🇮🇱 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 ⚡️ — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi after his meeting with the Russian President:

We had a very good meeting with President Putin for over an hour and a half. We discussed and reviewed all issues in detail with the Russian side, whether related to bilateral relations or regional issues. We discussed and reviewed with the Russian side everything related to the war and the aggression of the American regime and the Zionist entity against Iran. The cooperation between Iran and Russia received special attention in the meeting with President Putin, and some very good ideas were put forward.

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🇮🇷 ⚠️ — Iran made clear to intermediaries that it still seeks to maintain its control over the Strait of Hormuz

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🇱🇧 ❌ 🇮🇱 ✈️ — Hezbollah announces targeting two gatherings of Israeli forces in Naqoura with two fast-moving drones, achieving confirmed hits.

🔴 Operation No. 3 today

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🇵🇸 🇸🇾 🇱🇧 ⚠️ — Zamir:

We have defined forward defense areas on all fronts and lines of contact in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon, and we must remain in these areas.

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🇱🇧 ❌ 🇮🇱 🚁 — Israeli Air Force evacuated injured personnel from southern Lebanon using two helicopters, but a Hezbollah drone attack forced an emergency evacuation and inspection of one of the helicopters.

🔴 The second helicopter remained on the ground for 24 seconds before taking off without takeoff permission.

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🇮🇱 ❗️ — Israeli Chief of Staff:

2026 will likely be a "year of combat" on all fronts.

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🇮🇱 💥 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"We have the freedom of action to thwart immediate and emerging threats. We are attacking in the security zone and north of the Litani."

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🇮🇱 ⚡️ — Channel 12 election poll results show Together (Bennett & Lapid) leading with 26 seats, followed by Likud with 25 seats.

🔴 Eisenkot's party is projected to receive 15 seats, The Democrats 10, Shas 9, Yisrael Beiteinu 9, Otzma Yehudit 9, United Torah Judaism 7, Hadash–Ta’al 5, and Ra’am 5.

🔴 Below the electoral threshold are Smotrich with 2.9%, Hendel with 1.9%, Gantz with 1.9%, and Balad with 1.8%.

🔴 Blocs distribution: 60 seats for the Opposition, 10 for Arab parties, and 50 for the Netanyahu bloc.

🔴 A new party led by Edelstein, Kahlon, and Erdan is projected to win 5 seats, taking 3 from the Opposition and 2 from Netanyahu’s coalition.

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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Trump and senior American officials are meeting at the White House to decide on Iran.

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🇮🇷 ❌ 🇺🇸 ❗️ — U.S. Department of State Spokesperson:

All measures will be taken to counter Iran's destabilizing activities in Iraq.

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 ⚡️ — NEW: Geopolitical risks and inflation concerns impact global commodity markets amid stalled US-Iran talks and supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

🔴 Middle East tensions and uncertainty over US-Iran negotiations have driven up oil prices, pressured precious metals, and influenced global commodity markets. Brent crude surged 13.5% per barrel, while gold fell 2.6% amid expectations of higher interest rates and a strong US dollar.

🔴 Chinese economic data showed a slowdown in domestic demand and investment, affecting base metals. Nickel rose 6.3% due to supply concerns, while copper fell 0.8% amid uncertainty over global growth. Agricultural commodities also faced rising costs, with wheat up 2.8% and corn up 1.3%.

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🇧🇭 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — NEW: Bahrain revokes citizenship from dozens of individuals for expressing support for Iranian attacks.

🔴 The government cited national security concerns and alleged ties to Iran-backed militant groups as justification for the revocations.

🔴 Affected individuals were reportedly involved in online activities promoting Iranian interests and criticizing Bahraini policies.

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🇺🇦 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador over arrival of Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain in Haifa.

🔴 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned Israel against accepting stolen grain, stating that Russia’s illegal trade undermines bilateral relations and that Kyiv reserves the right to pursue diplomatic and legal responses if the vessel docks. A Ukrainian diplomatic source told Reuters that Israel risks a diplomatic and legal backlash if it allows the ship, *Panormitis*, to unload its cargo in Haifa.

🔴 Haaretz reported that Israel has already unloaded four shipments of stolen grain from occupied Ukraine this year, prompting Kyiv to accuse Israel of “laundering stolen goods” and warning of consequences for bilateral relations.

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🇮🇱 💥 — The Israeli army will conduct routine activity tonight in the Quneitra area, during which explosions are expected to be heard in the central and northern Golan.

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