The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has deployed one of its two most capable destroyers, the recently commissioned Type 055 class destroyerDongguan, for itsfirst long-range voyage in active service. The Joint Staff Office of the Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that the ship sailed southeast in the waters between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island on June 30, heading towards the Pacific Ocean. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deployed a Mogami class frigate and a P-3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence on the destroyer’s transit.
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Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state television on Tuesday that Tehran is prioritizing diplomacy with the United States while remaining, in his words, “prepared for war and will respond accordingly.”
He framed it as a dual track, dialogue first and force if the talks collapse, and he delivered it as Iranian and American delegations arrived in Doha for the latest round aimed at salvaging the agreement that paused nearly four months of fighting.
The warning was not abstract.
The Marine Corps is creating a new primary military occupational specialty for scouts starting on Oct. 1, Corps officials announced on Tuesday.
The new scout field, which will have a military occupational speciality, or MOS, code of 0315, will make up a 26-Marine scout platoon within infantry battalions, with scout teams being added to light armored reconnaissance battalions, reads a Marine Corps news release.
Scout platoons are equipped with advanced optics, communications equipment, and drones for reconnaissance and surveillance missions, the release says.
Vladimir Putin, despite reports extolling his certain demise, is down but not out. Yes, there are nightly drone and missile strikes from Ukraine that are harassing Moscow and St. Petersburg. This has created fuel shortages and electricity outages.
The Russian propaganda machine is running out of good news to trumpet about the war. Crimea is even in disarray.
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But Putin is far from being deposed or incapacitated. The Russian people usually thrive when under pressure. They can suffer through frustrations and indignities and still wage war.
Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose again this week after a slump caused by exchanges of fire between Iran and the U.S. over the weekend.
The news suggests that oil producers and tanker operators are testing the waters again in one of the world’s most important waterways.
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While Iran continues to make threats to shipping companies and vessels considering using alternative routes through Omani waters, operators appear to be willing to keep moving vessels through the Strait as the U.S.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz sparked concern about renewed fighting with Iran on Monday, warning that Israel could resume military operations against Iran “within two days.”
Katz did not indicate that Israel was looking to initiate aggression, but warned that Iranian missiles or drones targeted at Israeli territory would be enough to reignite the war, regardless of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire.
U.S. Special Operations Command is conducting market research on industry’s ability to develop a long-range, air-launched loitering munition.
According to a request for information posted Friday, SOCOM is eyeing an Air Loitering Munition (ALM) that has an extended range and additional capabilities beyond its current stand-off precision guided munitions (SOPGM). The weapons would be launched from the command’s fixed-wing aircraft, such as the AC-130J Ghostrider, according to the RFI.
When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 without firing a shot, the world was impressed with Vladimir Putin and his use of hybrid warfare, which was seen as a revolutionary development in defense capabilities.
Putin was described as a 4D chess player who could easily outsmart the West. His favorite general, Valery Gerasimov, was considered a 21st-century military genius for developing his own doctrine, employing “Little Green Men” insurgents and a new brand of cognitive warfare to execute successful sneak attacks to great propaganda effect.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Tehran will respond to any future US violations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the recent regional war. The statement comes as indirect US-Iran technical negotiations continue in Qatar, with Tehran specifically citing alleged violations of Article 1 and warning that future breaches could jeopardize the entire diplomatic process. Baghaei’s comments illustrate the fragility of the US-Iran ceasefire framework.
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The ongoing military conflict with Ukraine has resulted in severe fuel shortages in Russia and Crimea, with increasing drone strikes cutting the Russian supply line to the Crimean peninsula.
Intensifying Ukrainian drone strikes and the resulting state of emergency have made Crimea a severe strategic and symbolic liability for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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