🇧🇭 🇸🇦 📝 — The King of Bahrain arrived in Riyadh, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman among those welcoming him.

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🇾🇪 📰 — Taiz Governor says goods entering Taiz city cover no more than 10% of needs, and rising transportation costs are doubling living burdens.

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🇸🇾 🇾🇪 🇸🇦 ⚡️ — The New York Times reports that Syria is considering sending forces to help Saudi Arabia in its war with the Houthis, and that Syrian reconnaissance teams have visited Saudi Arabia and Yemen in preparation for a possible deployment of troops.

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🇮🇱 📝 — Mansour Abbas to Channel 12 News:

"Bibi told me that he and Sinwar understand each other. I didn't know there was a letter with 'calculated risk' involved. He went to sleep and abandoned the security of Israeli citizens."

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 📝 — Mansour Abbas:

My position is consistent terrorism is called terrorism, and violence is called violence. The danger is not only in what you describe about Hamas, but also in the fact that you are funding Hamas. He knew that the money was going to Hamas's military wing. He endangered the security of the State of Israel. He trusted Sinwar. I do not.

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🇮🇷 ⁉️ — Iranian television reports that a third oil tanker has been struck by a mine while passing through a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz.

🔴 The report cites the Revolutionary Guard's navy.

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🇮🇷 💥 — An explosion has been heard in the Strait of Hormuz.

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🇮🇱 📝 — The Israeli Knesset has set next Tuesday as the date for electing its new speaker.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 💥 — Israeli tanks fired heavy gunfire toward areas east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.

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🇺🇸 🇷🇺 ⚡️ — A US official said Russian diesel shipments are now on their way to markets, which could help lower fuel prices in the United States.

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Spokesperson for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard:

The two targeted tankers were prevented from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. fighter jets were unable to assist them. The Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of our naval forces.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 📝 — Mansour Abbas:

I speak the truth. I’m not saying this to extort anyone or to set conditions. As a fundamental principle: my position is consistent. Terrorism is called terrorism, and violence is called violence. The danger is not only in what you describe about Hamas, but also in what you are funding to Hamas. He knew that the money was going to Hamas’s military wing. He jeopardized the security of the State of Israel. He trusted Sinwar. I don’t.

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🇸🇦 📰 — Reuters, citing an informed source, reports that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is studying the sale of stakes in stable assets to finance companies that are still in their early stages.

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — Iran says it has not suspended its commitments under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Al Jazeera reports, as mediated talks to end the war with the United States continue and broad international inspections of Iranian sites remain far off.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran remains committed to the NPT but is restricting cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), while new IAEA inspections were conducted days earlier at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

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🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — The U.S. has moved several military aircraft from RAF Mildenhall in Britain amid threats from Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to NBC News. At least eight air refueling tankers and three Ospreys left the base in Suffolk on Monday, according to flight tracking data cited by NBC News.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the movements, saying the evacuation followed an Iranian threat whose exact nature remains under discussion by U.S. officials.

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🇮🇱 🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 📝 — Tensions have resurfaced between the Prime Minister and the Chief of Staff over Israel's options regarding Iran.

🔴 Disagreements have re-emerged at the top of the Israeli government over the options available to Israel in dealing with Iran, at a sensitive time when it is unclear which government will be in power, how long the transitional government will last and whether the Prime Minister will be replaced.

🔴 Chief of Staff Zamir believes the actions the Prime Minister is seeking to take are not cautious enough and could lead to a confrontation with Iran, at a time when caution is needed, especially since the American partner does not appear inclined toward further conflict.

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🇮🇶 🇱🇧 📰 — The family of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani has informed its embassy in Beirut that he has been missing for four days.

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🇮🇱 🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Reports say disagreements have resurfaced at the highest levels of the Israeli government over possible action against Iran, with Prime Minister Netanyahu on one side and senior political figures and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on the other.

🔴 Zamir reportedly believes the steps Netanyahu is seeking to advance are not cautious and could lead to a confrontation with Iran, at a time when caution is needed and the United States is not showing willingness for further conflict.

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🇲🇻 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — The Maldives is moving to make its ban on Israeli passport holders permanent, with President Mohamed Muizzu saying on Monday that Israelis "will not be permitted to enter the Maldives under any circumstances," The Jerusalem Post reports.

A separate real estate bill submitted to parliament would prohibit Israeli individuals and companies from investing in property developments or purchasing property in the Maldives. The amendment to the Immigration Act has been submitted to the People's Majlis.

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🇾🇪 💥 — Government PLC forces report continued fighting against the Houthis in the Marib and al-Jawf governorates, with air support.

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🇺🇸 🇱🇧 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — Hezbollah is reportedly reestablishing its presence and rebuilding intelligence networks in three southern Lebanese villages designated as pilot zones for testing the group's disarmament, according to FDD's Long War Journal, citing reports from Al Modon and Ynet.

Al Modon reported that the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon, headed by U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Joseph Clearfield, assessed the pilot program in Zawtar al Gharbiyeh, Froun and Srifa as unsuccessful.

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