🇺🇸🇬🇧⚡- British King Charles III will address a joint session of Congress, also privately meeting with President Trump during his visit to Washington D.C. later this month.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "A blockade of Iranian ports has been fully implemented as U.S. forces maintain maritime superiority in the Middle East. An estimated 90% of Iran's economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S. forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea." - Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- JD Vance says that breaking off support to Ukraine is one of the proudest things he's been a part of during Trump 2.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷⚡️- Iran acquired the high-tech Chinese spy satellite TEE-01B and used it to guide strikes on U.S. military bases in the region, according to the Financial Times.

🇺🇸⚡- "NATO wasn’t there for us, and they won’t be there for us in the future!" - President Trump via Truth Social.

🇺🇸🇻🇦🇮🇷⚡- "Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

AMERICA IS BACK!!!" - President Trump via Truth Social.

🇰🇵🇺🇳⚡- IAEA says North Korea is significantly expanding the country's key nuclear site, the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center (NH), and has built a new enrichment facility.

IAEA believes the expansions signal Pyongyang's intentions to increase its nuclear stockpile.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Senior IDF officials are pushing to expand the ground operation deeper into southern Lebanon, beyond the current 2nd and 3rd village lines, aiming to reduce threats to northern communities.

IDF data shows 70–80% of Hezbollah fire comes from north of the Litani; however, the decision on the matter has not yet been made by the political echelon," - Galei Tzahal, IDF radio.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Tehran will use ports other than those in southern Iran to circumvent the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz," - Mehr News.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF has reiterated their evacuation for southern Lebanon, telling all residents to move north of the Zahrani River.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The Wall Street Journal reports that since the start of the blockade, US naval forces have intercepted 8 tankers attempting to leave, all 8 ships turned around when instructed and no ships were required to be boarded.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah has fired more than 40 rockets at northern Israel since this morning.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Today, the US Senate will hold a vote on a resolution that would block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The US Navy confirmed today that the MQ-4C Triton, which disappeared over the Arabian Gulf, did crash, although not specifying the cause of the incident.

It seems likely that the aircraft encountered issues, while returning from its mission, that were unrecoverable and was abandoned into the sea to avoid further damage.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- For clarification, the recent article from the Washington Post talking about additional troops is not a new deployment. The article discusses the deployment of the USS George H.W. Bush carrier group and the USS Boxer, along with its amphibious assault group. These were known to be on their way for over 2 weeks and the article only states they will soon enter the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and renewed Iranian threats have imperiled the week-old agreement, but regional officials said Wednesday they were making progress, telling The Associated Press that the United States and Iran had given an “in principle agreement” to extend it to allow for more diplomacy." - Associated Press.

🇹🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Another school shooting has taken place in Turkey, this time in Kahramanmaraş. At least 4 deaths and 20 injuries are reported.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷⚡️- "China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks. We are working together smartly, and very well! Doesn’t that beat fighting??? BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting, if we have to - far better than anyone else!!! President DJT" - President Trump via Truth Social.

🇺🇸⚡- Sebastian Gorka looks to be the potential replacement for Joe Kent as the chief of National Counterterrorism.

To note, according to the Washington Post, “Gorka has been involved in broadening the administration's definition of terrorist threats to include far-left groups.”

🇺🇳🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Yesterday afternoon, a routine convoy transporting military and civilian peacekeepers, along with essential contractors, from Beirut to UNIFIL headquarters was halted by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel a few kilometres from its destination in Naqoura.
 
UN-marked vehicles were eventually allowed to proceed; however, local contractors were required to return to Beirut under security arrangements, despite the convoy having been fully deconflicted in advance, including their presence.
 
This is not an isolated incident. Similar restrictions, through physical roadblocks or the reversal of prior clearances, have affected both peacekeepers and the essential personnel who support them. These actions raise concerns regarding the timely delivery of critical supplies, including food, fuel, and water, to UNIFIL positions, particularly along the Blue Line.
 
We reiterate our call on the IDF to honour agreed arrangements and to uphold its obligations to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers, as well as the freedom of movement of all UNIFIL patrols and logistical convoys" - United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇭🇺⚡- "He’s a good man. I think he’s going to do a good job,” President Donald Trump said of newly elected Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar.