On a visit to Ireland on the 12th, US President Trump said he would like to see Ireland and Northern Ireland "united." The remark drew swift rebuttals from UK politicians: Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said on social media that "Trump is, as always, talking recklessly, just like when he talked about Greenland and wanted Canada to become the 51st US state," and insisted Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Northern Ireland is a proud, indivisible part o

伊朗國防部代理部長伊本·禮薩在國防工業企業管理人員會議上表示：“反覆重申過去的威脅，說明敵方情報和分析體系已經陷入癱瘓。敵人必須明白一個非常簡單、明確的事實：面對伊朗，不應該以威脅的方式說話。伊朗及其決策體系根本不把對方的威脅放在眼裏，從我們的角度來看，這些威脅本身不具備任何實際行動價值。這些威脅更多是一種政治信息或政治聲明，而非背後具有真正軍事能力支撐的信息。伊朗從未、也永遠不會對鄰國和地區各國人民構成威脅，並始終以智慧和理性爲基礎，努力區分朋友與敵人。”

Argentina’s defense minister Carlos Presti said on Sept. 12 the government plans to establish a naval base in Ushuaia, the country’s southernmost city near the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands. He said construction will begin on Jan. 2 after a public tender. The base, to be operated by the Argentine navy, will host submarines, marines and naval aviation and will serve as a logistics hub linking Argentina’s seven permanent and six temporary Antarctic bases; Presti said it holds strategic value for Argentina’s positioning and projection in the South Atlantic.