🇶🇦📰— Qatar posts widest quarterly budget deficit since 2016 as Hormuz closure chokes LNG exports

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🇮🇱🚨— Israeli army concludes large-scale exercise in Eilat simulating simultaneous attack from multiple directions

🔴 The drill, involving Division 80, the air force and the navy, simulated dozens of Houthi fighters and hundreds of Iran-backed militia fighters infiltrating the Eilat area by sea, land and air.

🔴 Troops practiced dozens of simultaneous scenarios, including abductions, rocket fire, mass-casualty events, and raids on military bases, civilian facilities, hotels, schools and beaches.

🔴 Division 80 commander Brig. Gen. Yisrael Friedler said the exercise is part of the annual training plan and that the military is applying lessons from the October 7 attack to its southern border defense.

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❗️🇮🇷🚨— Satellite images show accelerated construction at suspected Iranian nuclear site near Natanz, fortified deep inside Mount Kolang

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🇹🇷 ⚠️ — Apple sent warnings to the phones of at least three Turkish ministers after suspected hacking attempts using advanced spyware, which a Turkish official told Middle East Eye failed, leading to the replacement of the targeted devices and additional security measures.

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🇺🇸 🤝 🇮🇷 🇨🇳 🇪🇺 🇷🇺 ⚡️ — Joint Statement by Iran, Russia, and China: We urge members of the IAEA Board of Governors not to vote for the US-European draft resolution.

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🇮🇷 💥 — Iranian Television reports a loud explosion near the Strait of Hormuz; the source and nature of the explosion remain unannounced.

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🇮🇷 💥 — Explosions reported near the Strait of Hormuz in the city of Jask, southern Iran.

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🇺🇸 ⚡️ — Trump:

Oil prices will drop after the US midterm elections.

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🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 ⚡️ — Trump:

The call with Putin was good, and he wants to reach an agreement regarding Ukraine. Putin and Zelenskyy are tired of the fighting and could hold a bilateral meeting.

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Trump:

We will launch additional attacks against Iran. I believe the Iran war will end immediately after the midterm elections.

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🇺🇸 🇵🇸 ⚡️ — Trump:

I will speak with the Israelis regarding sanctions related to the West Bank and settlements.

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Trump:

We are not seeking a deal with Iran right now, though negotiations might take place. I believe the war will end immediately after the midterm elections because Tehran is trying to influence the vote.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇱🇧 ⚡️ — Al Jazeera correspondent:

Two Israeli air strikes in Mansouri and Nabatiyeh al-Fouqa, in southern Lebanon.

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🚨 — Hostile Aircraft Alert — Sirens activated in the northern border area (Upper Galilee).

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⚡️ — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly stated in closed-door conversations that he has "no plans at the moment" to run for President in 2028, according to NBC News. However, he left open the possibility of a future decision to run.

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⁉️ — Houthi forces have reportedly captured the Jabal al Nar area overlooking the city of Al Mokha, with claims of PLC forces "fleeing the area".

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⚡️ — Houthi forces are firing missiles towards Al Mokha, attempting to advance on the city.

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⁉️ — Houthi forces have reportedly taken control over Al Khawkah, Hodeidah governorate from PLC control.

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⚡️ — Ansar Allah forces launch an operation to seize control of Jabal al-Nar overlooking the strategic city of Mocha

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