🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 🇲🇾 ⚡️ — 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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🇦🇪 ⚠️ — A private source reports to us at The Palestinian Observer that the UAE is preventing foreign investors from withdrawing any of their personal investments.

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🇮🇷 ❗️ — Iranian Internal Security Forces Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan announced the arrest of over 100 spies linked to terrorist groups and the seizure of 3,000 weapons.

🔴 Seizure of 6,000 devices and espionage tools.

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🇮🇷 🇵🇰 📰 — Iranian state media reported that Iran has no intention of participating in the upcoming round of talks following a call between the Presidents of Pakistan and Iran.

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⚡️ — Araghchi:

America has proven its bad intentions and lack of seriousness in diplomacy by putting forward unreasonable demands and threatening rhetoric

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🇦🇷 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — BREAKING: Argentinian President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce direct Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires flights by year-end and sign the Isaac Accords, a strategic agreement on security, AI, and regional cooperation.

🔴 Milei confirmed Argentina will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem, referencing the 1992 embassy bombing in Buenos Aires and calling the move a step toward a “freer and more prosperous hemisphere.” The Isaac Accords aim to counter Iran’s influence in the Western Hemisphere, promote tech and trade cooperation, and align with the Abraham Accords model.

🔴 The agreement emphasizes joint efforts in AI development, with Israel’s technological expertise and Argentina’s regulatory environment highlighted as key pillars. The move follows recent political shifts in South America, with Netanyahu noting a return to an “alliance of freedom” and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee present at the signing.

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🇮🇷 ⚡️ — CENTCOM releases video of the USS Spruance firing on the Iranian-flagged ship Touska earlier today.

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