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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌโ€” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to travel to Cairo tomorrow for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

โžก๏ธ With tensions escalating across the region, Riyadhโ€™s key partnerships with Pakistan, Tรผrkiye, and the United States have increasingly come under scrutiny.

โžก๏ธ After previously rejecting the need for greater reliance on regional powers, MBS now appears to be turning to Egypt โ€” arguably the last major regional military power capable of providing Saudi Arabia with strategic depth.

โžก๏ธ The talks are expected to focus on Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb security, the Houthi threat, and rising U.S.โ€“Iran tensions.

A striking reversal: after his allies failed him, MBS appears to be looking toward Cairo for protection.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ Trump's claim of an energy truce between Ukraine and Russia took officials in Kyiv by surprise, since no credible guarantees were given by Moscow, the Financial Times reports.

Trump is blaming the rise in diesel prices, which reached $6 per gallon in the U.S. for the first time, on Russia-Ukraine disruptions instead of the war in Iran.

The Kremlin did not respond to a request for comment, and President Zelensky wrote on Telegram:
"If partners are ready to ensure Russiaโ€™s real desire not to strike our electricity, other energy facilities, critical infrastructure or food movement, then we are, of course, ready to ensure a corresponding absence of our strikes."


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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆโŒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช โ€“ UK Prime Minister Andy Burham agreed to send an undetermined number of military advisors to Saudi Arabia to help Riyadh against the Houthis.

This follows Washington's own decision to
do the same weeks ago, although London is reportedly considering additional measures requested by Saudi Arabia.

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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ - Alert issued in Najran.

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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ - All clear in Najran.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท - The IRGC announces that the supertanker "EL GAIA" [maritime ID 9325336] struck a Naval Mine while on its path to crossing the southern Strait of Hormuz without permission, "engulfing it in flame".

The ship had previously ignored warnings to crossing. Attempts of extinguishing have so far failed.


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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ The Houthis claim to have engaged two formations of Saudi "F-15"and "Typhoon" Jets in Yemen's "Sa'da", forcing them to retreat.

Unofficial sources also claim new Houthi missile launches were detected towards Najran, Saudi Arabia.


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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€“ U.S. CENTCOM says the supertanker that Iran claimed struck a naval mine, the 'EL GAIA', was actually the same that was disabled by an Iranian strike over a month ago.

Their fact check claims the IRGC struck the vessel again over the weekend, and it is now being towed by "a regional partner".


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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ“- Reports indicate that all air traffic operations at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam have been suspended until further notice.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท- According to a provincial official, two fishing vessels were struck by U.S. drones near Bandar Kargan in Iranโ€™s Hormozgan province on Monday evening. Several fishermen are currently missing, and search-and-rescue operations are underway.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿค– โ€“ Trump on Truth Social:
I am the Hoax Buster, and Iโ€™m right now breaking another Hoax โ€” That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all! This is even wilder than the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, or the Global Warming Scam. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP


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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ โ€“ The U.S. blocked Mohammed Eslami, the Iranian nuclear chief, from attending the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

Eslami was denied a waiver from snapback sanctions to attend the meeting following a U.S. veto in the Security Council.

Iran condemned the move as political bullying, while the U.S. argued Eslamiโ€™s presence would serve as propaganda for Iran.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausรจda said a drone, likely of Russian origin, entered Lithuanian airspace and was shot down by NATO fighters a few minutes ago.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ›ฐ โ€“ Air Force Secretary Troy Meink acknowledged that the U.S. possesses weapons in space, in a first for the U.S.

He said that "the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action" during an Air & Space Forces Association.


The capabilities of the weapons were not detailed, but the U.S. Space Force defines โ€œspace controlโ€ as defensive or offensive โ€œactivities required to contest and control the space domainโ€, with space superiority being the goal.

Experts warned the admission could trigger and arms race of increase weapons proliferation in space.


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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ- In recent weeks Russian forces continue to push north of Kostyantynivka with the remaining Ukrainian formations west of Chasiv Yar now under threat of being physically encircled.

โžก๏ธ Media surfaced of Russian personnel raising their flags over the village of Izhevka along with Ukrainian drones attacking Russian positions in Popasne and south of Stinky.

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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ Alerts were issued in Yanbu, Jazan, Abha and Khamis Mushait due to Houthi missile launches.

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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ Alerts were also issued in Al Ula, over 1,100 kilometers from the closest point of the Yemeni border.

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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ The recent Houthi missile wave appears to have scored a direct hit on an ARAMCO refinery in Yanbu.

NASA FIRMS detected two fires around two hours ago, each emitting around 40MW of Fire Radiative Power (FRP)โ€”for reference, a normal FRP value seats between 5-10.


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€“ Iran claimed it shot down another USAF MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿฆ  โ€“ Congolese authorities claim the Ebola outbreak that has ravaged through eastern DRC has reached its peak and is being brought under control, as infection rates slow.

The latest data suggests around 80 people are being infected daily, down from a peak of 120, and 3,475 people have died out of more than 7,200 cases.


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๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชโŒ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€“ Alerts issued in Abha due to Houthi missile/drone launches.

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