🇷🇺🇾🇪🇸🇦US intelligence claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Saudi Arabia for permission to arm Yemen's Houthis with anti-ship cruise missiles, British media report.

🇮🇷🇸🇾Iranian Cargo Ship "ELYANA" departed Rajaei Port, Iran and is now docked at the Syrian port of Latakia.

It also stopped in the Gulf of Aden for a possible ship-to-ship transfer on June 21.

It is under US Sanctions as it "has repeatedly transported items related to Iran’s ballistic missile and military programs"
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🇺🇸📞🇮🇶 — Abdel Nour: The US requests Iraqi government to close its airspace to Iranian cargo planes heading to Syria and Lebanon

🇵🇸📞🇹🇷- Hamas movement:

The head of the movement's political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, receives a phone call from the head of Turkish intelligence, Ibrahim Kalin, in which they evaluate the course of the negotiations aimed at a ceasefire in Gaza and the details of reaching the agreement.

💥🇮🇱- An unusual statement by one of Israel's top security leaders, Yair Katz, head of the Aerospace Industry Workers' Council, which, according to foreign sources, produces the Jericho missiles that carry nuclear weapons:

We have a weapon that breaks the equation: the Americans, British and Germans help us in the intelligence aspect. Their help is important, in the event of an attack on Israel, we have a doomsday weapon

🚀 Yair Katz, head of the Israeli Aerospace Industry Workers' Council:

"We have a weapon that breaks the equation," says Katz. "The Americans, British, and Germans assist us with intelligence. Their help is crucial. In the event of an attack on Israel, we have a doomsday weapon."

☢️ The Israeli doctrine in a doomsday scenario, where they might resort to using nuclear weapons, is often referred to as the Samson Option. Named after the biblical figure Samson, who destroyed himself along with his enemies, this strategy is based on the principle of massive retaliation to ensure that any existential threat to Israel results in devastating consequences for its adversaries.

📌 The key components of the Samson Option include:

➡️ Second-Strike Capability: Israel maintains a second-strike capability through its sea-based nuclear arsenal, primarily in the form of submarines equipped with nuclear missiles. This ensures that even if Israel were to be severely damaged or destroyed by a first-strike attack, it could still retaliate.

➡️ Deterrence: The primary aim of the Samson Option is deterrence. By maintaining a credible threat of overwhelming nuclear retaliation, Israel seeks to dissuade any adversary from launching a large-scale attack that could threaten its existence.

➡️ Opacity: Israel follows a policy of deliberate ambiguity regarding its nuclear capabilities, neither confirming nor denying the possession of nuclear weapons. This policy is intended to enhance the uncertainty and deterrent effect without provoking a regional arms race.

➡️ Existential Threats: The doctrine is predicated on the notion that Israel would only resort to nuclear weapons in the face of an existential threat, such as a coordinated multi-front invasion, a successful WMD attack, or another scenario where the survival of the state is at stake.

➡️ Massive Retaliation: The Samson Option involves the use of nuclear weapons in a manner that would inflict catastrophic damage on the aggressor states, ensuring mutual destruction. This could include targeting major cities, military installations, and critical infrastructure of the adversary.

🇮🇱🇵🇸- Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon says Palestinians are the modern day Samson:
"The Palestinians are in the same situation as Samson the hero. They have nothing to lose"

🇸🇾- Initial reports of hearing explosions in Damascus, Syria.

🇰🇵📞🇨🇳🇻🇳🇷🇺 — 📰 North Korean State Media, KCNA:

➡️ The current situation demands that independent sovereign states continuously build up self-defense power to protect national security, while at the same time further strengthening mutual cooperation and joint assistance, thereby establishing a force structure that can effectively suppress collective military intervention by hostile forces.

➡️ The expansion of the aggression bloc and military confrontation by the United States and its followers, which are destroying peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, will definitely be suppressed by the strong and coordinated response of independent sovereign states.