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• U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 12 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 10, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia.
• Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom Secure Court Order Blocking Unlawful Use of Federalized National Guard for Law Enforcement in California Communities California Attorney General - Rob Bonta 12 Jun 2025 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Governor Gavin Newsom today secured a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the U.S. Department of Defense from using federalized California National Guard to patrol our communities and engage in law enforcement activity.
• Governor Newsom prevails in blocking Trump's militarization of Los Angeles California Governor - Gavin Newsom 12 Jun 2025 -- Following President Trump's doubling down on the militarization of the Los Angeles area through the takeover of 4,000 California National Guard soldiers and the unlawful deployment of the U.S. Marines, Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta today succeeded in securing a court order blocking President Trump's illegal takeover of the California National Guard (CalGuard) and militarization of Los Angeles.
• ICYMI: 21 State Attorneys General File Brief in Support of California's Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Federalization of State's National Guard California Attorney General - Rob Bonta 12 Jun 2025 -- Yesterday, 21 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief supporting California's request for a court order blocking the president's unlawful federalization and deployment of the California National Guard.
• ICYMI: Retired Military Leaders File Brief in Support of California's Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Federalization of State's National Guard California Attorney General - Rob Bonta 12 Jun 2025 -- Yesterday, former secretaries of the Army and Navy and retired four-star admirals and generals filed an amicus brief in support of California Attorney General Rob Bonta's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's unlawful orders federalizing the California National Guard and deploying Marines to Los Angeles:
• High-ranking U.S. military officials agree: Trump's takeover of Los Angeles is illegal California Governor - Gavin Newsom 12 Jun 2025 -- Veterans of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy, who collectively served under each president from John F. Kennedy to Barack H. Obama, recently filed an amicus brief in support of Governor Gavin Newsom's motion to stop President Trump's illegal takeover of California National Guard units and deployment of the Marines to downtown Los Angeles.
• Cities across U.S. brace for more protests against ICE raids People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- More protests against immigration enforcement raids are planned across the United States this week, after many of the kind have sprung up nationwide from Los Angeles to Seattle, Austin, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., with some of them peaceful while others resulting in clashes with law enforcement.
• Pro-Kremlin Media Hail Los Angeles Unrest As 'Civil War' RFE/RL 12 Jun 2025 -- Kremlin-friendly pundits and programs have been savoring every shot of protesters in Los Angeles this week, some proclaiming that the United States must be in midst of a new "civil war."
• Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Securing the Southern Border: SkillBridge DoD 12 Jun 2025 -- "Recently the Secretary announced the Department's historic agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enhance opportunities for transitioning Service members within United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
• Through SkillBridge, DOD Provides Boost to Southern Border Mission DoD News 12 Jun 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently signed a memorandum that provides additional assistance to the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection divisions through enhancements to the Defense Department's own SkillBridge program.
• Texas National Guard "on standby" ahead of immigration raid protests People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- Texas National Guard troops are "on standby" in areas across the state where protests are expected against the Trump administration's ongoing immigration raids, a spokesperson for Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott confirmed on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ranking Member Smith Responds to Trump Administration Workaround to Name Military Sites After Confederate Soldiers House Armed Services Committee - Democrats 12 Jun 2025 -- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's workaround of the law prohibiting naming a military installation after Confederate soldiers.
• Morocco Hosts Conference to Enhance African Military Leadership AFRICOM 12 Jun 2025 -- More than 130 enlisted leaders from the U.S. and 30 African countries convened in Rabat, Morocco, June 10-12, for the 7th Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference.
• Revolutionizing Operational Testing: The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Expeditionary Operational Assessment at Fort Johnson Army News 12 Jun 2025 -- Amidst the evolving landscape of military acquisitions and the Army's renewed commitment to agile, rapid capability development, the Nest Generation Squad Weapon (NSGW) has undergone a pivotal Expeditionary Operational Assessment (EOA) in collaboration with elements of 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), at the Joint Readiness Training Center (Rotation 25-07).
• DOD SkillBridge Program fuels TDAAP workforce, bolsters national defense Army News 12 Jun 2025 -- As the Department of Defense prioritizes service member readiness and long-term force sustainment, a strategic alignment is taking shape: the integration of Terminals, Depots, Arsenals, Activities, and Plants (TDAAPs) into the DOD SkillBridge Program.
• Defense Secretary Says Funding Request Addresses Adequate Support for Special Ops DoD News 12 Jun 2025 -- During a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald J. Trump's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026 includes funding to meet the increased worldwide demand for the military's special operations forces community.
• Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Conducting Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea US Navy 12 Jun 2025 -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime operations while underway in the South China Sea, June 11, 2025.
• Pacific Partnership 2025 Commences Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji US Navy 12 Jun 2025 -- Pacific Partnership has returned to Fiji to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster response preparedness mission in the Indo-Pacific region, June 8, 2025.
• NATO Secretary General praises Italy's contributions to Euro-Atlantic security and highlights priorities for the Summit in The Hague NATO 12 Jun 2025 -- NATO's Secretary General, Mark Rutte, visited Italy today (12 June 2025), ahead of the Allied leaders' Summit in The Hague later this month. He met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and they took stock of final preparations for the Summit. He also participated in the meeting of the Weimar Plus group.
• NATO-Jordan statement on the signature of the legal agreement for the establishment of a diplomatic NATO Liaison Office in Amman NATO 12 Jun 2025 -- Today NATO and Jordan marked an important milestone in their partnership with the signature of the bilateral legal agreement for the establishment of a NATO Liaison Office (NLO) in Amman, Jordan. The agreement was signed by the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, and the Head of Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to NATO, H.E. Ambassador Yousef Bataineh.
• NATO Deputy Secretary General addresses the Brussels Forum on Transatlantic Defence NATO 12 Jun 2025 -- On Wednesday (11 June 2025) at the Brussels Forum, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska underlined the relevance of the transatlantic bond throughout the Alliance's 75 year history.
• Meeting on key parameters of draft State Armament Programme for 2027-2036 President of Russia 12 Jun 2025 -- The President continued a series of meetings to discuss key parameters of the draft State Armament Programme for 2027-2036.
• The new hexacopter hunts down heavily armored targets Ukraine MOD 12 Jun 2025
• Ukraine and Sweden to cooperate in the military space domain Ukraine MOD 12 Jun 2025
• FM responds to Japan's claim of 'abnormal approach' by Chinese fighter jet to Japanese military patrol aircraft Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- On Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian presided over the regular press conference. An AFP reporter asked about Japan's claim that a Chinese fighter jet had an "abnormal approach" to a Japanese military patrol aircraft over the Pacific - to which Japan expressed serious concern - inquiring whether the Foreign Ministry could provide further details and a response. Lin responded that China's activities in the relevant maritime and airspace are fully in compliance with international law and international practices.
• Japanese aircraft intruded into Chinese fleet's training zone; China's handling professional, law-abiding: Chinese Embassy in Japan Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- When asked to comment on Japan's representations to China regarding Chinese aircraft carrier-based fighter jets approaching and intercepting a Japanese patrol aircraft performing surveillance missions, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Japan stated that the training conducted by the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier-based fighter jets in the western Pacific Ocean is routine training organized in accordance with the annual plan. It is fully consistent with international law and international practices, and does not target any specific country or objective, the spokesperson said.
• FM responds to Japan's claim of 'abnormal approach' by Chinese fighter jet to Japanese military patrol aircraft Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- On Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian presided over the regular press conference. An AFP reporter asked about Japan's claim that a Chinese fighter jet had an "abnormal approach" to a Japanese military patrol aircraft over the Pacific - to which Japan expressed serious concern - inquiring whether the Foreign Ministry could provide further details and a response. Lin responded that China's activities in the relevant maritime and airspace are fully in compliance with international law and international practices.
• China urges Japan to cease dangerous close-in reconnaissance activities Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Japan to cease its dangerous close-in reconnaissance activities on Thursday, after Japan's Defense Ministry claimed an "abnormal close encounter" between the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Shandong and a Japanese patrol plane over the Pacific Ocean.
• 14th China-Switzerland defense policy coordination dialogue held in Beijing PRC MND 12 Jun 2025 -- The 14th China-Switzerland defense policy coordination dialogue was held in Beijing on June 12, 2025.
• Taiwan to hold live-fire training for new M1A2T tanks CNA 12 Jun 2025 -- An upcoming live-fire training exercise to be held by the Army's Armor Training Command in Hsinchu County will include U.S.-made M1A2T tanks, a military source said Thursday.
• Premier vows to seek remedies over military pay raise bill CNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Thursday that the Executive Yuan will pursue appropriate administrative remedies against what he called a unconstitutional and illegal bill raising volunteer soldiers' monthly allowance to NT$30,000 (US$1,016) recently passed by the Legislature, according to a Cabinet spokesperson.
• Nuclear safeguards: AUKUS statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2025 UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Australia, the UK and the US to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on IAEA safeguards and AUKUS
• China always opposes creating bloc confrontation, Chinese FM commenting on US' review of AUKUS Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- When asked to comment on US' review of AUKUS submarine pact and the possibility to abolish the pact, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said that China has repeatedly stated its stance on the US, UK and Australia's formation of the so-called "trilateral security partnership."
• COMMANDER OF SRI LANKA ARMY VISITS SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND, JAIPUR: STRENGTHENING BILATERAL DEFENCE TIES India PIB 12 Jun 2025 -- As part of his ongoing official visit to India from 11th to 14th June 2025, Lt Gen BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, visited the Headquarters South Western Command in Jaipur on the second day of his tour
• The 1st Japan-EU Security and Defence Dialogue Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 12 Jun 2025
• New artillery factory opens in Sheffield creating 200 skilled jobs UK MOD 12 Jun 2025 -- British exports and sovereign manufacturing have been boosted today with the opening of a new state-of-the-art artillery factory in Sheffield, creating 200 skilled British jobs.
• The Netherlands - Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles DSCA 12 Jun 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $215 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom plus the EU High Representative European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Jun 2025 -- We met in Rome on 12 June to discuss Euro-Atlantic security and Russia's aggression against Ukraine, for which the NATO Secretary General and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister joined us.
• EU addressing military mobility challenges European Commission 12 Jun 2025 -- To improve the movement of military troops, equipment and assets across the European Union and beyond, the European Commission and the EU's High Representative, have started discussions with stakeholders to develop a Military Mobility Package.
• Exports of defence materiel continued to grow in 2024 Finnish MoD 12 Jun 2025 -- During a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald J. Trump's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026 includes funding to meet the increased worldwide demand for the military's special operations forces community.
• Defence industry strategy for a stronger Sweden Government Offices of Sweden 12 Jun 2025 -- The Government has adopted a new strategy for Sweden's defence industry with the aim of creating an innovative and competitive defence sector with a high production capacity.
• Operation Gallant Phoenix deployment extended New Zealand Government 12 Jun 2025 -- New Zealand has extended its commitment the Operation Gallant Phoenix multinational intelligence mission in Jordan, the Government announced today.
• Regional interoperability front of mind as Anzac Army chiefs strengthen special ties with Fijian Forces New Zealand Defence Force 12 Jun 2025 -- Australia's Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart and his New Zealand Army counterpart Major General Rose King have met with senior Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) leaders in Suva this week to kick-start a week-long tour of the Pacific.
• AFP launches 1st offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Sulayman Philippine News Agency 12 Jun 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday announced that it has officially launched the BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20) in Ulsan, South Korea on June 11.
• Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Nurtleu US Dept. of State 12 Jun 2025

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world. This is no longer the case.

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

• UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
• "Hunger must never be met with bullets," says UN Relief Chief on Gaza aid attacks UNOCHA 12 Jun 2025 -- OCHA warns that a complete collapse of Internet and data services is paralyzing aid operations across the Gaza Strip. Partners working on telecommunications say this is due to damage to the last fibre cable route serving central and southern Gaza, likely caused during heavy military activity.
• The UK voted in favour in line with our unwavering determination to end the suffering in Gaza, bring the hostages home and move towards lasting peace: UK Statement at the UN General Assembly UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, after the adoption of UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES-10/27 on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
• Shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East: Foreign Minister Wadephul on a mission to end the violence Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Jun 2025 -- How can a lasting ceasefire be achieved, to bring about the release of the hostages and an end to the dying in Gaza? Foreign Minister Wadephul is travelling to the region and will talk with key actors. The discussions will focus on the "day after", on the future of Gaza.
• Israel Plans to Seize Area C in the West Bank and Issues a Warning to Demolish 100 Homes in Jenin ----- The Occupation is Increasing Pressure on Hospitals in the Gaza Strip Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 12 Jun 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Media Observatory for Israeli Crimes against Palestinians reported that there were 460 martyrs and 1,939 wounded in just one week, from June 3 to June 9, 2025. From October 7, 2023, to June 9, 2025, the total number of martyrs reached 56,260, with 134,586 wounded.

Operation Rising Lion

• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran UN Secretary-General 12 Jun 2025
• Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubip The White House 12 Jun 2025
• Iran is 'prepared for any scenario,' I.R.G.C. chief warns amid rising threats IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) says Iran is fully prepared for any scenario and has a clear military strategy to counter any potential aggression.

Other Conflicts

• Statement from the ICC judiciary ICC 12 Jun 2025 -- The following statement was communicated by the ICC President to the Assembly of States Parties ahead of the annual retreat of the Judges
• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Yemen UNOCHA 12 Jun 2025
• Yemen at breaking point as UN envoy urges action to end suffering UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- Yemen cannot endure more years of division, economic collapse and human suffering, the UN's top official on the crisis told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that "time is not on our side."
• Peace in Yemen 'So Much More' Than Threat Containment, Special Envoy Tells Security Council, Urging Support for Its People UN Security Council 12 Jun 2025 -- Attacks by Ansar Allah — often referred to as the Houthis — against Israel and subsequent retaliatory strikes on infrastructure in Yemen continue, the head of the UN presence there told the Security Council today, as he urged humanitarian, economic and political action to alleviate the crisis before it is too late.
• The UK welcomes the work of the UN and other partners to release humanitarian personnel detained by the Houthis: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen.
• Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator UNOCHA 12 Jun 2025
• Decades of memories and loss - searching for the missing in Syria UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during 14 years of civil war. Now, some families are able to live in hope as the Middle Eastern country emerges from the traumatic period of dictatorship and conflict.
• UN Relief Chief issues call to action for protection and accountability for the people of Sudan UNOCHA 12 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
• Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- Two counties in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan are sliding into famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a new report released Thursday.
• Conflict, displacement and disease drive food insecurity and malnutrition to alarming levels in parts of South Sudan FAO 12 Jun 2025 -- The population in two counties in South Sudan are at-risk of famine in the coming months, as conflict in Upper Nile state escalates, destroying homes, disrupting livelihoods, and impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid.

News Reports

• Bangladesh plans COVID-19 vaccine shot for high-risk groups People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- The Bangladeshi government is planning a campaign soon to offer COVID-19 vaccine doses in order to boost people's fading immunity against the infectious disease, an official has said.
• Russia National Day US Dept. of State 12 Jun 2025
• The Diplomat, The Oligarch, The FBI Agent: Russian-American Faces Trial In Deripaska Sanctions Case RFE/RL 12 Jun 2025 -- When one of the FBI's top counterintelligence agents was arrested in January 2023, charged with doing illegal work for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, the US national security community was stunned.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on June 12, 2025 PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• MOFCOM, FM call for Washington to implement consensus reached with China Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- China's Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Commerce on Thursday responded to the first meeting of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism that recently concluded in London, highlighting the consensus reached at the meeting and new progress made while calling for the US to work with China to implement the important consensus.
• China opposes EU's proposed sanctions against banks, stresses normal exchanges and cooperation with Russia Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- China opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization of the UN Security Council, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday.
• Chinese FM responds to EU's proposed sanctions against two Chinese banks over Russia Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- China has consistently opposed unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that lack legal basis under international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press briefing on Thursday, in response to media reports saying that EU plans to sanction two small Chinese banks for helping Russia get around the bloc's trade restrictions.
• Critical mineral industries in China's far west using Uyghur forced labor: report Radio Free Asia 12 Jun 2025 -- A new report says major Chinese producers of critical minerals are using state-imposed forced labor programs in the Uyghur region to meet rising global demand, putting international brands they export to at risk of complicity in human rights violations.
• Chinese vice premier urges U.S. to resolve trade disputes with China through dialogue, cooperation People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- The United States should resolve trade disputes with China through equal dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has said.
• Wang Yi Meets with Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi: Pooling the Strength of China-Africa Friendship to Create More Success Stories PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Foreign Minister of Somalia Abdisalam Dhaay PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• Wang Yi Meets with Vice President of Liberia Jeremiah Kpan Koung PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja Meets with Wang Yi PRC MofA 12 Jun 2025
• HKSAR govt opposes slanders and smears by foreign countries, anti-China organizations and politicians on case of Joshua Wong Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday strongly condemned and opposed some Western countries, anti-China organizations and anti-China politicians, for making erroneous slanders and smears on the case of Joshua Wong Chi-fung involving the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL) and the HKSAR's work on safeguarding national security, totally disregarding the spirit of the rule of law.
• Lai meets French parliamentarian delegation CNA 12 Jun 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday met with a visiting French parliamentary delegation in Taipei, with both sides expressing a strong commitment to expanding bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors.
• U.S. defense chief: Beijing undecided on Taiwan invasion, drills suggest intent CNA 12 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday at a Senate hearing that while he believes China has not yet decided whether to invade Taiwan, its military exercises suggest such intent.
• Chinese ship captain handed 3-year sentence over severed telecoms cable CNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Tainan District Court on Thursday sentenced the Chinese captain of a Togolese-registered freighter that snapped an undersea cable linking Taiwan and Penghu in February to three years in prison for intentionally damaging the cable.
• Spokeswoman: Ma's mainland visit welcome People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- Ma Ying-jeou, former leader of Taiwan and former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, will lead a group of students to visit the Chinese mainland from Saturday to June 27 in an effort to promote exchanges amid tense cross-Strait relations.
• Mainland slams DPP authorities for "selling out" Taiwan to seek "independence" People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday condemned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, led by Lai Ching-te, for recklessly selling out and harming Taiwan's interests to seek "Taiwan independence" for their own political gain.
• Taiwan separatists not allowed to profit from mainland: spokesperson People's Daily 12 Jun 2025 -- The Chinese mainland will never tolerate any individuals profiting from the mainland while supporting "Taiwan independence," a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 12 Jun 2025
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Greetings to Russian President KCNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of greeting to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on June 12.
• Iran Vows To Respond After IAEA Passes Noncompliance Resolution RFE/RL 12 Jun 2025 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors has passed a resolution formally declaring Iran noncompliant with its nonproliferation obligations for the first time since 2005, a move Tehran immediately condemned.
• Ranking Member Smith Statement on Israel's Strikes Against Iran House Armed Services Committee - Democrats 12 Jun 2025
• Rogers' Statement on Preemptive Israeli Strikes on Iran House Armed Services Committee 12 Jun 2025
• Iran strongly condemns anti-Iran resolution at IAEA IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned the anti-Iran resolution approved at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
• Araqchi: I.A.E.A. resolution complicates Iran-U.S. indirect talks IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stressed that the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the I.A.E.A. would complicate the process of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.
• Pezeshkian reacts to anti-Iran resolution by I.A.E.A., says enrichment will continue IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian reacted to the anti-Iran resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors on Thursday.
• Anti-Iran resolution proves cooperation with I.A.E.A. is futile: Parliament speaker IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stressed cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) has backfired.
• Iran orders new enrichment plant in response to 'politically motivated' I.A.E.A. resolution IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned a newly adopted resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) Board of Governors, calling it a politically motivated move orchestrated by the United States and three European powers.
• Iran to considerably boost uranium enrichment IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesperson of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (A.E.O.I.), has warned that Tehran will dramatically expand its nuclear activity in response to the I.A.E.A. resolution.
• Iran warns it may withdraw from N.P.T. if U.N. sanctions are reinstated IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Iran has warned that it could legally withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (N.P.T.) if European signatories to a 2015 nuclear agreement proceed with efforts to reinstate United Nations sanctions against the country.
• Iran to Consider Possibility of Withdrawing From NPT Amid IAEA's Resolution Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- Iran is ready to consider the possibility of withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if the anti-Iranian trend in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) actions continues, spokesperson for the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ebrahim Rezaei said.
• Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- The UN-backed atomic watchdog voted through a resolution on Thursday declaring that Iran is not complying with its obligations regarding nuclear non-proliferation.
• Iran is non-complying with its safeguards obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Israel MFA 12 Jun 2025 -- The international community must respond decisively to Iran's non-compliance and take measures to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
• NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement on resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2025 UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- France, Germany, the UK and United States (the Quad) welcome adoption of the resolution on Iran's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting
• NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2025 UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- France, Germany, the UK and United States (the Quad) delivered a joint statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting introducing a resolution on Iran's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement.
• Trump advocates for negotiated settlement with Iran Press TV 12 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has expressed a preference for a diplomatic resolution with Iran, emphasizing his desire to avoid military escalation.
• US worried Iran's retaliation would be mass-casualty event: Sources Press TV 12 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's special envoy to West Asia, Steve Witkoff, has privately warned top US Senate Republicans that Iran could unleash a mass-casualty response in the event of an Israeli attempt to bomb its nuclear facilities, official sources in the US say.
• Trump on Potential Israeli Strike on Iran: It Is Something That Could Very Well Happen Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not believe a potential Israeli strike on Iran is imminent, but indicated that in his view it is something that could "very well" happen.
• Israel Poised for Strike on Iran - US Braces for Fallout Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- Israel notified the Trump administration in early May that it was preparing to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, a report by The New York Times stated earlier, adding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might order a strike even if the US makes a deal with the Islamic Republic.
• Iran Begins Military Drills 'Focused on Enemy Maneuvers' - State Media Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- The Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri has ordered for the start of out-of-schedule military drills, Iran's public broadcaster IRIB reported Thursday.
• Iran Prepares Missile Barrage If Israel Strikes - Report Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- Israel is fully prepared to launch an operation against Iran and has already briefed US officials, CBS News reported earlier.
• US Reduces Nonessential Staff At Baghdad Embassy As Tensions With Iran Rise RFE/RL 12 Jun 2025 -- The United States is reducing the number of people deemed nonessential to operations in the Middle East, the State Department announced on June 11 amid reports that the US Embassy in Baghdad is preparing for an emergency evacuation due to increased security risks in the region.
• China supports Iraq in maintaining peace, stability and development: FM spokesperson Global Times 12 Jun 2025 -- Commenting on reports that the US has ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel from various parts of the Middle East, especially Iraq, due to the potential for regional unrest, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded on Thursday that China supports Iraq in maintaining peace, stability and development and that China is willing to continue communication and coordination with relevant parties to play a constructive role in promoting the political and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (June 12, 2025) India MEA 12 Jun 2025
• Fifth Pakistan-EU Round on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament held in Islamabad Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2025 -- The fifth round of the Pakistan-European Union Dialogue on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament was held in Islamabad, on 12 June 2025. The Pakistan delegation was led by Ambassador Tahir Andrabi, Additional Foreign Secretary for Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), while the European Union delegation was headed by Ambassador Stephan Klement, EU Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
• Guatemala: Council sanctions three individuals and one entity for undermining democracy and the rule of law EC/CEU 12 Jun 2025 -- The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on three additional individuals and one entity in relation to actions undermining democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala.
• Big Five European Union member states, UK, and Ukraine meet in Rome Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Jun 2025 -- Improving transatlantic security and providing further comprehensive support for Ukraine were the focal points of the sixth meeting conducted in the "EU Big Five +" format.
• Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom plus the EU High Representative UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- Joint Declaration by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom as well as the High Representative of the European Union.
• Georgia's Foreign Agents Registration Act: joint statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- Ambassador Holland delivers a joint statement on behalf of Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United Kingdom expressing deep concern over Georgia's Foreign Agents Registration Act.
• World News in Brief: 'Indifference and impunity' in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases overlooked in Europe UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, the UN Chief for Humanitarian Affairs once again sounded the alarm about the crisis unfolding in Sudan on Thursday.