Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. officials have confirmed that nuclear talks between the two countries will continue on Thursday in Geneva, according to CBS News.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81), currently serving as Air Defense Commander for the Ford Carrier Strike Group, has begun transiting the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, joining the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and other surface vessels who likely already have or will soon begin their journey towards Israel.

“El Mencho” had a bounty of $15,000,000 from the U.S. State Department.

Smoke rises from CJNG Cartel attacks and checkpoints across Puerto Vallarta in the Mexican state of Jalisco, following the elimination today of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known more commonly as El Mencho.

Vehicles burn after being set fire by members of the CJNG Cartel in the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

According to several sources, including @LuisKuryaki with Pie de Nota, this morning’s operation in Jalisco which resulted in the elimination of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), known more commonly as El Mencho, was a joint operation carried out by U.S. and Mexican Special Forces.

Thick black smoke covers the sky across Puerto Vallarta in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi confirms that nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will continue in Geneva on Thursday.

Post on X by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ahead of renewed nuclear talks with the United States on Thursday.

Air Canada announces that it has temporarily suspended flights to and from Puerto Vallarta International Airport in Jalisco due to the ongoing security situation in Mexico.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a security alert for the Mexican states of Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacan, Guerrero, and Nuevo León, urging Americans to shelter-in-place until further notice due to ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity, following this morning’s elimination of CJNG Cartel leader El Mencho.

Reports of gunmen actively storming Guadalajara International Airport in Jalisco, Mexico.

Heavy clashes taking placing between Mexican security forces and members of the CJNG Cartel in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Passengers and staff seen fleeing from reported gunfire inside Guadalajara International Airport, as members of the CJNG Cartel attempt to storm the airport and several other nearby locations in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Multiple vehicles burn in the parking lot of a Costco in Puerto Vallarta, as the CJNG Cartel continues its rampage throughout the city and across the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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