Monday, April 7, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 4/7/2025*US-IRAN TALKS SET*CHINA BALKS AT TRUMP DEMAND FOR BACKDOWN ON TARIFFS*IRAN WARNS OF 'HARSH RESPONSE' TO THREATS, MAINTAINS NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY*G7 NATIONS EXRPESS CONCERN OVER CHINESE TAIWAN DRILLS*

 

                                   (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING)



                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





US AIR ATTACKS IN YEMEN LATE TONIGHT.   THE ATTACKS IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL CITY OF SANA'A SAID TO HAVE RESULTED IN CASUALTIES...OSINTdefender "X"




China says it won't bow to President Trump's demand for a backdown on its counter tariffs.



Trump says China's failure to comply with his demand will lead to a new 50 percent tariff being imposed on Wednesday.



A spokesman for China's embassy in Washington saying 'pressuring or threatening China is not a right way to engage with us'...NDTV INDIA




ALGERIA CLOSING ITS AIRSPACE TO FLIGHTS FROM MALI.


THIS FOLLOWS THE SHOOT DOWN OF A MALIAN DRONE BY ALGERIA IN THE BORDER REGION.


MALI SAYS THE SHOOT DOWN PREVENTED ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS.


MALI AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES NIGER AND BURKINA FASO RECALLING THEIR AMBASSADORS IN ALGERIA...BBC NEWS



Iran confirming talks will be held with the United States this Saturday in Oman.


US President Donald Trump calls them 'direct talks' but Iran's view is that they are 'indirect talks'.


Mr. Trump saying the talks may lead to a deal regarding Iran's nuclear program.


If no deal is reached Iran 'will be in great danger' according to Mr. Trump...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)




US SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS PAUSING A LOWER COURT ORDER REQURING RETURN OF A DEPORTED SALVADORAN NATION FROM A SALVADORAN PRISON...BBC NEWS




US President Donald Trump speaking of 'direct talks' with Iran regarding its nuclear program.



This at the end of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...




A US military representative to NATO Vice-Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield removed from her post.

Her removal linked to President Trump and the notion of loyalty to his policies in media reporting...OSINTdefender "X"





AN ATTACK ON PALESTINIANS BY JEWISH RESIDENTS IN JUDEA (WEST BANK).   FIVE PALESTINIANS WOUNDED.


DOZENS OF MASKED PEOPLE ATTACKING PALESTINIANS WITH CLUBS.   THAT GROUP SAID TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BREACH A FENCE AROUND A PALESTINIAN VILLAGE...TIMES OF ISRAEL



French President Emmanuel Macron organizing a phone call to President Trump involving himself and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan.


France, Egypt and Jordan seeking an immediate ceasefire in Gaza...REUTERS-AOL.COM




ISRAEL'S AIR FORCE TAKING DOWN A DRONE APPROACHING FROM THE EAST.   THE DRONE LIKELY LAUNCHED FROM YEMEN...TIMES OF ISRAEL




President Trump threatening an additional 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods.


This is Mr. Trump's response to China's retaliatory tariffs on his original 34 percent levy.


China must back down from its retaliatory tariffs by tomorrow or the additional US tariffs will be implemented on Wednesday...Donald J. Trump Truth Social




ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF.


A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP FOLLOWING THAT MEETING...(NEWS AGENCIES)



The markets today.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 349.26 points or .91 percent.


The NASDAQ up 15.48 points.


At 430 pm New York Time the price of oil at 61 dollars two cents a barrel down 97 cents or 1.56 percent...Marketwatch



BEFORE US MARKETS OPENED TODAY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AGAIN CALLED ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD TO CUT INTEREST RATES...(Truth Social-Donald J. Trump)



15 SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED IN GERMANY TODAY OVER ALLEGED 'FAR-RIGHT THREATS'.


LETTERS WITH 'FAR-RIGHT STATEMENTS' RECEIVED BY A SCHOOL BOARD OF ONE SCHOOL MENTIONING A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF DUISBURG.


MANY OF THE STUDENTS AT THOSE SCHOOLS STUDIED ONLINE TODAY WITH THE SCHOOLS TO REOPEN TOMORROW...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




(Updated with Iranian foreign ministry statement on nuclear weapons)



"We will use all our might to respond to any aggression against our country...if these threats materialize they will immediately be met with a comprehensive response...any threats against the Islamic republic will be met with a harsh response..."



The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman today.   Esmail Baghaei speaking as their are hints of impending attacks on Iran from the United States and or Israel.


He also warned neighboring nations not to become bases of operations against Iran.  Part of his message 'the nature of fire is that it spreads quickly'.


The US military has been moving additional air defense forces into Israel and the Middle East in recent days...(OSINTdefender "X")...Tass Russia...



"Iran will never, under any circumstances, take the path of developing nuclear weapons"



Iran's foreign ministry spokesman reaffirming the fatwa of its supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei.  The development of nuclear weapons by Iran is not allowed.


A member of Iran's parliament had made a statement advocating for Iran to develop nuclear weapons...Tass Russia




AS THE CONFLICT CONTINUES IN GAZA BRITISH NATIONALS SERVING IN ISRAEL'S ARMY ARE ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES THERE.   


BRITISH LAWYERS COLLECTING THE EVIDENCE AND GIVING IT OVER TO SCOTLAND YARD.


A TEENAGER KILLED THROWING ROCKS AT ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN THE 'WEST BANK'.  THE 14-YEAR-OLD SAID TO BE OF AMERICAN-PALESTINIAN NATIONALITY.


AN ATTACK ON JOURNALISTS IN GAZA WITH A SLAIN JOURNALIST DESCRIBED BY ISRAEL AS A TERRORIST...NOS NETHERLANDS BLOG (LAST 24 HOURS)



The price of oil down in early New York trading dropping below 60 dollars a barrel more than 3.5 percent.



Dow and NASDAQ futures declining.


The early activity on the markets around the world declines continuing with the Hang Seng stock market in Hong Kong losing more than 10 percent of its value.


Markets declining across Asia and Europe...Marketwatch




MORE THAN 50 NATIONS SAID TO HAVE CONTACTED THE UNITED STATES REGARDING THE TARIFFS IMPOSED LAST WEEK.


PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HE HAS SPOKEN WITH ASIAN AND EUROPEAN LEADERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE DEALS WITH US ABOUT THOSE TARIFFS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



IN WASHINGTON SUNDAY EVENING TALKING TO US COMMERCE SECRETARY HOWARD LUTNICK AND OTHER OFFICIALS ABOUT TARIFFS VISITING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)



The foreign ministers of the G7 nations expressing concern over China's recent 'provocative actions'.


The European Union representative joined in the statement that draws attention to recent Chinese military maneuvers around Taiwan which China considers to be an integral part of its territory.



The statement expressing concern about the growing frequency of 'destabilizing activities' involving China.



It says those activities pose risks to global security and prosperity...ANI News India



TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTESTING IN MOROCCO'S CAPITAL CITY OF RABAT SUNDAY EXPRESSING OUTRAGE OVER ISRAEL'S MILITARY OPERATIONS IN GAZA.


THE PROTEST CALLED ONE OF THE LARGEST IN RECENT MONTHS ALSO CRITICAL OF US POLICY SUPPORTING ISRAEL.



DEMONSTRATORS OBJECTING TO THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL PURSUED BY MOROCCO'S GOVERNMENT IN RECENT YEARS.



PROTEST ORGANIZERS WARNING THAT ANGER WOULD ONLY DEEPEN IN THE REGION IF THE WAR IN GAZA CONTINUES...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS







    THE URKAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




19 UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY



                           TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




19 Ukrainian drones downed Sunday night into Monday by Russian air defenses.  13 of the drones taken down over the Sea of Azov...Tass Russia



In other news....



New Zealand announcing a major boost in defense spending. 


Nine billion dollars (5,012,100,000 US) in additional spending tacked on in the next four years.  


New Zealand increasing its share of GDP allocated to defense from just over one percent to more than two percent in the next eight years.


Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying among other things "global tensions are increasing rapidly...our current defense spending is simply too low"...One News New Zealand

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