Following the foiled IRGC attack against Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, similar to wording from the United Arab Emirates following the resumption of Iranian strikes on the Gulf nation, Kuwait has said that “the State of Kuwait reserves its full and inherent right to self-defense in accordance with Article (51) of the United Nations Charter, and to take such measures as it deems appropriate to defend its sovereignty and protect its people and residents on its territories, in accordance with international law.”

Fox News confirms that among other tech and industry CEOs traveling to China with U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will also be traveling to China with President Trump.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is set to leave the White House soon for Joint Base Andrews for his trip to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China.

Speaking to press outside the White House, U.S. President Trump said both he and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are looking forward to the meeting in Beijing, China and that he has spoken to President Xi in preparation for the meeting.

Speaking to press outside the White House, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping will come to the U.S. for a state visit later this year.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump had two key messages for embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: Open up oil in the North Sea and deal with the UK’s immigration problem.

According to Reuters, citing both Iranian and Western officials, the Saudi Arabian Air Force conducted retaliatory strikes on Iran, following Iranian strikes on their oil, civilian, and military infrastructure in late March. Per the report, citing a Western official, the strikes were characterized as “tit-for-tat strikes in retaliation for when Saudi [Arabia] was hit.” This follows recent revelations that the United Arab Emirates also carried out retaliatory strikes before and after the nominal ceasefire, following the vast majority of Iranian drone and missile strikes across the Gulf region being directed at them. This now makes two Gulf nations that have retaliated directly for Iranian strikes against the Gulf.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump boards Air Force One as he leaves for his trip to Beijing, China to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A U.S. Air Force T-38C "Talon II" jet trainer aircraft crashed in rural Lamar County, AL, while on a training flight out of Columbus Air Force Base, MS, earlier today. Both crew members safely ejected from the aircraft, and the incident is under investigation.

The UK and France chaired a meeting attended by 44 nations, including non-European nations, such as Bahrain, Australia, Japan, South Korea and others, on building out an international framework to provide security, through military means, for the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran has responded by saying that any military framework enacted by international state-actors will be treated as an escalation by Iranian decision-makers.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirming that Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is accompanying him on Air Force One, along with a number of other industry and tech CEOs, to Beijing, China for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

President Donald J. Trump has touched down in Beijing, China for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has published a video highlighting the first month of the blockade of Iran in which American forces have redirected 67 merchant vessels in support of the operation while disabling 4 more that violated the blockade.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump disembarks from Air Force One to much fanfare in China earlier.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seen disembarking from Air Force One as U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his entourage arrive in Beijing, China for the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Footage showing the moment when shots rang out in the Philippine Senate, as authorities attempted to execute an International Criminal Court warrant for Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ally Ronald dela Rosa for his role in Duterte’s anti-drug campaign that killed thousands.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in South Korea ahead of today’s summit between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. The talks, which were centered on trade and economic cooperation between the two nations preceded today’s talks between their respective countries’ principal decision-makers, that will be dominated by trade, economic cooperation, and Taiwan.

During the summit between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, topics of discussion will include, Iran, Taiwan, AI competition, trade/tariffs, agriculture, and rather importantly, nuclear capabilities and proliferation.

Iran has again characterized the engagement between IRGC and Kuwaiti forces on Bubiyan Island yesterday in a different light, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claiming that the engagement was instead the Kuwaiti targeting of Iranian civilians and demanded their release. He also claimed that the incident was an effort to “sow discord.”