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Iran's navy commander emphasized that the Armed Forces are standing firm against enemies with full strength and will not allow them to take even a single step forward.

Iran's acting defense minister says that the country's defense power is aimed at preventing war and aggression and that Iran will never allow any military aggression against its territory, independence, and national security.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ali Abdollahi has warned that any "miscalculation" from adversaries would be met with "revolutionary, crushing, regret-inducing, and devastating responses."

China opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council, a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, calling on relevant parties to act responsibly and seek a solution through political and diplomatic means.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian has offered China's opposition to illegal unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that US sanctions against Iran had repeatedly failed, recalling threats made by former US President Barack Obama.

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High heat, constant humidity, heavy rainfall, dense vegetation, dangerous animals and countless insects are what Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade endured at the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Panama from June 13 through July 3.

Readiness, modernization and cutting-edge aviation technology brought Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink to McConnell Air Force Base, Aug. 12.

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $60 million contract on Aug. 13, 2026, to repair, recapitalize and improve waterfront facilities at Sector St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida.

In a decisive move to accelerate warfighting capability and eliminate industrial bottlenecks, the Navy released new technical requirements on August 11 designed to rapidly scale the use of metallic 3D-printed materials across the submarine enterprise. The new standards strip away legacy administrative and engineering hurdles, clearing the launchpad for Additive Manufacturing (AM) to be integrated directly into submarine construction, maintenance, and combat-ready repair at unprecedented speeds.

Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur met with Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson in Stockholm to discuss strengthening defence cooperation between Estonia and Sweden, the defence of NATO's eastern flank, and enhancing regional security.

On Friday, 21 August, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets arrived at the National Armed Forces' Lielvārde Military Base, demonstrating NATO's presence in the region.

From 26 August to 4 September, the Norwegian Armed Forces will train alongside British and US forces on and around Jan Mayen.

On 17 August, scientists, engineers, and students from Norway, Poland, and the United States embarked the HiAOOS 2026 expedition aboard the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel (NoCGV) Svalbard.

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Whether it is a search and rescue mission, a humanitarian convoy delivering aid, repairs to critical civilian infrastructure, or movements and activities of UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in south Lebanon, the deconfliction role played by UNIFIL's Liaison Branch is always indispensable.

Joint statement from the foreign ministries of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on Israel closing the investigation into strikes on the World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on 1 April 2024.

The situation in the West Bank village of Qusra with families trapped inside their homes for over a week due to settler violence lays bare a trend of increased violence by extremist settlers, which the EU has consistently condemned. Acts of intimidation, harassment, destruction of property, and physical harm against Palestinians in attempts to drive them from their homes must immediately end.

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