U.S. intelligence says Iran is weakened but far from defeated.

Even after heavy U.S. and Israeli strikes, it still has thousands of missiles and could recover launchers hidden or buried underground.

Source: WSJ

BIG: Pakistan deployed fighter jets and military personnel to Saudi Arabia under their 2025 mutual defence pact.

Jets arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base.

This comes as Pakistan hosts Iran war talks

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez begins his official trip to China.

Trump:

I am watching fertilizer prices CLOSELY during our FIGHT FOR FREEDOM in Iran.

The United States will not accept PRICE GOUGING from the fertilizer monopoly! American Farmers, we have your back!

BREAKING: Iranian forces have informed the Iranian negotiating delegation that a U.S. destroyer is moving from Fujairah Port toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has informed the Pakistani mediator that if the American destroyer continues its movement, it will be targeted within 30 minutes.

Source: Fars

American destroyer has stopped moving due to the firm response of Iranian forces and the warnings delivered by Iran’s delegation in Pakistan.

Source: Fars

Iran now says U.S. destroyer has turned back from the Strait of Hormuz following a firm warning from Iran.

Source: Tasnim

NEW: The United States has agreed to release Iran’s frozen assets and to a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Source: IRIB

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene:

Republicans are going to get slaughtered in the midterms.

UK Bows to U.S. Pressure as it Halts Chagos Transfer to Mauritius

Facing blunt opposition from Trump, the UK has backed off plans to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, freezing a deal involving a 99 year lease of Diego Garcia, a joint UK-U.S. strategic military base since the 1970s.

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U.S. official now says the American warships transited the Strait of Hormuz into the Arabian Sea before returning to the Gulf.

The official described it as a "freedom of navigation operation in international waters."

Source: Axios

Pakistan has arranged local entertainment options for the journalists and officials attending the Islamabad talks.

U.S. authorities have revoked the lawful permanent resident status of family members of Masoumeh Ebtekar, who was a spokeswoman during the Iran hostage crisis.

Prof. John Mearsheimer on Iran War:

The only off-ramp here is surrender for Trump.

The question is on what terms.

Prof. John Mearsheimer:

If you’re Japan or South Korea, the lesson is simple from Iran War.

You’d better have your own nuclear deterrent.

Trump, when asked whether Iran knows where the mines are:

I don’t know.

But we know where they’re placed.

Serbia is moving forward with a joint drone factory with Israel’s Elbit Systems.

Elbit will own 51%, Serbia’s Jugoimport-SDPR 49%.

It will produce armed short-range and long-range UAVs.

The deal includes technology transfer and Serbian engineer involvement.

Source: Balkan Insight

Middle East Expert Adam Weinstein (Quincy Institute):

Gulf countries like Qatar, Oman & Saudi benefit. Emiratis are not happy because they wanted a hostile stand towards Iran.
 
Trump administration benefits because this war is not popular at home & deviated from his campaign promises.
 
The country that benefits the least is Israel. They saw once-in-a-generation opportunity to destroy the regime in Iran & prepared to have this war continue for months.

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WATCH: A man breached security at Shannon Airport in Ireland, climbed onto a parked C-130 Hercules, and damaged it with a tool.

He was arrested.

Talks between United States and Iran lasted about two hours before delegations paused for a break.

Source: Reuters