🇺🇸❌🇧🇷💊❗️ — The United States government stated that the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) operate in 12 U.S. states. The information was provided by State Department spokesperson Amanda Roberson in interviews with the Brazilian press.

💬 “We know that these two groups are operating not only within Brazil, but in other countries as well,” Amanda told Jornal Nacional, on TV Globo. “Including, we have observed their activities in 12 states here in the United States.” She added that the activities attributed to the groups include money laundering, the transportation of contraband goods, drug trafficking, and human trafficking.

❗️ Amanda emphasized that the measure does not provide for any type of U.S. military intervention in Brazil. Among the consequences are visa restrictions for members of the organizations, the freezing of assets in the United States, the prohibition of financial transactions, and the criminalization of material support for the groups.

➡️ The spokesperson also stated that cooperation with Brazilian authorities will continue. “We already have more than 200 years of coordination in many different areas, including security, and that coordination will continue as well,” she said.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇰🇼 The Iranian missile which targeted the Ali al-Salem airbase in Kuwait on May 28th injured 5 U.S. soldiers despite CENTCOM and Kuwait reporting that it was intercepted.

🔗 https://archive.fo/20260530081334/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-30/americans-injured-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-kuwaiti-air-base

🇴🇲⚡️ — Omani Maritime Security Centre:

Due to the sighting of a floating object suspected to be a naval mine west of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial sea, the Maritime Security Centre urges all seafarers, fishermen, and vessels to exercise the utmost caution while navigating in the area.

All maritime users are advised to keep a safe distance from any suspicious objects and report them immediately to the relevant authorities.

🇴🇲 Interestingly, a naval mine was detected in Omani territorial waters used by U.S. warships to try and enter the Persian Gulf.

These same waterways would've been used by commercial shipping who refused to pay the tolls demanded by Iran.

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🇺🇸⚔️🇲🇽 U.S. military operations in Latin America and Caribbean cost at least $4.7 billion in eight months, Brown University analysis finds

U.S. military spending on Operation Southern Spear — the lethal naval interdiction campaign targeting vessels in the Caribbean accused of drug trafficking — and Operation Absolute Resolve, which culminated in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, totaled at least $4.7 billion between August 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, according to a Costs of War analysis from Brown University’s Watson Institute.

▪️ Naval deployment: $3.84 billion — the single largest expense, comprising the largest concentration of U.S. ships in the region since the Cuban Missile Crisis
▪️ Aircraft deployment: $616 million
▪️ Operation Absolute Resolve ancillary costs: $206 million, including 150+ aircraft and Special Operations forces
▪️ Vessel strike munitions: $12.6 million to $50.4 million
▪️ Special Operations Forces: $15.9 million

The estimate is partial due to lack of government transparency and does not include long-term costs such as veterans benefits. Costs are continuing to mount as naval assets remain deployed and strikes continue. Amnesty International said at least 196 people have been killed in extrajudicial U.S. raids.

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🇮🇷🕊🇺🇸 Iran signals it is sticking to its original position in nuclear talks, with no major concessions expected, continuing to reject key US demands, including handing over highly enriched uranium stockpiles and changes to its core nuclear policy - NYT

🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/world/middleeast/trump-deal-middle-east-iran.html

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🇺🇸🇹🇼⚡️ — President Trump is no longer expected to speak with Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te before deciding on a proposed U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, CBS News reports.

➡️ Trump had previously said he intended to talk directly with Lai before approving the massive weapons package, a move that drew attention because no sitting U.S. president has spoken directly with a Taiwanese leader since 1979 due to diplomatic sensitivities surrounding relations with China.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, boasted that the U.S. stole several crypto wallets belonging to Iranian individuals allegedly tied to the Iranian state

Washington's economic war on Iran and its 'shadow' banking network continues, as on Friday Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the US has seized $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of the economic component of President Trump's Operation Epic Fury.

The billion dollar figure represents the running total seized to date, building on prior milestones in the conflict, particularly a recent major April 2026 freeze of $344 million in USDT on the Tron blockchain. By close of April, $500 million total had been seized.

And so clearly with the addition since then of some half-billion dollars more in seized digital assets, the US Treasury program has only greatly accelerated in the last several weeks.

During his Friday speech before the Reagan National Economic Forum, Bessent stated:

"Just outright grabbed the wallets. Some of them may be typing in right now and might not realize their wallet had been grabbed."

Assets are held "on behalf of the Iranian people" - he described, while framing that the Iranian government had 'stolen' the money from the Iranian populace.

Bessent is signaling further relentless waves of OFAC wallet designations and aggressive asset forfeitures coming in the next months, as highly sanctioned Iran continues to seek alternative means of conducting financial transactions.

🔗 https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/we-outright-grabbed-wallets-bessent-boasts-1bn-iran-state-crypto-seized-date

🇷🇺❌🇦🇲 Russia recalls Armenia ambassador over EU rapprochement

Russia announced on Saturday that it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations, expressing protest over Yerevan’s growing rapprochement with the European Union ahead of the 7 June election.

"The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia, ⁠S.P. Kopyrkin, has been recalled to Moscow for consultations in connection with steps taken by the Armenian leadership toward rapprochement with the European Union," Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement about envoy Sergei Kopyrkin.

On Friday, a Russia-led bloc of former Soviet states also indicated it may consider suspending Armenia over its pursuit of EU membership, urging Yerevan to conduct a referendum.

Moscow, meanwhile, says that Western countries are interfering in Armenia to reduce Russian influence across the former Soviet space.

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🇰🇿🇮🇷🇺🇸 Kazakhstan offers to host Iran’s uranium stockpile

Kazakhstan has proposed hosting Iran’s uranium stockpile if Washington and Tehran reach an agreement on Iran’s disputed nuclear program, according to UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in remarks to the Financial Times on Friday.

Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana earlier this week.

FT reported that Tokayev had indicated Kazakhstan’s willingness to store Iran’s stockpile.

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🗳 🇪🇺 🚷 It’s time for action. Through the Save Europe Act, the first patriotic European Citizens’ Initiative, we call for a halt to immigration and the establishment of a European remigration system.

With one million signatures, the European Commission will be required to address these proposals and engage in discussion about Europe’s future.

Sign now: save-europe-act.com

Eva Vlaardingerbroek:

It’s two minutes to midnight. The time for talking is over; the time for action is now. That’s why we are presenting the first-ever patriotic European Citizens’ Initiative: the Save Europe Act.

Acknowledging the ethnocultural continuity of Europe’s peoples as crucial for the preservation of Europe, we demand an immediate and total halt to immigration and the creation of a comprehensive European Remigration system.

To achieve that, we need your help. With a million signatures, the European Commission must meet with us face-to-face and take a stance on remigration and the future of Europe as a whole.

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