Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: "Thank God our Supreme Leader is alive and doing his job within the same framework. Since they cannot locate his exact place, they are spreading speculation about him."

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Russia's VTB Bank under Iran sanctions authority E.O. 13902, part of Operation Economic Outcast.

Treasury says VTB opened offices in Iran, built correspondent ties with sanctioned Iranian banks, moved billions in frozen Iranian assets, and set up a rial-ruble settlement system to expand trade.

The new Iran designation raises secondary-sanctions exposure for any foreign bank dealing with VTB.

Trump rejected calls for new AI guardrails, arguing regulation would hurt U.S. innovation and that AI only needs "a strong and smart president." The comments came after Altman, Elon Musk and Anthropic's Dario Amodei called for slowing frontier AI development over safety concerns. - MS NOW

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree claims Yemen used indigenous air defense missiles to engage two formations of Saudi Typhoon and F-15 fighter jets that had taken off from Khamis Mushait and Taif bases. The confrontation forced an immediate withdrawal from Saada's airspace.

CENTCOM: The IRGC claim that a Panama-flagged tanker hit a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz is false.

The tanker El Gaia was disabled by an Iranian missile last month, then struck again by an Iranian drone this weekend off the coast of Oman. A regional partner is now towing it.

Iranian media says two fishing boats were struck in a drone attack near Kergan port in the Persian Gulf waters of Hormozgan on Monday evening. Several fishermen aboard the two vessels are missing. Rescue forces and responsible agencies are conducting search and rescue operations in the area, and the status of the missing fishermen remains under investigation.

Trump: The people that say Al is going to destroy the World, and that Data Centers are bad for your neighborhood, are the same people that said, just a short time ago, that the World would be extinguished by "Climate Change." That HOAX never worked out for them, and now they're on to the next one. These people are Revolutionaries, but Revolutionaries for a Bad and Evil Cause. Soon you'll find out they're working for people that do not have the best interests of the United States in mind!

President Trump:

I am the Hoax Buster, and I’m right now breaking another Hoax — That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all! This is even wilder than the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, or the Global Warming Scam. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree: Saudi Arabia carried out 54 airstrikes across Yemen in the past 24 hours, flown by Typhoon and F-15 aircraft operating out of the Khamis Mushait and Taif bases.

In a separate message, Saree claimed the Houthis launched surface-to-air missiles at Saudi warplanes over Saada province in northern Yemen, the group's stronghold, forcing them to turn back.

Saree warned the "aggression will not pass quietly."

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared in public for the first time in 3 months.

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An explosion at a salt plant in the Jáltipan area of Veracruz, Mexico, killed several people and injured others, the mayor said.

Saudi Arabia has activated early warnings across Yanbu, Taif, Jeddah, Abha and Jazan amid indications the Houthis may be carrying out additional attacks targeting Saudi oil infrastructure.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche says the federal government will continue to release records related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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China calls the Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure "unacceptable" and said it was deeply concerned about further escalation.

Pezeshkian says Iran is ready for nuclear talks with Washington if the US lifts sanctions and drops unilateral pressure.

Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's Supreme National Security Council chief:

"Don't get distracted by the U.S. president's mixed signals, from 'no negotiations' to 'we're ready to talk.'"

"The stakes around oil and the straits have changed. Damage control won't stop what's coming. No talks until Iran's conditions are met."

Saudi Arabia recruited hundreds of Syrian extremist fighters and moved them into Yemen through its territory to replicate the fall of Assad, Houthi sources claim to the Hezbollah-linked Al-Akhbar.

The sources allege Turkey helped route the fighters to the Ma'rib, al-Jawf, Aden and Hadramawt fronts, and that Syrian factions were trained in the Saudi areas of al-Wadiah and Sharora.

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Iran's Army Spokesperson: "Cooperation with the IRGC is at the highest level."

"We are standing before enemies who possess a very large amount of technology and weapons, and no country in the world dares to fire a shot at them. But we are standing against them, we have hit them, and we have not allowed them to achieve their goals."

"Today, cooperation between the Army and the IRGC is at its highest level and can be a model for other organizations and institutions. The unity within the country is the guarantee of the final victory."

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia plan to expand the southern shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz to counter the closure of the Bab al-Mandab Strait by the Houthis. According to Israel Hayom, citing regional diplomatic sources, the move was one of the agreements reached in a meeting between CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.