Noontime News Recap: US and Iran trade fresh strikes as Azerbaijan weighs Council of Europe exit
US forces carried out another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday evening, extending a confrontation that has now spread across the Gulf and deepened fears of wider regional escalation. 🔗
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Azerbaijan is considering leaving the Council of Europe after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe suspended the voting rights of its delegation, a sharp sign of worsening relations with the Strasbourg based body. 🔗
In Europe, the dispute raises the prospect of Baku distancing itself further from continental institutions if the suspension is not reversed. 🔗
Separately, the Swiss Army’s Kommando Cyber has joined the multinational CYBER FLAG 26 exercise in the United States, running from 13 to 31 July, as part of a wider push to test cyber defence cooperation. 🔗
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The exercise brings together international partners for training on cyber resilience and response, underlining the growing focus on digital security in military planning. 🔗
With no other major items in this window, the main themes are the intensifying US Iran confrontation, a diplomatic rift involving Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe, and Swiss participation in a major multinational cyber drill. 🔗 🔗 🔗
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