technologies designed for anti-stealth capabilities amid the rapid development of stealth warplanes around the world.
- Seventh Conference of Training Officers of Korean People's Army Held KCNA 17 May 2025 -- Amid the invincible prestige of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK being fully demonstrated in firmly defending the national sovereignty and well-being of the people with arms and powerfully promoting the comprehensive rejuvenation and development in the vanguard of the sacred struggle for defending the ideology and cause of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Seventh Conference of the Training Officers of the Korean People's Army took place in the capital city of Pyongyang on May 14 and 15.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Group of Guards 1st Air Division of Korean People's Army and Guides Drills KCNA 17 May 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited a group of the Guards 1st Air Division of the Korean People's Army and guided the anti-air combat and air raid drills of flying corps of the Air Force on May 15.
- Top DPRK leader supervises air force drills People's Daily 17 May 2025 -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday visited a group of the Guards 1st Air Division of the Korean People's Army, and supervised the anti-air combat and air raid drills, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday.
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees air drills, urges enhanced war readiness Press TV 17 May 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the nation's air force drills on Thursday, stressing the need for intensified war readiness across all military units, said media reports.
- UK Armed Forces to benefit from ground breaking underwater glue developed with industry UK MOD 17 May 2025 -- Defence scientists develop glue that enables rapid repairs to equipment in extreme environments.
- Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Tajani US Dept. of State 17 May 2025
- Secretary Rubio's Call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu US Dept. of State 17 May 2025
- Secretary Rubio's Meetings with Holy See Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi US Dept. of State 17 May 2025
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio Before His Meeting with Archbishop of Bologna, President of Italian Bishops' Conference, Papal Envoy for Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi US Dept. of State 17 May 2025
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 May 2025
- Secretary Rubio's Phone Call with Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov US Dept. of State 17 May 2025
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- Netanyahu calls off Vatican trip over fears of ICC arrest Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly scrapped his plans to attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration at the Vatican, fueled by fears over a potential arrest related to a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- Gaza offensive expanded with airstrikes, ground troop deployment: Israeli military People's Daily 17 May 2025 -- The Israeli military said on Friday it had stepped up its operations in the Gaza Strip, launching a wave of airstrikes and deploying additional ground forces in an effort to establish operational control in parts of the enclave.
- Israeli airstrikes kill 13 more Palestinians across Gaza amid 77-day aid blockade Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The Israeli regime has intensified its bombardment across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 13 Palestinians since the early hours of Saturday, as reported by medical sources.
- Israel launches 'Gideon's Chariots' offensive to seize Gaza territory Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The Israeli army says it has launched the first stage of a major offensive in Gaza, dubbed "Gideon's Chariots," to seize the Palestinian territory.
- Death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in N. Gaza surpasses 100: civil defense People's Daily 17 May 2025 -- The Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in the northern Gaza Strip has surpassed 100 during the past 12 hours, the Civil Defense in Gaza said on Friday.
- Hamas calls on Arab leaders to take 'practical steps' to end Israel's genocide in Gaza Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on Arab leaders to take urgent and practical steps to end the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and lift the devastating humanitarian blockade on the besieged territory.
- Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills one amid ongoing truce violations Press TV 17 May 2025 -- At least one person has been killed in an attack by an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle in the southern part of Lebanon, marking a new violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement with the Arab nation.
- At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire UN News 17 May 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab States Summit in Baghdad.
- UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza UN News 17 May 2025 -- Humanitarians demand access to the Gaza Strip and already have a plan in place to deliver life-saving aid to civilians, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a strong call issued late on Friday evening.
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: more than 250 Palestinians in Gaza have been reported killed in the last two days alone UNRWA 17 May 2025
- Secretary-General's remarks at the League of Arab States Summit UN Secretary-General 17 May 2025
- At Arab League summit, U.N. chief decries forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza IRNA 17 May 2025 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Israel's policy of forcibly displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, saying that "nothing justifies the collective punishment of the Palestinian people."
- US-backed Gaza aid plan distraction from Israel's atrocities: UNRWA Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has denounced a controversial US-backed Israeli aid plan for Gaza as a deliberate distraction from the regime's ongoing atrocities against Palestinians.
- Hamas: Witkoff vowed to lift Gaza blockade in exchange for American-Israeli captive Edan Alexander Press TV 17 May 2025 -- A senior Hamas official has said that US special envoy Witkoff personally assured the Palestinian resistance group that the US would pressure Israel to end the Gaza blockade and permit humanitarian access within two days of freeing American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander.
- Trump plans to relocate 1 million Palestinians to Libya Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump is working on a plan to relocate about 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, according to a report.
- Iran: Intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza aimed at imposing 'illegitimate demands'; will face 'heroic resistance' Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the escalation of deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza, asserting that the aggression was aimed at imposing "illegitimate demands" and forcibly displacing the coastal sliver's population.
- The Federal Foreign Office on recent developments in Gaza Germany Federal Foreign Office 17 May 2025
- 7 European states call for immediate end to Gaza siege IRNA 17 May 2025 -- In a statement issued on Friday, leaders from Iceland, Luxembourg, Spain, Slovenia, Malta, Spain, and Norway urged the Israeli regime to lift the siege on Gaza, cease military operations, allow the delivery of international humanitarian aid into the strip, and return to indirect negotiations with Hamas regarding a ceasefire.
- His Majesty King Mohammed VI called for the immediate cessation of military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and a return to the negotiating table with a view to reviving the truce agreement as a prelude to declaring a final ceasefire. Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 May 2025
- Arab leaders convene in Baghdad to discuss Gaza genocide, regional issues Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Arab leaders have convened in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to take part in the 34th Arab League Summit, with the Israeli genocide against Gaza expected to be a primary focus.
- India begins global information drive over strikes on Pakistan Press TV 17 May 2025 -- India has launched an extensive diplomatic outreach to project, what New Delhi has identified as, the country's strong stance on combating terrorism following military strikes on Pakistan and the Pakistan-administered Kashmir earlier this month.
- The Honourable President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari visited Gujranwala Cantonment today. ISPR Pakistan 17 May 2025 -- The Honourable President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari visited Gujranwala Cantonment today
- Exclusive | Pakistani military spokesperson: Islamabad appreciates Iran's peaceful diplomacy IRNA 17 May 2025 -- The spokesman for the Pakistani armed forces, known as the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), speaks in an exclusive interview with an IRNA reporter about the latest developments in South Asia and the importance of regional and international diplomacy to help de-escalate tensions, focusing on the recent visit of the Iranian foreign minister to Islamabad.
- Pakistan PM appreciates Iran's efforts to de-escalate tensions with India Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has hailed Iran's efforts in helping reduce tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi following a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month, emphasizing the need for resolving differences through dialogue and political solutions.
- Iran condemns Israel's attacks on Yemeni ports as 'war crime' IRNA 17 May 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on vital Yemeni ports, describing the aggression as a clear manifestation of the regime's warmongering and criminal nature.
- Iran: Israel's airstrikes on Yemen's infrastructure constitute blatant war crime Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says the Israeli regime's airstrikes on Yemen's economic infrastructure and public facilities constitute a "blatant war crime and crime against humanity."
- One killed, 9 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Hudaydah, Salif seaports in western Yemen Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The Israeli military has carried out a series of airstrikes against positions in Yemen's strategic western province of Hudaydah, as Yemeni armed forces continue to conduct operations supporting Palestinians amid the Gaza genocidal war.
- Protest erupts in Libya's Tripoli, senior officials resign People's Daily 17 May 2025 -- A massive protest against the Government of National Unity (GNU) erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday demanding the GNU to step down, as a number of senior government officials resigned.
- Iran FM: Implementation of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal will lead to lasting stability, security Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the speedy implementation of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will help establish lasting stability and security in the region.
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- UK Charges 3 Iranian Nationals In Alleged Attack Plot Against Journalists RFE/RL 17 May 2025 -- British counterterrorism authorities have charged three Iranian nationals under the National Security Act in what authorities allege were actions linked to a plan to "commit serious violence" against persons in Britain, later identified as journalists.
- Three men charged with National Security Act offences UK CPS 17 May 2025 -- Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "Following a review of the evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command, we have authorised criminal charges against three Iranian nationals."
- Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 17 May 2025
- Chinese firm's enhanced version of world's first liquid methane rocket nails first mission this year, launching six satellites into orbit Global Times 17 May 2025 -- ZQ-2E, an enhanced version of the ZQ-2 - world's first liquid methane launch vehicle to reach orbit - lifted off from Dongfeng Commercial Space Launch Site in Northwest China for its first flight this year on Saturday around 12:12 pm. The mission successfully delivered a batch of six Tianyi commercial satellites into their preset orbits, marking a complete success.
- President Lai rejects opposition parties' China policy CNA 17 May 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) nixed the idea that cross-Taiwan Strait dialogue could be based on cooperation with Taiwan's opposition parties, as the different parties pursue fundamentally different approaches to China.
- Tsai urges democracies to unite amid rising authoritarian aggression CNA 17 May 2025 -- Former President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has urged democracies around the world to be "even more united" against growing authoritarian threats, while highlighting U.S. President Donald Trump's push for allies to be more responsible for their security.
- Representative name of 'Taipei Commercial Office' removed from official website of South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation Global Times 17 May 2025 -- The South African government has recently requested that Taiwan relocate its representative office from Pretoria, the administrative capital, and has taken further actions in this regard.
- US lawmakers push bill to codify 'Six Assurances' to Taiwan, 'political stunt to deceive DPP' Global Times 17 May 2025 -- In another provocative move aimed at undermining China's sovereignty and regional stability, US House of Representatives members on Thursday local time proposed a bipartisan bill to codify the so-called "Six Assurances" to Taiwan. Experts reached by the Global Times slammed the move as a deliberate attempt by some US politicians to revive the long-debunked notion that "Taiwan's status is undetermined" as well as a political stunt to deceive secessionist DPP authorities.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 May 2025
- Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry Issues Press Statement KCNA 17 May 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement titled "The U.S. should stop offending the DPRK with unnecessary and inefficient malicious provocations" on Friday:
- S. Korea's ex-president Yoon leaves party ahead of presidential election People's Daily 17 May 2025 -- Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced departure from his conservative People Power Party on Saturday ahead of the June 3 presidential election.
- Iran does not seek conflict but will not submit to threats and bullying: President IRNA 17 May 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran is seeking increased cooperation and interaction with other countries, especially its neighbors, but it will never bow to any threats or force to relinquish its rights.
- Araqchi: Iranians will not accept being deprived of peaceful nuclear industry IRNA 17 May 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the Iranian people will not tolerate the loss of their right to a peaceful nuclear program.
- Iran reaffirms transparency of its nuclear program IRNA 17 May 2025 -- Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), says that Tehran's nuclear activities are fully transparent and remain under the complete supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Pezeshkian slams US 'contradictory' statements, says Iran not afraid of threats Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has censured Donald Trump's recent contradictory statements about the country, underlining that the Islamic Republic is not intimidated by the US president's threats and will not forgo its legitimate nuclear rights under pressure.
- Iran Blames US for Complicating Nuclear Deal Talks With Contradictory Statements Sputnik 17 May 2025 -- US administration's contradictory statements regarding Iran are the main reason for complications in the nuclear deal talks, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, citing the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
- Iran to Continue Talks With US on Nuclear Issue, Fears No Threats Sputnik 17 May 2025 -- Tehran does not strive for a conflict and does not fear any threats, and will continue to negotiate with the United States on the nuclear issues, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday.
- Iran's enrichment program, infrastructure remain non-negotiable: FM Press TV 17 May 2025 -- The Iranian foreign minister reasserted the Islamic Republic's non-negotiable position on uranium enrichment, emphasizing its commitment to exercise legal rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) while maintaining a logical stance.
- Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Dismisses Trump's Comments On Nuclear Proposal RFE/RL 17 May 2025 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asserted that Tehran feels no pressure to respond to a US proposal for a deal aimed to curb its nuclear program, saying US President Donald Trump's comments on the matter during his visit to the Persian Gulf region this week were "not worth responding to."
- Trump's latest remarks source of disgrace for himself, Americans: Ayatollah Khamenei Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lambasted remarks by US President Donald Trump during his Persian Gulf tour, stating that the comments are "a source of disgrace" for Trump himself and Americans at large and are not worthy of a response at all.
- Leader: Trump's remarks were a 'disgrace' to the American nation IRNA 17 May 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has denounced recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump as a "disgrace" to the American nation.
- China respects Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy use IRNA 17 May 2025 -- China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian says Beijing values Tehran's commitment of not developing nuclear weapons, respects its right to peaceful nuclear energy use, and opposes unilateral sanctions.
- Iran's oil exports at $67bn in year to March: CBI Press TV 17 May 2025 -- Iran's oil exports reached a 10-year record in the calendar year to late March, according to figures by the country's central bank, despite US sanctions that impose heavy penalties on foreign buyers of Iranian oil shipments.
- Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Canada 17 May 2025
- Prime Minister Carney meets with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella Prime Minister of Canada 17 May 2025
- Statement by President von der Leyen at the start of her meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney European Commission 17 May 2025
- After Months Of Chaos And Controversy, Romanians Head To Polls To Elect President RFE/RL 17 May 2025 -- Romanians go to the polls on May 18 to finally elect a new president after months of unprecedented political chaos that saw a previous election annulled and its front-runner subsequently banned from taking part.
- Telephone call between the Prime Minister and the President of Iran Pakistan - Prime Miinister's Office 17 May 2025
- Doorstop interview - Rome, Italy Prime Minister of Australia 17 May 2025
- We Can No Longer Afford, By Travel Or Import, To Empower Countries That Are Inimical To Our Interests And Positioned Against Us In Times Of Crisis: Vice-President India PIB 17 May 2025 -- The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today said, "Can we afford to empower countries that are inimical to our interests? Time has come when each one of us must deeply think about economic nationalism," he said
- Vice Minister Funakoshi's Travel to the United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 17 May 2025 -- From May 15th to 16th, Mr. FUNAKOSHI Takehiro, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, traveling to Washington, D.C., the United States, held meetings with the Honorable Christopher Thomas Landau, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America, and others.
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