Keir Starmer: Mr. Speaker, I am a gooner.

Four weeks ago, CENTCOM began implementing the blockade against ships entering and exiting Iran’s ports. As of today, American forces have redirected 67 commercial vessels, allowed 15 supporting humanitarian aid to pass, and disabled 4 to ensure compliance.

Earlier this week, CENTCOM forces ensured that 2 commercial vessels turned around to comply with the blockade after communicating via radio and firing warning shots from small arms, clearly demonstrating that U.S. enforcement remains in full effect.

In clear attempt to sow discord, Kuwait has unlawfully attacked an Iranian boat and detained 4 of our citizens in the Persian Gulf. This illegal act took place near island used by the U.S. to attack Iran.

We demand immediate release of our nationals and reserve right to respond.

The office described the covert trip as yielding a “historic breakthrough” in Israel-UAE relations, building on the 2020 Abraham Accords with deepened strategic and operational cooperation, including defense coordination against Iranian threats.

Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states convened an emergency meeting in Riyadh today, chaired by Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister.

The session focused on the latest regional security developments, including the ongoing Iran-related conflict, joint security coordination, intelligence sharing, and enhanced defense measures to protect GCC countries from potential missile and drone threats.

Warsh was approved in a 54-45 vote, largely along party lines, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) as the only Democrat crossing over in support. He will succeed Jerome Powell, whose term as chair ends this week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, via coalition whip Ofir Katz (Likud) and other faction leaders, has submitted a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset.

This follows opposition bills and a Haredi faction (Degel HaTorah) push amid tensions over ultra-Orthodox military exemptions. The move aims to control the timing of elections, currently scheduled for October 27, potentially advancing them (e.g., to early September).

While some of history’s greatest cities — from ancient Carthage to others besieged for hundreds of days — eventually fell, the tiny Ukrainian village of Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has defied the odds.

Pre-war population: approximately 3,000. As of May 2026, the settlement has endured nearly 1,500 days of Russian assaults since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Despite repeated mechanized attacks and intense pressure in the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian forces continue to hold the village.

This prolonged stand has turned a modest rural community into a symbol of resilience, surpassing the duration of many famous sieges that ended in the capture of far larger and more strategically vital urban centers. Fighting persists in the area, but no decisive Russian breakthrough has occurred.