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—❗️🇮🇶 NEW: The Iraqi Coordination Framework (Shiite Bloc) has nominated Ali Al-Zaidi as the next Prime Minister candidate He will be tasked with forming a new government, and if successful, he becomes Iraq’s next Prime Minister. @Middle_East_Spectator
The Iran-aligned Nujaba Movement (HHN) in Iraq warned on Saturday against an “American plot” to merge the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) into Iraqi state institutions, presenting new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi with his first major challenge in enforcing a state monopoly over weapons.
The warning came after a visit to Iraq by former CENTCOM commander David Petraeus and amid a tougher stance by Baghdad toward resistance armed factions following attacks reportedly launched from Iraqi territory against Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Iraqi officials said any group found responsible for the attacks would face judicial and military measures, stressing that the government’s success depends on establishing itself as the sole authority over arms.
Nujaba openly rejected plans to restructure or integrate the PMU. Senior movement official Hussein al-Saeedi said “the resistance’s weapons are not open to compromise,” calling efforts to merge the PMF with federal security institutions “futile” and “impossible to execute,” while warning of political and popular consequences if the plan moves forward.
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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇦🇪 NEW: Iranian air defenses shot down an Israeli ‘Orbiter’ surveillance drone trying to enter Iran’s airspace in Hormozgan Province
The drone, which is a short-range type, was likely launched from the coast of the UAE towards southern Iran.
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The drone, which is a short-range type, was likely launched from the coast of the UAE towards southern Iran.
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📢 🇺🇸 🇮🇳 Marco Rubio on racism against Indians:
"Every country in the world has stupid people."
"I'm sure there are stupid people here, there are stupid people in the United States that make dumb comments all the time."
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"Every country in the world has stupid people."
"I'm sure there are stupid people here, there are stupid people in the United States that make dumb comments all the time."
📎 Clash Report
Missiles launched:
~20 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers at their launch lines over western Kostroma Oblast.
~20 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from OTRK installations in eastern Bryansk Oblast.
~18 Kalibr cruise missiles launched from 3 surface-carriers at Novorossiysk Naval Base, Krasnodar Krai.
~16 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast.
~10 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from OTRK installations in northern Kursk Oblast.
~6 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Pochep, Bryansk Oblast.
~6 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles launched from ground-based installations in western Crimea.
~5 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles launched from 5 MiG-31K fighters at their launch lines over eastern Tambov Oblast.
~4 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations in northern Kursk Oblast.
~2 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installation(s) near Liski, Voronezh Oblast.
~2 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installation(s) in Crimea.
~2 Oreshnik Intermediate-range ballistic missiles launched from the Kapustin Yar Testing Ground, Astrakhan Oblast.
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Total missiles launched:
~30 Iskander-K cruise missiles
~30 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles
~20 Kh-101 cruise missiles
~18 Kalibr cruise missiles
~6 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles
~5 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles
~2 Oreshnik Intermediate-range ballistic missiles
~111 missiles in total.
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Ukrainian air defence work:
As of the time of writing, it appears that Ukrainian air defence was able to intercept at least 8 Kalibrs, 6 Iskander-M/S-400s, 5 Kh-101s, and 5 Iskander-Ks (minimum 24 interceptions in total).
📎 AMK Mapping
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Last night and this morning, another large-scale, combined Russian missile and drone attack was carried out on Ukraine.
Missiles launched:
~20 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers at their launch lines over western Kostroma Oblast.…
Missiles launched:
~20 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers at their launch lines over western Kostroma Oblast.…
3× RC-135W Rivet Joint SIGINT aircraft
6× KC-135R aerial refueling aircraft
2× EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft
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They may have been repositioned to Israel or Saudi Arabia.
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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: President Trump, on Truth Social, says his deal will be the ‘exact opposite’ of Obama’s deal
He says the U.S. is in no rush to sign a deal and both sides must take their time, and he urges Iran to join the Abraham Accords.
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He says the U.S. is in no rush to sign a deal and both sides must take their time, and he urges Iran to join the Abraham Accords.
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🇺🇸🇸🇦🇶🇦 - Anti-US senator Lindsey Graham has yet again threatened America's reliable partners in the region, this time including Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
In the past, other partners, such as NATO ally Turkey, were threatened with military action.
In the past, other partners, such as NATO ally Turkey, were threatened with military action.
✝️ 🇫🇷 ❤️🔥 Day 2 of the Pilgrimage to Chartres.
Well over 20,000 pilgrims, including over 200 priests, from 20 different countries attended Pentecost Sunday TLM.
📎 Michael J. Matt
Well over 20,000 pilgrims, including over 200 priests, from 20 different countries attended Pentecost Sunday TLM.
📎 Michael J. Matt
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