01 June 2025 Military News |
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- U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 01 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 1, 2025.
- U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 01 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on May 31, 2025.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Truman Strike Group Returns from 8-Month Deployment US Navy 01 Jun 2025 -- The flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on June 1, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations.
- U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea Celebrates 30th Anniversary USMC News 01 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea commemorated its 30th anniversary with a colors rededication ceremony held ahead of its official anniversary on June 1, 2025.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Negative Comments on China at the Shangri-La Dialogue PRC MofA 01 Jun 2025
- The US Secretary of Defense exaggerates 'China threat' in his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Chinese FM expresses strong dissatisfaction Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- It was reported that on Saturday, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in which he exaggerated the so-called "China threat" and made negative remarks on Taiwan question and South China Sea issue.
- Chinese defense ministry criticizes Hegseth's speech at Shangri-La Dialogue PRC MND 01 Jun 2025 -- China's Ministry of National Defense expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on Sunday to the United States defense chief's speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, which it said was filled with hegemonic logic and seriously provoked China's sovereign rights and interests while distorting China's policy positions.
- US will only harm itself: Chinese defense ministry slams US defense chief for hyping 'China threat' at Shangri-La Dialogue Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- In response to the negative comments by US defense secretary on China at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, which exaggerated the "China threat" narrative, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, stated on Sunday that the US is accustomed to creating disputes, inciting confrontation, and pursuing selfish interests at the Shangri-La Dialogue. The remarks made by the US defense secretary were filled with deeply ingrained hegemonic logic, bullying behavior, and Cold War mentality.
- Quadrilateral meeting is US-led 'division' under disguise of 'openness': Chinese delegate to Shangri-La Dialogue Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- The US, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines held a quadrilateral meeting during this year's Shangri-La Dialogue. In essence, they are engaging in division under the guise of "openness" and provoking confrontation in the name of "freedom", and China firmly opposes this, Zhang Chi, a member of China's National Defense University delegation, said during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the CCTV News military channel reported.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Bilateral Meeting With Australia DoD 01 Jun 2025
- MAIDEN VISIT OF EUNAVFOR SHIPS TO INDIA India PIB 01 Jun 2025 -- ESPS Reina Sofia, commanded by Cdr Salvador Moreno Regil, Spanish Navy and ITS Antonio Marceglia, commanded by Cdr Alberto Bartolomeo, Italian Navy, are in Mumbai from 26 May to 01 Jun 2025 for an operational turn around
- Air Force ready to defend Iran skies 'under any circumstances': Commander Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF), Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, says his force is vigilant and fully ready to defend the country's skies "under any circumstances."
- UK Eyes Nuclear-Capable US Jets in Biggest Defense Boost Since Cold War Sputnik 01 Jun 2025 -- The UK government wants to buy US fighter jets capable of using tactical nuclear weapons, in particular free-fall bombs, the Times newspaper claims.
- New munitions factories and long-range weapons to back nearly 2000 jobs under Strategic Defence Review UK MOD 01 Jun 2025 -- Procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons and £1.5 billion to build at least six munitions and energetics factories.
- UK to expand submarine programme in response to Strategic Defence Review UK MOD 01 Jun 2025 -- The Prime Minister will announce tomorrow that the UK's conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet will be significantly expanded, with up to 12 new SSN-AUKUS boats to be built.
- As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate 'killer robots' UN News 01 Jun 2025 -- A world in which algorithms determine the fate of soldiers and civilians alike is no longer hypothetical. AI-driven drones are reshaping warfare, raising deep ethical questions about autonomy in combat. As international policymakers scramble to set ground rules, the race is on to rein in this rapidly-evolving technology.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
- Secretary Rubio's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2025
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
- 7th Brigade and Yahalom Unit Troops in the Gaza Strip - Eliminated Terrorists Transporting Explosives and Dismantled an Underground Terror Tunnel 30 Meters Deep and 700 Meters Long Israel Defense Forces 01 Jun 2025
- The Chief of the General Staff Speaking to the Troops in the Southern Gaza Strip Israel Defense Forces 01 Jun 2025
- Sirens sound in 300 Israeli settlements after new missile launch by Yemen IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a missile strike on the occupied territories, setting off emergency sirens across 300 towns and settlements.
- Israel is turning aid centers into 'death traps' in Gaza: Health ministry IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- The Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza says Israel has turned humanitarian aid distribution centers into "death traps" to kill and forcibly displace starving Palestinians.
- 'Worse than Nazi crimes': Hamas condemns Israeli massacre of Gaza aid seekers IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, has condemned Israel's recent attack on starving Palestinian aid seekers in southern Gaza, noting that this massacre sends a clear message to the Islamic world that the time has come to stand up against the killers.
- Israel keeps killing Palestinians at aid distribution sites IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- The Israeli regime targeted Palestinians congregating at aid distribution sites in southern and central Gaza, causing the deaths of at least 30 civilians in Rafah.
- At least 40 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on US-backed aid sites in Gaza Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Israel has carried out two deadly attacks on newly established aid sites run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), killing dozens of Palestinians in the third and fourth such attacks on the aid distribution centers in Gaza since they began operating last week.
- Israeli Attack on Rafah Aid Distribution Zone Leaves 21 Dead - Health Ministry Sputnik 01 Jun 2025 -- An Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid distribution zone in the southern Gaza province of Rafah left 21 people dead and 158 others injured, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday.
- West Bank tensions spike as Israeli forces, settlers carry out violent raids Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Israeli forces have intensified their violent incursions into numerous areas of the West Bank, as the occupying entity continues its aggressive actions in the region alongside the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
- One killed as Israeli drone hits motorbike in southern Lebanon despite truce Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- In the latest blatant violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, the Israeli military has attacked the Arab nation's southern province of Nabatieh, killing at least one individual.
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: aid distribution has become a death trap UNRWA 01 Jun 2025
- Lifting of Israeli blockade 'the only way to avert mass starvation' in Gaza: UNRWA chief UN News 01 Jun 2025 -- Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid "mass starvation".
- Gaza aid distribution sites have become Israeli 'death traps': UNRWA chief Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Commissioner General of the UN's Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says the newly established aid distribution sites run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the Gaza Strip have become "death traps" for starving civilians in the blockaded territory.
- Israel displaced over 630,000 people in Gaza since March 18: OCHA Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- The UN humanitarian agency says more than 630,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel broke the nearly two-month-old ceasefire with the Hamas resistance movement in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Doctors Without Borders: Israel using Gaza aid to forcibly displace Palestinians IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Doctors Without Borders has warned that the Israeli regime is using humanitarian aid for Gaza as a tool for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from the besieged territory.
- Hamas condemns US envoy's 'blatant disregard' for Palestinian rights Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned recent provocative remarks by the US ambassador to the Israeli-occupied territories, in which he proposed establishing a Palestinian state on French soil.
- US rebuffs Hamas' response to ceasefire proposal; accuses movement of turning it down Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- The United States has rejected Hamas' response to a proposed ceasefire, accusing the Palestinian resistance movement of turning the offer down.
- Arab ministers condemn Israel's 'arrogant' ban on West Bank visit Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- The foreign ministers of several Arab countries have strongly criticized Israel's decision to prevent their planned visit to the occupied West Bank, describing it as an "arrogant" move.
- Yemen says Israel only understands language of force to halt Gaza war IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Deputy head of Yemen's Ansarullah media office Nasruddin Amer has said that military pressure is the only way to force Israel to stop its genocide in Gaza.
- Israel delays incoming flights after Yemen's missile targets Ben Gurion Airport Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Israel was forced to delay several incoming flights at its main international airport following a ballistic missile attack launched from Yemen, local media reported.
- Yemeni official warns only language of force can end Israel's Gaza crimes Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- A senior Yemeni official says the use of force is the only viable method to deter Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza, stressing that the Israeli regime only understands the language of force.
- China destab efforts cause 'serious concern' among defense chiefs Philippine News Agency 01 Jun 2025 -- The defense chiefs of the Philippines, Australia, Japan and the United States have expressed their "continued serious concern" on China's destabilizing actions in the East China Sea (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS).
- Philippines deployed corvette at 18 knots into core waters of Huangyan Dao, Chinese delegate reveals provocation at South China Sea Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- At the Shangri-La Dialogue held on Sunday, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro made unwarranted accusations against China regarding the South China Sea issue. In response, Major General Meng Xiangqing from the delegation of the China People's Liberation Army National Defense University said that the root cause of the tensions in the South China Sea lies in the Philippines stirring up trouble at sea with the backing of external forces, provocative infringement and interference by external forces.
- China vows countermeasures at appropriate time against external interference in South China Sea Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- The greatest risk to peace and stability in the South China Sea currently comes from external interference and the Philippines' reliance on foreign powers to elevate its own status - two factors that are closely intertwined, Zhang Chi, a member of China's National Defense University delegation, said during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
- PLA major general hits back after Philippine defense chief smears China over South China Sea issue Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- At the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro smeared China on the South China Sea issue. In response, Major General Meng Xiangqing from the delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army National Defence University, said Teodoro's remarks were unfounded attacks that disregarded facts, misled the public, incited confrontation, sowed discord, and distorted right and wrong.
- In the Mount Hermon Area: Troops Continue Defensive Operations in Southern Syria Israel Defense Forces 01 Jun 2025
- Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - United Kingdom 01/06/2025 Algeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025 -- Algeria has taken note of the United Kingdom's new stance on the question of Western Sahara and regrets London's choice to support Morocco's so-called autonomy plan.
- The United Kingdom "considers Morocco's autonomy proposal, submitted in 2007 as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting resolution of the dispute" over the Moroccan Sahara, and "will continue to act bilaterally, including economically, regionally and internationally in line with this position to support resolution of the conflict". Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
- The position expressed by the United Kingdom regarding the Moroccan Sahara will help reinforce the momentum this issue has gained under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, on Sunday in Rabat. Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
- The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. David Lammy, called for seizing "a vital window of opportunity" to reach a final and lasting resolution to the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
- Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Sudan must stop - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Kristine Hambrouck UNOCHA 01 Jun 2025
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- Experts blast Dutch accusation of Chinese chip espionage as 'baseless', stress self-reliant tech progress Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- Chinese experts rejected the claim made by Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans on Saturday that China was targeting the Netherlands for espionage, particularly in the semiconductor sector. They described the allegation as politically motivated and lacking factual support, experts said, emphasizing that China's progress in semiconductors and advanced manufacturing is based on independent innovation.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from Moscow.Kremlin.Putin TV show, Moscow, June 1, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
- PLA's efforts to counter 'Taiwan independence' and promote reunification will not cease: Chinese delegate to Shangri-La Dialogue Global Times 01 Jun 2025 -- At the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, the Taiwan question was mentioned multiple times. In response, Zhang Chi, a member of the National Defense University delegation from China, stated that "Taiwan independence" and peace in the Taiwan Straits are fundamentally incompatible, China Central Television (CCTV) News reported on Sunday.
- China warns US not to 'play with fire' over Taiwan Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- China has warned the United States that it "should not play with fire" after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Beijing posed an "imminent" threat to Taiwan.
- China denounces Macron's 'unacceptable' Ukraine-Taiwan analogy Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- China has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron's recent remarks, in which he drew a parallel between the dispute over Taiwan and the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 01 Jun 2025
- CDC confirms ample supply of COVID-19 drugs, vaccines CNA 01 Jun 2025 -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reiterated Sunday that Taiwan has sufficient antiviral medication for COVID-19 patients and emphasized the importance of vaccination, amid concerns raised by public figures.
- In key visit to Egypt, Iran FM plans to discuss bilateral ties, regional crises: Envoy Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to hold talks with top officials in Egypt and Lebanon to discuss bilateral relations and regional crises during his upcoming two-leg trip.
- Iran will make appropriate decisions if its patience is abused: Foreign Ministry IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi emphasizes that Iran's nuclear program remains peaceful, warning of appropriate decisions if its patience is "abused" by certain countries.
- Tehran: I.A.E.A. report distorted by Israeli fabrications and Western agenda IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) as unbalanced and politically motivated, saying the report has been shaped by fabricated information provided by Israel and aligns with the agenda of Western powers.
- Araqchi warns of proper response if I.A.E.A. meeting is used for anti-Iran political agenda IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urged Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.), to clarify Iran's cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog during the upcoming meeting of the Board of Governors, warning that Iran will respond appropriately to any improper move by European countries.
- Iran warns against 'abusing its patience' after politically-motivated IAEA report Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has rejected a politically-motivated report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the nation's peaceful nuclear program, warning of appropriate response if certain states "abuse its patience."
- Trump Sends 'Acceptable' Nuclear Deal Offer to Iran - White House Urges Tehran to Say Yes Sputnik 01 Jun 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has made Iran a detailed and acceptable offer as part of the nuclear talks, and Tehran should accept it, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
- Iraq says US sanctions blocking Turkmenistan's gas flow via Iran Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Iraqi authorities say US sanctions on Iran have prevented the Arab country from accessing gas supplies from Turkmenistan.
- Bangladesh tribunal indicts former Prime Minister Hasina for mass murder Press TV 01 Jun 2025 -- Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has indicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on several charges.
- Bangladesh charges former leader Sheikh Hasina with 'crimes against humanity' IRNA 01 Jun 2025 -- Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been charged with "crimes against humanity" by prosecutors for her alleged role in the "systematic attack" on the mass protests of July 2024.
- UK-Morocco Joint Communiqué: Strategic Dialogue 2025 UK FCDO 01 Jun 2025 -- The Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom enter an Enhanced Strategic Partnership and sign a series of agreements driving mutual growth and security.
- The Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom have decided to " to usher in a new era of comprehensive and genuine strategic partnership." Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
- The United Kingdom welcomes the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in strengthening Moroccan-British relations, promoting regional stability, and fostering national development. Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2025
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