11 June 2026
Iran Ceasefire
Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is once again closed. Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordon after the most recent US strikes in Iran.
Iran is protesting the US government’s latest plan for the seized Iranian assets. The Trump administration is considering unfreezing Iranian frozen assets and giving them to Gulf states for war damages. There are more than $20 billion in frozen assets that the Iranian government demands access to.Â
Iran’s media posted purported pictures of US strikes on Iranian water reservoirs. There have been reports that at least 20,000 Iranians do not have access to drinking water after the recent bombings. President Trump says that he does not want to hit Iranian civilian infrastructure, but prefers to capture Iran’s oil facilities on Kharg Island. Our editor, Stewart Webb, wrote a warning piece on taking Kharg Island.
United Kingdom
British Defence Secretary John Healey resigned his post. Healey stated that Prime Minister Starmer has been “unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.” The MoD and the Treasury have been at loggerheads over how to finance an increase in defence spending, leading to delays in the government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP).Â
Democratic Republic of Congo
Doctors in the DRC are set to go on strike amidst the Ebola outbreak. The doctors’ association has been advocating for better pay, better working conditions and for the health sector to address systemic underfunding. Emergency services will continue operating to ensure care for the most vulnerable patients.Â
Afghanistan
The UN confirms that the Taliban used live ammunition on a peaceful protest in Herat. It was sparked by the Taliban detaining at least 30 women by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat between 7-8 June on accusations of violating dress code instructions.Â
South Korea
The US approved the potential sale of AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to South Korea. The potential cost of the sale is estimated at US$292 million, but still needs congressional review and notification. “South Korea has made a request to purchase 70 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs and two AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guidance sections, as well as other equipment items, including AMRAAM containers, control sections and support equipment, according to the department.”
Social Media Wires
Further bridge isolation for Crimea. Kerch next?
British, French and German ambassadors rock up to the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow
Featured Photo: “John Healey NATO Defence Minister Press Conference” – NATO, Flickr, 2026Â
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