🇺🇸🇮🇷 - "Yesterday, M/V Sevan was among 19 “shadow fleet” vessels sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury for activities related to transporting billions of dollars worth of Iranian energy, oil and gas products, including propane and butane, to foreign markets.

Earlier today, Sevan was intercepted in the Arabian Sea by a U.S. Navy helicopter from guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), and the merchant vessel is currently complying with U.S. military direction to turn back to Iran under escort.

U.S. forces continue to enforce U.S. sanctions and fully implement the blockade against ships entering or departing Iranian ports. 37 vessels have been redirected since the start of the blockade." - U.S. Central Command.

🇺🇸⚡️- The Director of the US Secret Service has released a statement on the attack tonight.

"Tonight we saw exactly what our brave men and women do each and every day to protect our protectees. It's not easy, and I will tell you that they performed admirably. We got to see what they do. And that individual, when he charged a checkpoint, was apprehended. It shows that our multi-layered protection works. And I'm grateful to our partners that help assist us with building these sites and protecting these sites" - Director Sean M. Curran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "It [The shooting] will not deter me from winning the war in Iran, I don't know if that had anything to do with it, I really don't think so, based on what we know." - President Trump.

🇺🇸⚡️- The shooter told law enforcement that he was targeting "Administration officials" from the Trump administration during the attack without specifying if anyone in particular was the target, according to CBS News.

🇲🇱🇷🇺⚡- Talks between the FLA and Russia have failed, with Russian and FAMa sources reporting clashes have resumed in Kidal, northern Mali.

🇲🇱🇷🇺⚡- BREAKING: FLA+JNIM have shot down a second helicopter over northern Mali.

This time the helicopter belonged to the Russian Africa Corps, killing the entire crew on board – Fighterbomber confirms.

🇲🇱⚡- JNIM spokesperson Bina Diarra has urged the Malian public to stay indoors, and that the "operations have not truly begun."

🇲🇱⚡- Bamako Governor Abdoulaye Coulibaly has imposed a 72-hour curfew in the Bamako region, including Mali's capital.

🇷🇺🇲🇱 - BREAKING: Correction, Tuareg frontline sources now report a deal has been made with the Russian and Malian elements to withdraw from the encircled Kidal's military base.

🇲🇱🇷🇺 - Russian Africa Corps have begun withdrawing from Kidal's military base in northern Mali.

An FLA member can be seen mocking the Russians as he wears the removed Russian flag from the base on his tagelmust.

🇲🇱🇷🇺 - Tuareg frontline sources report the Russians have abandoned their Malian military allies, FAMa, in the deal with FLA.

FAMa will not be allowed to withdraw from the encircled Kidal's military base.

🇲🇱🇷🇺 - "The Russians refuse to fight for the Malian junta," - 'Mohamed Lilly', a pro-FLA journalist in Kidal.

🇲🇱⚡- Fighting has once again erupted in Kati, just northwest of Mali's capital Bamako, pro-junta journalists report.

🇷🇺🇲🇱 - Russian Africa Corps have begun leaving Kidal, northern Mali.

The convoy departs with the white flag of surrender raised.

🇲🇱🇷🇺⚡- BREAKING: The abandoned Malian military, FAMa, have begun surrendering to the FLA in Kidal, northern Mali.

🇲🇱🇷🇺 - The mass surrender of Malian soldiers to the FLA in Kidal, northern Mali.

🇲🇱 - Le Figaro and Abidjan Post have both confirmed the death of Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara yesterday.