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Kayhan: The Americans “Have Understood It Correctly – Iran Is Exporting Military Equipment To The Second Most Powerful Military In The World – The Russian Federation” Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian has on several occasions denied to his European counterparts that Iran is selling Iranian weapons, especially combat drones, to Russia …

Somalia is getting support for its campaign to have an arms embargo lifted after Ethiopia joined Uganda in backing the action. The U.N. Security Council is set to vote in November on renewing the partial ban, which Somalia says should be removed so it can better fight al-Shabab terrorists. Ethiopia’s …

Germany is questioning its military deployment in the Sahel region after anti-Western demonstrations in Niger and a fresh coup in Burkina Faso. There is some support for the Bundeswehr to continue its training mission. Germany’s parliament is debating its deployment of troops to Mali and other Sahel states that are …

NATO is set to hold its regular annual nuclear deterrence exercises next week amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s repeated threats to use nuclear weapons. “This is routine training which happens every year to keep our deterrence safe, secure and effective,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters on Tuesday (11 October). …

Ukraine’s biggest nuclear plant, which is surrounded by Russian troops, has lost all external power needed for vital safety systems for the second time in five days, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday, calling it a “deeply worrying development.” The warning from International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General …

The U.S.-led NATO alliance will agree this week to a plan for ramping up munitions and weapons production to replenish stockpiles after months of arms shipments to Ukraine, NATO’s top official said Tuesday. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on the eve of a two-day defense ministers conference in Brussels, also said …

Cracks have emerged in their marriage of convenience, but the two autocrats are in it for the long haul. Anyone who has been in a relationship knows there are good days and not so good days. While trust and respect are the bedrock of healthy partnerships, transactional and even toxic …

18 HIMARS systems and 150 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles are part of the package. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed additional security assistance worth $1.1bn to cater to Ukraine’s defence requirements in the mid and long term. The aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) …

Macron will stay in close contact with Zelenskiy and European and G7 members to extend support. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to augment military assistance to strengthen Ukrainian armed forces as Russian attacks intensify. The announcement comes close after attacks by Russia across Ukrainian cities that reportedly claimed several …

Immediately upon Monday’s major wave of airstrikes on dozens of cities and towns across Ukraine, the Zelensky government renewed its appeal for Washington to urgently send more anti-air defense systems to help “close the skies” – as President Zelensky had earlier in the war said to Congress. President Biden in …