🇮🇷⚡️- The IRGC and its commander, Ahmad Vahidi, have taken full control of the Iranian military and negotiation process in recent days, which led to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

Something to note: During negotiations in Islamabad last week, multiple high-ranking IRGC generals joined the Iranian negotiating team for an update on the diplomatic process. The IRGC has taken a much more in-depth approach diplomatically than ever before.

🇵🇰🇮🇷⚡️- Pakistan is losing optimism for negotiations between the United States and Iran, as Tehran refuses to move from its red lines regarding enrichment and uranium, according to Al Jazeera.

🇦🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Javier Milei arrived in Israel and rushed to the Wall of Lamentations within an hour of landing.

Local news channel C14 reports the Argentinian President wept during a prayer.

✝️🇱🇧🇮🇱 - An Israeli soldier tore down and destroyed a sculpture of Jesus Christ on the crucifix with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Disgraced former National Security Advisor, and de facto Israeli operative, Mike Waltz states, “Everything is on the table, and the President has made it very clear that he is willing to escalate to de-escalate.”

Furthermore, Waltz declares, “We have a long history of taking down bridges, power plants, and other infrastructure that is powering Iran’s military.” Waltz also stated that this would not constitute a war crime on the part of the United States.

He then goes on to repeat an unsubstantiated number of protesters killed during the Iranian riots earlier this year.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- During the operation to save the two American airmen shot down over Iran, President Trump was kept out of the room due to his erratic behavior, which the military officials believed could endanger the critical mission, according to a senior U.S. official telling the WSJ.

In addition, the White House chose Islamabad to handle the ceasefire negotiations due to President Trump’s anger at the Europeans for failing to support the War.

🇺🇸⚡️- Eight children between ages of 1 and 14 are reported dead after a domestic dispute degenerated in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The suspect was shot dead by local law enforcement.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The White House announced JD Vance will attend the new talks with Iran in Pakistan.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Fars and Tasnim, citing official sources, indicate Iran still has not confirmed they will attend the new round of talks in Pakistan.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The AFP reported this update, citing an official of the White House, one hour after Donald Trump said the Vice-President would not attend those new peace talks.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- 37 IDF soldiers have been wounded in southern Lebanon over the last 24 hours, according to the Israeli Army.

🇮🇷🇫🇷⚡️- A ship belonging to the French company CMA CGM reports it received warning shots from the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Mehr News reports that an Iranian commercial vessel came under fire from the US Navy in the Gulf of Oman, and was forced to retreat back towards Iranian waters.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - BREAKING: President Trump confirms Mehr News report, but claims the US seized the vessel. Marking the first Iranian vessel to be taken under the US control in the current ongoing naval blockade.

"Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them.

The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom.

Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel.

The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what’s on board!" - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇦🇪⚡️- Prominent UAE commentator says it’s time to think about closing American bases in the country.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The IDF announces the killing of a Lebanese man, who breached the forward defense zone in southern Lebanon and approached our forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat," - IDF.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is preparing for fierce battles in Gaza early next month.

After Hamas announced its insistence on refusing to disarm the Gaza Strip and disarm itself, Israel is preparing to return to violent fighting throughout Gaza to achieve these goals.

The deadline for that, as we mentioned, is early next month," - Hillel Biton Rosen of Israeli Channel 14.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF has withdrawn from Rachaf, Bint Jbeil district, southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - The Iranian commercial vessel, TOUSKA, was en route towards Iran before it was intercepted and seized by the US Navy. The vessel has crossed the Arabian Sea into the Gulf of Oman.

Kpler's map shows the last tracked location of the vessel, which was five hours ago.

The boarding of the vessel occurred in international waters. The ship is under US, UK, and EU sanctions.

🇪🇸⚡️- 67% of Spaniards and over 80% of young people in the country oppose the amnesty of over 500,000 migrants. Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez calls those who oppose his policies "xenophobic."

The PM recently spoke at a conference in Barcelona gathering leftist leaders from across the world to combat the rise of the 'far right".