— 🇮🇷/🇰🇼 NEW: Kuwait announces that its military bases have never, and will never, be used by any foreign power to launch a strike against a 'brotherly country' like the Islamic Republic of Iran

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🇾🇪🇮🇶⚡- "We also extend our condolences to the families of the dear martyrs and the resistance in Iraq, who were killed as a result of an American aggression against them." – Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, Leader of the Ansar-Allah Movement.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Axios reports, citing American officials: "The Biden administration is concerned that it may be difficult to mobilize the same international and regional coalition of countries that defended Israel"

— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 BREAKING: Senior American officials expect the Iranian attack on Israel to be larger in scope than the attack in April – the U.S. Officials said they expect a few 'very difficult' days – Walla

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🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli media reports that over 50 missiles were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel in the last hour.

🇻🇪⚡️- Reports of blackouts in multiple cities in Venezuela.

🇩🇿🇱🇧⚡️- Algeria has suspended all flights to Lebanon.

— 🇮🇷 NEW: The initial investigation into Haniyeh's assassination confirms that a 'projectile' entered the compound from above, killing both Haniyeh and his bodyguard – Fars News

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🇮🇶⚡️- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has made a statement asking for "vigilance and readiness" in preparation for "urgent security developments."

🇲🇱🇧🇫🇷🇺⚡- "Wagner is coming for revenge," – Mohamed El-Mawloud Ramadan, CSP-DPA Forces Spokesman.

Thousands are evacuating Tin Zautin, JNIM controlled area, as a Malian Armed Forces, MAF, counterattack is expected.

For the past few days the Burkinabe military has been airstriking the city, targeting the Azawad Forces.

MAF positions in the north have vastly improved ever since the Wagner offensive started on June 20th. MAF have managed to reclaim territory it had lost several years ago.

🇲🇱🇷🇺⚡- "Wagner helped the Malian Armed Forces reach remote areas that they could not reach before. Wagner are not guided by law or values. Their goal is to kill. They only get paid for killing." – Mohamed El-Mawloud Ramadan, CSP-DPA Forces Spokesman.

🇺🇲🇮🇱⚡- Joe Biden has called Benjamin Netanyahu and confirmed his commitment to defending Israel against all threats – The White House.

🇬🇧🇱🇧⚡- British Foreign Office warns UK citizens to leave immediately and not to wait for us to evacuate you.

🇺🇲🇮🇷⚡- "We have to take Iran's leader's rhetoric about revenge seriously," – John Kirby, US National Security Advisor.

🇺🇲🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Iran has already proven that it is capable and willing to launch a major attack on Israel," – John Kirby, US National Security Advisor.

🇺🇲🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "We are taking all necessary precautions to ensure the defense of ourselves and our allies in the region," – John Kirby, US National Security Advisor.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Russian forces have reached and hold a point on the 00532 Konstantinovka-Ugledar highway.

A Russian flag was raised on the wreckage of a car at 47.8401833,37.3786929.

Russian troops are getting very close to cutting Ugledar's only supply route off, the only remaining route runs from Vodyanoe, along 00532 and to Ugledar.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- The US State Department has officially declared Edmundo González Urrutia, the Venezuelan opposition candidate against Nicolas Maduro, as the rightful president of Venezuela.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces advanced in several areas in the Pokrovsk direction.

In the north, Ukraine lost the vital Timofeevka fortification, so the Russian advances in this area will only increase in speed. As a result, Russian troops advanced 1,700 meters west, entering LisIchnoe and arriving at the outskirts of Severodonenvka.

In the center, geolocated footage from Ukrainian drones show Russian troops have not only captured Ivanovka's fortification in the south, but are well within the center of the town. Russian forces have also advanced 1,000 meters north, arriving at the 4 Veseloe fortifications.

In the south, Ukrainian forces have lost the main and large fortification of the area, withdrawing to the trench just south. Russian forces also advanced 2,200 meters along the Progres railway, and entered the first streets of the towns of Serheevka and Zhelannoe. Russian forces also made slight progress in eastern Zhelannoe, capturing the industrial site.

If the current situation wasn't deteriorating quickly enough for the Ukrainians, Ukrainian sources confirm Russia is bringing heavy reinforcements into the area.

In just the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces captured an area of 9.36 kmsq in the past 12 hours.

🇸🇩⚡- "We will not retreat, we will not surrender and we will not negotiate," – Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, President of Sudan, declares he will not attend the previously planned talks with Rapid Support Forces, RSF, following the drone attacks on him.

RSF had denied responsibility, blaming the Al-Baraa Brigade of the Sudanese Army. Al-Baraa are openly against negotiations and want to continue fighting the RSF.