Developments in Iran. In a letter to the Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iran said it was ready to host a meeting of the grouping’s foreign ministers on the situation in Gaza. Meanwhile, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone on Wednesday for the first time. According to […]
International responses. Following Hamas’ attack on Israel over the weekend, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington would send the USS Gerald R. Ford...
Europe to the rescue. France agreed to sign future contracts with Armenia to provide it with military equipment, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said...
Affront to Moscow. Armenia’s parliament voted to ratify the International Criminal Court’s founding statute, a move that will be seen as an affront to...
Closer ties. Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a deal on a roadmap to build energy trading infrastructure between the two countries. Earlier this week, during...
African defense tour. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda to discuss ways to reinforce bilateral military...
International exercises in Russia. Russia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and certain ASEAN dialogue partners conducted military exercises in Russia’s Eastern Military District....
Nagorno-Karabakh update. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense announced that the country’s army launched “anti-terrorist measures” in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. A ministry statement accused...
Another hike. The European Central Bank announced on Thursday its 10th consecutive interest rate increase. The move – a bump of 0.25 percentage points...
Securing supplies. Israel on Monday signed a deal with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to secure long-term grain supplies. The agreement effectively creates a regional alliance...