"Iran has restarted direct flights from Tehran to Caracus and reinvigorated diplomatic ties." Adm Craig Faller @Southcom testifying before Congress yesterday. #IranUSTension

My thanks to FM Zarif for the kind words. Someday, I’ll explain to him how to end a bad deal. https://t.co/Ja3Lfi2AUS

Newly designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 is gradually organizing...can see a much more noticeable spin this morning. We'll see how this evolves throughout the day. #Barry #tropics https://t.co/ctSM2zwE19

Color me skeptical, but "dehydration" isn't cutting it as an answer https://t.co/Mxr2Jp6oyD

We have obtained a secret audio recording of a Moscow meeting between three Russian operatives and a close aide to Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini negotiating a plan to pump money from a Russian oil deal into Salvini’s far-right Lega party h…

The recording is of a meeting that took place at the Metropol Hotel in Moscow last October. The six men — three Russians, three Italians — are explicit that the purpose of the potential agreement is to fund Lega and its European election campaign

This tape provides the first hard evidence of Russia’s clandestine attempts to fund Europe’s nationalist movements, and the apparent complicity of some senior figures from the far right in those attempts https://t.co/w14LAwY0Lw

Salvini's aide, Gianluca Savoini, who attended the government dinner with Putin in Rome last week, mentions Salvini several times during the meeting. He describes him as "the first man that wants to change all of Europe". The Russians describe Salvini as…

This is stunning. The rot goes to the very top. It's no surprise that British Jews view a Corbyn prime ministership as a clear and present danger (https://t.co/Vc2M1Bp5ps). https://t.co/qDjtKrAebv

For clarity - seven former party officials at Labour HQ have spoken to Panorama tonight, one of them a Corbyn backer, four breaking NDAs to speak out (have taken down prev tweet to be clear) - 8th former official is Iain McNichol, the former General Sec and…

Sunken Soviet submarine in the Barents emitting radiation. “a remote-controlled mini-sub took water samples from a ventilation pipe on the submarine with one reading indicating radiation levels are up to 100,000 times higher than those in normal sea water”…

The Yusang-ni missile operating base is reported to house ICBMs with first strike capabilities against the United States. How does Yusang-ni stand out among North Korea's matrix of secret missile bases? https://t.co/Q4pO1sGlRe https://t.co/cQKM30yqqm

Egypt detains Iran oil tanker, arrests 6 for espionage https://t.co/57BHVAG1OJ

Smurfing: How Russians laundered €4m in Belgium https://t.co/t6LSTeqCv5

#UPDATE: For reference here is the current position of UK’s crude oil tanker British Heritage (red) alongside Royal Navy’s frigate HMS Montrose (blue/turquoise) on the MarineTraffic app as they sail in the Persian Gulf approaching the Strait of Hormuz ht…

Due to an air traffic control systems issue in Gatwick’s control tower, flights are currently suspended. We are working with ANS, our air traffic control provider, to rectify this issue as quickly as possible.

The @53rdWRS has departed Kessler AFB for #PTC2. Depending on what the crew finds, I would not be surprised to see #Barry pegged as a TD/TS in the next advisory from the NHC.

NEW: @RoyalNavy warship @HMS_MONTROSE is keeping close watch over British Heritage tanker right now as it passes through Gulf because of Iranian threat. Same frigate also provided overwatch (not technically at level of official escort, but extra protection)…

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DEVELOPING: Mississippi River at New Orleans now forecast to crest 20 feet above sea level this weekend, the highest crest since 1927, NWS says. The levees protecting New Orleans are 20 feet. https://t.co/EJWaJBSgKC

#BREAKING - Last findings about #Israel airstrike on #Syrian targets July 1st 2019. Reports of explosions in #Sahnaya including civilian and military casualties were widely spread through news outlets and Social Medias. It is now geolocated and confirmed.…