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Iran Press TV Saturday, 20 June 2026 6:02 AM The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa’ani, says Israel must learn lessons from its defeats against Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement and recognize that “Gaza also has its flood.” “Gaza also has its flood. When we said Hezbollah has Mirsad [drones], you did not pay attention, and you got trapped. Who will answer for the one hundred casualties?” Qa’ani wrote in a post on his X account on Friday. Qa’ani continued, “Gaza also has its flood. If you move according to the will…

 The National Endowment for the Arts will launch a new grants system in the coming year. What’s special about this new application isn’t the fact that it will go into production and replace a 10-year-old legacy system that the agency cobbled together. What makes this new grants system unique is that an NEA engineer developed it using an artificial intelligence agent — in a week. Jim Tunnessen, chief information officer and chief artificial intelligence officer at NEA, said in a matter of days, the engineer developed a complete replacement for the grants system, using the current U.S. Web Design…

The Communications-Electronics Command Army Software and Innovation Center in partnership with the Warfighting Acquisition University and the C5ISR Center, has developed an artificial intelligence tool that significantly accelerates the Army’s transition to a Zero Trust cybersecurity framework. This supports the Department of War’s mandate to achieve Target Level Zero Trust by Fiscal Year 2027. Zero Trust is a cybersecurity strategy based on the idea that networks are always at risk. Instead of trusting devices within the network, it requires every user and device to be authenticated and authorized before accessing data. Rolling out this approach across all Army systems is a big…

Earlier tonight at UFC Vegas 119, knockout artist Manel Kape delivered a strong performance against Kyoji Horiguchi in a rematch. When the potential flyweight title eliminator bout began, “Karate Kid” fought a well-measured Round 1. He landed non-stop body and leg kicks and also scored a takedown. However, Kape also had his moments of success. Some of the shots he landed were enough to stun the Japanese fighter. In Round 2 of the UFC Vegas 119 main event, Kyoji Horiguchi scored a takedown, got top control, and racked up ground control time while trying to set up a submission. However,…

Turkish defense company ASFAT and Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command marked a significant milestone for both the Turkish and Romanian navies on 20 June with the simultaneous delivery of two sister warships: TCG Koçhisar (P-1221), the first Hisar-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Turkish Navy, and CAm. Roman, a corvette delivered to the Romanian Naval Forces. The ceremony, held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command, was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Romanian President Nicușor Dan, underscoring the strategic significance of the event for both countries and for Black Sea security. The delivery of TCG Koçhisar represents a major…

Iran Press TV Saturday, 20 June 2026 2:43 AM Fighters with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have led an Israeli armored and infantry platoon attempting to infiltrate a mountainous area in southern Lebanon into a “killing zone” amid the resistance’s ongoing confrontation against Tel Aviv’s incessant ceasefire violations. Resistance media outlets reported the development on Friday, saying the incident took place on the northern side of Ali al-Tahir Heights. Once the force entered the designated area, fighters engaged it intensively and destroyed three Merkava tanks using guided missiles. The engagement continued with sustained rocket and artillery fire directed at the…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. L3Harris wants to demonstrate the ability of the RC-135V/W Rivet Joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to team up with uncrewed platforms. Drones could soak up additional data and otherwise extend the reach of the airliner-sized Rivet Joints, while also helping keep the prized jets further away from threats. This and other developments underway at L3Harris could open the door to further operational possibilities for the Rivet Joint fleet. Jason Lambert, President for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) at L3Harris, talked about…

Kamaru Usman is making a move back up to the UFC middleweight division. The former welterweight champion will take on Dricus du Plessis on July 18, in the main event of UFC Oklahoma City Live From Paycom Center. This bout was announced during the UFC Vegas 119 live broadcast earlier tonight. Dricus du Plessis’ last fought at UFC 319, where he was ragdolled for five rounds and dethroned by Khamzat Chimaev with ease. Kamaru Usman, on the other hand, last fought knockout artist Joaquin Buckley in 2025 and cruised to a dominant unanimous decision victory. Usman wanted to fight the…

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 119 results, including the main event rematch between Manel Kape and Kyoji Horiguchi. Kape (23-7 MMA) and Horiguchi (36-6 MMA) will be competing for a second time this evening in Las Vegas. The flyweight contenders originally met back on New Years Eve in 2017 under the RIZIN banner, with ‘The Typhoon’ emerging victorious by way of third-round submission (arm-triangle choke). Manel Kape will enter tonight’s rematch sporting a three-fight winning streak, with all three of those most recent Octagon victories coming by way of KO / TKO. ‘Starboy’ was most…

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 119 event was headlined by a highly anticipated men’s flyweight rematch featuring Manel Kape taking on Kyoji Horiguchi. Kape (23-7 MMA) and Horiguchi (36-6 MMA) were competing for a second time this evening in Las Vegas. The current flyweight contenders had originally met back on New Years Eve in 2017 under the RIZIN banner, with ‘The Typhoon’ emerging victorious by way of third-round submission (arm-triangle choke). Manel Kape had entered tonight’s rematch sporting a three-fight winning streak, with all three of those most recent Octagon victories coming by way of KO / TKO. ‘Starboy’ was most previously…