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🇺🇸 U.S. Navy: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived today in Tallinn, Estonia for a scheduled port visit.

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Upcoming Russian large scale military exercise Zapad-2021:

Military contingents from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Serbia and Sri Lanka have been invited to participate in the ZAPAD-2021 exercises, which will be held in Russia.

In addition, the armed forces of China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan and Uzbekistan will be represented by military observers.

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⚠️ FACT – In 2019 alone, China fired more ballistic missiles 🚀 than the rest of the world combined.

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IRAN – "150 IRGC warships from Bushehr province demonstrated their maritime authority to protect maritime borders with a parade of ships in the Persian Gulf," state media Tasnimnews reported

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IRAN – Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western 'pressure'

Last month, France, Germany and Britain voiced concern about reports from the U.N. nuclear watchdog confirming Iran has produced uranium metal enriched up to 20% fissile purity for the first time and lifted production capacity of uranium enriched to 60%.

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CHINA – A clear image of the PLAAF Y-20U tanker with both underwing hose-and-drogues in action.

In fact it is an operational aircraft with its serial number erased.

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🇸🇾 SYRIA – One person killed, four injured in Afrin suspected YPG/PKK VBIED attack.

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🇸🇾 SYRIA – Iran and Russia backed Syrian Assad regime unilaterally breaks Daraa deal.

Regime forces escalate attacks on besieged city in violation of four days ago Russian-mediated deal with opposition.

They've forced civilian flee to Jordan or Turkey

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IRAN – Unknown MRAP built by IRGC.

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🇩🇿 ALGERIA – The Algerian Army is going to turn the T-62 into tank support combat vehicles. To implement this project, the turret with the 115mm smoothbore 2A20 gun will be dismantled from the medium tank, and the Berezhok turret (w/ 2A42, Kornet and AGS) will be installed instead.

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Russia fulfills an agreement to supply 18 Mi-171Sh helicopters to China next year.

The contract will be fully completed by December 2022.

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Ships from Russia's Caspian Flotilla, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan took shelter in the Iranian port of Anzali during a storm after the Sea Cup competition.

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