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Russia believes that its growing ties with China and emerging economies allow it to challenge the US-dominated financial system and the West. Russian documents indicate plans to undermine the dollar and create a new financial order that is not dominated by the United States.

Western and regional officials accuse Iranian paramilitary forces of providing Yemeni Houthis with real-time intelligence to attack ships in the Red Sea.

Mohammed Dovtayev was sentenced to 3. 5 years for spying on an opposition TV channel in London with the aim of a potential terrorist attack. He claimed to be interested in architecture, but prosecutors proved that his goal was to identify security vulnerabilities.

The United States accused Iran of involvement in planning attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, which led to a change in shipping routes. Iran denies any involvement; meanwhile, a US-led naval coalition has been formed to protect maritime traffic.

Congressman Mike Quigley expressed confidence that aid to Ukraine will likely be approved in mid-January 2024, emphasizing that there is a contingency plan in case of delays, as it is very important to prevent further aggression by authoritarian states.

The United States imposed sanctions on 10 companies and 4 individuals associated with the production of Iranian drones, which Russia uses in attacks against Ukraine. The sanctions network includes companies from Iran, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.

The cyberattack led to the closure of approximately 70% of Iranian gas stations, with the NIORDC attributing the incident to foreign sabotage, but expecting normal operations to resume soon.

American Admiral Aquilino is "very concerned" about the growing military ties between China and Russia, as he said during meetings with representatives of the Japanese defense industry.

The IDF is planning a military operation in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's attacks from there, which creates a risk of escalation in the Middle East.

Military counterintelligence is one of the SSU units that directly performs combat missions on the front line. An important task of military counterintelligence is to block the illicit trafficking of military munitions to prevent their use for sabotage, terrorist attacks or other serious crimes.

Yemen's Houthi group attacks two cargo ships in the Red Sea: one was hit by a drone and the other by a ballistic missile; a US official confirms that a Liberian-flagged vessel was hit, causing a fire.

The UK Ministry of Defense reports that Russia is likely to improve the design of its Shahed attack drones. Against this background, Ukraine continues to successfully neutralize most of the weapons launched by

The three largest Greek shipping companies have stopped transporting Russian oil in compliance with US sanctions. This move increases dependence on Russia's Sovcomflot and smaller, lesser-known companies.

The United States is concerned that Iran is considering supplying ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine, as the two countries deepen military cooperation. Iran may equip Russia with Ababil and Fateh-110 missiles, while seeking to obtain modern military equipment from Russia

Iran is already supplying Russia with drones, guided bombs, and artillery shells.

Iran has released a new modification of the Shahed drone, it is already painted in a matte black color, which may complicate the work.