"Our armed forces have conducted two operations. During the first operation, conducted jointly with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, several cruise missiles struck a vital target in Haifa. The other operation was aimed at the SEAJOY vessel in the Red Sea over the owner-company's breach of the ban on entrance to ports of occupied Palestine," the movement said in a statement on Telegram.

“The timing of it coming three-four weeks after the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, in which the Bolivian President Arse was prominently featured at the main event with President [Vladimir] Putin, [is important]” Johnson notes, referring to the coup attempt. “So, it could be, this was an attempt to again, create some additional embarrassment going after, dethroning a guy, who was associated so closely with President Putin.”

“The fact that countries like Bolivia and Brazil are seen creating alliances with Russia and China is rejected by Washington, that's seen as a problem,” he adds, noting that “the relationship of the United States with the Bolivian military goes way back.”

"Europe as a whole needs to step up on defense ... We estimate that additional defense investments of around 500 billion euros are needed over the next decade," Von der Leyen told a news conference in Brussels.

"The European Council calls for the delivery of military support to Ukraine to be stepped up. In particular, air defense systems, ammunition and missiles are urgently needed," the document read.

"In response to Russia's destabilizing actions abroad, the European Council reiterates its call for work to be taken forward in the Council to establish a new sanctions regime," the Summit Conclusions document claimed.