
Cooper stated that the Iranian army stopped payments to militia groups due to economic pressure and Iran's oil exports worth $ 25 billion were blocked.
AI-generated summary
Economic sanctions against Iran and financing problems of proxy powers in the region.
Cooper said, "The economic pressure on the Iranian army has reached such serious levels that news began to emerge in the region that militia groups affiliated with Iran suspended payments to their own soldiers and transferred them to the Revolutionary Guard, which did not pay their soldiers." Noting that Iran was prevented from exporting at least $25 billion worth of crude oil, Cooper argued that "exports or imports by sea cannot be made except in cases where humanitarian aid is allowed."
INTELLIGENCE WAR HAS STARTED IN YEMEN

The Iranian Parliament approved Mehrdad Ahlaki Kitapci, nominated by President Pezeshkian, as the new Minister of Defense with 237 votes. Kitapçi made harsh warnings against the USA after the vote of confidence and stated that defensive measures were taken.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius discussed the Type 212 CD submarine supply and military cooperation in Crete. It was reported in the press that Türkiye also applied to Germany for the same submarines.

The Israeli cabinet decided to cut 5% from the budgets of other ministries and transfer 840 million dollars to emergency defense purchases. This step, approved despite the objections of Ministry of Finance experts, increased the defense budget to over 45 billion dollars.
The Israeli cabinet approved transferring approximately $840 million to the Ministry of Defense for emergency defense purchases, making a 5 percent cut from other ministry budgets.

The Iranian Parliament gave a vote of confidence to Mehrdad Ahlaki Ketabchi, who was nominated as the Minister of Defense to replace Aziz Nasserzade, who died in the US and Israeli attacks.

Özdemir Bayraktar, the pioneer name of national UCAVs, is commemorated on the fifth anniversary of his death. Bayraktar, the founder of Baykar, led the goal of full independence in Türkiye's defense industry and the national technology move.