Several articles published since Saturday, 7 March 2026 attracted\nmany readers and became the most-read national news on the channel\nthrough Sunday, 8 March 2026. Among them was the Chief of Defence Forces\ndeclaring Level-1 readiness for all defence units in Indonesia following\nthe attack on Iran.<\/p>\n
The three items summarised by the editors include the TNI commander\u2019s\ndeclaration of Level-1 readiness for all defence units in Indonesia,\nissued amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, and confirmed by the\nHead of the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency (Kabais) Lieutenant\nGeneral Yudi Abdimantyo.<\/p>\n
\u201cLevel-1 readiness issued by the TNI Commander is addressed to all\nTNI units, including Bais TNI,\u201d Yudi told Tempo on Saturday, 7 March\n2026.<\/p>\n
Level-1 readiness in the TNI command is the highest level of\npreparedness, where all personnel are required to be stationed at their\nbases, fully equipped with weapons, ammunition, and vehicles, to face\nemergency threats.<\/p>\n
Yudi explained that the Level-1 status aims to anticipate domestic\nsecurity conditions in the wake of the United States and Israel attack\non Iran. The attack prompted Iran to retaliate by striking several US\nmilitary bases located in Middle Eastern countries.<\/p>\n
As a result, those retaliatory strikes could impact the safety of\nIndonesian citizens in the region.<\/p>\n
The Rationale Behind Prabowo\u2019s Plan to Mediate Iran and the US Draws\nCriticism<\/p>\n
President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s plan to mediate between Iran and the\nUnited States has drawn criticism from several quarters. Binus\nUniversity International Relations lecturer Tia Mariatul Kibtiah\nrevealed the main reason for the criticism: Prabowo\u2019s administration\ndoes not recognise Indonesia\u2019s weak position to act as a peacemaker for\na quarrelling country.<\/p>\n
Tia said the public doubts Indonesia\u2019s ability because Iran does not\nalign with Prabowo\u2019s stance as a member of the Board of Peace\nestablished by United States President Donald Trump. She argues that\nTrump\u2019s dominance of the Board of Peace would be a major obstacle to\nthird-party mediation efforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan Indonesia persuade, whisper to Trump to stop the conflict? Why\nis the international public laughing, and the domestic public bullying\nas well? That\u2019s the issue,\u201d Tia said in an online discussion hosted by\nthe Institute for Strategic Transformation Forstra on Saturday, 7 March\n2026.<\/p>\n
Tia also noted that Iran\u2019s Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad\nBoroujerdi has rejected the mediation plan with the US emphatically.<\/p>\n
Three Indonesians Missing After Tugboat Sinks in the Strait of\nHormuz<\/p>\n
Three Indonesian nationals were reported missing after the tugboat\nthey were aboard sank in the Strait of Hormuz near the United Arab\nEmirates. The vessel sank on the evening of Thursday, 5 March 2026.\nSeven crew members were on board, four of whom were Indonesian. Three\ncrew members have been found safe, including one Indonesian. Four others\nremain missing, three of whom are Indonesians.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Judha Nugraha,\nsaid the tug Mussafah 2 sank at around 18:30 local time.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/national-top-news-tni-on-level-1-readiness-and-prabowos-plan-to-mediate-iran-and-the-us-1772931643", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }