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Iran's top security official says the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, where Iran has imposed restrictions on transit since early March because of the US-Israeli aggression against the country, will only happen when the United States accepts Iran's conditions.

Taiwan's top agency on China has "strongly condemned" Beijing's plan to hold a naval exercise with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan, calling it a "military provocation" that infringes on Taiwan's sovereignty and threatens regional security.

The national capital territory of Delhi is witnessing a sharp surge in H1N1 influenza cases, multiple local media reports said Tuesday.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has proven it can be a key player in major military operations after successfully taking part in one of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) largest-ever multination exercises in the Northern Territory.

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Two unmanned aerial systems drifting in the Black Sea were destroyed during a controlled operation on Tuesday, August 11th, by Romanian Naval Forces EOD divers.

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday hailed the Senate for its unanimous concurrence in the ratification of the Status of Visiting Forces Agreements (SOVFA) with Canada and New Zealand, aimed at enhancing defense cooperation between partner nations.

Hungary's parliament on Tuesday elected former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka as the country's new president.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Bafel Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), have stressed the need to strengthen economic ties, improve security coordination along shared borders and counter terrorist threats.

China's Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs Li Chijiang rejected a US-led joint statement concerning ballistic missile launch notifications at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Tuesday, stressing that China's legitimate and reasonable defense modernization should not be called into question and Beijing's goodwill in providing advance notification of missile launches should not be hijacked by geopolitical calculations. Li also said China firmly opposes attempts by certain countries to misuse the conference as a platform for political manipulation.

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Russia used North Korean missiles in a deadly attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on August 11.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's decision to formalize six senior military and security postings within 48 hours is less a personnel story than the closing chapter of a five-month improvisation.

At least six people were killed in strikes that Yemen's internationally recognized government blamed on Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeting an Egyptian-owned cargo ship near the Bab el-Mandeb strait on August 11, according to the country's coastguard.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said no approval from any foreign power is needed in resupplying BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57), which is standing watch over Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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The Senate on Tuesday unanimously concurred in separate visiting forces agreements with Canada and New Zealand, opening wider avenues for joint military training and defense cooperation while requiring that Philippine sovereignty and laws remain paramount.

The United States will not be able to replenish the Javelin anti-tank missiles transferred to Ukraine until at least 2030, according to Pentagon budget documents reviewed by Sputnik.

A former US Marine who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022 and had been reported to be in serious medical condition has been freed and is being flown back to the United States.

China's Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday that Chinese and Indonesian naval vessels will conduct a navigation exercise in waters east of Taiwan island in mid-August. It will be the first time the Chinese and a foreign navy have conducted an exercise in the waters, as a Chinese military affairs expert told the Global Times on Tuesday that the exercise carries great significance, demonstrating China's sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the exclusive economic zone east of Taiwan island.