UPDATE | The Israeli attack on Choueifat, in Beirut's southern suburb, killed a mother—identified as Fatima Ali Wehbe—and her child.

❗️Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar will travel to Washington on Friday for a crucial meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to an official statement from Islamabad's foreign ministry. The high-stakes diplomatic visit comes as Pakistan actively positions itself as a central mediator, attempting to negotiate a permanent peace pact to bring an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

❗️US Treasury expands economic blockade and targets Iranian aviation with goal of putting 'the Iranian economy and currency…in free fall'

The US will shut down all access for Iranian airlines to landing spots, refueling infrastructure, and global ticket sales as part of its ongoing Economic Fury campaign, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday. Writing on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the treasury chief confirmed that this act of economic aggression aims to systematically cut off Tehran from the international aviation and financial systems.

Bessent stated that a parallel US naval blockade of Iranian ports has successfully driven the volume of Iranian crude oil on the water to a record low. According to the treasury department, the combined naval and economic maneuvers are intentionally designed to push both the Iranian domestic economy and its currency into a state of total free fall.

VIDEO | Iranian media released footage showing Iran’s response to the US military attack at dawn today targeting the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport, reportedly carried out using Fateh-family short-range solid-fuel ballistic missiles.

WATCH | Israel’s latest assault on Tyre has turned one of Lebanon’s oldest coastal cities into a scene of destruction.

Heavy airstrikes pounded residential neighborhoods and areas surrounding the Palestinian refugee camps in recent days, sending thousands fleeing north after renewed forcible displacement threats targeting over 300 villages and towns in the south.

For days, smoke has hung over the historic city of Tyre — a cradle of immense history now scarred by relentless Israeli bombardment.

❗️Israel cuts ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres over blacklist dispute

Israel is cutting off all communication with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador announced Thursday, calling it “outrageous” that Israel had been placed on a blacklist over allegations of sexual violence in war zones.

“We are done with this secretary-general,” Ambassador Danny Danon said in a video shared on X.

دقایقی پیش در شهرستان جم در جنوب استان بوشهر یک فروند پهپاد MQ-9 تروریست‌های آمریکایی سرنگون شد.

Minutes ago, an MQ-9 drone belonging to the American terrorists was shot down in Jam County, in the south of Bushehr province.

🇮🇷⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱 US-Iran deal not finalized, contrary to Western sources’ claims — Iran’s Tasnim News.

Once text finalized, Iran will announce matter to Pakistani mediators and public.

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🇮🇷⚡️🇮🇱🇺🇸 Both Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader yet to sign off on 60-day 'memorandum of understanding' — Fox

“Issue of Iran’s nuclear problem would be pushed down the road”

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Zelenksy's statements confirm an article in The Economist, which stated that Kiev is preparing to fight for another 2 years.

‘The Russians are destroying everything with their FAbs. Both soldiers and the front. Many different places are completely destroyed by FAbs. Therefore, specifically these Gripen fighters will help us push out Russian planes with FAbs.’

The deliveries of Gripen will only begin in 2027. And certainly not from January 1.

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In Germany, preparations are underway for a surge in applications from Ukrainians for citizenship from next year.

In March 2027, when the program for protecting Ukrainians in the EU ends (and it's not known whether it will be extended), many Ukrainians who were among the first to leave for Germany at the beginning of the war in 2022 will finally get a legal opportunity to apply for naturalization.

"However, there is no consensus among agencies on whether Ukrainians can be naturalized at all. While some municipalities are already planning additional staff for the expected new surge in applications, others point out that Ukrainians under the current protective status cannot be naturalized at all. Thus, for one of the largest groups of refugees, different naturalization practices may apply depending on the municipality,"

Local authorities do not know what to do with Ukrainians who want to obtain citizenship and are calling on the federal government to clearly regulate this issue.

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