— 🇦🇪/🇮🇱 NOTE: Yesterday, just hours before Israel resumed its indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, the London-based outlet 'Middle East Eye' reported that UAE officials have been lobbying the Trump administration to reject an Arab League reconstruction plan for Gaza proposed by Egypt, which the administration had partially approved.

The report mentioned that UAE Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef al-Otaiba has been urging Trump's inner circle to pressure Egypt to accept forcibly displaced Palestinians.

Additionally, Emirati leaders were reportedly unhappy about a direct meeting between U.S. officials and Hamas.

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— 🇺🇸/🇾🇪 NEW: The Yemeni Armed Forces announce that they preemptively targeted the American aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, with drones and missiles, after they detected signs of an imminent U.S. aerial aggression against Yemen. This marks the 4th time in 72 hours that the carrier group has been attacked in the Red Sea.

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— 🇺🇸/🇷🇺/🇮🇷 NEW: The Kremlin readout of Putin and Trump's call does not include any mention of Iran or Israel.

The White House version explicitly wrote 'The two leaders shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.'

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The CIA specifically asked for any mention of Israel in the JFK files to be redacted

Quote: CIA has no objection to declassification and/or release of information in this document, EXCEPT brackets Lee 8-7-98 (mentions of Israel).

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— 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 NEW: Approximately eight hours after Trump and Putin's talks resulted in a 30-day halt on strikes against energy facilities between Russia and Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an oil reservoir near Kavkazskaya

Prior to the attack, Russian forces intercepted several of their own drones aimed at Ukrainian energy facilities immediately after the agreement was reached.

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— 🇹🇷 NEW: The Erdoğan administration in Turkey has detained opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on allegations of corruption and association with a terrorist group

Additionally, the Turkish government has started to limit internet access to social media networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. Authorities have also reportedly imposed a temporary ban on protests, leading police to close several streets in the city.

Meanwhile, the Turkish Lira (TRY) has plummeted to a new record low against the U.S. dollar.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 From the JFK files:

'Echevarria made a comment the day before the assassination: 'We now have plenty of money — our new backers are Jews. As soon as they take care of Kennedy....'

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—❗️🇹🇷 NEW: Turkish opposition media confirm that the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been dragged to prison, alongside more than 100 of his associates.

A few days from now, Imamoglu was supposed to be selected as the main Presidential Candidate of the Republican People's Party, becoming Erdogan's main rival in the upcoming election in 2028.

Observers have called the crackdown a 'coup attempt against Turkey's next President', stating that Erdogan is trying to get rid of his political rivals, especially after his party's major defeat in the 2024 local elections.

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Yeah, but let's be honest, who cares about Turkey

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: Trump's letter to Iran included a '2-month deadline' to reach a new Nuclear Deal, after which the possibility of an American or Israeli military strike against Iran would 'dramatically increase' – Axios

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