universities, leading to research disruptions. government officials have become increasingly suspicious of Chinese scientists in U.S. officials have said that President Biden and his top aides intend to first focus the talks with China on avoiding accidental conflict, then on each nation’s nuclear strategy and the related instability that could come from attacks in cyberspace and outer space, with the potential, in years from now, for the two nations to begin discussing arms control. is trying to nudge China’s leadership into discussions abouts its nuclear capability.
The latest Chinese mission included 18 fighters jets plus five nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, as well as, unusually, a Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft, the Taiwan ministry said. Taiwan’s air force scrambled fighter jets yesterday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said. Steve Hendrix reports for the Washington Post. agency separately has found that 115 Palestinians have been beaten or otherwise attacked by settlers since the start of the year, resulting in four fatalities. Violent incidents against Palestinians are up nearly 150% in the past two years, according to data presented by the Israeli military at a defense ministry meeting this month, while a U.N. There has been a dramatic increase in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent months. defense officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity…It was followed days later by cyberattacks in Israel against a major medical facility and a popular LGBTQ dating site, attacks Israeli officials have attributed to Iran,” Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman report for The New York Times. That attack was attributed to Israel by two U.S. “In recent weeks, a cyberattack on Iran’s nationwide fuel distribution system paralyzed the country’s 4,300 gas stations, which took 12 days to have service fully restored.
Israel and Iran are now targeting ordinary civilians through large scale cyber operations.
Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler report for CNN. Iran has announced further advances in its uranium enrichment, which reduces the amount of time Tehran would need to develop a nuclear weapon, if it chooses to do so. Just Security has published a piece by Nima Gerami on ‘ Navigating Nuclear Deadlock: What Comes Next in the Iran Talks? ’ Reporting on the low expectations for the Iran nuclear talks is also provided by Nahal Toosi and Stephanie Liechtenstein reporting for POLITICO. A break down of what the various actors involved in the talks want is provided by Jonathan Marcus reporting for BBC News. will be participating indirectly with the European diplomats acting as intermediaries, as Iran refuses to meet U.S. In addition to Iran, the talks include Russia, China, the U.K., France and Germany. The competing ambitions of the countries involved in the nuclear talks may make success unlikely. is ‘prepared to use other options,’” Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler report for CNN. and allies “unsure how Tehran’s new government will approach negotiations, not optimistic about the prospects ahead and emphasizing that if diplomacy fails, the U.S. The talks with Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) will restart today, with the U.S.
The Taliban prime minister, in his first public address, has said that his government “wants good relations with all countries and economic relations with them.” Afghanistan’s Acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan said his interim administration has inherited a sinking economy and called on the global community to assist the country in preventing a further crisis as inflation spirals. During a summit yesterday, the leaders called for the removal of trade barriers and the development of new transport corridors across the region, and stressed the need for nations to provide support to Afghanistan to avoid further economic turmoil and a wave of refugees from fleeing the country. Leaders from Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Pakistan - member nations of the Economic Cooperation Organization - have vowed to help Afghanistan. Yaroslav Trofimov and Margherita Stancati report for the Wall Street Journal. “The units we had already present in Kabul took control of the strategic locations,” he added. “We had agents in every organization and department,” Mawlawi Mohammad Salim Saad, a senior Taliban leader who directed suicide-bombing operations and assassinations inside Kabul, said. Undercover Taliban agents spent years infiltrating Afghan government ministries, universities, businesses and aid organizations, to then step out of the shadows and help the Taliban seize control as the U.S. Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.Ī curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours.