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Mainly focused on the Caucasus and the Middle East.

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🇺🇸🇸🇦🇦🇪🇶🇦🇮🇷 — Gulf officials said they were unaware of any imminent U.S. plans to attack Iran, despite President Trump claiming Gulf leaders had persuaded him to delay military action.

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🇦🇪 — The UAE said a drone struck an electrical generator near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi.

The fire was quickly contained, no injuries or radiation risks were reported, and all four reactors remain operational.

No group has claimed responsibility.

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🇮🇱🇦🇿🇦🇲🇮🇷 — Iranian Embassy in Yerevan:

"No one can show another flag instead of the beautiful flag of Armenia. Armenia is a historical and civilizational nation, and Iran has always stood by it".

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🇮🇱🇦🇿🇦🇲 — The Israeli Public Broadcasting Authority (KAN 11) mistakenly displayed the Azerbaijani flag for both Azerbaijan and Armenia during a Eurovision semifinal broadcast, sparking outrage among the Armenian community in Israel, which plans to demand an official apology.

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🇮🇱🇦🇿🇦🇲 — The Israeli Public Broadcasting Authority (KAN 11) mistakenly displayed the Azerbaijani flag for both Azerbaijan and Armenia during a Eurovision semifinal broadcast, sparking outrage among the Armenian community in Israel, which plans to demand an official apology.

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🇦🇲 — Armenia has approved the allocation of 1.404 billion drams (approximately $3.5 million) for the technical modernization of the Armenian National Security Service (NSS).

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🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Israel is raising its alert level to the highest in preparation for the possibility of a renewed war with Iran after US President Trump's return from China.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇦🇪🇮🇷 — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi:

"The UAE was directly involved in the aggression against Iran.

Neither the U.S. military presence nor ties with Israel protected you — reconsider your policy toward Iran".

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Israeli officials told Axios:

"We will raise the state of maximum alert over the weekend in anticipation of Trump's decision to resume the war".

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🇰🇷🇮🇷 - A South Korean official told Yonhap News Agency:

"We rule out any party other than Iran being behind the attack on a South Korean cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz.

We will take diplomatic action once the party responsible for the attack is formally identified".

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🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Iran executed Ehsan Afreshteh after accusing him of spying for Mossad and passing sensitive information to Israel.

Iranian authorities said he received Mossad training in Nepal and was given the alias 'James' during his cooperation with the agency.

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🇮🇷🏴 — Iran has executed Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, who was convicted of membership in the Baloch Sunni militant group Ansar al-Furqan.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 - IRGC Navy:

"An American speedboat recently attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz, but we detected it.

The American boat changed its course after warning shots were fired".

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Trump:

"At some point, we will reach the enriched Iranian uranium buried deep under the rubble.

If anyone attempts to approach the enriched uranium buried under the rubble, we will know about it, and we will blow them up".

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🛳️🇶🇦🇮🇷 — UKMTO says it has received a report of an incident 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha, Qatar.

The crew of a bulk carrier reported that the vessel was struck by an unknown projectile.

A small fire broke out but was later extinguished, and no casualties were reported.

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🇺🇸🇮🇹🇮🇷 - US President Trump told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera:

"Italy was not there when we needed it, and I am considering moving our forces from bases in Italy".

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🇧🇭🇮🇷 — The Bahraini Interior Ministry announced the arrest of 41 individuals allegedly linked to the IRGC.

According to the statement, the suspects are accused of 'spying for foreign entities and sympathizing with Iranian attacks'.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷🇷🇺 - US officials told The New York Times:

"Russia is shipping drone components to Iran via the Caspian Sea, helping to rebuild its capabilities".

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🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷 — US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz:

"Iran attacked a Chinese oil tanker off the coast of the UAE this week".

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 - A senior U.S. official told Fox News that the U.S. military struck Iran's Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas, but added that the attacks do not signal a renewed war.

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🇨🇳 — Two former Chinese defense ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on graft charges.

According to the court rulings, Wei was convicted of accepting bribes, while Li was convicted of both accepting and offering bribes.