🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. forces earlier today conducted a "verification boarding" of the Comoros-flagged tanker M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea, after which the vessel was cleared to continue its voyage.

➡️ CENTCOM also confirmed that it disabled the Mozambique-flagged tanker M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman yesterday after its crew attempted to violate the blockade multiple times and ignored repeated warnings. The vessel is no longer en route to Iran.

➡️ As of today, U.S. forces have redirected 12 commercial vessels attempting to breach the blockade, disabled two that failed to comply, and boarded two others to verify compliance.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Senior U.S. officials told Israeli Channel 12 that they did not strike Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, earlier tonight.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇯🇴 — WATCH: A Jordanian captured the moment Iranian ballistic missiles struck King Faisal Air Base in Jordan earlier this week.

🇮🇷⚡️ — These explosions were likely the result of anti-ship cruise missile launches towards the Strait of Hormuz. No attack was conducted against Bandar Abbas.

🇮🇱❌🇱🇧 — Two IAF airstrikes against Nabatieh El Fawqa, Lebanon.

🇾🇪🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — Saudi fighter jets were reported above the Al-Jawf governorate, where clashes between the Houthis (Ansarallah) and the Saudi-backed Al-Juayd tribal fighters are taking place.

🇸🇦🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Intense Saudi fighter jet activities were also reported above the Sadaa governorate, northwestern Yemen.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — President Trump has, for now, shelved plans to significantly escalate U.S. military operations against Iran, with concerns that a broader conflict could rapidly deplete already strained stocks of Patriot missile interceptors and other air defense munitions in the Middle East, according to NYT, citing Trump administration officials.

➡️ Officials said dwindling interceptor inventories are among several factors weighing against renewed major combat operations. The administration is also concerned about the risk of a wider regional war, Iranian attacks on key Gulf allies, and broader economic, energy, and refugee consequences.

➡️ Few members of Trump's inner circle support escalating the conflict. One senior U.S. official said there are doubts that renewed strikes would pressure Iran back into negotiations, arguing they instead strengthen internal unity in Iran by shifting attention toward an external threat.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine has privately cautioned the Trump administration that resuming major combat operations against Iran is doable but that it would dangerously deplete interceptors available to CENTCOM, according to NYT.

➡️ Earlier this week, several Pentagon officials and U.S. military commanders believed President Trump was leaning toward approving the first phase of a broader bombing campaign against Iran. The proposed operation would have targeted coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile launchers, fast attack boats, and other military positions used in attacks on commercial shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

➡️ Many of Mr. Trump’s advisers, including Jared Kushner, say there is a plausible alternative pathway with less risk: continuing negotiations and economic pressure on Iran over a longer period of time.

🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡️ — The British Army will equip its forces with Tekever AR5 reconnaissance drones, battle-tested in Ukraine, under a deal worth up to £400 million, the Ministry of Defence announced.

➡️ The drones, which will be built at Tekever's new manufacturing facility in Swindon, are expected to enter service later this year. Designed for long-range reconnaissance, the AR5 can carry up to 50 kg of surveillance equipment, including cameras and sensors.

➡️ The Army has placed an initial order for six AR5 drones, with the option to procure up to 18 more by 2029 as part of a planned 10-year program.

➡️ The AR5 will replace the Army's Watchkeeper drone fleet, which is being retired early after years of cost overruns and operational problems.

🇭🇹⚡️ — A Haitian police armored vehicle was ambushed by gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

The gangs set the vehicle on fire using Molotov cocktails; there are no reports of casualties among the police force.

🇬🇧🇮🇷⚡️ — Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he warned the British government two months ago that Iran was using small boats crossing the English Channel to smuggle operatives into the UK, The Telegraph reports.

Farage raised the issue during Prime Minister's Questions in May, calling for a national security emergency over illegal Channel crossings.

After The Telegraph released a report about the issue on Saturday, he accused the government of failing to act, claiming Britain was "letting in terrorists."

🇱🇧🇺🇸⚡️ — Lebanon is seeking to attract new investment from U.S. companies, with a particular focus on the energy, telecommunications, and digital transformation sectors, as part of broader efforts to support the country's reconstruction and economic recovery, according to MTV Lebanon.

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Four Ansarallah/Houthi fighters were killed by the Saudi-backed Al-Juayd tribal fighters following an attack on their checkpoint in Al-Yatamah, Al-Jawf Governorate.

🇱🇧🇹🇷⚡️ — Lebanon is exploring the future acquisition of defensive weapons, including Turkish-made systems, though any purchases remain contingent on the country's economic recovery and political stability, according to Türkiye Today, citing a senior Lebanese source.

➡️ Beirut is interested in cost-effective, high-tech defensive equipment, though no discussions have taken place with Turkish defense companies because Lebanon currently lacks the financial resources.

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Multiple Ansarallah/Houthi vehicles were destroyed by the Saudi-backed Al-Juayd tribal fighters following the intense clash in Al-Yatamah, Al-Jawf Governorate.

🇰🇷⚡️ — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says relations with South America are entering a "new phase," as Seoul seeks to deepen economic ties through a trade agreement with the region's Mercosur bloc and expanded cooperation on critical minerals.

➡️ Lee made the remarks in an interview with Spanish news agency EFE ahead of a visit to Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, where he is scheduled to hold summit talks with regional leaders.