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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Albanian Defense Minister Niko Peleshi at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Military Kills Senior Islamic State Official in Somalia

Africa

January 27, 2023

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Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022. (photo credit: IRGC/WANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

German MP Says E.U. Has Legal Evidence to Declare IRGC a Terrorist Entity

Europe

byThe Jerusalem Post

January 27, 2023

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Iranian naval ship (Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. Monitoring Iranian Bid to Establish ‘Military Presence’ in Panama Canal

Central America

byWashington Free Beacon

January 27, 2023

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A general view of part of Tehran's oil refinery south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Dec. 22, 2014. AP

Iran Boosts Cheap Oil Sale to China Despite Sanctions

Middle East

January 27, 2023

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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U.S. Desk

Pentagon Approves Request for National Guard Deployment Ahead of DC Trucker Convoy

According to the DOD, the approval will allow about 400 D.C. National Guard members to "provide support at designated traffic posts, provide command and control, and cover sustainment requirements."

February 23, 2022