#BREAKING | ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฑ๐ท โ Iranโs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has released video showing its forces intercepting and seizing the Liberia-flagged container ship MSC Epaminondas in the Strait of Hormuz.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท โ White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has not set a firm deadline for an Iranian response.
#BREAKING | ๐ธ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ Somalia has declared a ban on all Israeli ships passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.
The move, announced by Somali officials, is a direct response to Israelโs recognition of Somaliland and the appointment of an ambassador to the breakaway region.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ โ The Trump administration is expected to reclassify marijuana as soon as today, Axios reports.
Marijuana is currently a Schedule I substance โ the same category as heroin, LSD, and ecstasy. The move would shift it to Schedule III, aligning it with ketamine and anabolic steroids.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท โ U.S. President Donald Trump:
Very good news! I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท โ U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says he expects the blockade on Iran to be "growing and that it could become global soon," following call with President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
#BREAKING | ๐ซ๐ท ๐บ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฑ๐ง โ French President Emmanuel Macron:
Corporal Anicet Girardin of the 132nd Cynotechnical Infantry Regiment of Suippes, repatriated yesterday from Lebanon where he had been seriously wounded by Hezbollah fighters, died this morning from his injuries.
He died for France.
#NEWS | ๐น๐ท โ NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan in Ankara.
#NEWS | ๐บ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ โ The U.S. military has begun using Ukrainian counter-drone technology at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia following repeated Iranian drone and missile attacks, per Reuters.
However, recent maritime intelligence reports that the two MSC-operated vessels were among six that escaped the Persian Gulf/Strait of Hormuz over the weekend by disabling their AIS transponders during a brief window when Iran signaled the strait was open.
#BREAKING | ๐ฎ๐ท โ Iran announces seizure of two vessels with reported Israeli links โ the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas โ and states they have been transferred to Iranian waters pending further notice.
#BREAKING | ๐ฎ๐ท โ UKMTO WARNING โ 043-26 - ATTACK
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 8NM west of Iran.
A master of an outbound cargo ship reports having been fired upon and is now stopped in the water. Crew are safe and accounted for. There is no reported damage to the vessel.
#BREAKING | ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ท โ UKMTO WARNING โ 041-26 - ATTACK
Report of an incident 15NM northeast of OMAN.
The Master of a Container Ship reported that the vessel was approached by 1 IRGC gun boat, no VHF challenge that then fired upon the vessel which has caused heavy damage to the bridge.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท โ U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: Kharg Island Storage to Fill Within Days, Forcing Shutdown of Iranโs Oil Wells
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ท โ U.S. Blocks Dollar Shipments to Iraq, Suspends Security Cooperation to Pressure Baghdad Over Iran-Backed Militias
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ โ The White House has reportedly informed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that she should step down before the 2026 midterms.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท โ U.S. President Donald Trump says he is extending the ceasefire until a formal response is received from Iran.
#BREAKING | ๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ธ โ Iran has informed the American side through mediators that it will not attend negotiations on Wednesday.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has canceled his trip to Pakistan.
#BREAKING | ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฑ๐ง โ French President Emmanuel Macron receives Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Elysรฉe.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ต๐ฐ โ U.S. Vice President JD Vance remains in Washington, D.C., where he is participating in several policy discussions at the White House today, according to a senior administration official.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท ๐จ๐ณ โ U.S. President Donald Trump:
We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it that werenโt very nice.
A gift from China, perhaps โ I donโt know. I am surprised.
I thought I had an understanding with President Xi. That's all right... that's the way war goes, right?
WATCH | ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฑ๐ง โ Extensive destruction in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbeil. The town was known as major Iran-backed shiite Hezbollah militia stronghold.
#NEWS | ๐บ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ธ โ According to a New York Times report, Ukrainian officials jokingly proposed renaming part of the Donbas region โDonnylandโ during peace talks, as a playful appeal to President Donald Trumpโs ego in hopes of securing stronger U.S. support against Russia.
#BREAKING | ๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ โ Russia Cuts Oil Production by 300,000โ400,000 bpd in April, Sharpest Monthly Drop in Six Years โ Reuters
โ An aviation technician, an officer, and a nurse were dismissed from Denmarkโs armed forces after intelligence services found they had family ties to Russia.
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#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท โ U.S. Forces Ready to Resume Major Combat Operations Against Iran at a Moment's Notice
#BREAKING | ๐ซ๐ท โ Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov:
France's "Agency for Secure Documents" was hacked. Names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers of 19 million people โ leaked from a single government database.
#BREAKING | ๐ฏ๐ต โ Japanโs Cabinet, under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved a significant revision to its defense equipment export rules, scrapping longstanding postwar restrictions and opening the door to sales of lethal weapons for the first time in decades, per Reuters.
#BREAKING | ๐บ๐ธ โ Reports are emerging of a significant explosion involving an oil rig near Nacogdoches, Texas, with multiple 911 calls and a large fire reported via local public safety scanners.
#NEWS | ๐ท๐บ ๐ฐ๐ต โ Russian interior minister, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, arrived in North Korea for high-level talks.