Tehran–Dubai flights will resume on July 1, initially operated by Iranian airlines.

Other airlines and additional routes may be added later, pending approvals.

Source: Tasnim

Keir Starmer is expected to increase defence spending by at least £1bn more than previously planned, bringing the total funding increase to around £14.5–15bn over the next four years.

The move follows the resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healey, who argued the original funding package was insufficient.

The government aims to finalise the plan before the upcoming NATO summit, as the UK faces pressure from allies to increase defence spending.

Source: FT

Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed overnight in the Poltava region.

The pilot safely ejected.

Ukrainian MiG-29 jet was destroyed at Voznesensk airfield (Mykolaiv region) by Russian Geran-4 seeker loitering munition.

Another MiG-29 was struck while refueling inside a hardened shelter — damage unclear.

A third MiG-29 was reportedly lost in Poltava region; the pilot ejected.

Total claim: 2 MiG-29s destroyed, 1 unconfirmed.

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Lee Kuan Yew saw it as infrastructure.
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Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

The agreement reached in Washington is a humiliating, disgraceful, and illegitimate agreement.

Instead, the provisions of the Iran–U.S. understanding regarding a ceasefire in Lebanon should be implemented.

Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

Linking Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon to the disarmament of the resistance crosses every red line and turns Lebanon into a pawn in the hands of the enemy.

Hezbollah Leader Naim Qassem:

Legitimizing the presence of occupiers in southern Lebanon could lead to prolonged occupation and even annexation of these territories to the Zionist regime.

Iran captain Mehdi Taremi blasted FIFA over what he called the "unfair" treatment of his team at the 2026 World Cup, describing it as "a disaster World Cup."

"They have to solve every problem here, but unfortunately, they couldn't solve [them] since the beginning," Taremi said, adding that many of Iran's support staff were denied US visas while other teams had full logistical support.

He also criticized Iran's travel arrangements, saying repeated trips between Seattle and Tijuana left the squad "without recovery" and insisting, "it's not fair."

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Trump reposts The Babylon Bee.

Turkish President Erdogan:

The genocidal, occupying, expansionist ideology called Zionism threatens not only me, not only our party, not only our alliance—it threatens everyone.

When we struggle against Zionism, we are not waging this struggle for ourselves or for personal reasons.

We are doing it for our own survival and for the survival of our nation.

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A U.S. official said two Iranian drones were involved in Saturday’s attack on Bahrain. One was intercepted by ground-based air defenses, while the other landed harmlessly in a remote airfield area.

The official also said an Iranian drone struck a tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude near the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S. forces shot down two other drones targeting commercial shipping.

Source: WSJ

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