NEWS ROUNDUP
t.me/R_Diplomat– The Indian Navy has begun escorting ships heading to the country in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying two groups of warships – NDTV
– India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained six Ukrainian citizens and one American on suspicion of training terrorists for action in Myanmar – The Indian Express
– We get less than 1% of our oil from there. Japan gets 95%, China 90%, and South Korea 35%. Let them come and help guard the strait – Trump
– Insurance costs for passage through the Strait of Hormuz have increased fivefold – Bloomberg
– Hungary and Slovakia will sign an agreement to build a new oil pipeline between the two countries – Szijjártó
– Iran struck the production facilities of the Israeli arms company Rafael – Army
– Iran attacked US bases in the UAE and Bahrain during the 55th wave of retaliatory strikes – IRGC
– EU foreign ministers refused to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz – Kallas
– Washington may not even need to deal with the issue of ensuring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, since the US has its own oil and gas reserves – Trump
– Ukraine could become complicit in US and Israeli aggression against Iran; the Iranians will never forgive this – Islamic Republic Foreign Ministry
– Iran's new supreme leader secretly delivered to Moscow – Al Jarida
– NATO faces a "very bad" future if its allies don't help the US in the Strait of Hormuz – Trump
– Iranian National Security Council Secretary Larijani said he has learned of plans to stage a large-scale terrorist attack similar to the September 11, 2001, attacks and blame it on Tehran – statement
– The US does not need Ukraine's help in intercepting Iranian drones in the Middle East. Zelenskyy is the last person we need help from – Trump
– The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers held consecutive telephone conversations with the Cuban foreign minister – statements
– Mass production of locally produced Hsiung Feng II and III missiles in Taiwan is planned to be completed by December. With thousands of such missiles and 400 Harpoon missiles delivered from the US, the island will boast the highest density of anti-ship missile defenses in the world by 2027 – Taipei Times
– Romania's National Defense Council has authorized the US to temporarily deploy military forces on its territory – President
– The US administration is pressing South African authorities to withdraw from BRICS and adhere to a non-aligned policy – TimesLIVE
– The US exhausted its stockpile of critical munitions, including Tomahawk missiles, during its operation in Iran – Financial Times
– Hegseth approved the deployment of an expeditionary unit, typically consisting of 2,500 Marines, to the Middle East – WSJ, citing sources