🇺🇸📞🇦🇪 — S State Department issues a travel warning to United Arab Emirates!

United Arab Emirates: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates continues to monitor regional developments. The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi and Consulate General in Dubai have not changed their security posture and remain fully operational. For the latest Travel Advisory and other recent security messages for U.S. citizens in the UAE, visit https://travel.state.gov .
Full alert: https://ae.usembassy.gov/security-alert/

🔗 Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov)

🇺🇸📞🇯🇴 — US State Department isses a Travel warning for Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan!

Jordan: The Department of State’s Travel Advisory for Jordan remains at Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. We have no announcement about assisting private U.S. citizens to depart Jordan at this time. The Department of State is always planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens’ departure from crisis areas. We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options. U.S. citizens should enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to receive the latest updates.
Entry into Jordan
Land crossings to Jordan are currently operating and are scheduled to be open on Monday, June 23, with the following hours:
·    Allenby/King Hussein Bridge: 0800 – 1400
·    The Northern (Jordan River/Sheikh Hussein) crossing: 0830 – 1430
·    The Southern (Yitzhak Rabin/Wadi Araba) crossing: 0800 – 1700

A passport with a validity of at least six months is required for entry into Jordan, and Jordanian visas are required for U.S. citizens. Visa on arrival is available at the northern and southern crossings - cost is 40 JOD/$56. Credit card machines are available but not always functioning - cash preferred.
For those crossing the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge, an E-visa is mandatory before crossing. This can be obtained at eservices.moi.gov.jo.
Israel charges an exit tax on all U.S. citizen visitors of 180 shekels ($60), payable in U.S. dollars, Israeli shekels, or credit card.

Taxis and buses to Amman are available at all border crossings.

While it is not explicitly illegal to bring Jewish religious items into Jordan, the U.S. Embassy has received reports that travelers carrying such items have encountered delays. Travelers may wish to consider not carrying such items with them into Jordan.

Queen Alia International Airport maintains a live update of all departures, please refer to the below link for any updates on outbound flights from Amman

🔗 @TravelGov

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷❗️ — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio doesn’t take regime change off the table:

Look, at the end of the day, if Iran is committed to becoming a nuclear weapons power, i do think it puts the regime at risk.

I really do I think it would be the end of the regime if they tried to do that.

🔗 GeoInsider (@InsiderGeo)

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇪🇺🇸🇦 — Fox News Maria Bartiromo asks US State Sec. Marco Rubio if US expects Iranian Regime to close Hormuz:

Do you expect Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz to disrupt oil transportation?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

"If they do that, it will be another terrible mistake.
It's economic suicide for them if they do it, and we retain options to deal with that."

🔗 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)

🇺🇸🇸🇦❌🇮🇷🇮🇷 — US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, explains to CBS News why US CENTCOM has bases on Persian Gulf and vows to protect the GCC from Iranian aggression:

"We'll defend our people... but let's hope they don't choose that route.
Let's all hope that they actually decide, 'let's go negotiate' because we want a diplomatic and peaceful solution."

🔗 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)

🇺🇸📞🇮🇷 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says to CBS News that the ball is on the Ayatollah's court:

"This is very simple. The President wants to resolve this diplomatically and peacefully.

He gave them a chance to do that

What happens next is up to the regime."

🔗 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)

🇺🇸 After claiming that the U.S. would limit itself to just bombing the Iranian nuclear program, Trump moves the goalpost and says that the regime in Iran must be replaced with one that can "Make Iran Great Again".

MIGA — Make Israelran Great Again

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 Op. Midnight Hammer | New Map + Report

- 125+ aircraft + 1x guided-missile sub
- Main strike package: 7x B-2 bombers
- Employed decoy + deception tactics
- 75+ precision-guided munitions (MOP, TLAM, HARM) targeted 3 Iranian nuclear sites

Largest B-2 strike in U.S. history

🔗 Ian Ellis

🇩🇪🇮🇹🇺🇸 Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US

Germany and Italy are facing calls to move their gold out of New York following President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the US Federal Reserve and increasing geopolitical turbulence.

Fabio De Masi, a former Die Linke MEP who joined the leftwing populist BSW party, told the Financial Times that there were “strong arguments” for relocating more gold to Europe or Germany “in turbulent times”.

Germany and Italy hold the world’s second- and third-largest national gold reserves after the US, with reserves of 3,352 tonnes and 2,452 tonnes, respectively, according to World Gold Council data. Both rely heavily on the New York Federal Reserve in Manhattan as a custodian, each storing more than a third of their bullion in the US. Between them, the gold stored in the US has a market value of more than $245bn, according to FT calculations.

This is largely down to historic reasons but also reflects New York’s status as one of the world’s most important trading hubs for gold, along with London.

Yet Trump’s erratic policymaking and wider geopolitical unrest are fuelling a public debate about the issue in parts of Europe. The US president said earlier this month he may have to “force something” if the US central bank did not lower borrowing costs.

https://www.ft.com/content/e39390cc-ea02-4197-843a-1e4c242422cc

🇦🇪 — UAE prepares to close its airspace according to reports.

🇶🇦🇦🇪🇴🇲❌🔫 GPS jamming and disruptions over the Persian Gulf countries.

Air forces in the region are on high alert.

@CIG_telegram

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇷 If Al Udeid airbase in Qatar is the target that Iran has chosen, it seems that they are signalling an intent to deescalate with the US. Al Udeid was very publicly emptied over the last week or so. On June 5 there were approx 40 aircraft at the base, this morning, there is 1.

🔗 Kyle Glenn