Unidentified drones were spotted over a U.S. military base in Washington where top officials (Rubio & Hegseth) live, raising fears of possible Iranian-linked threats amid rising tensions.

Officials don’t know who sent them.

Security was tightened, and leaders even considered relocating top officials.

Source: WaPo

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi on Iran War:

America has lost control of its own foreign policy.

This is not America’s war.

There is no likely scenario in which both Israel and America will get what they want from it.

Source: The Economist

Tucker Carlson: Was Iran on the verge of getting a nuclear weapon?

Joe Kent: No, they weren't. They weren't in June either.

The Iranians have had a religious ruling, a fatwa, against actually developing a nuclear weapon since 2004. That's been in place since 2004.

That's available in the public sphere, but then also we had no intelligence to indicate that that fatwa was being disobeyed or it was on the cusp of being lifted.

The Iranians are obviously aware of what's taking place in their region.

Their strategy was to not completely abandon their nuclear program because they saw what happened to Muammar Gaddafi in Libya when he said, 'Hey, I've got no more nukes, I'll do what you say, I'll give up my nukes'.

Joe Kent on why Israel needs America for wars:

I think Israel would be able to defend itself. I think it could conduct limited strikes on its borders.

I think it could continue carrying out pretty impressive targeted assassinations against its adversaries.

What it couldn't do is go topple entire governments. It couldn't do something like the Iran War, the Iraq War.

It couldn't aggressively destabilize Syria. These big heavy lifts of regime change that America has been engaged in, Israel could not do on their own.

Which is why you get back to the Israeli lobby being just so potent and so powerful and so aggressive.

Stephen Miller:

President Trump has calculated through every permutation and every degree of strategy.

NASA’s FIRMS satellite map shows something is indeed burning near the oil terminal and refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea.

Iranian sources had earlier claimed they carried out a missile strike in that area.

Despite Trump’s claims, the United States had prior knowledge of the Israeli strike and approved it, viewing the operation as a means of applying pressure on Iran.

Source: Axios

US Envoy Tom Barrack on Jeffrey Epstein:

Most of us actually thought that he had he had built his wealth and his prowess over his international relations with Israel.

Senator Chris Van Hollen:

Netanyahu is not dead.

The Trump administration is promoting the Iran war using viral, TikTok-style videos mixing real strikes with movie and video game clips.

Officials say the strategy is working, citing massive reach: “over a four day period… over 3 billion impressions.”

They argue the goal is to engage younger audiences and highlight troops: “What we’re doing is not disrespecting the American troops… we’re highlighting… the heroic work… in a way that captivates an audience.”

Another official described the effort casually: “We’re over here just grinding away on banger memes, dude.”

Source: POLITICO

Joe Kent on Iran:

Ali Larijani was a negotiator who was eager to get us a deal.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Macron has not uttered one word of condemnation of the Israel-US war on Iran.

He did not condemn Israel when it blew up fuel storage in Tehran, exposing millions to toxins.

His current "concern" didn't follow Israel's attack on our gas facilities. It follows our retaliation. Sad!

China says peaceful reunification would solve Taiwan’s energy concerns by giving it access to mainland power and resources.

The comments come as Taiwan worries about fuel supplies due to Middle East tensions.

Source: SCMP

European gas surges more than 30% after Iran attacks a gas facility in Qatar.

China’s Foreign Ministry says Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leaders and officials are unacceptable.

Nigerian Army Says 80 Militants Killed in a Major Anti-Terror Operation

Nigerian Army Spokesperson Lt. Col. Sani Uba announced troops repelled a militant attack in Borno near Niger, killing at least 80, in the aftermath of a string of civilian attacks by armed groups & bandits in the country.

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Spain plans to relocate its troops stationed in Iraq in the coming days due to escalating risks linked to the Iran conflict and wider Gulf tensions, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said.

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The military wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam, released a video expressing support for Hezbollah’s campaign against Israel:

“We are confident that you will complete the mission.”

China’s J-20 fighter jet designer Yang Wei has been quietly removed from an official academy website.

He’s been missing from public view for over a year.

Source: SCMP

A small French town’s mayoral race went viral because of the candidates’ names: Hittler vs Zielinski.

Mayor Charles Hittler says the attention spiraled—“it has gone completely crazy”.

His family is distressed, noting even headlines joking that locals are “Hitlerites.”

Senator Graham on Iran:

The idea that somehow Trump got hoodwinked by the Jews is — like, enough already.

If you know anything about Trump, nothing could be further from the truth.

And you’re just giving life to the idea that’s been around for like 2,000 years with the Jewish people. Enough!