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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday called for the creation of a US-led regional coalition to counter Iran.
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Biden to meet MBS in Saudi Arabia mid July
According to NBC News, the US and Saudi Arabia will announce on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden is going to visit the Kingdom in July.
Sources said the visit will include a meeting with the Kingdom's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and that the two-day trip is scheduled for July 15-16.
It is also reported that the first day will be for bilateral talks, including with MBS, while Biden is expected to meet with the Gulf Cooperation Council on the second day.
Biden had said on Sunday that his expected visit to Saudi Arabia will also address "Israel's" security issues.
Biden dismissed claims that his visit to Saudi Arabia will have to do with the Kingdom's oil exports, rather, the US President said it is part of a larger meeting that will take place in Saudi Arabia: "That’s the reason I’m going. And it has to do with national security for them — for Israelis," Biden told reporters.
“I have a program — anyway. It has to do with much larger issues than having to do with the energy piece,” he added.
The talks would "include support to the UN-mediated truce in Yemen, which has led to the most peaceful period there since war began seven years ago," the White House statement read, adding "means for expanding regional economic and security cooperation, including new and promising infrastructure and climate initiatives, as well as 'deterring threats' from Iran, advancing human rights, and ensuring global energy and food security."
According to The Times of "Israel", the US President's trip to the occupied territories has been set for July 14 and 15.
The White House statement stated that "he will meet with Israeli leaders to discuss 'Israel’s' security, prosperity, and its increasing integration into the greater region."
According to the statement, Biden will also visit the West Bank " to consult with the Palestinian Authority and to reiterate his strong support for a two-state solution, with equal measures of security, freedom, and opportunity for the Palestinian people."
White House Spokesperson Karen Jean-Pierre responded to a question earlier this month, on June 1, about previous statements made by Joe Biden against Saudi Arabia, which he described as a "pariah", saying the remarks still stand.
Biden has delayed his visit to West Asia a number of times so far, with Politico claiming that Biden "angrily rejected" the possibility of meeting with Mohammad bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, before giving in later on.
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US officials warn of fraud, waste in Ukraine funds
The US is spending roughly $130 million to arm Ukraine daily, in addition to funds spent on economic and other assistance, prompting current and former US officials to warn that Washington needs to take more action to ensure that the equipment and funds sent to Kiev actually make it to the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Congress allocated some $54 billion to the Ukraine war since regional tensions started in January, and this figure exceeds any other assistance sent out to any other conflict-stricken country, including during its military occupation of Afghanistan, officials have said.
The latest assistance package to Ukraine includes sums allocated for inspectors in the State Department and the US Agency for International Development to conduct additional oversight activities.
The US takes into consideration the "risk of illicit diversion" among other political, military, and human-rights considerations when evaluating potential arms transfers, a spokesperson for the National Security Council claimed.
According to the spokesperson, if Washington were to find that the transferred equipment or funds would be used in ways consistent with agreements for the sale or transfer, the US would not approve the transfers. "The Ukrainians have assured us that they share our concerns about the accountability of these systems."
As soon as the equipment is in the hands of the Kiev government, US officials have said, Washington does not know anything about the fate of the material, and it relies on the information provided by the Ukrainian government on the matter.
The Biden administration had previously discussed sending US troops to Ukraine to conduct oversight, but they ended up not allowing it, and with the tremendous amount of aid and the lack of oversight from the United States and NATO, American veterans are voicing concern about problems emerging on the issue.
"[T]here’s going to be theft. There's going to be misconduct. There's going to be nepotism. There's going to be stupid decisions being made. It's human nature," said Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, who had spent a decade identifying wasted and stolen US funds there. "A couple of years from now, you’re going to be reading stories about waste, fraud, and abuse."
Sopko's office was formed nine years into the US occupation of Afghanistan, and his office documented major corruption and waste of US funds.
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia had warned in early June that the weapon systems the West was delivering to Ukraine were ending up on the black market "thanks to well-known, incredible corruption of Ukrainian officials," making it possible for international terrorist organizations to purchase such equipment.
"A very simple internet search will show you that American Stingers are being sold for $7,000 a piece, and Javelins for $30,000 each," Nebenzia told the UNSC. "Of course, these sales won’t be missed out by international terrorists, including those that act in Europe and America."
Earlier that week, the United States decided to provide High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine due to the nature of the conflict changing to an "artillery duel".
The HIMARSs were the centerpiece of a $700 million package unveiled last week, which includes "Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger antiaircraft missiles, powerful artillery and precision rocket systems, radars, unmanned aerial vehicles, Mi-17 helicopters, and ammunition," President Biden said.
In addition to the US package, which raised the total of supplies from Washington to Kiev to more than $5 billion since Biden took office last year, the United Kingdom said it was giving the Eastern European country US-made long-range M270 multiple launch rocket systems.
Russia has repeatedly warned the West, even via a formal diplomatic note, against continuing to send arms to Ukraine over the war in the country, with Moscow stressing that it would only exacerbate the situation.
The visibility of such weapons is almost nonexistent, in US media, which cites sources briefed on US intelligence. One key aspect of the issue, however, is that Washington relies on Kiev for information about what is happening in the country due to the lack of US presence on the ground, he noted.
What written in the frame?
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US Department of State: We are coordinating with our partners in "Israel" and the Gulf to confront the challenge posed by Iran, which will be at the top of Biden's discussions in the region.
Look at the clock.
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US to provide intel for rocket strikes in Ukraine - Pentagon
Pentagon policy chief, Colin Kahl, stated that Ukrainian forces have nearly completed training on High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) delivered by the United States and the United Kingdom.
"We did provide an initial tranche of HIMARS systems. The Ukrainians are completing training as we speak. We expect those systems to get into the fight soon, and we’re committed to continuing the flow of those munitions," Kahl said at the Center for a New American Security's 2022 National Security Conference.
The US will also provide Ukrainian forces with the information they need to strike specific targets within their territory, according to Kahl.
Earlier this month, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated that the UK will supply Ukraine with long-range M270 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) manufactured in the United States, despite Moscow's warning to third-party countries against such supplies.
At the beginning of June, US President Joe Biden also announced a new Ukraine military assistance package that included HIMARS. President Vladimir Putin responded to the announcement by claiming that Ukraine already has similar weapons and that additional arms deliveries to Kiev will only prolong the conflict.
Putin believed that if Ukraine receives long-range missiles capable of targetting Russian territory from abroad, Moscow will reconsider refraining from striking "those objects that have not yet been hit."
'not worth a red cent'
Moreover, the Head of the Russian Delegation to the Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control in Vienna, Konstantin Gavrilov, told the Rossiya-24 TV channel that Russia will respond immediately in the event that it is attacked with long-range weapon systems.
"We particularly put the spotlight on the delivery [to Ukraine] of long-range howitzers and HIMARS MLRS that threaten not only Donbass but Russia as well. We have clearly laid out Russia’s stance: if the Russian Federation is attacked with these long-range systems, the response against the decision-making centers will be immediate," he said, adding, "I think, this is happening not without the involvement of Ukraine’s military and political leadership. I am not ruling out anything anymore," Gavrilov stressed.
According to the diplomat, the Kiev regime had promised that Ukraine won’t use the HIMARS system to strike Russia, but these promises are "not worth a red cent."
Mickey Mouse Clock is on 10:10 or something close to it.
This clock is close to 11:05 or something close to it.
Are they zooming in on the 12?