China urges its citizens in Israel to step up security precautions.

Multiple U.S. Air Force refueling tankers — KC-135s and KC-46s — are now deployed at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv).

Reports suggest ~14 total tankers (some claims say up to ~20).

Passenger videos show rows of U.S. tankers parked alongside civilian airliners.

Taliban suicide bomber detonates himself at Pakistani checkpoint.

Chinese high-resolution satellite images show all U.S. tanker aircraft have beenwithdrawn from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

Remaining on base are six C-130s, four Ospreys, three armed helicopters, and six C-17 transport aircraft.

IDF Spokesperson:

We are aware of the feeling of uncertainty and the tension prevailing in the public in light of regional developments.

The IDF is closely following the situation in Iran and is alert and ready to protect you.

We are operating in full coordination with our partners, in order to strengthen the defense.

IDF forces are alert and ready so that you can continue your routine in safety.

I emphasize again, there is no change in the instructions. If a change occurs, I will be here and we will alert accordingly.

An Israeli Iron Dome battery was spotted near the Knesset as part of defensive preparations for a possible strike on Iran.

Pakistani M-198 155mm howitzers fire on Taliban positions.

Pakistan Army's Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Afghanistan & Taliban:

Is there inclusive government over there?

Are the women's rights being respected over there? Are they getting the equal opportunity that women and minorities need to be protected? Are they getting it?

Similarly, he had said that we will not allow the land of Afghanistan in this area to be used for terrorism. So we saw the world, we saw.

The operation carried out by Pakistan last night was based on the rights of the people.

Israeli military correspondent Yoav Zitun (working at Ynet) was arrested in Rishon LeZion on suspicion of committing a serious sexual offense against a 15-year-old boy.

Police searched his home, collected evidence, and brought him before a judge for a remand hearing.

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Dan Scavino, Trump’s longtime adviser and White House Deputy Chief of Staff, posted a video of B-2 stealth bombers, featuring “Enter Sandman” by Metallica.

NEW: The UK says British diplomatic staff have been temporarily withdrawn from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran stored uranium enriched up to 60% at an underground site in Isfahan.

The entrance was hit in U.S. and Israeli strikes in June, but the facility appears largely undamaged.

Source: Reuters

NEW: Maersk is temporarily rerouting some ships away from the Suez Canal, sending them around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope due to renewed Red Sea security risks.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff the company is exploring a Pentagon deal that could help resolve a dispute between Anthropic and the Defense Department over battlefield AI use.

“We are going to see if there is a deal with the DoW that allows our models to be deployed in classified environments and that fits with our principles,” Altman wrote, adding OpenAI would seek to block uses such as “domestic surveillance and autonomous offensive weapons.”

He said OpenAI wants to “help de-escalate things” and would rely on technical safeguards—like limiting deployment to cloud environments—to prevent misuse.

Source: WSJ

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and longtime partner Anna Hakobyan have separated after about 30 years together. They were never officially married.

Hakobyan announced the split on Facebook and asked for privacy; Pashinyan confirmed it and said he respects her decision. They have four children.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left the latest Geneva talks with Iran disappointed by the lack of progress.

Source: Bloomberg

BIG: Emirati officials say Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked Trump to impose sanctions on the UAE over its support for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Saudi officials deny this, saying they only requested sanctions against the RSF itself.

When Trump conveyed the message to the Emirati President, the UAE leadership believed Saudi Arabia had pushed for U.S. sanctions against them, triggering anger and a sharp deterioration in relations.

Source: NYT

NEW: BMW will introduce a small number of AI-powered humanoid robots at its Leipzig plant in Germany, marking its first use of such robots in a European factory.

The move aims to cut labour costs, boost productivity, and ease physically demanding tasks, especially in EV battery production.

Source: FT

Israeli official to Fox News:

Intensive preparations are underway in Israel for Rubio’s visit — which is planned for the same day [as the next round of talks with Iran.]

Americans’ sympathies in the Middle East are now evenly split, with 41% saying they sympathize more with the Palestinians and 36% with the Israelis — a shift from decades in which Israel held a clear lead.