{"id":373788,"date":"2026-08-28T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dw-talks-to-icelands-chief-of-defense-about-his-countrys-geopolitical-position-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T04:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:00:17","slug":"dw-talks-to-icelands-chief-of-defense-about-his-countrys-geopolitical-position-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dw-talks-to-icelands-chief-of-defense-about-his-countrys-geopolitical-position-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"DW talks to Iceland&#8217;s Chief of Defense about his country&#8217;s geopolitical position | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bx6lCT2Vc8A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"DW talks to Iceland's Chief of Defense about his country's geopolitical position | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bx6lCT2Vc8A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iceland&#8217;s location makes it a critical gateway for tracking Russian submarines in the North Atlantic, as NATO is practicing this week in exercise Northern Viking. 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