Defence`s Feeds

Iran's foreign minister says Tehran's two-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz still stands, but warns of a severe response to any new aggression.

Mohammad Javad Larijani, a hard-line Iranian political figure and head of the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, said nuclear weapons could be used tactically against enemy military bases, adding to a growing public debate in Iran over the country's nuclear doctrine.

The Albanese Government is acting on the independent Defence Estate Audit, and progressing the most significant reform to Australia's Defence estate in our nation's history.

The second batch of three F-16V Block 70 fighter jets purchased by Taiwan from the United States arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, according to the Air Force.

Chinese embassies in several countries and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) strongly condemned a joint statement by 10 countries including the US, UK and Canada concerning the case of Joshua Wong Chi-fung, slamming them for interfering in Hong Kong's matters, which are purely China's internal affairs.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that his party intends to prioritize ending the US-Israeli war on Iran once it assumes greater control of Congress.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry confirmed on November 8 that an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh sustained limited damage after falling debris from an attempted attack. No deaths or injuries were reported.

One witness said the apparent target was definitely the Saudi Aramco tower located in the district.

Commenting on shelter needs and the devastating conditions in displacement sites across Gaza following recent rainfall and flooding, Karl Baker, Head of IOM's Gaza programme, said from Gaza:

The Ministry of Defence strongly condemns and rejects the slanderous allegations and malicious falsehoods concerning the work of members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces publicly stated by certain self-proclaimed experts, analysts, and demoted, former members of the Serbian Armed Forces during their appearances on various TV channels.

The existence of Ukraine as a strong, democratic and sovereign state is of central importance - including for Germany's security. That is why the Federal Government stands in solidarity with the country and is continuing to provide aid.

According to our Polish sources, President Karol Nawrocki, together with several of his advisers, is quietly engaging in behind-the-scenes talks [...]

Intelligence Online can reveal that French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on [...]

Many French spies were among the mourners gathered at the small church of Saint-Enogat in Dinard on 30 October for [...]

Russia's Katran naval drone is in the sights of Ukraine's GUR military intelligence. According to Intelligence Online sources, this FPV [...]

Intelligence Online sources in Islamabad have confirmed that Pakistan remains active in its efforts to keep China firmly anchored in [...]

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's government made a bold decision in appointing General Pyun Moo-sam to head the Defense Counterintelligence [...]

Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani will attend the European External Action Service's Schuman Security and Defence Forum scheduled in Brussels on 17 and 18 November.

The French national police, national gendarmerie and customs authorities have picked new service providers to carry out cyber forensics on the digital devices they seize.

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Committee on Security and Defence
Mārtiņš Staķis

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