Iranian president defends state assets sales as a way of boosting productivity.

Germany’s much-criticized Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announces her resignation as her department is under pressure for supplying Ukraine with lethal package of armaments.

"We gravely warn that should North Korea make an attempt at using nuclear arms, it would lead to the end of the Kim Jong-un regime," the South Korean defense ministry said.

The House passes an $858 billion bill to fund the US Defense Department for fiscal year 2023.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called a meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies and plans for further arms buildup, amid escalating tensions with the United States and South Korea over Pyongyang's recent missile tests.

Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe says relations with the US are at a critical juncture, calling on Washington to "stop interfering in China's internal affairs".

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe amid heightened tensions over US President Joe Biden's Taipei remarks last month.