Dubai Media Office:

The competent authorities in Dubai succeeded in extinguishing a limited fire in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate in Dubai resulting from a drone targeting operation, and the incident did not result in any injuries.

WATCH: The moment of Iranian kamikaze drone attack on U.S. Consulate in Dubai.

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NEW: Syria has deployed thousands of troops, armored vehicles, and rocket launchers to its border with Lebanon.

Damascus says the move is defensive — aimed at preventing smuggling and stopping Hezbollah or other militants from infiltrating Syria — and denies plans for action against Lebanon.

Source: Reuters

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić:

If this continues, all of us in Europe will literally experience hell.

What's of vital importance for people is the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

That's why it's important that China, as a true friend of Iran, insist that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz, because without it, oil prices will destroy us all.

IAEA Chief Grossi on Iran:

I have been very clear and consistent in my reports on Iran’s nuclear programme: while there has been no evidence of Iran building a nuclear bomb, its large stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium and refusal to grant my inspectors full access are cause for serious concern.

For these reasons, my previous reports indicate that unless and until Iran assists the IAEA in resolving the outstanding safeguards issues, the Agency will not be in a position to provide assurance that Iran’s nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful.

U.S. banks are on high alert for cyberattacks as the war with Iran escalates.

Financial firms are increasing cybersecurity monitoring amid concerns that Iran-linked hackers could launch low-level attacks, particularly distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that overwhelm websites and systems. U.S. intelligence warns such activity is possible.

Source: Reuters

Marco Rubio on Iran:

You are going to really begin to perceive a change in the scope and in the intensity of these attacks.

Marco Rubio on Iran:

We will destroy their ability to sponsor terrorism. We will destroy their factories, and we will destroy their Navy.

Those objectives will be met. We are on our way to meeting them.

It will not be easy. There will be a price to pay, but that is a much lower price to pay than having a nuclear-armed Iran.

Marco Rubio on Iran:

Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.

Marco Rubio on Iran:

If we don’t hit them now, a year from now — a year and a half from now — no one will be able to touch them, and they will be able to do whatever they want.

BREAKING: Iran’s Assembly of Experts has chosen Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei as the next Supreme Leader under IRGC pressure, Iranian opposition-linked Iran International claims.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Iran:

Cyber intelligence, signal intelligence, electronic intelligence, preventive intelligence, identifying aerial tracks, imagery intelligence, space-based... First of all, if you haven't done your homework and developed your capabilities in these areas, you shouldn't even engage in a verbal spat with Israel or America.

This is an important point. A power must be in a flawless state in these areas if it is truly preparing itself for such a struggle.

Besides that, air defense systems, radar systems, jamming systems... one needs to be very effective in these areas so that a country can protect its own airspace.

For instance, suppose they hacked phones and found the location of your leadership or others. That’s one capability. But being able to strike from the air is possible by entering your airspace and staying there for a long duration.

407 days into his term, Donald Trump’s net approval rating is -19 (38% approve, 58% disapprove), down slightly from last week.

Recent declines appear linked to:

An unpopular joint US-Israel strike on Iran (only 27% supported action beforehand).

A partial government shutdown over immigration funding.

Continued dissatisfaction over inflation and prices (net -24 on this issue).

Source: The Economist

INTERESTING: Ukraine developed the Droid TW-7.62, an unmanned ground combat robot.

It’s a tracked, washing-machine-sized vehicle armed with a 7.62mm machine gun (commonly an FN MAG or compatible variant), designed for reconnaissance, strike missions, and now anti-drone warfare.

It can carry up to ~1,000 rounds, engage targets at distances of around 1 km, and uses AI for automatic target detection, tracking, and engagement — including against small FPV drones.

It is remotely operated with semi-autonomous functions to reduce risk to soldiers.

In 2026, it reportedly:
Shot down Russian FPV drones.
Captured enemy soldiers without direct human involvement.
Conducted frontline ambush operations.