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Daily Memo: Trump Questions NATO

End of an era? In an interview published by the Telegraph on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to pull the United States out of NATO. He accused NATO allies of not supporting the U.S. in Iran despite Washington’s assistance to Europe in the Russia-Ukraine war. Responding to the comments, the British prime minister said […]

Daily Memo: US Offers Plan for Peace in Iran

Initial proposal. Washington is pushing for a “framework agreement” with Tehran to bring an end to the war in Iran, Israel’s Channel 12 reported,...

Daily Memo: Iran Denies Negotiation Rumors

Denials. Iranian officials and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports of negotiations with the United States on ending their war. Separately, Iranian President...

Daily Memo: Strikes on Iran’s Navy, US Mulls Sending Reinforcements

Escalation. Israel carried out its first strike on Iranian targets in the Caspian Sea. Five Iranian navy vessels were reportedly hit in the attack...

Daily Memo: On US Drones and Strikes on Iran

Mass production. The Pentagon wants to mass-produce a low-cost one-way attack drone that the U.S. has been using in the Iran conflict, the Wall...

Daily Memo: US Deployment, Kurdish Concerns

Reinforcement. The United States will send up to 500 troops to Romania to support the U.S. operation in Iran. The Romanian parliament on Wednesday...

Daily Memo: New Iranian Supreme Leader, Warnings From Neighbors

Successor chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by Iran’s Council of Experts to be the...

Daily Memo: Fallout From the Attack on Iran

Developments. A flurry of activity has followed the U.S. and Israel’s launch of strikes against Iran over the weekend. Iranian attacks on Gulf countries...

Daily Memo: Starlink Disruption in South China Sea, Russia’s Footprint in Africa

Service not available. The Philippine Coast Guard accused Chinese forces of jamming the Starlink satellite internet service near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the...

Daily Memo: US Deployments to the Middle East

Buildup. The United States has reportedly deployed more than 150 military aircraft to the Middle East since Feb. 17, when the second round of...

Daily Memo: Israel on Alert, African Minerals

Escalation. Israeli security agencies have been placed on high alert amid reports that the U.S. is preparing to launch an attack on Iran. According to...

Daily Memo: US-Iran Developments, Israeli Defense Industry

Washington's plan. The U.S. military is preparing for sustained operations against Iran that could last weeks, Reuters reported. Unlike the airstrikes against Iranian nuclear...

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