🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump told reporters today that Press Secretary Katie Zacharia should “reconsider” the job after starting this week in miserable fashion.

🇺🇸⚡️- The New York Times reports that Zacharia was fired today, citing three people familiar with the decision.

🇾🇪⚡️- BREAKING: Ansarullah ballistic missiles have struck Aden International Airport, according to locals in the area.

🇸🇾⚡- Unidentified drones over Damascus, Syria. Syrian AA guns are active.

🇸🇾 - Scenes from Damascus.

🇸🇾⚡- "The sounds heard in the Damascus countryside are the result of military exercises," - Azaz News Network.

🇮🇷⚡- Iranian Kurdish separatist group PJAK are currently attacking several towns around the Shaho mountains in the Kermanshah region, western Iran, with one-way drones.

🇨🇦⚡️- Zakaria Amara, the Islamic terrorist ringleader arrested in 2006 during a major anti-terrorism operation in Toronto, has been granted full parole and will no longer be under surveillance.

A duel citizen of Canada and Jordan, his Canadian citizenship was revoked for 2 years before it was restored by the Trudeau Government in 2017 under former Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen.

He was granted day parole in 2022 and now will be completely free.

🇸🇦🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡️- Saudi Arabia says it believes elements in China and Russia are providing technological capabilities or intelligence that could be assisting Iran and the Houthis, which have intensified their attacks against Saudi military installations, airports and energy infrastructure.

Deputy Foreign Minister Rayed Krimly made the allegations during a briefing with journalists. He also accused Iran of encouraging the escalation, which has killed at least 19 people and included repeated strikes against Riyadh's international airport and Saudi Aramco facilities.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Suspension of air traffic at King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia. Possible Ansarullah ballistic missile attack against the region.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Alerts in southwest Saudi Arabia.

🇺🇸⚡️- White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles helped arrange the interview between then-White House press secretary Katie Zacharia and Fox News host Sean Hannity, according to Politico.

One source told Politico that the appearance was a "sanctioned hit" on Zacharia, who wasn't Wiles' preferred pick for the job. Multiple reports suggest Zacharia's performance during the Hannity interview played a significant role in her firing.

President Trump reportedly offered Zacharia the press secretary role without informing Wiles, who was blindsided by the decision. Other reports say Wiles had spent weeks courting CNN commentator Scott Jennings for the position.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The United States has asked Iran to allow a symbolic strike on its Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility, with no Iranian retaliation. The offer was rejected, according to Iran's IRIB.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️- President Trump has waived a slate of sanctions related to Russian fossil fuel sales, days before they were due to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month, further worsening ties with Ukraine as Trump and Zelensky continue to publicly feud, according to CNN.