CENTCOM and the UAE are launching Task Force Talon Synapse, the first bilateral military AI task force, to develop AI for intelligence, infrastructure protection, and regional security, with a 20-person team based in Abu Dhabi.

NEW: Iran warns that any country or company that takes money from Iran's frozen assets will have its ships barred from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump on Iran:

If I hadn't killed General Soleimani, maybe he would have gotten the nuclear.

They would have thought in a different manner.

Trump on Iran:

We opened the blockade, and then they broke the deal, and we put it back.

They break the deal. We cannot have them breaking deals anymore.

WATCH: A patrol drone in Qingdao, China intercepted a man swimming at a public beach after dark, hovering overhead with a spotlight and repeatedly ordering him via loudspeaker to leave the water.

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Apple crossed $5 trillion in market cap for the first time.

That makes it only the second company ever to reach the milestone after Nvidia.

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:

I don't believe it is possible to separate Türkiye from Syria or create a buffer between them.

The weapons used by al-Sharaa's forces are Turkish weapons. Turkish generals are already inside the Syrian army.

Türkiye's military bases are already being established. Turkish warships are already in Tartus.

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:

There is no longer an Iranian Shiite empire acting as the hegemon in the Middle East.

The vacuum left by Iran is being inherited, at an increasing pace, by Türkiye.

"Al-Sham" does not refer only to Syria; it also includes Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

We could see dramatic Turkish moves in Lebanon, and I would not rule that out.

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:

Ambassador Tom Barrack is making life very difficult for us because of his understanding of Erdogan.