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  Spain decides not to match NATO’s 5% defense spending goal ahead of summit

  Europe, News June 23, 2025 , by IRIA

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that Spain has formally opted out of a proposed military spending goal that would require members to allocate 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) to defense by 2035.
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  US bombs Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities

  Middle East, News, US June 22, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump announced on June 21, 2025, that the United States had launched a series of airstrikes targeting three of Iran’s most fortified nuclear sites, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
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  Sweden’s Saab selects Anduril as solid rocket motor partner for ground-launched small diameter bomb

  Europe, News, US June 22, 2025 , by IRIA

  Swedish defense firm Saab has tapped American defense firm Anduril Rocket Motor Systems to develop and manufacture SRMs for its Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB).
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  Comments Off on European foreign ministers meet Iranian counterpart, urge Iran to engage in talks amid escalating conflict with Israel 0

  European foreign ministers meet Iranian counterpart, urge Iran to engage in talks amid escalating conflict with Israel

  Europe, Middle East, News June 21, 2025 , by IRIA

  A high-stakes diplomatic meeting between top European diplomats and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 20, 2025. The meeting aimed at reviving dialogue over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
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  Comments Off on Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan makes first-ever visit to Turkiye in attempt to normalize relations 0

  Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan makes first-ever visit to Turkiye in attempt to normalize relations

  Europe, Middle East, News June 21, 2025 , by IRIA

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Istanbul on June 20, 2025, for a working visit to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The highly symbolic encounter, held at the historic Dolmabahce Palace, marks one of the highest-level contacts between Armenia and Turkey since their relations collapsed in the early 1990s.
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  Comments Off on US President Trump hosts Pakistan’s Army Chief in unprecedented White House meeting, disagrees with India over mediation 0

  US President Trump hosts Pakistan’s Army Chief in unprecedented White House meeting, disagrees with India over mediation

  Asia-Pacific, News, US June 20, 2025 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, at the White House on June 19, 2025. The move has sparked diplomatic ripples across India.
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  Comments Off on Taiwan partners with US-German firm Auterion to bolster drone defense against China 0

  Taiwan partners with US-German firm Auterion to bolster drone defense against China

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US June 20, 2025 , by IRIA

  Taiwan announced a strategic partnership with U.S.-German tech firm Auterion to develop drone software that has already proven effective in Ukraine's war against Russia.
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  Comments Off on North Korean leader Kim meets top Russian security official Shoigu, announces plan to send 6000 military workers to Russia 0

  North Korean leader Kim meets top Russian security official Shoigu, announces plan to send 6000 military workers to Russia

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News June 19, 2025 , by IRIA

  North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un has announced plans to send 6,000 military construction workers to Russia to help rebuild the Kursk Region. The announcement came during the meeting between North Korean leader Kim and Russia's top security official Shoigu.
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  Comments Off on US Army awards $107 million contract to American Rheinmetall for modernization of M1 Abrams tanks 0

  US Army awards $107 million contract to American Rheinmetall for modernization of M1 Abrams tanks

  News, US June 19, 2025 , by IRIA

  American Rheinmetall has secured a $107.5 million five-year contract with the U.S. Army to supply T-158 military tracks for the M1 Abrams main battle tanks, bolstering the U.S. military’s ground combat power.
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  Israeli forces killed more than 70 starving Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza

  Middle East, News June 18, 2025 , by IRIA

  Israeli forces killed at least 70 Palestinians and injured hundreds more on June 17, 2025, as crowds gathered in southern Gaza to collect desperately needed food supplies. The incident became the single deadliest day around aid distribution sites since the start of the war in Gaza.

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