China openly challenges Trump.
Trump: "We need two billion dollars a day to reopen the Strait of Hormuz."
Chinese Foreign Minister: "The Strait was open before the war. The root of the problem lies in your illegal actions against Iran; you have created a global crisis out of nothing."
⚡️🚨 A suicide drone reportedly struck Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, with a massive fire and smoke columns visible for kilometers around the base, as Kuwaiti air defenses continue confronting Iranian drone waves. (Iran Militarism, Rasd Akhbar Shehaba)
⚡️🚨 US Central Command says its mission will continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels, as Kuwait's army says its air defenses are confronting drone attacks after explosions and fires were reported at Ali Al Salem Air Base. (CENTCOM, Kuwaiti Army via Al Mayadeen Breaking)
A leopard burst into a liquor store in India and attacked a terrified worker after injuring multiple others in a frightening morning rampage.
The big cat allegedly attacked a volunteer who was investigating earlier leopard sightings before it charged into the store, where it mauled another man.
Wildlife specialists reportedly tranquilized and captured the leopard.
⚡️🚨 Yemen's Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree says a "qualitative military operation" struck two Saudi-linked oil tankers, "Encelia" and "Layla," in the Red Sea for violating a transit ban, using ballistic and winged missiles and drones. Nearly 10 other ships were forced to retreat; Saree warns any further Saudi aggression will draw major operations deep inside Saudi territory. (Al Mayadeen Breaking, IRIB News)
CENTCOM confirms new wave of US strikes against Iran
The US military has launched another round of attacks, hitting multiple targets across southern Iran.
Local media reported explosions in Sirik, Ahvaz and Bushehr. In Ramshir, an asphalt storage facility was reportedly targeted.
🚨 BREAKING: The full Fifth Circuit has issued an major ruling: illegal aliens have no constitutional right to roam free inside the United States while their removal proceedings play out.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “We’ve tried to negotiate with Iran now for a year and a half, but we’re also not going to sit by and let ships be blown up, or Americans be attacked”
U.S. DATA CENTER DEVELOPERS SEEK TO SELL MAJORITY STAKES WORTH TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS: WSJ
Major U.S. data center developers are working with investment banks to sell controlling equity stakes in deals collectively worth tens of billions of dollars this summer. The transactions are aimed at raising capital to fund the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure, as surging demand for compute capacity drives record investment in data centers. The deals could attract infrastructure funds, private equity firms, and sovereign wealth investors.
Israel supporters are angry that Zohran condemned Netanyahu, arguing his focus should be only on NYC.
Mandami here is talking about NYC -- i.e., whether Netanyahu should be welcome -- but NYC Mayors have discussed and visited Israel for decades: to express love and loyalty.👇
NEW: President Trump warns Iran that for any additional vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will destroy one bridge or power plant.
TRUMP ESCALATES RHETORIC
President Trump warned that any attack by Iran on ships in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger U.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants near Tehran.
The statement marks a sharp escalation in rhetoric, reinforcing tensions around one of the world’s most strategically important shipping routes.