🪖 Trump Demands NATO Allies Pay More, Calls U.S. Spending of $999B 'Ridiculous' (source)
🪖 Top Nato Military Commander to Reuters: European Allies Have Largely Filled the Gaps Left by U.S. Reductions to the Nato Force Model (source)
🪖 Israeli Army: Givati Brigade Completes Combat Missions in Southern Lebanon (source)
🪖 US offers to unfreeze Iranian funds to secure Strait of Hormuz access (source)
🪖 Canada to Launch Global Defence Bank at NATO Summit with ~10 Founding Members (source)
🪖 Germany to buy four MEKO A-200 warships from TKMS for €6.63 billion, finance ministry draft shows (source)
🪖 Russia's Dmitry Medvedev says Finland now on nuclear target list after lifting ban on hosting nukes (source)
🪖 Turkey's FM Fidan warns Israel: Ankara will not retreat from confrontation if Turkish interests are threatened (source)
🪖 U.S. officials feared Israel might assassinate Iranian negotiators Araghchi and Ghalibaf during spring peace talks; Iran deployed military escorts after intelligence warning (source)
🪖 Poland will not transfer remaining MiG-29 jets to Ukraine after drone tech swap deal collapses; aircraft to be retired (source)
🪖 U.S. shelves Hegseth plan to cut troops in Europe after Rubio blocks proposal; six-month review of force posture to proceed - WSJ (source)
🪖 Witkoff and Kushner prioritizing Iran talks over Ukraine; Zelensky frustrated by U.S. diplomatic vacuum as Russia-Ukraine attacks escalate (source)
🪖 Ukrainian strike sparks fire at industrial facility in Russia's Belgorod region, officials say (source)
🪖 Strait of Hormuz transits increase as U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds - FT (source)
🪖 Iran threatens forceful response against ships using unauthorized routes in Strait of Hormuz (source)
🪖 Iranian Parliament Speaker: We will not allow U.S. interference in Strait of Hormuz (source)
🪖 IRGC warns enemies any miscalculation will face harsh, devastating response (source)
🪖 Qatar sends LNG tanker through Strait of Hormuz, first visible export in a week (source)