🇺🇸⚡️- The Virginia GOP Congressional Delegation is reportedly furious with the RNC and President Trump for lack of support in defeating the gerrymandering referendum. The delegation had been requesting meetings with Trump for months but were denied in favor of visits from leaders of other countries and celebrities.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: Iran has announced the seizure of two vessels that attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The ships, the MSC Francesca, which has Israeli links, and the EPAMINODES, have been transferred to Iranian waters until further notice.

🇮🇷⚡- A third commercial vessel, EUPHORIA, has reportedly been struck by Iran as it attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz, and enter the Gulf of Oman.

The vessel remains stranded in international waters. Kpler's map shows its last live location, which was ~50 minutes ago.

🇫🇷⚡️- Yesterday, a massive data breach was reported at the ANTS, France's National Secured Titles administration.

Around 12 million accounts had their data exposed to a third party. The ANTS is the organism treating French citizens' biometric data, national identity cards, passports, visas and so on.

This is the fifth major cybersecurity breach of a French official national database in seven months.

🇪🇺🇺🇦⚡️- The European Union has given the first greenlight for the €90 billion loan support package for Ukraine.

🇫🇷🇱🇧⚡️- Emmanuel Macron, President of France, has announced the death of a second French UNIFIL troop who was killed in southern Lebanon by Hezbollah.

Corporal Anicet Girardin passed away today from wounds sustained during the Hezbollah ambush on the 18th April, which also killed Warrant Officer Florian Montorio.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf:

“A complete ceasefire only makes sense if it is not violated by the maritime blockade and the hostage-taking of the world’s economy, and if the Zionist warmongering across all fronts is halted; reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible with such a flagrant breach of the ceasefire.

They did not achieve their goals through military aggression, nor will they through bullying. The only way forward is to recognize the rights of the Iranian nation.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- President Trump says eight women set to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be, and thanks Iranian leaders for respecting his request.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iran’s judiciary yesterday called President Trump’s claims that eight women had been sentenced to death “fake news.” It said that half of the women had already been released, while the others were receiving sentences that did not include the death penalty.

They said President Trump fell for “baseless anti-Iranian propaganda.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- It could take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines placed by the Iranian military, and the effort likely would not begin until after the war with Iran ends, the Pentagon informed Congress, according to The Washington Post.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah has carried out multiple operations in response to Israeli ceasefire violations, targeting IDF positions in southern Lebanon.

The IDF has yet to respond in a meaningful way, and is being held back from doing so by the political establishment, according to Israeli media.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah releases footage of an FPV drone directly striking an Israeli Merkava tank in Al-Bayyada, southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "U.S. forces have directed 29 vessels to turn around or return to port as part of the U.S. blockade against Iran.

Over past 24 hours, media reports have alleged that several commercial ships evaded the blockade, citing M/V Hero II, M/V Hedy, and M/V Dorena as examples. These reports are inaccurate.

Hero II and Hedy did not sail past the blockade as part of a flotilla that “ferried” millions of barrels of oil to the market. In fact, the Iranian-flagged tankers are anchored in Chah Bahar, Iran, after being intercepted by U.S. forces earlier this week. Dorena has been under the escort of a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Indian Ocean after previously attempting to violate the blockade.

The U.S. military has global reach. American forces are operating and enforcing the blockade across the Middle East and beyond," - US CENTCOM.

🇮🇱⚡️- Laura Loomer has lost her defamation lawsuit against HBO and Bill Maher over his joke about her having sex with Donald Trump.

🇺🇸⚡️- The legal battle over the Virginia gerrymandering referendum has officially begun, the Tazewell Circuit Court has ruled the referendum unconstitutional and blocked its certification. The Democrats are immediately appealing this and the case will end up very quickly in front of the Virginia Supreme Court.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- Massive explosions above Erbil, northern Iraq due to US interceptions.

Likely against Iranian projectiles, either drones or missiles.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Fighter jets from the US Air Force have intercepted at least two Iranian kamikaze drones above Erbil, northern Iraq.

🇮🇩🇸🇬🇲🇾⚡️- Indonesia’s Finance Minister today proposed the idea of placing a toll on ships transiting the Strait of Malacca:

“Indonesia is not a marginal country. We sit along a key global trade and energy route, yet ships passing through the Malacca Strait are not charged.”

He cited Iran’s Hormuz idea and proposed sharing revenue with Malaysia and Singapore. Singapore opposes any tolls.

🇮🇷⚡️- The IRGC has released footage showing its forces seizing the “MSC Epaminondas” vessel.