Polish 🇵🇱 F-16 fighters from the 2nd Tactical Air Wing escorted the American 🇺🇸 B1B bomber.

#USAF #OSINT

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Today's flight over Lithuania by the USAF B-1B Lancer escorted by the 2 Italian Eurofighter Typhoons from the Baltic Air Policing mission is the symbol of allied unity.

⚔ Continued 🇺🇸 U.S. presence demonstrates its unshakeable commitment to NATO allies.

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Armenian military's deployment around the National Assembly building in Yerevan as PM Pashinyan arrives in the parliament.

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IRAQ – Pro-Iranian 14th Brigade of the PMF, Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada are reportedly behind the attack against a U.S. base in Erbil, after Haider Hamza Abbas al-Bayati, a reported member was arrested by Kurdistan Security Forces.

It is believed there was tight coordination between Al-Shuhada, Kata’ib Hezbollah and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba to conduct this attack.

#Iraq #MiddleEast

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ARMENIA – Snipers have been deployed to the Building of the National Assembly in Yerevan today, because of opposition protesters outside the building as the PM arrived there.

#Armenia

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Now riot police preparing to enter area of the opposition meeting ahead of Armenian PM Pashinyan addressing Deputies at National Assembly building. #Armenia #yerevan

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Turkey says US sanctions over S-400 made no impact on the country — saying they will buy a second batch of S-400 air defense systems from Russia

#Turkey #S400

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With Russia and China still posing an existential threat to the United States because of its large nuclear force, and North Korea and Iran eager to become strategic nuclear powers, combined with the increasing age of the US nuclear forces, nuclear modernization is a top item on America’s defense policy and spending agenda.

The man overseeing the ICBM force is taking to our pages to remind Americans of the compelling arguments made by experts from both political parties about why modernized nuclear weapons are needed. 

- Increasing numbers or capabilities of weapons in existing programs;

- Enduring security threats to weapons and material;

- Countries developing delivery systems with increased capabilities;

- Countries developing nuclear weapons with smaller yields, improved precision, and increased range for military or coercive use on the battlefield;

- Countries developing new nuclear weapons without conducting large-scale nuclear tests.

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🇪🇹 The dictatorship in Ethiopia under @AbiyAhmedAli has arrested four locals in Tigray for the "crime" of working with foreign journalists in a last-ditch effort to prevent the world from discovering Ethiopia's war crimes

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🇳🇪 After three days of protests following the presidential election in Niger, the government has jailed opposition figure Hama Amadou

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🇪🇬🇸🇩vs🇪🇹 Egypt and Sudan cement their growing alliance against Ethiopia

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An F-16 of the Iraqi Air Force carried out an airstrike against ISIS hideout southwest of the city of Kirkuk.

According to preliminary data, seven terrorists were killed.

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Hamas is in austerity.

Hezbollah stopped paying thousands of fighters.

The IRGC got cut 28% in 2019.

Iran’s defense budget is down 25% this year.

Dozens of Iranian propaganda channels have shut down.

They can barely afford to pay UN dues.

Pressure was working just fine.

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