Sunday’s TASS reported that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. of masterminding the near-catastrophic confrontation on June 23 between an English guided-missile destroyer and a Russian patrol vessel and military aircraft. The incident...
Pakistani Navy Participates in US-NATO Black Sea War Games
Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported a few days ago that the Pakistani navy is participating in this year’s iteration of the annual Sea Breeze military exercise in the Black Sea. Pakistan is one of 32 nations involved in the war games co-hosted by the U.S. and Ukraine....
Turkey Allows Qatar To Base 36 Warplanes, Hundreds of Troops
The Turkish press on July 1 reported that Ankara has signed an agreement with the Persian Gulf state of Qatar to allow the latter to deploy 36 military aircraft and 250 service members to Turkey. The Turkish chief of the general staff, General Yaşar Güler, was in the...
Turkey Exports Striker Armored Vehicles for the First Time – To Kosovo
According to local new sources Turkey has exported its armored combat vehicle Vuran (Striker) for the first time: to Kosovo. Turkey’s Anadolu Agency said the pseudo-government of Kosovo will be the first foreign recipient of the 4×4 multi-purpose armored vehicle....
5 + 3: Turkic Superstate in Caucasus, Central Asia Under NATO Tutelage
The foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev, was in the capital of Azerbaijan on July 2, where he proposed a strategic partnership between the two nations, both members of NATO’s Partnership for Peace military program and of the soon-to-be-expanding Turkic...
Black Sea: NATO Drill Practiced Strafing Russian Ships
NATO reports that it conducted what is described as air defense exercises in the Black Sea on July 2. Evidently the maneuvers were independent of the 32-nation Sea Breeze naval and air exercises occurring simultaneously. And of the recent port visits and participation...
Iran Denies Links to Iraqi Militia’s Attack on US
Iran Denies Links to Iraqi Militia’s Attack on US | Officials say US claims ‘factually wrong’
State Department Says US ‘Horrified’ By Houthi Offensive in Yemen
The US refuses to pressure the Saudis to lift the blockade on Yemen
Report: China, India Move Tens of Thousands of Troops to Disputed Border
The US has stepped up military cooperation with India
Pentagon Approves New Embassy-Based Military Command for Afghanistan
Media reports said the withdrawal would be done by July 4th