NOW: NASA’s Artemis II has launched.

A U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet pursued an Iranian Shahed-136 drone but could not shoot it down over Iraq. WOW

BREAKING: Israeli media outlet Ynet reports the military has completed striking key Iranian military industry and nuclear targets

BREAKING: Artemis II, the first human expedition to the moon since 1972, lifts off.

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European leaders appear unmoved on Trump's NATO frustration on Iran. One EU official said: “Nobody is buying the narrative he’s trying on Iran.” Source: Politico

The U.S. has removed interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez from its sanctions list.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a letter to Americans that Iran “harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans.” He added that portraying Iran as a threat is “neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts.”

Iranian ballistic missile striking Bahrain, reportedly targeting the headquarters of the U.S. 5th Fleet.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week to meet Trump. The trip was planned in advance but comes as Trump questions U.S. involvement in NATO, criticizing allies over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Source: WSJ

Zelenskyy on Russia's ultimatum: the Russians are demanding that Ukraine withdraw its troops from Donbas within two months.

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa stated via his official account on X: “The visits to Germany and the United Kingdom reflect Syria’s direction toward building effective international partnerships in the fields of energy, economy, and reconstruction.

U.S. intelligence says Iran is not ready for serious negotiations, believing it holds the upper hand and distrusting Trump’s diplomacy. Source: NYT

Rare Red Sandstorm Sweeps through Crete Greece and Libya. Videos are from Greece today.

Ongoing protests for the second consecutive day have taken place across most cities and towns in Daraa, southern Syria, in solidarity with Gaza and in condemnation of the law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners.

Najm Castle on the banks of the Euphrates River, Manbij - Aleppo countryside, Syria.

Protests across Syrian cities over the Israeli law allowing the execution of Palestinian captives.

BREAKING: Politico reports that Trump will use his primetime speech to say that the war is 'winding down' and US objectives have been met, while saying that allies are responsible for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

A former Trump envoy, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, has joined the advisory board of Powerus, a U.S. startup working with Ukrainian drone companies to supply tech to the U.S. military.

The United Arab Emirates has asked the United Nations to approve urgent action — including possible military force — to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed.

BREAKING: Trump was briefed last week on a plan to 'seize nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium in Iran', according to Washington Post report.

The Pentagon is sending 18 more A-10 Thunderbolt II planes to the Middle East, doubling its fleet there. Source: NYT

Chinese firms are reselling surplus LNG — including cargoes linked to Russian projects — at two to three times the original purchase price, exporting record volumes to Asian buyers such as Japan, despite Tokyo’s sanctions on Russian energy. Source: Reuters

NEW: Concerns are growing that Trump may settle for Iran war’s achievements and declare it over. Source: Israeli Broadcasting Authority, citing an Israeli source

The Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met yesterday, Tuesday, with His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace in London. The two sides discussed ways to develop cooperation between the two countries in a manner that serves their mutual interests.

Yarmouk Camp – Damascus, Syria. A Palestinian woman chants angrily against Israel and Arab rulers following the decision to execute Palestinian prisoners.

JD Vance has been communicating with Pakistani intermediaries about the Iran conflict, signaling that Trump is open to a ceasefire if U.S. demands (like reopening the Strait of Hormuz) are met. He also warned Iran that failure to agree could lead to increased pressure on its infrastructure.

BIG: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei: I emphatically declare that the consistent policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following on the path of Imam Khomeini and the martyred Leader, is to continue supporting the Resistance against the Zionist-US enemy.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa struggles to open a plastic water bottle during an interview in London, the female host politely helps him open it.

Amazon cloud computing data center in Bahrain was damaged in an Iranian attack. Source: FT

BIG: The U.S. has lost 16 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the Iran war began, including two near Isfahan this week. Each Reaper costs around $30 million — making the losses potentially worth nearly $500 million. Source: CBS

A 99-year-old Iranian woman was reportedly killed in U.S.–Israeli airstrikes in western Tehran.

“How the Iran War Cracked Dubai’s Liberal Facade” TIME reports that while Dubai brands itself as “the safest city in the world,” the Iran war has exposed a harsher reality.

Discussions are taking place about a possible ceasefire with Iran in return for the reopening of the Hormuz Strait. The officials said it is unclear if a deal can be reached. Source: Barak Ravid

China is fast-tracking J-35 stealth jets to Islamabad. Source: Dawn

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New cover of The Economist. “Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake.”

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf: Out-of-context quotes + manufactured FOMO = War profiteering 101. Do Your Own Research.

NEW: Trump said the U.S. will be “out of Iran pretty quickly”, but could return for “spot hits” if needed. He claimed Iran is now “incapable” of developing nuclear weapons, adding: “They won’t have a nuclear weapon… and then I’ll leave… and if we have to we’ll come back.” Source: Reuters

BIG - IRGC: The Strait of Hormuz will not be opened to the enemies of our people with ridiculous theatrical shows from the American president.

France has refused to give India access to key software (source codes) of the Rafale, limiting India’s ability to independently modify critical systems like radar, mission computer, and electronic warfare.

BIG: Trump: Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!

Not Our War! Starmer Strikes Back at Trump US-UK Alliance Cracks Britains FM Keir Starmer once again starkly refused to join the war on Iran, straining U.S.-UK ties while military coordination slows, base access tightens, & cracks begin to show in one of the West’s most critical security alliances

Anti-drone gun: Russian Yolka interceptor, a copy of Ukraine’s original Sting drone-killer system.

The U.S. military is negotiating with Denmark to expand its presence in Greenland, seeking access to three additional sites — including former American bases at Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq.

Breaking news: Israeli forces targeted the staff of the Syrian News Channel and a number of journalists while they were covering the downing of an Iranian drone in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria.

Trump adviser to Axios: The Saudis sound like Mark Levin. They want the U.S. to finish the job by wiping Iran off the globe now. We don't want to.

BIG - U.S. official to Axios: This isn't 3D chess — it's 12-dimensional. He contradicts himself regularly, so nobody knows what he's thinking. It's on purpose.

Mark Levin is now advocating for a civil war in Iran.