🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The indirect talks have been more or less in a positive direction but it is too early to judge," - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, tells the BBC.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, tells the BBC that Tehran is "ready to discuss" its 400kg+ stockpile of highly enriched uranium "if the US is ready to talk about sanctions."

🇫🇷🇮🇷⚡️- The main French TV channel, TF1, will have a live interview with Reza Pahlavi on Monday at 8PM Paris time.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, tells the BBC that Iran will not discuss zero enrichment on Iranian soil, as Tehran considers it their right under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, tells the BBC that Iran refuses all discussions regarding its ballistic missile program.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The Israeli security establishment is preparing for difficult days that could develop into a regional war," - Yediot Ahronoth.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "President Trump is considering the possibility of overthrowing the regime in Iran quickly to avoid a long-term war," - A diplomatic source tells Yediot Ahronoth.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israel believes that the regime in Iran will not collapse immediately," - Yediot Ahronoth.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Joined by nuclear experts, I will meet Rafael Grossi on Monday for a deep technical discussion. Also meeting Badr al Busaidi ahead of diplomacy with the U.S. on Tuesday.

I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal.
What is not on the table: submission before threats." - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

🇪🇹⚡- The Ethiopian military has called on former soldiers to reenlist, and has mobilized the former Addis Ababa-backed Oromia militias into the Armed Forces.

🇦🇪🇹🇷⚡️- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a scheduled trip to the UAE, citing a “health problem” with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The talks were aiming to de-escalate tensions in the region.

Furthermore, Turkish outlets claim that Al Nahyan suffered a stroke or brain bleed and may be in critical condition.

Erdogan still plans to visit Ethiopia tomorrow, amidst rising tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan/Eritrea.

🇨🇭🇺🇳🇮🇷⚡- Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, in Geneva, Switzerland.

🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is carrying out naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz.

🇺🇸⚡️- “A vast majority of Department of Homeland Security operations are continuing despite the funding lapse (partial government shutdown), with most employees working without pay.

Nearly all Transportation Security Administration agents must work, but a prolonged shutdown could still lead to disruptions for travelers.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection activities are expected to be largely unaffected,” - NYT.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇩⚡️- “Indonesia’s military said that it was preparing to send thousands of troops to Gaza for a peacekeeping mission as part of President Trump’s Board of Peace initiative,” - NYT.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israel has given Hamas 60 days to disarm entirely, if it does not, the Israeli military will resume the war, The Times of Israel reports.

Israel's deadline contradicts Trump's 'Two-Phase Disarmament' plan.

🇬🇷🇦🇪⚡- Following Turkey's Erdogan, the Greek Prime Minister has also postponed his visit to the UAE.

The Prime Minister instead discussed bilateral relations with UAE's President over the phone.

🇺🇸⚡️- BREAKING: Shots fired at Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, during a youth hockey event.