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June 13 0800 UTC Brief
In U.S. foreign policy
Reports say a possible U.S.-Iran deal is taking shape, and President Trump appears to be looking for a way out of a direct war with Iran. In a separate claim, Trump said a U.S. strike killed a leader of the Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua gang, which Washington has already labeled a terrorist organization.
In defense spending
The U.S. Navy has given Castelion Corp. a $23.4 million contract for 50 prototypes of a lower-cost hypersonic weapon, part of a push to make these systems less ruinously expensive, which is a refreshing concept in defense procurement. The Navy also awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.3 billion sustainment contract for the F-35, covering new operating sites, interim support, and fleet maintenance. Separately, the U.S. Marines are moving ahead with a $525 million upgrade program for their heaviest helicopter.
In tech and security
Anthropic has taken its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models offline after a Trump administration directive restricted access for foreign nationals on national security grounds. The company says it was not given detailed technical evidence and disputes that a limited jailbreak justifies cutting off all users, while Amazon Web Services says Anthropic asked for access to be revoked globally.
In the UK
BBC reporting says Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing back hard after the latest row over defence spending, setting a high bar for anyone hoping to trigger a leadership challenge.
In Europe
The U.S. Air Force has awarded $400 million in construction contracts to seven Spanish companies to maintain and improve Morón Air Base in southern Spain, even as the base remains tied up in a wider dispute between Washington and Madrid over combat operations.
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