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US Announces (Gaza) Board of Peace Executive Committee; Includes Turkey & Qatar + Ukraine Delegation Arrives in US to Discuss Peace Agreement + US Congressional Budget Office Estimate: Lead Trump-Class Battleship Could Cost $21 Billion
For review:1. US Announces (Gaza) Board of Peace Executive Committee; Includes Turkey & Qatar.2. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said authorities “must break the back of the seditionists” and blamed US...
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Episode 597
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34:07
President Trump Postpones Plan for Iran Attack; Options Remain on the Table + US Announces Phase 2 of Gaza Peace Plan + Armor Not Dead: US Army Shows M1E3 Tank Prototype at Detroit Auto Show; A Working Platform to Test Ideas
For review:1. US Forces seize 6th sanctioned tanker in Caribbean Sea.2. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday....
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Episode 596
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34:23
Iranian Officials: More Than 2000 Killed in Protests: Iran Blames US and Israel + Vice President Vance & Secretary of State Rubio to Meet with Foreign Ministers from Greenland & Denmark in Washington D.C.
For review:1. Latest on Iran Protests.- Iranian Officials: More Than 2000 Killed in Protests: Iran Blames US and Israel.- Appearing to depart from the notion of negotiating with the Iranian government, US President Donald T...
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Episode 595
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24:38
US and Jordan Strike ISIS Targets in Syria + Human Rights Group: More Than 500 Killed in Iran Protests; President Trump Weighing Military Options + Armor Not Dead: US Army to Unveil M1E3 Prototype at Detroit Auto Show
For review:1. US and Jordan Strike ISIS Targets in Syria.2. Human Rights Group: More Than 500 Killed in Iran Protests; President Trump Weighing Military Options.3. Hamas says it has instructed its government agencies to pre...
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Episode 594
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25:22
Iranian Protests Continue for 13th Day; Spread Across Iran's 31 Provinces + Russia Strikes Lviv with Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile + US Seizes Tanker in the Caribbean Sea
For review:1. Iranian Protests Continue for 13th Day; Spread Across Iran's 31 Provinces.2. During visit to Beirut, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi has said his country is seeking to open a new chapter in relations with Lebanon, ...
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Episode 593
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26:14
US Seizes Oil Tanker in N. Atlantic Ocean + Somaliland in Talks with Israel About Possible Military Base + US Ready to Start Phase 2 of Gaza Peace Agreement + USMC Selects Industry Team for CCA Program
For review:1. US Seizes Oil Tanker in N. Atlantic Ocean.2. President Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Wednesday in Paris with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev to discuss the U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine.3...
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Episode 592
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25:10
France & UK Sign Declaration of Intent to Send Forces to Ukraine After Peace Agreement + Israel & Syria Agree to Establish Diplomatic Mechanism to Support Engagement + Iran Warns of Preemptive Strikes Against Imminent Security Threats
For review:1. At least seven U.S. service members were injured during Operation Absolute Resolve, according to a Pentagon official and a person familiar with the situation. The Cuban government said this week that 32 of its o...
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President Trump: US Not at War with Venezuela + UK & France Strike ISIS Targets in Syria + Azerbaijan's President: No Peacekeeping Force Envisaged (in Gaza) + USAF Designates Northrup Grumman Talon CCA as YFQ-48A
For review:1. Former Venezuelan Vice-President (Delcy Rodriguez) sworn in as official President.2. President Trump: US Not at War with Venezuela.3. Britain and France on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the...
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Episode 590
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19:43
US Strikes Venezuelan Targets During Overnight Raid in Caracas; President Maduro and First Lady Captured; Both Aboard the Amphib Assault Ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7); Enroute to New York to Face Federal Indictment for Narco-Terrorism
1. US Raid Captures Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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De-escalation: UAE to Withdraw Forces from Yemen + Somaliland FM: No Resettlement of Palestinians or Military Bases + Russia's Oreshnik Missile Fielded in Belarus + China Tests YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile from Type 055-class Destroyer
For review:1. The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was pulling its remaining forces out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave within 24 hours.2. Somaliland FM: No Resettlement of Palestinians or ...
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Episode 588
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24:53
US Drone Strike on Venezuelan Port + Saudi Arabia Bombs Yemen Separatist Weapons Shipment in Port City of Mukalla + US Offers 15-Year Security Guarantee for Ukraine + China Conducts Blockade Drills Around Taiwan
For Review:1. Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a separatist force there, which arrived from the United Arab Emirates. 2. US Drone Strike on Venezu...
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Episode 587
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32:07
Israel Recognizes Somaliland + Busy Week: President Trump to Meet with Ukraine President & Israeli PM + Chinese DF-27 Missile Has 5000k - 8000k Range; Can Target US West Coast
For review:1. The United States hasn’t given up its pursuit of the massive, rusted oil tanker it chased into international waters near Venezuela last weekend, Officials no longer expect the Bella 1 to return to the country to...
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Episode 586
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21:30
US Strikes ISIS Militants in Nigeria + US Coast Guard Pursuing Sanctioned Venezuelan Tanker in Caribbean + China Sanctions 20 US Companies over Recent Taiwan Arms Package
For review:1. US Strikes ISIS Militants in Nigeria.2. Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday accused the United States of committing the “greatest extortion known in our history” at an emergency meeting of the U.N...
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Episode 585
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16:54
US Continues Military Build-Up in Puerto Rico + China Plans Future Naval Force with Nine Aircraft Carriers + Senior Russian General Killed by Car Bomb in Moscow
For review:1. US Continues Military Build-Up in Puerto Rico.The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that at least 10 CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, which are used to transport special forces, arrived in the Caribbean theate...
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17:59
US Coast Guard Pursuing 3d Sanctioned Venezuelan Tanker + President Trump Announces New "Trump-Class" Battleship + Finland's President: Russia - Ukraine Peace Closer than Any Point in the War
For review:1. Israel has reportedly warned the Trump administration that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may be using an ongoing military exercise focusing on missiles as cover to launch an attack on Israel, amid fears that Jeru...
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Episode 583
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19:54
US Seizes Second Venezuelan Sanctioned Tanker + US Strikes 70 ISIS Targets in Syria + Russia & France Consider Dialogue + Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian 18 Sails Thru Taiwan Strait
For review:1. US Seizes Second Venezuelan Sanctioned Tanker.2. US Strikes 70 ISIS Targets in Syria.The attack was conducted using F-15 Eagle jets, A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft and AH-64 Apache helicopters, the U....
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Episode 582
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18:19
US Secretary of State: We Need to Clarify ISF Mandate Before We Can Expect Countries to Contribute Troops + Report: Turkey to Return S400 System to Russia to Allow F-35 Purchase + Potential US FMS to Taiwan Worth $11 Billion + More
For review:1. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table.2. US Secretary of State: We Need to Clarify (ISF) Mandate Before We Can Expect Countries to Contribute Tro...
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Episode 581
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19:14
President Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers + Six Countries Join (Gaza) Board of Peace + US Senate Passes $901 Billion 2026 NDAA; Next Stop President's Desk + More
For review:1. President Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers.2. Speaking at an annual meeting with top military officers, Russian President Putin said Moscow would prefer to achieve its goals and “eliminate t...
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Episode 580
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22:08
US Agrees to Unspecified Security Guarantees for Ukraine; Talks to Continue + Trinidad & Tobago Allow US Military Access to Airports + Estonia Begins Installing Concrete Bunkers on Border with Russia
For review:1. US Agrees to Unspecified Security Guarantees for Ukraine; Talks to Continue.2. Estonia Begins Installing Concrete Bunkers on Border with Russia. The initial batch represents the first phase of the Estonian 600-...
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Episode 579
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24:13
Joint US-Syrian Patrol Ambushed; Two US Soldiers Killed; President Trump Vows Serious Retaliation + IDF Strike Eliminates #2 Hamas Leader in Gaza + US and Ukraine Talks in Berlin on Sunday
For review:1. Joint US-Syrian Patrol Ambushed; Two US Soldiers Killed; President Trump Vows Serious Retaliation.2. WSJ Report: A US special operations team in the Indian Ocean raided a ship headed to Iran from China last month and...
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Episode 578
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24:41
US Proposes "Free Economic Zone" in E. Donbas as part of Ukraine Withdrawal + Report: Taiwan's Foreign Minister Visits Israel + Armor Not Dead: Croatia to Procure Leopard 2A8 Tanks + More
For review:1. US President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly planning to appoint an American two-star general to command the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza.2. Taiwan’s high-profile Deputy Foreign Ministe...
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Episode 577
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23:34
President Trump Scolds European Leaders: "They talk, but they don't produce" + Armor Not Dead: Australian Army's 3d Brigade (Armored) Transformation
For review:1. Latest in Ukraine/US/European negotiations to end war.2. A Hamas source told The Times of Israel on Sunday that the group will only agree to give up its weapons through negotiations that result in the establishment o...
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Episode 576
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20:08
Ukrainian President to Meet with E3 Leaders in London + US Envoy Kellogg Says Deal Close; Sticking Points include Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant + Hamas Ready to Discuss "Freezing or Storing" Weapons
For review:1. Ukrainian President to Meet with E3 Leaders in London to discuss last week's US Negotiations (Miami).2. US Envoy Kellogg Says Deal Close; Sticking Points include Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant.3. The R...
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16:00
Remains of Thai Hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak Returned From Gaza Strip + US & Ukraine to Continue Third Day of Talks in Miami + Iran Launches Cruise & Ballistic Missiles During Naval Drill Near Strait of Hormuz
For review:1. Remains of Thai Hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak Returned From Gaza Strip.2. Israel has told mediators in Cairo that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad know how to reach the remains of Master Sergeant Ran Gvili, the last...
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Episode 574
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21:58
President Trump: US Preparing for Land Operations Against Narcotics Manufacturers in Venezuela + US - Russian Talks in Moscow "Useful & Constructive" - But No Concrete Deal + Arrow 3 AD Systems Arrive in Germany
For review:1. President Trump: US is Preparing for Land Operations Against Narcotics Manufacturers in Venezuela.2. US - Russian Talks in Moscow "Useful & Constructive" - But No Concrete Deal.3. The Israel Ministry...
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Episode 573
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25:48