🇮🇷 — NEW: Iran has revealed a new statue in the capital Tehran, depicting the defeated Roman emperor Valerian kneeling before Shapur I, the Shahanshah (King of Kings) of the Sassanian Empire

Valerian is the only Roman emperor to ever have been taken prisoner by an opposing army, after his entire army of 70,000 men was defeated and captured by the Persians at the Battle of Edessa in 260 AD.

Following the widespread national unity of Iranians during the 12-day war against Israel, the Iranian government has increased its efforts to implement themes of ancient pre-Islamic Persian civilization in streets across the country, aiming to fuel patriotism among certain 'less religious' echelons of Iranian society.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 — NEW: Al-Qassam Brigades, in addition to confirming the delivery of the body of IDF Lieutenant Hadar Goldin after 11 years, issued a statement affirming that their fighters in Rafah, southern Gaza, with whom communication has been cut off, will not surrender. They stated that if fired upon by Israeli forces, they will respond.

❗️🇾🇪🇵🇸🇮🇱 — NEW: The Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces writes a letter to the Al-Qassam Brigades, affirming that if the ceasefire collapses, they will resume operations against Israel and will stand by Palestinian factions 'regardless of the sacrifices.'

🇺🇸 — NEW: President Trump promises a $2,000 'tariff dividend' to American citizens, excluding 'high-income people.'

🇳🇮🇺🇸 — Nicaraguan President José Daniel Ortega: 'The American Empire is the common enemy of the peoples of the region.'

🇮🇷📲 — NEW: The Iranian government has entered negotiations with Telegram, in order to reach a possible deal regarding the removal of censorship of the app in Iran

In exchange for Telegram being stricter on issues that harm Iran's national security, as well as moral issues such as pornography and child exploitation, the Iranian government will consider removing the block on Telegram.

Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance says the negotiations are moving in a positive direction, and Telegram is being 'cooperative', stating that a deal could be finalized soon.

🇺🇸 — WATCH: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarifies that President Trump's promise of 'at least $2,000 tariff dividends' can come in 'lots of forms,' such as tax cuts.

🇮🇱 — NEW: Hebrew media reports that this morning, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, former Chief Lawyer of the IDF, was 'rushed to the hospital' after her release from house arrest. This incident is being suspected as her second failed suicide attempt.

🇮🇱 — NEW: The Jerusalem Post reports that according to a new peer-reviewed study published in the 'Archives of Sexual Behavior' medical journal (under Springer), 33% of Israeli men pay for sex

As noted before, sexual deviations are extremely common in Israeli society.

🇱🇧🇮🇱 — NEW: Israel carries out two major controlled demolitions of civilian buildings in the eastern neighborhood of Hula town, southern Lebanon.

❗️🇮🇱🇮🇷 — NEW: Iran’s missile plants now run 24/7, aiming to launch 2,000 missiles at once to overwhelm Israeli defenses.

Reports say Iran has rapidly rearmed, funded proxies with oil profits, and fortified ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ near Natanz while barring IAEA inspectors — raising fears of renewed nuclear activity and giving Israel a pretext for preemptive strikes.

❗️🇱🇧🇮🇱 — NEW: Israeli drone strike targets car in southern Lebanon.

🇮🇷🇮🇱 — NEW: During a live broadcast on Iranian state television, a guest declared that ‘according to Islamic tradition, the State of Israel will be erased from the world stage by 2028.’

🇱🇧🇮🇱 — NEW: Israel deploys tanks and reinforcements to its northern border with Lebanon, with movements reported in both northern Israel and southern Lebanon.

❗️🇱🇧🇮🇱 — WATCH: The IDF begins construction of a wall near its base in Jal al-Dier in southern Lebanon, behind which lies an existing barrier and extensive prior defensive engineering works inside Israeli territory.

🇸🇾🇺🇸 — NEW: Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asad Al-Shaibani met with Brian Mast, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives

Brian Mast is one of the staunchest supporters of Israel in the U.S. Congress, calling Israel the 'greatest nation on earth', celebrating the killing of Yahya Sinwar whom he called a 'filthy dog', and recognizing Israel's occupation of the West Bank, referring to it as 'Judea and Samaria'.