🇦🇪 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — NEW: UAE reports dismantling of Iran-linked ‘terror’ cell accused of plotting ‘systematic terrorist and sabotage acts’


The UAE’s State Security Service arrested 27 individuals linked to Iran’s Velayat-e Faqih doctrine, accusing them of establishing a secret organisation, transferring funds to foreign entities, and recruiting Emirati youth to serve foreign loyalties.

🔴 The group allegedly conducted recruitment and indoctrination operations, held meetings with “terrorist elements,” and aimed to undermine national unity and spread misleading ideas among youth.

🔴 The arrests come amid ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, during which the UAE has faced multiple Iranian attacks targeting US military assets and civilian infrastructure.

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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — NEW: US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vows to force weekly war powers votes on Iran as tensions escalate.

🔴 The Senate blocked a Democratic resolution to limit President Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval. Schumer criticized Trump’s “disastrous war of choice” and highlighted the lack of an “exit plan” or “objective strategy.”

🔴 Regional tensions have risen since the US-Israel joint attack on Iran in late February, with Tehran launching missile and drone strikes. A two-week ceasefire mediated by Pakistan was announced on April 8, but talks in Islamabad on April 11 ended without agreement.

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🇪🇺 ❗️ — Andrius Kubilius, EU Defense Commissioner:

Military spending in Europe within the new seven-year budget will increase tenfold to reach 131 billion euros, whereas the previous budget was 13 billion euros.

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🇱🇧 ❌ 🇮🇱 💥 — Air defense missiles were fired toward combat aircraft south of Lebanon.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 💥 — An Israeli airstrike targeted areas west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

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🇮🇱 ❗️ — An execution has occurred in Kafir Qassim amid Israel's escalating gang war.

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🇵🇸 🚨 — Intense raid on Khan Younis in Gaza

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🇮🇱 🇵🇸 ⚠️ — Injuries reported as occupation drones target a Palestinian police checkpoint in Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

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🇵🇰 ⚡️ — Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif may announce the extension of the ceasefire tomorrow.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 ⚡️ — An Israeli special forces unit infiltrated the city of Qalqilya using a civilian truck and arrested a young man, Mahmoud Tayem, this morning.

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🇮🇷 ❌ 🇺🇸 ⚡️ — Iranian cargo ship "Shojai 2" crosses the Strait of Hormuz despite the U.S. imposed blockade.

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🇵🇸 ❗️ — Settlers attack the town of Imatin, east of Qalqilya.

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❗️ — Police have arrested the brother of a 27-year-old woman from Rahat who was shot dead earlier today. The victim, a mother of two young children, was reportedly killed by her brother over disagreements.

🔴 The suspect is believed to have links to a local gang and was recently involved in a series of criminal activities.

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🇺🇸 ⚡️ — American news organization The Onion, known for its satirical content, launches another bid to buy Alex Jones's Infowars, a large conspiracy theorist news website.

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🇰🇵 🇷🇺 ⚡️ — Russian Interior Minister has arrived in North Korea

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🇺🇸 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — NEW: US extends A-10 Warthog close air support aircraft service to 2030, ensuring its continued presence in the US military for over 45 years.

🔴 The A-10, originally slated for retirement in 2029, will remain in service at least through 2030, with Air Force Secretary Troy Meink citing the need to preserve combat power while the Defense Industrial Base ramps up production. The aircraft, which has seen action in nearly every major US conflict since 1976, was recently involved in a mission to recover two airmen after an F-15 crash over Iran, during which one A-10 crashed into the Gulf.

🔴 The Air Force currently maintains approximately 281 A-10s, each costing around $9.8 million to produce, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed support for the decision, stating "Long live the Warthog" on social media.

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 ⚡️ — NEW: Iran says it will not accept negotiations “under the shadow of threats”, as Trump promises to continue blockade of Iranian ports.

🔴 Iran has rejected diplomatic talks while under pressure from the US and Israel, stating it will not engage in discussions that occur “under the shadow of threats”. US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed that the blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place until Tehran agrees to a deal.

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🇮🇷 ⚡️ — A National Iranian VLCC supertanker departed Iran in late March 2026, transferred 2 million barrels of crude oil to another VLCC near the Riau Archipelago, and is returning to Kharg Island.

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🇮🇱 ⚡️ — NEW: Global Sumud Flotilla activists disrupted the MSC Maya, a cargo ship they claim was transporting materials for Israeli weapons to Ashdod and Haifa.

🔴 The vessel, operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company, has previously transported hundreds of shipments to and from illegal Israeli settlements, according to Al Jazeera.

🔴 The incident highlights ongoing tensions between Palestinian activists and Israeli military and commercial operations in the region.

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