❗️🛥🇮🇶 - A large, Panama flag tanker explodes in Iraqi territorial waters, Al Arabiya reports.

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🇬🇧⚰️🇮🇶 The British ministry of defense announced the death of a service member during a training exercise somewhere in Iraq.

As of 2026, there are several hundred British troops deployed in Iraq, mostly in the Kurdish Autonomous Region with a smaller presence in Baghdad also.

Iran has bombed dozens of times since the ceasefire began on April 7th the Kurdish and Iranian opposition parties' HQs in northern Iraq.

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🇮🇱❌🇮🇱 Israeli lawmakers advance Knesset dissolution bill as coalition crisis deepens

The Knesset House Committee voted 8-0 to advance a coalition-backed bill to dissolve parliament, clearing the way for a first reading later today. The legislation already passed a preliminary vote on 20 May by 110 votes to 0, but must still pass three additional readings before taking effect.

No election date has been finalized due to disagreements within the coalition. Lawmakers are discussing dates between 8 September and 20 October, although coalition whip Ofir Katz said a different date could still be chosen later. Under current law, elections are scheduled for 27 October, and Israel's Central Elections Committee has requested at least 83 days' notice to prepare for a vote.

The push for early elections stems from a growing crisis between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners over the controversial military conscription bill. The Haredi parties began backing dissolution after Netanyahu reportedly told them the draft-exemption legislation lacked sufficient support to pass, while leaders within the ultra-Orthodox camp have publicly stated they no longer trust him.

According to Israeli media, the ultra-Orthodox parties favor elections in September, believing it could boost turnout among their voters, while Netanyahu prefers a late October vote to give his coalition more time to pass legislation and pursue military objectives. The Israeli army has repeatedly warned of manpower shortages, making the conscription dispute one of the central issues driving the coalition toward possible collapse.

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🇮🇱❌🇮🇱 Of the current 39,621 draft dodgers, 75 percent are Haredi, according to IDF data;

Israel's top lawyer said on Sunday that most Israelis who evade the mandatory military draft are ultra-Orthodox, but only sixteen indictments have been filed against Haredi draft dodgers, amid discussions on a High Court of Justice ruling calling on the state to enforce the mandatory draft law.

Against the backdrop of the ultra-Orthodox's attempt to influence the police through the police commissioner and prevent them from enforcing against draft dodgers, the attorney general emphasized the importance of the police in addressing the matter. She called on all state bodies to increase enforcement efforts to uphold the burden of equality and promote enlistment in the IDF, in accordance with the High Court of Justice's decision.

The attorney general's statement highlighted that the IDF estimates that the total number of ultra-Orthodox recruits in the first half of 2025 was 1,866. According to IDF sources, this figure represents an increase of approximately 50 percent in the number of recruits compared to the corresponding period in 2024.

Head of the IDF Personnel Directorate's Planning and Personnel Management Division, Brig. Gen. Shay Tayeb confirmed two weeks ago in a Knesset discussion on the draft exemption law that the number of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders currently stands at about 32,000, warning, "We will soon reach around 80,000–90,000 draft evaders."

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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱 IRGC Intelligence Organisation threatened to "carry out defensive operations" if Iran's red lines in Lebanon and Gaza are crossed by the IDF.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱🇺🇸 Former Commander of the IRGC, Maj-Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, wrote on X/Twitter:

The Strait of Hormuz is under Iran's management. We will not allow the continuation of the maritime blockade, and the escalation of tensions in Lebanon will not be tolerated either. The patience of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran has its limits.

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🇺🇸 President Trump told NBC News Iran breaking off negotiations is "OK" adding "I think we've been talking too much" but that "it doesn't mean we have to start dropping bombs".

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