CIA Director Burns:

The key to success lies in preserving Western aid for Ukraine.

At less than five percent of the U.S. defense budget, it is a relatively modest investment with significant geopolitical returns for the United States and notable returns for American industry.

Keeping the arms flowing will put Ukraine in a stronger position if an opportunity for serious negotiations emerges.

For the United States to walk away from the conflict at this crucial moment and cut off support to Ukraine would be an own goal of historic proportions.

Al Jazeera, citing Iranian sources:

The U.S. sent more than one message to Tehran during the past two days via third parties.

Washington's messages confirmed that it does not want an open war with Iran and that expanding the war would be met with American action.

Tehran rejected Washington's threats and considered targeting its territory a red line that would be met with an appropriate response.

Tehran's response confirmed that it does not want a war with Washington, but it will forcefully confront any American adventure.

NATO chief Stoltenberg:

Today it's Ukraine, tomorrow it could be Taiwan.

Biden says "we don't need a wider war in the Middle East."

IDF continues to demolish Gaza.

Biden says he has decided on how to respond to the attack that killed US troops in Jordan.

IDF admits it’s flooding Gaza tunnels with water.

Macron calls on Europe to make “fair and courageous” decisions to help Ukraine.

Europe must take “fair and courageous” decisions, even “innovative”, in the coming months to “accelerate” and amplify its military support for Ukraine, Macron said.

“We must be ready to act, defend and support Ukraine whatever happens”, especially during the US presidential election in November, believing that the “cost” of a Russian victory would be “too high for us.”

Pentagon has successfully tested a new long-range precision bomb for Ukraine that is expected to arrive on the battlefield as soon as Wednesday.

Ukraine will receive its first batch of Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs, a brand new long-range weapon made by Boeing that even the U.S. doesn’t have in its inventory.

Russian footage reportedly showing Lancet kamikaze UAV strike on German-supplied Ukrainian 155mm PzH 2000 howitzer.

#BREAKING Kataib Hezbollah announce a "suspension" of military operations against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria "in order to avoid embarrassment of the Iraqi government."

The group was considered to be behind the killing of U.S. troops in Jordan.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed after suffering an in-flight emergency off the coast of South Korea , in the third crash of one of the US military’s Korea-based warplanes in less than a year.

Reported footage of Ukrainian special forces FPV drone strikes on Sudan's RSF militia targets.

China officially accepted the credential of Ambassador of Afghanistan Mawlawi Asadullah “Bilal Karimi” from the Taliban government.

China has become the first country to recognize the Taliban’s ambassador as the legitimate representative of Afghanistan.

Britain set to deploy aircraft carrier to Red Sea, The Telegraph reports.

British Royal Navy is ready to send either HMS Queen Elizabeth or HMS Prince of Wales into the Gulf amid Houthi attacks.

Hezbollah strike against an Israeli border position using Burkan rockets.

Burkan has a maximum range of 10 km and the ability to carry a maximum load of up to 500 kg of explosive material.

Developed by Hezbollah with Iranian assistance, this rocket was used for the first time in Syria.

Zaluzhnyi refused Zelensky’s offer to take the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, The Economist reports.

British magazine reports that although Zelensky has not yet announced his dismissal, this does not mean that it will not happen - they are looking for a replacement for the commander in chief.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Budanov, and the commander of the ground forces, Syrskyi, are being considered as candidates for the position.

Budanov was offered the position, but he “refused at the last moment.”

New footage of Israeli undercover special forces disguised as civilians storming Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin.

Russian Defence Minister Shoigu visited Uraltransmash (Ural Plant of Transport Engineering).

Shoigu inspected production of 2S19 Msta-S, 2S3 Akatsiya, 2S4 Tyulpan, 2S5 Giatsint-S & 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV howitzers.

Uraltransmash increased the production volume of self-propelled artillery units sixfold compared to 2022.

A Russian soldier, after begging not to drop ammunition on him, surrenders to Ukrainian bomber drone, which then takes him to the positions Ukrainian Army.

Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ chief Hossein Salami says.

"We hear threats coming from American officials. We tell them that they have already tested us and we now know one another. No threat will be left unanswered."