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Current Operations

• U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia AFRICOM 21 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 15, 2025.
• U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting al Shabaab AFRICOM 21 Jun 2025 -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab on June 14, 2025.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Ukraine Is Already Using Interceptors to Shoot Down Shahed Drones and Scaling Up Their Production - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 21 Jun 2025
• 2 Japanese naval ships in Manila for goodwill visit Philippine News Agency 21 Jun 2025 -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels JS Ise and JS Suzunami docked at Port Area in Manila on Saturday for a goodwill visit, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said.

Defense Industry

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Ukraine Conflict News

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood | Operation Northern Arrows | Giddeon's Chariots

• UN reiterates call for urgent de-escalation amid Iran-Israel conflict, worsening Gaza crisis UN News 21 Jun 2025 -- Senior UN officials reiterated an appeal for urgent restraint on Saturday as conflict spiral between Israel and Iran, amid a wider regional crisis exacerbated by Israel's war in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian situation facing Palestinian civilians.

Operation Rising Lion / Operation True Promise III

• FM Sa'ar's interview to the 'Axel Springer' German Media Group, Published on Bild, Die Welt and Politico Israel MFA 21 Jun 2025
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin-June 21, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin-June 21, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The IAF intercepted 40 UAVs overnight and struck UAV launchers that were ready for launch toward the State of Israel Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• "Continue With the Interception and Report Upon Completion — Target Down, Confirmed Hit on the UAV": New Footage From This Morning's UAV Interceptions by Israeli Air Force Fighter Jets Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The IDF Completed a Series of Strikes in Southernwestern Iran: A Military Site Containing Missile Launchers Was Struck Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The IDF Struck F-14 Fighter Jets Belonging to the Iranian Armed Forces Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The Chief of the General Staff during a situational assessment: "The elimination of Saeed Izadi is one of the key points in the war." Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• IDF Chief of the General Staff at the Aerial Defense Array Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The Remarks of the Commanding Officer of the Israeli Air Force to UAV Operators Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The Remarks of the Commander of Hatzerim Airbase, Brig. Gen. A. Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• The IDF Reveals How Saeed Izadi Armed and Funded Hamas on Behalf of the Iranian Regime Israel Defense Forces 21 Jun 2025
• Israel Strikes Iranian Nuclear Research Facility, 'Military Infrastructure' In Fresh Wave Of Attacks RFE/RL 21 Jun 2025 -- Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks on June 21, triggering air raid sirens across parts of central Israel, including Tel Aviv, as the war between the two nations continued into a second week.
• Israel, Iran exchange fresh strikes on 9th day of escalating conflict People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- As the conflict between Israel and Iran entered its second week, the two sides exchanged a new round of attacks on Saturday, marking the ninth day of hostilities. The following are the latest developments related to the conflict:
• IRGC says 14 strategic Israeli military sites hit in 18th phase of True Promise III Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Saturday's eighteenth phase of Operation True Promise III was one of the most successful of the past week.
• True Promise III: A swarm of attack and suicide drones launched at Zionist entity Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- A vast swarm of attack and suicide drones has made its way to the occupied territories as Iranian armed forces launched the nineteenth phase of Operation True Promise III.
• Iranian Army launches fresh wave of combat, suicide drones at occupied territories Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- In a fresh wave of Operation True Promise III, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army on Saturday launched dozens of combat and suicide drones at the occupied Palestinian territories.
• True Promise III: No respite as Iran unleashes Shahed-136 drones on Tel Aviv, Haifa Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- In a new phase of Operation True Promise III in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Iranian armed forces fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at the occupied territories.
• Iran's top military general lauds nation's resolve against Zionist aggression Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- In a message of appreciation on Saturday, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, lauded the Iranian nation's steadfast resistance against "the savage aggression of the Zionist regime."
• Interceptor missile stockpiles in crosshairs, Iran warns Israeli regime, US Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- A senior Iranian official has issued a stark warning, revealing critical intelligence on Israeli missile interceptors and cautioning the United States against any aggression.
• Intl. rights cannot be taken away through war or threats, Pezeshkian tells Macron Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran's commitment to peaceful nuclear energy program as well as dialogue based on mutual respect, while adding that the international rights cannot be taken away through war or threats.
• Iran Won't Renounce Right to Possess Peaceful Nuclear Capabilities - Pezeshkian to Macron Sputnik 21 Jun 2025 -- In a recent call with French President Macron, Iranian President Pezeshkian reiterated that Iran will never renounce its right to possess peaceful nuclear capabilities.
• Tehran Ready to Guarantee Peaceful Nature of Its Nuclear Program - Iran's President Sputnik 21 Jun 2025 -- Tehran is ready to guarantee the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, but against its "zeroing", Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday.
• Trump says it's hard to ask Israel to stop Iran strikes People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday it will be difficult to request Israel stop its airstrikes in Iran, even as he pursues a diplomatic solution to end the conflict.
• Ranking Member Smith on Trump Ordering U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities House Armed Services Committee - Democrats 21 Jun 2025 -- Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump ordering the U.S. military to conduct military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
• Rogers' Statement on U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Sites House Armed Services Committee 21 Jun 2025
• UN chief 'gravely alarmed' by US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites UN News 21 Jun 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the United States' bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran as a "dangerous escalation" on Saturday following eight days of deadly strikes and counter strikes between Tehran and Tel Aviv.
• Update on Developments in Iran (2) IAEA 21 Jun 2025 -- A centrifuge manufacturing workshop has been hit in Esfahan, the third such facility that has been targeted in Israel's attacks on Iran's nuclear-related sites over the past week, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today, citing information available to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Update on Developments in Iran (3) IAEA 21 Jun 2025 -- A large nuclear complex in Esfahan has been targeted for a second time during Israel's attacks on Iran over the past nine days, with several more buildings struck, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
• UNHCR calls for de-escalation as Israel-Iran strikes create humanitarian fears UNHCR 21 Jun 2025 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining the UN Secretary-General and other leaders in appealing for an urgent de-escalation in the dangerously spiralling conflict between Israel and Iran. The intensity of the attacks is already triggering population movements in both countries.
• Statement by the Secretary-General - on Iran UN Secretary-General 21 Jun 2025
• IAEA chief warns of nuclear fallout from Israeli attacks on Iran People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Friday warned of the risk of nuclear contamination from Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
• Strike Hits Centrifuge Production Facility in Isfahan - IAEA Chief Grossi Sputnik 21 Jun 2025 -- A workshop producing centrifuges in Isfahan was targeted in a strike, marking the third attack on an Iranian nuclear facility, according to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
• Russia continues work on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor: Putin People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- Despite the complex situation surrounding Iran, Russia remains committed to the Bushehr nuclear reactor project, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the plenary session of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
• Netanyahu will go, but Iran will remain, says former Russian president Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that if the international community is truly committed to nuclear non-proliferation, it must begin by addressing the issue of the Israeli regime's clandestine nuclear program.
• Putin says Russia supports Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy amid US threats Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his country's support for the Islamic Republic of Iran's right to develop and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
• Russia, IAEA Have No Evidence of Iran Preparing to Acquire Nuclear Weapon - Putin Sputnik 21 Jun 2025 -- On Wednesday, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that his agency has not seen concrete evidence that Iran has an active nuclear weapons program.
• Yemen warns US aggression against Iran to trigger strikes on warships in Red Sea Press TV 21 Jun 2025 -- Yemeni armed forces have warned that any American aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran in support of the Zionist regime will trigger "immediate strikes on American warships in the Red Sea."
• Houthis Say Will Attack US Ships in Red Sea If Washington Attacks Tehran Sputnik 21 Jun 2025 -- Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, will attack the ships of the United States in the Red Sea if Washington attacks Iran, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said on Saturday.
• Chinese envoy calls for int'l efforts to ease Israel-Iran tensions Global Times 21 Jun 2025 -- A Chinese envoy on Friday called for international efforts to promote talks to ease Israel-Iran tensions.
• Iran, Europe officials agree to stay engaged amid Israel-Iran conflict People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- Iranian and European officials held their first face-to-face talks on Friday since the recent escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, stressing the importance of continued diplomatic engagement.
• "We will not allow a new order, whose borders will be drawn with blood, to be established in our region" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 21 Jun 2025 -- Addressing 51st session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, President Erdoğan said: "Israel's claim that it will establish an order in our region with its bloody hands demonstrates what a blindness and darkness those governing that country are in. I hereby strongly point out that we as Türkiye will never allow the establishment of a new Sykes-Picot order whose borders will be drawn with blood in our region."

Other Conflicts

• PCG exec: China violates law anew in Zambales water cannoning Philippine News Agency 21 Jun 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday rebuked the China Coast Guard (CCG) for accusing Manila of violating its so-called sovereignty in the South China Sea to justify its water cannoning of two local vessels off Zambales.
• PBBM won't allow seizure of 'even an inch' of PH territory Philippine News Agency 21 Jun 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has pledged to continue protecting Philippine territory, saying he would not allow any foreign power to seize "even an inch" of the country's domain.
• Statement by the Spokesperson Regarding Indian Home Minister's Assertion that the Indus Waters Treaty Will Never be Restored Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2025 -- Responding to media queries regarding the Indian Home Minister's assertion that the Indus Waters Treaty will never be restored , the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated:
• UNICEF Executive Director visits the Sahel as insecurity and displacement continue to affect children UNICEF 21 Jun 2025 -- At the end of a mission to Burkina Faso, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell today called for urgent action to protect children across the Sahel whose lives are upended by insecurity, displacement and climate change.

News Reports

• Russia willing to strengthen all-round collaboration with China: Putin People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said late Wednesday that Russia and China share a broad spectrum of cooperation areas, and Russia is committed to strengthening all-around cooperation and exchanges with China.
• Chinese Vice Premier meets Putin, emphasizing strategic guidance of leaders of two countries as the strongest guarantee for deepening co-op Global Times 21 Jun 2025 -- The strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin is the strongest guarantee for deepening China-Russia cooperation and sustaining the long-standing friendship between the two countries, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Friday local time.
• Hong Kong national security law a 'guardian' of 'One Country, Two Systems' and HK's prosperity, stability, says top official on HK affairs at fifth anniversary forum Global Times 21 Jun 2025 -- Xia Baolong, head of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, attended and delivered a speech at a forum marking the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong national security law at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, according to the work office's official WeChat account.
• China, New Zealand should place greater emphasis on cooperation: Xi People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing on Friday, calling on both sides to place greater emphasis on cooperation.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 21 Jun 2025
• Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna: Americans helped to secure the release of an Estonian citizen held as a political prisoner in Belarus Estonia MFA 21 Jun 2025 -- Today, on 21 June, Estonian citizen Allan Roio was released from a Belarusian prison with the help of the diplomatic efforts of the United States.
• MFA statement regarding prisoners released by Belarusian authorities Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2025 -- The group of 14 prisoners freed today by Belarusian authorities, one of them being Siarhei Tsikhanouski, has included three citizens of Poland whose release had been sought for by the Polish authorities.
• Belarus Releases 14 Prisoners Including Opposition Politician Tsikhanouski, Journalist Karnei RFE/RL 21 Jun 2025 -- Belarus has released 14 prisoners, including Syarhey Tsikhanouski, who was detained in May 2020 while attempting to run for president against authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko.
• Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Calls on the President of Türkiye on the Sidelines of 51st Session of OIC CFM Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jun 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, called on the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul today during his visit to attend the 51st session of OIC CFM. He was accompanied by Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
• From the Global South to the stars: A new space race UN News 21 Jun 2025 -- Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now within the reach of emerging nations from the Global South, as costs fall and technology becomes more widely available.
• Ilie Bolojan appointed prime minister of Romania after coalition agreement People's Daily 21 Jun 2025 -- Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Friday appointed Senate President Ilie Bolojan as the country's new prime minister, following weeks of coalition negotiations among major political parties.
• Foreign Minister Participates in Opening Session of OIC Meeting SPA 21 Jun 2025 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah participated Saturday in the opening session of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), hosted by the Republic of Türkiye in Istanbul