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• California Army Guard Cavalry Unit Takes on Federal Protection Mission Army News 26 Jun 2025 -- For the Soldiers of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry Regiment, California Army National Guard, the past few years have been busy.
• U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson Conduct Drug Interdiction In Eastern Pacific US Navy 26 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy interdicted three suspected drug smugglers and more than 7,850 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed wholesale value of approximately $58.1 million, in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday morning.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Department of Defense Releases Fiscal Year 2026 Military Intelligence Program Budget Request DoD 26 Jun 2025 -- Today, the Department of Defense released the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) top line budget request for fiscal year 2026.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine Hold News Conference DoD 26 Jun 2025
• Senior Officials Outline President's Proposed FY26 Defense Budget DoD News 26 Jun 2025 -- A group composed of senior Defense Department and military leaders outlined President Donald J. Trump's proposed $1.01 trillion national defense budget request for fiscal year 2026 during a media briefing today at the Pentagon.
• Air Force Leaders Testify on Expanding Air, Space Dominance DoD News 26 Jun 2025 -- During a hearing in Washington today, Air Force senior leaders told a Senate defense subcommittee that the department's fiscal year 2026 budget request prioritizes defending the homeland and bolstering defenses in the Indo-Pacific region, where China is the pacing threat.
• Mexican Defense Leaders Visit NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters to Strengthen Bilateral Security Cooperation US Northern Command 26 Jun 2025 -- Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), hosted Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico, and Adm. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico, for an official visit to the commands' headquarters, June 23-25.
• Meink, Allvin, Saltzman outline strategies, priorities necessary to secure the nation US Air Force 26 Jun 2025 -- The highest-ranking civilian and military leaders of the Department of the Air Force June 26 highlighted the recent U.S. strike on Iran as a vivid example for what is possible - but also at risk - unless Congress ensures sufficient, uninterrupted funding for the Air Force and Space Force.
• U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton concludes joint operations with Japan and Philippine Coast Guards US Coast Guard 26 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Kagoshima June 20, following in-port and at-sea engagements with Japan Coast Guard (JCG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Japan government officials.
• USNS Comfort Arrives in Colón, Panama US Navy 26 Jun 2025 -- The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Colón, Panama as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 25, 2025.
• Pacific Partnership 2025 Concludes Successful Mission in Virac, Philippines US Navy 26 Jun 2025 -- Pacific Partnership 2025 successfully concluded its mission in Virac, Philippines, marking the end of a series of intensive training exercises and collaborative engagements aimed at strengthening disaster response capabilities and fostering lasting partnerships, June 12, 2025.
• Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete second series of extravehicular activities Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China's orbiting space station completed their mission's second series of extravehicular activities on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
• USSPACECOM DCOM highlights strategic partnerships at Prague Security Space Conference United States Space Force 26 Jun 2025 -- Lt. Gen. Thomas James, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, attended the Prague Security Studies Institute's 8th Prague Space Security Conference in the Czech Republic, June 15-17.
• Massachusetts Guard Hosts Regional Cooperation Exercise Army News 26 Jun 2025 -- Nearly 250 military personnel from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (U.N. neutral participant), Uzbekistan, Mongolia and the United States, along with observers from Armenia, the United Kingdom and Georgia, began the 14-day Regional Cooperation 25 exercise June 16 at Joint Base Cape Cod.
• President Trump's Leadership, Vision Drives NATO Breakthrough The White House 26 Jun 2025
• Sweden and Denmark bolster NATO air mobility by joining Multinational MRTT Unit NATO Allied Air Command 26 Jun 2025 -- Sweden and Denmark formally joined the Multinational Multi Role Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) on 25 June 2025 during the NATO Summit in The Hague, strengthening strategic air mobility across the Alliance.
• NATO concludes historic Summit in The Hague NATO 26 Jun 2025 -- On Wednesday (25 June 2025), NATO concluded a historic Summit in The Hague. Allies reached a decision to invest 5% of GDP in defence - laying the foundation for a strong, united NATO in the years to come, and reaffirming their continued support to Ukraine.
• NATO Summit in The Hague concludes with joint decisions and a focus on the future Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2025 -- The second and final day of the NATO Summit in The Hague focused on the new NATO standard: spending 3.5 percent of gross domestic product on defence, plus an additional 1.5 percent for supporting activities.
• NATO Hague declaration reflects underlying transatlantic rifts People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- Leaders of NATO member states concluded a two-day summit on Wednesday with a brief joint declaration committing to significantly higher defense spending, while sidestepping contentious issues such as support for Ukraine.
• European states yield to US pressure of 'unreasonable' military spending hike Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- NATO member countries have pledged to nearly triple their military spending under pressure from US President Donald Trump, deepening militarization across Europe despite ongoing social and economic strains.
• Russia's Funeral Industry Booms Amid Rising Deaths From Ukraine War RFE/RL 26 Jun 2025 -- As Moscow's invasion of Ukraine heads into its fourth summer, Russia's funeral industry is experiencing a sharp and telling boom.
• North Korea may send more troops to Russia by August, South Korea says Radio Free Asia 26 Jun 2025 -- South Korean intelligence told lawmakers that North Korea is recruiting troops and that more troops may be deployed to Russia as early as July or August.
• Ukraine briefed Norway on its priority needs for military assistance Ukraine MOD 26 Jun 2025
• Diggers deliver missile training for Ukraine Australia DOD 26 Jun 2025 -- Soldiers of 16th Regiment said training Ukrainian Armed Forces to use the RBS-70 was a fitting way to send off the man-portable air-defence systems, as new technology enters service at the regiment.
• NATO Military Aid to Kiev in 2025 May Exceed Over $58Bln - Secretary General Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the total expenditure of the alliance countries on military support for Ukraine by the end of 2025 may exceed 50 billion euros ($58.2 billion).
• Regular Press Conference of the Ministry of National Defense on June 26, 2025 PRC MND 26 Jun 2025
• Chinese FM and MND spokesperson reject NATO Secretary General's manipulation of China-related issues Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- Some in NATO, by playing up international and regional tensions and slandering China's normal military buildup, seek nothing but excuses to allow NATO to drastically grow its military spending, arbitrarily reach beyond its geographical scope and mandate, and advance eastward into the Asia-Pacific, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.
• China firmly opposes NATO using China as an excuse to "expand eastward into Asia-Pacific": Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 26 Jun 2025 -- "We firmly oppose NATO using China as an excuse to 'expand eastward into the Asia-Pacific' and urge NATO to reflect on its own behaviors, change course, and contribute more to global security and stability," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• Chinese military will work with SCO member states to deepen defense cooperation: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 26 Jun 2025 -- "The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting was held in Qingdao City in east China's Shandong Province from June 25 to 26, 2025. China's Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun presided over the meeting and delivered a speech," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday. This year, China is the rotating chair of the SCO, and hosting the Defense Minister's Meeting is an important activity to perform its duties.
• US shouldn't deceive and mislead its people and international community: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 26 Jun 2025 -- "China never threatens any country with its own development, neither does it resort to deterrence and coercion like a certain country," said a Chinese defense spokesperson at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• Chinese Embassy rejects smears made by certain individuals in Philippine military over maritime drug cases Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- China firmly opposes the irresponsible remarks made by certain individuals in the Philippine military, which are completely groundless and deliberately smear China, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said on Thursday in response to claims by spokesperson of Philippine Navy, Rear Admiral Trinidad that China may be related to a series of recent maritime drug cases in the country.
• Chinese, Indian defense ministers hold bilateral meeting: Chinese Defense Ministry Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun held separate meetings in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Thursday with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, Uzbek Defense Minister Shukhrat Kholmukhammedov, Kazakh Defense Minister Dauren Kosanov, Tajik Defense Minister Emomali Sobirzoda and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, according to a statement released by official WeChat account of China's Ministry of National Defense.
• Defense minister highlights gray-zone response, HIMARS deployment in drills CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) on Thursday highlighted key features of the upcoming Han Kuang exercise live-fire segment, including responses to gray-zone coercion by China and the deployment of newly acquired weapons such as the U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket system.
• Coast guard should manage island waters, not military: KMT lawmaker CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- A Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker on Thursday defended a proposal to transfer authority over restricted and prohibited waters near Taiwan-controlled islands close to China from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) to the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC).
• Live feed showing Narwhal sea trial turned off at shipbuilder's request CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- A live feed of an area where Taiwan's first indigenous submarine, the Narwhal, underwent a sea trial on Thursday, was disabled earlier in the week at the request of the shipbuilder, the Kaohsiung Bureau of Cultural Affairs said.
• Civil-military cooperation enhances Taiwan's defense resilience: Lai CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday that newly launched Urban Resilience Exercises will be held in tandem with this year's Han Kuang exercise, to enhance Taiwan's whole-of-society defense resilience through "civil-military cooperation."
• PM wraps up Europe visit at NATO Summit New Zealand Government 26 Jun 2025 -- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has attended the NATO Summit in the Hague, alongside other world leaders.
• Vucic Halts Ammunition Exports, Says Supplies Will Go To Serbian Army RFE/RL 26 Jun 2025 -- Serbia is halting all ammunition exports following a decision by President Aleksandar Vucic as the Balkan country faces challenges over exports to Israel and Moscow's suspicions that ammunition made in Serbia has made its way to Ukraine.
• Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account Australia DOD 26 Jun 2025 -- The Albanese Government is deepening Australia's cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and taking further action to support Ukraine and hold Russia to account for its illegal and immoral war.
• Albanese Government supporting Pacific partners through investment in regional maritime security Australia DOD 26 Jun 2025 -- The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to double funding for the aerial surveillance component of the Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP).
• ICG inducts 'Adamya' the first FPV out of the eight being built by GSL India PIB 26 Jun 2025 -- 'Adamya' the first Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) under the eight FPV Project at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was inducted in the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on June 26, 2025, in Goa
• Every act of terrorism is criminal & unjustifiable, SCO must unite in eliminating the menace for collective safety & security: Raksha Mantri at SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting at Qingdao, China India PIB 26 Jun 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on June 26, 2025, laid down the broad contours of India's transitional shift in its policy against terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting at Qingdao, China, calling upon the member countries to unite in eliminating the menace for collective safety and security
• Defense Minister arrives in China for S.C.O. defense ministers' meeting IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has arrived in Qingdao, China, to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (S.C.O.) defense ministers' meeting.
• European Council conclusions on European defence and security, 26 June 2025 EC/CEU 26 Jun 2025
• The President at the European Council: The EU must urgently strengthen defense capabilities and resilience President of the Republic of Lithuania 26 Jun 2025 -- At the European Council meeting in Brussels, President Gitanas Nausėda emphasized the urgent need to strengthen the European Union's defense capabilities and to swiftly implement the Preparedness Union Strategy.
• SCO defense ministers agree to strengthen communication, promote cooperation Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- The Defense Ministers' Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on Thursday. Both the group photo featuring participating parties and the group visit to the site of the 2018 SCO summit drew the attention of global media. The fact that defense ministers from 10 countries gathered to discuss regional issues and reached a consensus, especially against the backdrop of frequent regional conflicts, demonstrates their shared desire to pursue cooperation and seek development, experts told the Global Times.
• SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting kicks off in China PRC MND 26 Jun 2025 -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting kicked off in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, on June 26. China's Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun hosted and addressed the meeting.
• AFP committed to defending PH amid 'escalating global tensions' Philippine News Agency 26 Jun 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to defending the country amid "shifting regional dynamics and escalating global tensions."
• Coastal defense meet in Palawan to boost maritime security strategies Philippine News Agency 26 Jun 2025 -- The Palawan-based 3rd Marine Brigade formally commenced its Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum (ACDC) 25.3, in line with ongoing efforts to beef up the country's defensive capabilities.
• PH, Malaysia eye increased naval cooperation Philippine News Agency 26 Jun 2025 -- The Philippines and Malaysia are expected to see increased naval cooperation and exercises.
• Philippines will harm itself by "inviting wolves into the house": Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 26 Jun 2025 -- "'Inviting wolves into the house' will ultimately harm oneself and destroy one's own home. We urge the Philippine side to take lessons from history and avoid repeating the same mistakes," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the Organization of American States General Assembly US Dept. of State 26 Jun 2025

Defense Industry

• Contracts For June 26, 2025

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 26 June 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 26 Jun 2025

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

• Israeli regime forces massacre over 90 Palestinians in Gaza after 7 troops killed Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Israeli troops have massacred more than 90 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip after seven regime soldiers were killed in the besieged territory in an ambush.
• Hamas vows Israeli troop deaths will become routine after ambush kills 7 in Gaza Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Hamas has vowed to continue targeting Israeli forces after an ambush laid by its fighters led to the killing of seven troops in southern Gaza in a deadly incident.
• 'Our kids cry for food': Most Gaza families survive on one meal a day UN News 26 Jun 2025 -- Most families in the Gaza Strip are surviving on one meal a day and one-third go entire days without eating as a result of Israel's continued bombardment of the enclave, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and partners.
• UN rights office sounds the alarm over forced displacement in the West Bank UN News 26 Jun 2025 -- Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displacement and land seizures, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has reported.
• Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine UNOCHA 26 Jun 2025
• Iran condemns Israel's continuation of crimes in Gaza IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns continuation of crimes committed by the Israeli regime in the Gaza Strip, saying that the Israel's supporters are the main reason for the regime's impunity in blatantly violating human rights.
• OIC Condemns Continued Israeli War Crimes Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 26 Jun 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the spate of aggression and organized terrorism perpetrated by groups of extremist settlers and Israeli occupation forces, as well as the systematic destruction of infrastructure in refugee camps in the West Bank.
• The Federal Foreign Office on the situation in the West Bank Germany Federal Foreign Office 26 Jun 2025
• EU CSDP civilian missions: Council renews mandates of EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS EC/CEU 26 Jun 2025 -- The Council decided today to renew the mandates of two civilian missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
• European Council conclusions on the Middle East, 26 June 2025 EC/CEU 26 Jun 2025
• DFA: Dialogue, understanding key to Israel-Palestine issue Philippine News Agency 26 Jun 2025 -- The Philippine government is consistent in pushing for a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine question, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday as it advocated anew for dialogue among concerned parties.

Operation Rising Lion / Operation True Promise III

• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 26 Jun 2025
• Operation Rising Lion - update Israel MFA 26 Jun 2025 -- As of June 26, 2025, over 550 ballistic missiles and over 1,000 UAVs have been launched at Israel from Iran.
• Iran's missile strike destroyed training center for Israeli military pilots: Report Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- An Iranian missile strike devastated several research labs at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba, which plays a significant role in training Israeli air force (IAF) pilots, an Israeli newspaper reports.
• Initial Israeli estimates put total losses from war against Iran at $20 billion Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Israel has suffered an estimated $12 billion in direct losses from its 12-day war of aggression against Iran, with total losses potentially rising to $20 billion, according to Israeli media and economic reports.
• 'Historically Successful' Strike on Iranian Nuclear Site Was 15 Years in the Making DoD News 26 Jun 2025 -- This weekend's strike on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant used 30,000-pound GBU-57 "massive ordnance penetrator" bombs. The design of those weapons and plans for attacking the site had been in the works for some 15 years, which resulted in the destruction of Iran's nuclear capabilities.
• US call for zero enrichment in Iran against NPT; threatens global peace: Russia Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- A senior Russian diplomat says Washington's "unjustifiable" insistence on zero enrichment in Iran runs counter to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and poses a threat to global peace and security.
• Experts Agree: Iran's Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated The White House 26 Jun 2025
• Where's Iran's Uranium? In Wake Of US Bombing, A Mystery And An Anxious Hunt RFE/RL 26 Jun 2025 -- The dust has settled over Fordow, Iran's remote mountain nuclear facility, and two other locations the United States says it "obliterated" over the weekend in a dramatic escalation of its efforts to hamstring Tehran's nuclear program.
• Khamenei Reemerges In New Video, Says Iran Gave A 'Hard Slap' To US, Downplays Nuclear Damage RFE/RL 26 Jun 2025 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared "victory" over Israel in his first message to the public since a US-brokered cease-fire took effect two days ago.
• Iran's Guardian Council Approves Suspension Of Cooperation With UN Nuclear Watchdog RFE/RL 26 Jun 2025 -- Iran's constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, on June 26 approved parliament's move to suspend Tehran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after the country's nuclear sites were bombed over the weekend in the 12-day conflict with Israel.
• Exclusive | Guardian Council approves plan to suspend I.A.E.A. cooperation IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Spokesperson for Guardian Council Hadi Tahan Nazif announced Thursday the approval of a plan requiring the government to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) by the vetting body.
• Iran's Constitutional Council approves move to suspend cooperation with IAEA Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Iran's Constitutional Council has approved a parliamentary bill on suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its report against Iran's nuclear program earlier this month became a lightning rod for the Israeli aggression on the Islamic Republic.
• Iran Bans Grossi From Nuclear Sites, Snips IAEA Cameras After Sensitive Info Leaked to Israel Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- Tensions between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran are at an all-time high amid Tehran's allegations of agency complicity in Israeli and US aggression.
• Iran's Top Legislative Body Approves Bill Suspending Cooperation With IAEA Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- The bill suspending Tehran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been approved to become law by Iran's Guardian Council, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday.
• US Exaggerates Scale of Damage to Iranian Nuclear Facilities - Supreme Leader Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- The United States exaggerated the scale of damage to Iran's nuclear facilities, Washington failed to achieve its goals, while Tehran managed to damage the US base in Qatar, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday.
• Iran's brave soldiers proved no act of aggression will go unanswered: IRGC Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it carried out a series of powerful, sustained and multi-layered operations under 'True Promise III' targeting an extensive range of Israeli military sites across the occupied territories.
• Iran imposed its will on the U.S. and Israel, maintains close surveillance: Chief commander IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- The chairman of the Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces says Iran has imposed its will on the United States and Israel, warning them that both are under close surveillance.
• U.N.S.C. must reject U.S., Israel claim on preemptive self defense, Iran says IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Sa'eed Iravani has called on the Security Council to reject the United States and Israel's claim on their "preemptive self-defense" for their recent aggression against Iran.
• Leader: Iran crushed Israel IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian people on the victory over the Israeli regime.
• U.S. has 'torpedoed diplomacy' and could no longer be trusted: Baqaei IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the U.S. has "torpedoed diplomacy" and could no longer be trusted, reaffirming Iran's right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (N.P.T).
• Iran did not negotiate truce; ready to respond decisively to any Israeli breach: FM Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says the Israeli regime was forced to end its 12-day war of aggression against Iran "out of desperation" and without any preconditions.
• Iran's painful response stopped Israeli regime's war machine: Top general Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Iran's top general says the Islamic Republic's armed forces halted the enemy's war machine by inflicting heavy losses upon its critical military, strategic, and research centers.
• Iran asserts right to peaceful nuclear energy under NPT; doubts US sincerity in diplomacy Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has reiterated the Islamic Republic's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as per Article IV of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying the country is determined to preserve it "under any circumstances."
• Leader congratulates Iranian nation on victory, says Zionist regime was 'crushed' Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- In his message following the end of the Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic and the regime's unilateral declaration of a ceasefire, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on Thursday congratulated the Iranian nation on its glorious victory.
• Iran's envoy to UN rejects 'arbitrary' US interpretation to justify aggression Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has rejected the US's arbitrary interpretation of Article 51 to justify its aggression against the country's peaceful nuclear facilities.
• UN experts condemn United States attack on Iran and demand permanent end to hostilities OHCHR 26 Jun 2025 -- UN experts* today unequivocally condemned the recent United States military attack against three nuclear facilities in Iran.
• Speech by Foreign Minister Wadephul during a debate in the German Bundestag on the situation in the Middle East Germany Federal Foreign Office 26 Jun 2025
• "Phase two of the Zeitenwende is now beginning" - Interview with Federal Foreign Minister Wadephul in the Spiegel Germany Federal Foreign Office 26 Jun 2025
• Pakistani Defense Minister condemns Israeli attacks on Iran IRNA 26 Jun 2025 -- During a bilateral meeting with his Iranian Defense Minister on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (S.C.O.) Defense Ministers Meeting in China, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif strongly condemned the illegal actions and illegitimate attacks of the Zionist regime on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• IAEA's 'alarmist' report fueled Israeli aggression against Iran: Russian FM Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), acting under pressure from Western powers, issued a politicized and "alarmist" report, offering Israel a pretext to attack Iran.
• France admits aiding Israel in targeting Iranian drones during 12-day war Press TV 26 Jun 2025 -- France has admitted that its military assisted the Israeli regime in intercepting Iranian drones launched at strategic Israeli targets during the 12-day aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Other Conflicts

• US a disruptor of the international maritime order: Chinese envoy to UN Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Geng Shuang delivered a speech at the 35th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in which he criticized the US as an opportunist exploiting UNCLOS rules and a disruptor of the international maritime order, according to a statement on the website of Permanent Mission of China to the UN.
• It's futile for the Philippines to infringe upon China's sovereignty and make provocations under the pretext of fishing activities: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 26 Jun 2025 -- "The Philippine side attempts to use fishing activities as a pretext to infringe upon China's sovereignty and make provocations. This will never work," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• Chinese ship conducts survey off Vietnam but Hanoi's state media stays silent Radio Free Asia 26 Jun 2025 -- A Chinese survey ship has been repeatedly circling within Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea since mid-June, raising concerns of a potential maritime standoff.
• United Nations CEDAW committee breaks new ground with first treaty body review of Afghanistan since Taliban takeover in 2021 OHCHR 26 Jun 2025 -- At a time when Afghan women warn that their very existence is being erased and their voices rendered invisible on the global stage, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has taken an unprecedented step by reviewing Afghanistan's compliance with its international women's human rights obligations, without engagement from the existing de facto authorities in the country.
• Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from over UN News 26 Jun 2025 -- When Bashar Al-Assad ruled Syria, his regime was widely accused of profiting from the production and trafficking of Captagon, an illicit synthetic drug that is most commonly abused by users in the Middle East.
• Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Syria UN Security Council 26 Jun 2025
• EUBAM Libya: Council extends mandate for two further years EC/CEU 26 Jun 2025 -- The Council decided today to renew the mandate of the European Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) for a further two years until 30 June 2027,with a budget of nearly €52 million for the period.
• DR Congo: Conflict survivors 'have been through hell,' says UN aid chief UN News 26 Jun 2025 -- The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more international assistance than they are getting today, the UN's top aid official said on Thursday.

News Reports

• New Visa Restriction Policy to Deter and Dismantle Flow of Fentanyl and Other Illicit Drugs into United States US Dept. of State 26 Jun 2025 -- "Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy under section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act that will apply to family members and close personal and business associates of individuals sanctioned under Executive Order 14059 Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade (E.O. 14059)."
• Organized crime also exists extensively in U.S., Mexican president says People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that organized crime exists extensively in the United States as it does in Mexico.
• Money laundering and terrorist financing: MONEYVAL progress reports on North Macedonia and Romania Council of Europe 26 Jun 2025 -- The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) has published follow-up reports on North Macedonia and Romania reassessing their technical compliance with a number of the 40 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations.
• Russia's Future Lies in Arctic Development - Putin Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- Russia has begun to actively develop the Arctic, where the country's future lies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Moscow, June 26, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Moscow, June 26, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2025
• Lithuanian Parliament approved amendments to the law enabling Lithuania to impose national individual and economic sanctions against Russia and Belarus Lithuania MFA 26 Jun 2025 -- On 25th of June, Lithuanian Parliament approved amendments to the Law on the imposition of restrictive measures in view of military aggression against Ukraine (hereinafter - the Law), which provides a legal basis for the imposition of national sanctions against Russia and Belarus in the event that the restrictive measures imposed on the countries in question at the level of the European Union cease to apply, or are lifted partially or fully.
• International Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Firearms to Russia US Dept. of Justice 26 Jun 2025 -- Yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, Sergei Zharnovnikov, 46, of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations. The defendant exported firearms and ammunition worth over $1.5 million from the United States to Russia, in violation of U.S. law. When sentenced, Zharnovnikov faces up to 20 years in prison.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on June 26, 2025 PRC MofA 26 Jun 2025
• Shenzhou-20 crew set for second extravehicular activities People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- The Shenzhou-20 crew members, who are currently on board China's space station, will conduct a second round of extravehicular activities within the next few days, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Wednesday.
• Ministry of National Defense Statement on the PLA's Joint Combat Readiness Patrol ROC MND 26 Jun 2025
• Chinese agents surveilled VP Hsiao during 2024 trip: Czech officials CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Czech officials have confirmed that Chinese agents surveilled Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) during her visit to Prague in March 2024 and planned a collision with her car as part of an "unprecedented" provocation by Beijing in Europe.
• Ex-Foreign Minister Lee lifts curtain on Trump-Tsai call in new book CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Former Foreign Minister David Lee (李大維) has shared a behind-the-scenes account of the historic 2016 phone call between then-President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and then-U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in a new memoir published Thursday.
• MND: US Military Aid and Arms Sales Mislead Taiwan into Flames of War Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- Question: According to media reports, the US side recently invited representatives of Taiwan's military forces to observe the joint air exercise of the US and its allies. Lately, the US House Appropriation Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriation Act, which includes a US$500 million budget for military assistance to Taiwan. What's your comment?
• Pro-unification party leader sentenced 10 years for natsec offenses CNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Chu Hung-yi (屈宏義), the leader of the Rehabilitation Alliance Party, a minor Taiwanese pro-Chinese unification political party, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for violating national security laws, according to the Taichung branch of the Taiwan High Court.
• Mainland spokesperson denounces Lai Ching-te's separatist narrative People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday denounced a speech delivered by Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te on Tuesday, calling it a confession of "Taiwan independence" actions seeking to split the country.
• Lai's speeches spark backlash in Taiwan as critics decry separatist rhetoric People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's latest speeches have drawn widespread criticism from across the island, with many accusing him of deliberately distorting history to serve his separatist agenda.
• Mainland denounces DPP for undermining cross-Strait economic cooperation People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for undermining economic cooperation across the Taiwan Strait.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 26 Jun 2025
• Sight Spot Appears on East Coast as New Scenic Beauty of Socialist Cultural Efflorescence Inaugural Ceremony of Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area Held with Splendor KCNA 26 Jun 2025 -- Thanks to the firm revolutionary will of the Workers' Party of Korea to bring about the shining efflorescence of socialist civilization on our land in our own way with our own resources, entities of new life and new wellbeing are created one after another in different parts of the country.
• Lee Jae-myung affirms strengthening cooperation with Japan and China, 'placing emphasis on pragmatic diplomacy and ties with neighbors' Global Times 26 Jun 2025 -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Thursday the world is now facing unprecedented protectionism and security uncertainties, pledging to turn such global crises into opportunities to maximize the national interest. He also affirmed his commitment to strengthening cooperation with Japan and China, based on the South Korea-US alliance, according to Yonhap News Agency.
• Trump says U.S. to hold talks with Iran next week People's Daily 26 Jun 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Wednesday that the United States will hold talks with Iran next week.
• Netanyahu Seeks 2-Week Delay in Trial Testimony Over Regional Tensions Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday requested a two-week break in the court proceedings against him on corruption charges, citing pressing regional challenges and the need to focus on critical national issues, including the Gaza conflict and hostage negotiations.
• Trump Calls For Netanyahu's Pardon Sputnik 26 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial must be immediately canceled or he should be pardoned as a "great hero, who has done so much for the state."
• PM call with President El-Sisi of Egypt: 26 June 2025 Gov.UK 26 Jun 2025
• Foreign Minister Baiba Braže at the UN Human Rights Council: Belarusian Authorities Must Immediately Release All Political Prisoners Latvia MFA 26 Jun 2025 -- On 26 June 2025, Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8) on the situation of civil and political rights in Belarus.
• No sign of improvement in Belarus: Special Rapporteur OHCHR 26 Jun 2025 -- There is no sign of improvement in the human rights situation in Belarus, and the authorities are disregarding offers of cooperation, a UN expert said today.
• Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (June 26, 2025) India MEA 26 Jun 2025
• Fifth Pakistan-China Consultations on Multilateral Issues Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Jun 2025 -- The Fifth Round of Pakistan-China Consultations on Multilateral Issues was held on 26thJune 2025 in Beijing.
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif US Dept. of State 26 Jun 2025
• Armenian Protest Leader Archbishop, Supporters Arrested In 'Coup' Probe RFE/RL 26 Jun 2025 -- An Armenian archbishop who led massive anti-government protests last year and at least 14 of his supporters were detained on Wednesday, with law-enforcement authorities accusing them of plotting "terrorist acts" in a bid to seize power.
• Security Council Holds Briefing on Situation in Central African Republic UN Security Council 26 Jun 2025
• Upcoming elections 'crucial opportunity' for Central African Republic, UN top official tells Security Council UN News 26 Jun 2025 -- As the Central African Republic (CAR) prepares for upcoming elections, the country continues to grapple with a fragile security and humanitarian context, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday.
• Central African Republic: UN Expert calls for urgent institutional reform of electoral authority ahead of 2025 elections OHCHR 26 Jun 2025 -- The National Elections Authority (ANE) in the Central African Republic is grappling with serious operational hurdles ahead of the 2025 legislative, presidential, and local elections, a UN expert warned today.
• The UK remains concerned at the volatile security situation across the Central African Republic: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 26 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Caroline Quinn, UK Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on MINUSCA.
• UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests UN News 26 Jun 2025 -- The UN is monitoring the situation in Kenya in the wake of deadly antigovernment protests on Wednesday.
• Kenya: Deaths during protests deeply concerning OHCHR 26 Jun 2025
• DOJ to protect witnesses in Duterte ICC case Philippine News Agency 26 Jun 2025 -- The government will protect witnesses in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.
• Amnesty accuses Cambodia of 'gross failure' to stop rampant abuses in scam centers Radio Free Asia 26 Jun 2025 -- Cambodia's online scamming industry is a cesspool of "mass scale" rights abuses where hundreds suffer torture, forced labor, human trafficking, and slavery in at least 53 scam centers across the country, a new report says.