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The United States plans to conduct another test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in early May to test the combat readiness of nuclear deterrence weapons, according to the international notice on the closure of the area for civil aviation flights over the Pacific Ocean (NOTAM).

The participants of the negotiations in Vienna on the Iranian nuclear issue have started drafting the text of an agreement on the resumption of compliance with the JCPOA, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

A strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force RC-135V on Saturday, May 1, made a long flight near the Russian borders in the Far East. This was reported by Western aviation resources.

The Russian exercises near the Ukrainian borders have excited everyone. But the giant NATO exercises "Defender of Europe-21", sometimes taking place very close to the borders of Russia, for some reason do not bother anyone. NATO, led by the United States, wants to take Russia into the ring. It is a shame that Sweden is also following their lead, the author believes.

US allies should refrain from entering into large contracts for the supply of Russian weapons, as otherwise they may fall under US sanctions, the head of the State Department, Anthony Blinken, said on Wednesday.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering a near-total waiver of some of the strictest sanctions on Iran in an attempt to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Issue (JCPOA), the Associated Press reports, citing current and former US officials.

The US has warned China that it will strengthen its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region as part of protecting American interests in the world, US President Joe Biden said.

The United States has generally fulfilled the task that faced American troops in Afghanistan, and will return its military to their homeland, US President Joe Biden said.

Russia does not intend to tolerate the attitude shown by the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and the Baltic states, but wants to be on good terms with all states, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The CSTO Security Council secretaries discussed in Tajikistan the issues of equipping the CSTO collective rapid reaction forces with modern weapons, the prospects for cooperation between the CSTO and the CIS and the SCO. And also the topic of the Afghan settlement. The meeting of the Security Council secretaries began on April 29 with a meeting with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

The tension on the Russian-Ukrainian border still persists, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate "red lines" that infringe on the interests of Russia, said the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

Contractors are required to notify the Pentagon about the use of microelectronic components made in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in their systems, Defense News reports, citing a bill introduced by Republican Senator Joshua Hawley of Missouri.

MEPs on Thursday approved a 7.9 billion euro fund project designed to strengthen the defense of EU countries, European media reported.

The conflict on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan should be stopped, the situation should be defused peacefully, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said on Thursday.) Stanislav Zas.

On Tuesday evening, the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation reported that the forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet began tracking the actions of the US Coast Guard patrol ship Hamilton. It entered the Black Sea on April 27.

Russian aircraft are carrying out intensive strikes on underground shelters and firing positions of the Daesh terrorist group (IS – banned in the Russian Federation) in the Syrian desert.

The military command is moving HIMARS multiple rocket launchers from Kuwait to Afghanistan to provide cover during the withdrawal of its contingent from Afghan territory, the US Central Command said.

The Pentagon plans to spend nearly $18 billion to develop, manufacture and support interceptor missiles from North Korea or Iran, the first major defense government purchase of the administration of President Joe Biden, according to Bloomberg.

The US wants to de-escalate tensions at sea with Iran in order to prevent possible miscalculations in the future. This was announced on April 27 at a briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.