๐ต๐ฑ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆโก๏ธ- Notably or coincidentally, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian President, met with the Polish Prime Minister in Lublin, Poland, yesterday where the air raid sirens were activated over night.
๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ท Kuwait's Defense Ministry Spokesman said the border crossing was "subjected to an attack by hostile drones... with no human casualties recorded."
The attack hit the Abdali border crossing earlier, which connects Kuwait and Iraq, just as Iraq'a PM was meeting with Iran's president in Tehran.
It looked pretty gnarly, but good to hear there was no human loss of life...
Source: @KuwaitArmyGHQ / Writer: Michael
๐จBREAKING:
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท The U.S. and Iran have agreed to stop all strikes and attacks on each other.
๐ถ๐ฆ The 2 sides will meet Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, to work out their differences over the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire, signed just 11 days ago, is already on shaky ground.
Source: Axios / Writer: Samuel
๐บ๐ธ Trump on Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE:
"I want to thank the Emir of Qatar, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and Mohammed from the UAE.
They are all incredible fighters. They fought with us, and they've been loyal to us. I appreciate it."
Writer: Daniyal
๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท Trump:
"Well, the unfreezing; it's an easy one to answer.
We have taken a lot of their money, and we have, their money we have taken from them.
When it's not our money, it's their money, and we froze it at a certain point in time.
If we didn't give it back, nobody would ever invest in the dollar again."
Writers: Mhedi, Samuel
๐ฎ๐ท Iran's Parliament Speaker admitted they've been deliberately breaking ceasefire frameworks.
Ghalibaf's words: "We disrupted the equation of a ceasefire on paper and its repeated violations in the field."
Iran says it's contingent on the other side showing "genuine will to build trust."
Worth remembering: Iran has used the same language for months while proxies kept firing.
The trust-building framing is a way to keep pressure on without triggering full escalation.
Writers: Lucas, Oliver
๐ท๐บ Russia just released footage of every leg of its nuclear triad firing, simultaneously. Bombers, hypersonic missiles, ICBMs, and a frigate.
All in one exercise. All in 72 hours.
The Russian Defense Ministry launched this unannounced on May 19, mobilizing 64,000 troops, over 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 warships and 13 submarines. 8 of them nuclear.
The ministry framed it explicitly as a rehearsal for "the preparation and use of nuclear forces under the threat of aggression." Belarus joined in with an Iskander ballistic missile launch inside Russian territory. Congress.
This dropped while the world is watching Washington and Tehran finalize a peace deal. Russia hasn't been at that table. It hasn't been invited. And it just reminded everyone it doesn't need to be.
When's the last time you saw all 3 legs of a nuclear triad fire in a single exercise? What do you think Putin's actually signaling here?
๐บ๐ธ 21-year-old U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Montano was stabbed to death in Wilmington, NC by Davy Spencer, a habitual felon with 60+ charges over 30 years.
He kept walking out of court.
A Marine paid the price.
The judges have blood on their hands.
https://t.co/1t92UsM0uF
๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท CENTCOM disabled an Iranian oil tanker by shooting out its rudder with a Super Hornet's cannon...
The motor tanker Hasna attempted to breach the blockade en route to an Iranian port.
After repeated warnings, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln and used its 20mm gun to disable the ship's rudder.
This is a precise demonstration of capability and intent.
The U.S. didn't sink the tanker. Didn't kill the crew. Didn't damage the cargo.
They surgically disabled the steering with a fighter jet's cannon.
The vessel is now adrift, intact, with everyone aboard alive.
A perfect tactical solution that maximizes the message and minimizes the casualties.
Source: U.S. Central Command, @sentdefender
๐ฎ๐ท๐ธ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ Iran's FM just sent a 'I'm sorry' message to Saudi:
"Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation.
Our operations are aimed at enemy aggressors who have no respect for Arabs or Iranians, nor can provide any security. Just look at what we did to their aerial command.
High time to eject U.S. forces."
Iran is trying hard to ensure Gulf countries don't turn on them, and turn on the U.S. instead.
Source: @araghchi
According to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense, in the past three hours, 12 Iranian drones were tracked and shot down in the Riyadh area and 6 Iranian ballistic missiles weโre launched at Saudi Arabia, with two being shot down and the other four falling in the Gulf and uninhabited areas.
๐จ๐ท๐บ๐ช๐บ RUSSIA IS DONE WITH EUROPE
Alex Christoforou says even if Europe faces a deep energy crisis, rebuilding ties with Moscow would be extremely difficult after years of sanctions and confrontation.
He argues Russia now sees China as the more reliable long term partner for energy, trade, and strategic cooperation.
@AXChristoforou
#Binance operates a best-in-class sanctions compliance program that continues to grow stronger.
Our process is rigorous.
When there is credible risk information, we:
Investigate โMitigate โ Offboard where appropriate โ Report to authorities.
That is our standard. Every time.
๐บ๐ธ WHY ARE SO MANY NAMES IN THE EPSTEIN FILES STILL REDACTED WHILE VICTIMS WERE EXPOSED?
The law said only victimsโ names were supposed to be redacted. Thatโs not how this played out.
David says lawmakers who saw unredacted sections report Trump shows up over and over in the files. Meanwhile, some victims who never went public ended up exposed and identified online.
He says the redactions donโt line up with what the law requires and thinks powerful people may be getting protected.
He also points out that warnings about Jeffrey Epstein were missed under multiple administrations, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Trump.
His view is that this comes down to self-preservation and that some material is likely still sealed.
Full interview with @DavidCayJ below.
๐จ๐ฎ๐ท๐ณ๐ฑ KLM SUSPENDS ALL MIDDLE EAST FLIGHTS: INDEFINITE PULLOUT AMID GEOPOLITICAL CRISIS
Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) just suspended all Middle East operations indefinitely.
No resumption date.
Tel Aviv, Dubai, Dammam, Riyadh: all gone.
Routes now avoiding airspace over Iraq, Iran, Israel, and Gulf nations entirely.
KLM Spokesperson: "We make these decisions every day with authorities. We don't do it alone."
Translation: This isn't one airline getting nervous.
This is coordination with governments who know something's coming.
Source: @sentdefender