🇬🇧⚡- "The police said officers were searching for a “white male” in connection with her death," - The Guardian.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇨🇭 - Iran denies of any upcoming talks with the U.S., Fars News reports.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff privately told him "I will not let two million Nazis [Palestinians] live next to your children along the border fence."

Source: Drop Site.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich says he has prepared plans for the construction of three Israeli settlements in northern Gaza Strip.

🇺🇸⚡️- High quality footage of Tyler Robinson physically shooting his rifle at Charlie Kirk was shown in court today. The footage has not been made public yet due to objections from Robinson's defense team.

🇨🇺⚡️- Another nationwide power outage has occurred in Cuba. The second in just five days.

🇺🇸🇪🇸🇧🇪⚡- Spain's national soccer team joins France in the semi finals of the World Cup.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇯🇴⚡- A U.S. official has told ABC News that the U.S.-Iran talks will be held tomorrow in Amman, Jordan.

"The Iranians came back to us and asked for more talks to try to settle some issues," - The official tells ABC.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The Trump administration is demanding that Iran issue a public statement acknowledging the Strait of Hormuz is open and committing to stop firing on commercial ships.

The administration says Iran violated the memorandum of understanding (MOU) it signed with the U.S. three weeks ago by repeatedly firing on commercial vessels in and around the strait.

The attacks triggered several exchanges of fire and pushed the fragile agreement closer to collapse, with President Trump declaring the ceasefire "over" this week.
U.S. officials argue that Iran's failure to honor such a straightforward commitment raises serious doubts about its willingness and ability to implement a far more complex nuclear agreement," - Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "In recent weeks, even before the MOU was signed, Oman had aligned with the U.S. and its Gulf allies by opening a southern channel near its coast for ships to transit the strait.

Iran was furious that the move weakened its negotiating position. U.S. officials claim Iranian negotiators told them that radical elements within the regime opened fire on ships in an effort to claw back leverage.

Publicly, Iranian negotiators, IRGC commanders and other senior officials have been united in their demand that Tehran retain control over navigation through the strait," - Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "After two days of skirmishes, the Iranians told us 'We screwed up. We made a mistake. Let's keep talking,'" - A U.S. official tells Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "We want them to publicly say that they will stop shooting at ships and explicitly, or at least implicitly, acknowledge that they screwed up. We are working on that now," one U.S. official said. "We expect the Iranians to say ... that every channel in the strait will be open and that it will be toll-free."

A second U.S. official said there will be harsh consequences if Iran refuses. "If it is not their position [tomorrow], it is not gonna be a great day for them," the official said," - Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israeli estimates suggest that the United States and Iran are returning to the diplomatic path," - Israeli Channel 13.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Following a US request: The political echelon has ordered the Israeli military to freeze all operations considered "sensitive" in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military is expected to begin withdrawing from the disputed areas next week, coinciding with a new round of talks with Lebanon, which will be held in Rome," - Israeli Channel 11.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The United States has sent a team to Beirut to ensure a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah," - The Financial Times.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME! Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! President DONALD J. TRUMP" - President Trump via Truth Social.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Muscat, Oman, to continue talks on the Strait of Hormuz file.

🇪🇹⚡- The Tigray Defense Forces factions (TPLF-D led) of the TPLF have officially declared the Pretoria Agreement dead.

TDF accused Addis Ababa of military mobilization in the region and announced that it would take reciprocal measures in response.

🇮🇱⚡- "Netanyahu may drag Israel into a war with Iran if he becomes convinced he will lose, in an attempt to disrupt the Knesset elections," - Ehud Barak, former Israeli Prime Minister.

Note, Netanyahu's Likud trail Eisenkot's Yachar in almost all polls (Channel 12, 13, Ma'ariv, and i24). Likud is also unlikely to form a bloc capable of winning the majority in the next Knesset.

🇮🇱⚡- "60% of Israelis oppose Benjamin Netanyahu," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇫🇷⚡️- Marine Le Pen is leading every presidential election's second turn round according to a poll conducted after the sentence was given.

Her tighest win is against centrist Edouard Philippe (52% - 48%). Her largest margin is against far-left immigrationnist J-L Mélenchon (67.5% - 32.5%).