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US National Security Council suspends officials responsible for Ukraine, Iran, and North Korea matters – WP
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has authorized a "full review" of dozens of career White House officials. This includes those responsible for issues related to Iran and North Korea's proliferation of nuclear weapons,

North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia

What are Russia's strategic treaties with Iran, North Korea and China?
North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says
South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties.
Ukraine intel chief says North Korean weapons are flooding into Russia
Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said North Korea has already provided Russia with 120 self-propelled artillery guns and 120 multiple-launch rocket systems, with more to come.
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Sen. Cruz leads on bill to protect military bases from intrusion by foreign adversaries
TX, along with several GOP cosponsors, introduced a bill to protect military installations and training areas from U.S. adversaries, including China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.
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Russia’s growing ties with Iran have shaped the war in Ukraine. A new treaty raises the stakes for Trump’s administration
Just three days before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Russia and Iran have finally signed a “comprehensive partnership agreement,” a deal that had been in the works for months.
North Korea tells United Nations it is a 'responsible nuclear state'
North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state.
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How US special operations forces are turning their focus on China, Russia, North Korea, Iran
The US special operations forces, now pivotal in cyber and space, focus on countering China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, leveraging alliances and providing strategic advantages to the US
South Korea says denuclearising North Korea still goal after reports Trump called it nuclear power
South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North Korea must continue to be the goal necessary for lasting global peace, after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had called Pyongyang "a nuclear power.
GOP senators propose blocking foreign adversaries from buying land near US military bases
The bill would restrict the purchase of property by individuals acting on behalf of Russia, China, Iran or North Korea.
U.S. senators join hands to introduce bill to protect military installations
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz along with other Senators introduced the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act according to a press release.
Russia is about to sign a pact with Iran - should the West be worried?
The agreement is similar to the one Moscow signed with North Korea last year - as Vladimir Putin attempts to show the world is changing, and that, in his view, the US-led global order is crumbling.
Republican senators introduce bill to protect military installations
Republicans in the U.S. Senate, led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, introduced a bill to protect military installations and training areas from America’s adversaries, including