🇺🇸⚡- USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN-78) C-2A Greyhound is seen operating in the Atlantic Ocean, indicating the carrier has likely not yet entered the Mediterranean.

🇮🇷🇨🇳⚡- "Iran’s oil exports to China, its biggest customer, fell to its lowest level in nearly three years, last month," - Kpler.

🇺🇸⚡- The first Board of Peace meeting is underway in Washington.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇷⚡- The UK blocked the US from using RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for strikes on Iran, citing international law, which led to Trump withdrawing support for Labour's Chagos Islands handover deal with Mauritius, The Times reports.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡- BREAKING: The Board of Peace has announced five countries will send troops to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force: Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania.

🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡- "Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson and caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime," - Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- During Geneva talks, Iran rejected a sweeping U.S. arrangement and instead offered ‘modest’ concessions only on its nuclear work, the impasse is unlikely to be broken. - WSJ quoting U.S. officials.

🇾🇪⚡- Large crowds of pro Southern Transitional Council supporters are 'hunting' Saudi-backed Yemeni Presidential Council ministers in cities and towns in the al-Mahrah Governorate, eastern Yemen.

🇺🇸⚡- "I only want Americans to Vote in American Elections!" - President Trump.

🇬🇧⚡️- Prince Andrew was released without charge after being arrested earlier today however he remains under investigation for misconduct in public office and ties to Epstein.

🇺🇸🇺🇿🇨🇳⚡️- The US signed a Joint Investment Framework with Uzbekistan to secure critical minerals and deepen ties in Central Asia, a region long dominated by China and Russia. The Development Finance Corp (DFC) will back exploration, extraction, and processing, plus a proposed US-Uzbek joint holding company for minerals and infrastructure.

🇰🇷⚡- Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol sentenced to life in prison for his botched insurrection in December 2024.

🇮🇷⚡- Iranian pilot Mehdi Firoozmand was killed in a jet crash in the Hamedan region of Iran. Firoozmand flew on his aircraft from the Nojeh Air Base, Hamedan, which is home to the F-4s.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Trump is considering a limited initial strike on Iran to apply pressure into accepting US demands in negotiations," - Center for Strategic and International Studies, US Think Tank.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - The Wall Street Journal has also reported similar – Trump may carry out a limited operation to force Iran into accepting US demands.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Trump is ready to launch an extended military assault on Iran.

Regional allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE favor a limited operation instead of an extended attack," - Washington Post.

🇸🇦🇬🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Riyadh wants to replace Israel with Syria for Greece fibre-optic cable route.

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has publicly accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Riyadh is also at odds with the UAE, Israel’s closest Arab partner, in Yemen, Sudan, and the Red Sea.

A project like this is consistent with Saudi attempts to reintegrate Syria to the regional fold and isolate Israel. Saudi Arabia's shift on the project could throw a wrench in Greece’s relationship with Israel if it is indeed snubbed in the new route," - The Middle East Eye.

🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡️- Russia has carried out its first known triple LNG ship-to-ship transfer near Murmansk. The LNG is likely bound for China’s Beihai LNG terminal, despite Western sanctions.