๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท Iran is now permitted to export oil globally, with exceptions for Cuba, North Korea, and occupied Ukraine.
Treasury has issued a temporary 60-day general license authorizing the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil.
Source: ofac treasury.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท U.S ALLOWS IRAN OIL SALES THROUGH AUG 21.
The U.S. Treasury Department authorized the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil โon Monday, a move promised under an agreement reached by Washington and Tehran last week.
๐ฌ๐ง Andy Burnham, British Labour lawmaker and Mayor of Greater Manchester, has announced that he will formally enter the race to succeed Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister, following Starmerโs resignation today.
๐ฌ๐ง BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns.
โI will resign as Leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision.โ
๐จ๐ด Right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombiaโs Presidential runoff
He narrowly defeated left-wing rival Ivรกn Cepeda with 49.77% to 48.59%.
De la Espriella, backed by Trump, defeated the candidate supported by outgoing leftist President Gustavo Petro.
๐ฌ๐ง Keir Starmer is expected to announce his resignation as Prime Minister on Monday.
Andy Burnham is the clear favourite to replace him. - The Guardian.
๐บ๐ฆ๐ท๐บ Ukraine says it struck targets on both sides of the Crimean Bridge, including oil transport infrastructure in Russia's Krasnodar region and oil depot in occupied Kerch overnight.
It also hit military assets, four S-400 radar stations and two Pantsir air-defense systems.
๐ฎ๐ท Strait of Hormuz traffic data over the last 24 hours appears to confirm the closure announced by Iran due to repeated attacks by Israel on Lebanon.
๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ Vance was asked how a Catholic Vice President ends up at war with the Pope over Iran.
"I'm not fighting with the Pope."
Vance added that he actually likes how Pope Leo weighs in on world affairs and pushes for peace.
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israeli strikes kill at least 10 people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman.
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ BREAKING: Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz after accusing the U.S. of violating the MOU agreement as Israel continued strikes in Southern Lebanon.
๐ฑ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon rises to 16, with another 12 people injured in the attacks.
Israel claims it was responding to ceasefire violations by Hezbollah. - Sky News.
๐ง๐ด Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency, clearing the way for a military deployment to end ongoing severe protests for more than six weeks of highway blockades and economic crisis.
๐บ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฆ U.S to end funding of South Africa's HIV programmes over claims of White African Afrikaner persecution.
More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV โ the highest number of any country in the world.
๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ง Israeli National Security Minister, Ben-Gvir:
"All of Lebanon must burn!"
"For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep."