US News
- The Raytheon CEO says it is ridiculous that Joe Biden would cut defense spending. [Link]
- YouTube refused to allow an antiwar vets group to promote its video on the platform. [Link]
China
- The US labeled a Chinese group as a foreign mission and withdrew from an agreement that encouraged cooperation at the local level. [Link]
- A US commander says US troops could be deployed to the Japanese-claimed Senkaku Islands. China also claims ownership of the island. [Link]
- Chinese and US military chiefs held talks on crisis communications. [Link]
- Secretary of State Pompeo announces the US will open an embassy in the Maldives. [Link]
Israel
- A new House bill will force the Pentagon to consider selling bunker-buster bombs to Israel. [Link]
- Trump says he explained ten other Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel. [Link]
- Trump lifts the ban on US taxpayers funding research in Israel’s settlements. [Link]
- The IAEA confirms Iran is building a new nuclear centrifuge facility at Natanz. Israel has recently sabotaged the site. [Link]
Syria
- The Pentagon disputes a claim from Syrian civilians that two civilians were killed in the Baghdadi raid. [Link]
- Turkey is threatening to reinvade Kurdish Syria if the Kurds are not pushed away from Syria’s border with Turkey. [Link]
Yemen
- The US has carried out at least 181 military operations in Yemen since 2017. [Link]
- Airwars finds the Saudi coalition has been systematically targeting bridges in Yemen. [Link]
