Yemen’s Houthis say they freed more than 200 members detained by Saudi-backed forces in areas they recently captured, AFP reports.

Houthi official Abdelkader al-Murtada said 210 prisoners of war were released from “enemy prisons” on the west coast after spending up to eight years in detention.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office pushed for two U.S. airmen rescued after their F-15 was shot down over Iran to appear in a “60 Minutes” interview about the rescue.

The pilots initially had concerns about participating and revealing sensitive military details. After speaking with Hegseth, one agreed to the interview while the other declined.

Some military officials also raised concerns that the interview could expose classified information or be used for political messaging.

Source: CNN

Kremlin:

A meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky at the G20 summit in the United States is impossible.

Yemen’s Houthis say they carried out a missile and drone attack on a Saudi military base in Sharurah, targeting weapons depots and command centers.

Ukraine's Budanov:

Twenty years ago, Gazprom was worth around $270 billion. Today, according to various estimates, that number has fallen to around $30 billion.

Therefore, the impact is quite serious.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says support for Ukraine is non-negotiable, even for political gain.

In an interview with Il Foglio, she ruled out alliances with parties that oppose aid to Kyiv.

An Iranian commercial vessel was attacked near Hengam and Qeshm islands, leaving one person dead and three others injured.

Source: IRIB

An IRGC Navy political deputy said, responding to Trump’s remarks that the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz:

If that is the case, then bring it on. Move one of your warships to within 100 kilometers.

Source: Fars

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a projectile struck a vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

We are not in war with Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have their own problems.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Trump:

Trump is saying something every day. One day he wants to destroy Iran, another day he says we are friend of Iran.

One day he says he accept us. Another day he says he doesn't accept us.

So we are not sure what kind of statement we should, you know, accept and proceed based on which.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

The U.S. is doing propaganda. It is just propaganda.

If we were seeking nuclear weapons, we wouldn’t have become a member of the NPT. Now they are bringing about alibis and pretexts to attack our soil.

It is lies. It is lies.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

With their technologies, actually they are the real terrorists in the world.

You look at Israel and America. No difference what they are doing in Syria, in Lebanon, in Gaza, Iraq, Qatar, even in Iran.

They assassinate anybody they wish, and then they claim that these people are terrorists. So it’s a weird world.

They kill people very easily for a single person. They kill a whole family and they destroy a whole building, then they say they killed a terrorist.

They are real terrorists. They are state terrorists.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing a major shift toward Europe after trade relations with the U.S. deteriorated.

His government is exploring an “associate member” relationship with the EU—short of full membership—that could deepen cooperation on energy, critical minerals, AI, defense, research, and trade.

The plan aims to reduce Canada’s dependence on the U.S. by creating stronger economic and strategic links with Europe.

Ideas include easier movement of goods and workers, shared infrastructure, joint technology projects, and closer defense ties.

Source: WSJ

Jared Kushner on Ukraine:

President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve.

If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together.

Ukraine right now does not want to do that.

Jared Kushner on Ukraine:

The economic costs of war are tremendous. I said this when I was in Ukraine.

War is just negative sum and everyone loses from war and I think that economics and business and peace is very, very positive sum.

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On Monday, the first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff to sign a cooperation agreement calling for the right to hold independence referendums.

The SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin leaders will discuss cooperation on the economy, energy, Europe and self-determination.

John Swinney, Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the SNP, said the UK’s current system is “not sustainable.”

Source: The Telegraph

Kremlin:

Modi and Xi Jinping, during their contacts with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, actively offered their services to help facilitate a resolution to the Ukraine conflict.

Kremlin:

Russia does not rule out trilateral talks on Ukraine taking place in October.

Kremlin:

Russia has not toughened its demands for resolving the conflict in Ukraine; they remain unchanged.