🇱🇧 ❌ 🇮🇱 💥 — Israeli Defense Forces troops killed an armed suspect across the front line in southern Lebanon.

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🇮🇱 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Censorship lifted approved for posting

🔴 Special Report | The United States conducted several specialized exercises for landing forces on an island, including a scenario of "full takeover" against the backdrop of Trump's threats to seize the oil island of Kish in Iran.
🔴 "As part of the preparation, several joint discussions were also held with Israel and the IDF in recent days."

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🇮🇷 🇴🇲 ⚡️ — An Iranian-flagged cargo ship, TOUSKA, was intercepted by the USS SPRUANCE in the Gulf of Oman after attempting to bypass a Naval Blockade. The U.S. Navy stopped the ship by damaging its engineroom, and U.S. Marines now have custody of the vessel.

🔴 The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions due to prior illegal activities.

🔴 The ship is nearly 900 feet long and weighs almost as much as an aircraft carrier.

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — The United States has bombed an Iranian oil tanker

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 🇴🇲 ⚡️ — President DONALD J. TRUMP:

Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 🇲🇾 ⚡️ — Iranian-flagged container ship TOUSKA departed Port Klang, Malaysia with cargo and was intercepted after passing the US Navy blockade line.

🔴 An empty Iranian-flagged VLCC successfully entered.

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🇺🇸 ⚡️ — A large number of American military cargo planes are on their way to the region.

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 ⚡️ — NEW: Iranian businesswoman Shamim Mafi arrested at LAX for allegedly brokering arms deals between Tehran and Sudan

🔴 Mafi, a U.S. green card holder, is accused of brokering sales of drones, explosives, and millions of rounds of ammunition manufactured in Iran for the Sudanese military, which has been engaged in a civil war since 2023. She allegedly used an Oman-registered company and channels in Turkey and the UAE to avoid detection.

🔴 U.S. authorities claim Mafi had direct contact with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security between 2022 and 2025, and that the arms were intended for the Sudanese Ministry of Defense. Mafi has denied involvement with Iran’s MOIS or acting on behalf of Tehran.

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🇮🇱 🇵🇸 ⚡️ — NEW: Israeli ministers celebrate re-establishment of Sa-Nur West Bank settlement
Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Israel Katz attended the official reopening of the Sa-Nur settlement in the occupied West Bank, nearly 21 years after it was evacuated in 2005.

🔴 The settlement, one of four former settlements recently approved by the Israeli government, now has 126 housing units approved, with 16 families having moved in. The move follows a 2023 Knesset amendment that reversed a ban on settlers remaining in former settlements, and comes amid a surge in settlement approvals and settler violence in the West Bank.

🔴 Rights groups have condemned the re-establishment as a violation of international law, with settlement expansion accelerating under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Last month alone, 34 new settlements were approved, bringing the total number of settlements approved since the formation of the government to 104.

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🇺🇸 🇵🇰 ✈️ — Two U.S. C-17 aircraft are transporting security equipment to Pakistan.

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🇮🇱 🇱🇧 ⚡️ — NEW: IDF reestablishes forward defense area in southern Lebanon, mirroring 1985–2000 security zone boundaries

🔴 Israeli troops have entered southern Lebanon, establishing a new forward defense area in the village of Ayta ash-Shab, with boundaries nearly identical to the security zone Israel maintained from 1985 to 2000. The IDF avoids using the term "security zone," instead referring to it as a tactical area aimed at preventing Hezbollah attacks and infiltration into Israeli border communities.

🔴 The move comes amid a 10-day ceasefire, following over 40 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Five IDF divisions, comprising tens of thousands of troops, are currently stationed in the area, with military officials emphasizing the goal of eliminating Hezbollah’s direct fire capabilities and infrastructure.

🔴 Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated that the IDF plans to raze Lebanese border villages, excluding several Christian communities, though military commanders have not confirmed this as an immediate priority.

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🇮🇱 💥 — Israeli explosions in Al-Qantara and Rab Tlatin

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🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Iran-linked tankers not yet under US sanctions continue to move freely in and out of the region.

🔴 US Treasury's OFAC has sanctioned 397 Iran-linked tankers.

🔴 Another 236 Iran-linked tankers remain unsanctioned by OFAC.

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