Trump is no longer expected to call Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te before deciding on a proposed U.S. arms sale to Taiwan.

The planned call had drawn attention because no sitting U.S. president has spoken directly with a Taiwanese leader since 1979.

Trump had previously said he intended to speak with Lai before making a decision on the weapons package.

Source: CBS News

Trump admin is in talks to give equity/debt funding to U.S. drone companies (Unusual Machines, Neros Technologies, Performance Drone Works) to scale domestic manufacturing and hit a ~$5K/unit cost target.

It’s part of the Pentagon’s $1.1 billion “Drone Dominance” program targeting 300,000 low-cost attack drones by end of 2027.

Stocks surged 33–57% on the news.

Trump Jr. is an adviser and shareholder in Unusual Machines, raising conflict-of-interest questions.

Source: WSJ

An Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base on May 30 injured several Americans and severely damaged two MQ-9 Reaper drones, despite Kuwaiti air defenses intercepting the missile.

Falling debris from the intercepted Fateh-110 missile hit Ali Al Salem Air Base, causing minor injuries to about five US personnel and contractors.

One Reaper drone was destroyed and another seriously damaged.

Source: Bloomberg

BIG: Ukraine claims its FP-1/2 strike drones destroyed two Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft and an Iskander ballistic missile launcher at Taganrog airfield — roughly 600km inside Russian territory.

The Tu-142 is a naval variant of the Tu-95 strategic bomber, and Taganrog hosts the plant that maintains them.

NEW: Russia recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations, citing Yerevan's growing alignment with the EU.

Russian threatens to cut off duty-free gas and oil supplies if Armenia continues its westward pivot.

A US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet shot down over southwestern Iran last month was probably struck by a Chinese-made shoulder-launched missile (MANPAD).

China may also have provided Iran with a YLC-8B long-range early-warning radar capable of detecting stealth aircraft early in the conflict.

Source: NBC

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Ukraine's drone forces hit 23 targets overnight, including a shadow fleet oil tanker and two fuel depots in Taganrog and Feodosia, part of the same operation that also destroyed two Tu-142 aircraft and an Iskander launcher at Taganrog airfield.

Saudi Arabia privately complained to Washington in early April that the UAE's dozens of retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets — including oil facilities at Bandar Abbas and Asaluyeh — were risking Iranian counter-attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure and spiking oil prices.

Riyadh urged the US to pressure Abu Dhabi to stop and join diplomatic efforts.

Source: WSJ

Despite Trump posting on Truth Social that the naval blockade of Iran "will now be lifted," Iranian sailors are reporting it remains fully in force.

Ships attempting to cross the blockade line after Trump's announcement were warned by US Navy vessels to turn back immediately or face fire.

Source: Tasnim

Flights at Munich Airport were temporarily suspended on Saturday morning following reports of a possible drone sighting.

Operations resumed shortly afterward.