In the aftermath of the twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck Northern Venezuela, just under 1,500 people have new been reported dead and 3,200 injured, as rescue operations continue at a fevered pace.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed U.S. Central Command’s announcement of additional strikes on Iran. President Trump has said that Iran’s targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is a violation of the ceasefire framework, adding that “There may come a point where we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job.”

In a release from the U.S. State Department, footage shows personnel from USA-01 elite heavy urban search-and-rescue teams rescue a baby from the debris of a collapsed building in Venezuela. Search and rescue operations, supported by U.S. and other nations, continue, following the twin earthquakes that devastated Northern Venezuela.

The Ministry of the Interior of Bahrain has announced that sirens are now sounding and citizens and residents are urged to head to the nearest safe place.

@VATF1, the urban search-and-rescue task force comprising USA-01, has released video showing the successful rescue of the young child's mother after she spent several days trapped beneath a collapsed building following Wednesday's devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

Source: https://x.com/VATF1/status/2071009549906272649?s=20

Following U.S. retaliatory strikes against select targets in Iran, both Bahrain and Kuwait are now dealing with renewed Iranian drone and missile attacks, with Kuwait’s General Staff saying just earlier that air defense systems are intercepting hostile targets.

Developing: Heavy armor and security forces are on the move inside the 'Green Zone' in Baghdad, Iraq amid unconfirmed reports of arrests of Iraqi politicians.

Following reports of Iraqi armor activity in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, reports also indicate that a number of politicians, including Sunni politician Muthanna al-Samarrai, have been arrested. Per reports from local media, the crackdown is supposedly subordinate to ongoing corruption investigations spearheaded by Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali Al-Zaidi. Al-Zaidi has close ties to Iran through his bank.

Following the announcement of U.S. retaliatory strikes against select targets in Iran, U.S. Central Command has released footage showing strikes against ten separate targets inside Iran and also in the Strait of Hormuz.

Following the recent Iranian drone and missile attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, the IRGC has said that 8 U.S. military infrastructure sites were targeted in a combined drone and missile strike by the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Forces.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Iraq today and visited the site where Qasem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander, was killed in a U.S. strike during the first Trump administration.

Bahrain underwent another wave of Iranian drone and missile strikes overnight, as Iran continues to call for the Iranian administration of the Strait of Hormuz and a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

Iraq Crackdowns: Short Assessment
ICOD: 11:06, 06/28/2026

BLUF:
According to Iraqi and regional media outlets, last night’s wave of arrests and crackdowns came after the arrest and confession of Oil Ministry undersecretary Adnan al-Jumaili. Per reports, 47 individuals, including numerous Iraqi politicians, some loyal to former Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, were arrested in the sweeping crackdown on corruption.

Per reports from local news outlets, so far, $85 million in money and assets have been seized since the start of the crackdown, with more expected, as an Iraqi government spokesperson has said that necessary actions have been taken to curb corruption in the country. According to regional analysts and subject matter experts, such anti-corruption efforts are common when new leadership takes hold in Iraq.

Analyst Comment:
However, the recent wave of arrests, specifically the scale of said arrests, is not as common, with some outlets characterizing the move as a “systemic purge.”
The arrests come against the backdrop of an increase in both U.S.-Iranian competing interests in Iraq, increasing government pressure on Iranian-backed paramilitary forces subordinate to the Iraqi Armed Forces, and the ongoing tension in the region between the U.S. and Iran.

Key Judgement:
At the time of writing, there is a reasonable possibility that the aforementioned dynamics are directly related to the arrests, as Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has long signaled his intention to implement institutional reforms whilst simultaneously being pressured by the U.S. to deal with Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in the country.

This story will be updated as it develops.

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A senior Trump administration official told news outlets today that the U.S.-Iran talks, set for this weekend in Switzerland, are still on. The statement contradicts reports from the Wall Street Journal that the talks have been postponed due to the new spate of reciprocal U.S.-Iran strikes in the Gulf region.

According to Axios, citing a senior U.S. official, the U.S. and Iran have agreed to halt reciprocal strikes in the Gulf region today. The official told Axios that “We decided to stop all the kinetic activity.” Additionally, according to the report, during last week’s talks in Switzerland, the U.S. and Iran agreed to implement a military-to-military communications hotline between the U.S. military and the IRGC, but as of yesterday, the hotline has yet to be established. According to recent reports, this weekend’s Switzerland talks are still on, despite reporting from the Wall Street Journal stating otherwise.

U.S. Marines prepare to conduct an aerial damage assessment of the Caracas coast in Venezuela. The Marines are from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24 on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28).