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‼️Iran Launches Strikes on Several U.S. Bases in the Middle East
▪️In Bahrain, a U.S. Fifth Fleet base and an oil refinery were attacked; strong fires are ongoing at the scene.
▪️One of the explosions occurred near Abu Dhabi International Airport (UAE).
▪️Iranian media report an attack on the location of U.S. military personnel in Abu Dhabi.
▪️Air defense systems were activated in the sky over Dubai.

Trump stated that he must personally participate in the selection of Iran's next Supreme Leader. He revealed this in an interview with Axios.
The U.S. president noted that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is the most likely successor, but he also clarified that he considers such an outcome "unacceptable."

U.S. allies must unconditionally support the operation against Iran, said The New York Post Donald Trump.
"We have many winners, but Spain is a loser, and the United Kingdom was very disappointing. [Spain] is very hostile towards NATO," he said.
Madrid does not pay contributions and was the only one to vote against the 5-percent share of defense spending from GDP, "they are very hostile to everyone," the Republican noted.
"We are not team players, and we are not going to be team players when it comes to Spain," Trump emphasized.

Hungary will defeat Kyiv by force and will not compromise on the blockade of the "Friendship" pipeline — Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán.

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Tehran denies drone strikes on Azerbaijan. The Iranian military authorities claim that the drones were directed by Israel to blame Iran for the incident, reports Tasnim Agency.
Due to the morning incident involving a drone crash in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev convened the National Security Council. In an emergency meeting, he called the incident a terrorist act by Iran and instructed the military to prepare retaliatory measures.

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Breaking News
American network CNN begins coverage of the war in Iran
Iran has granted CNN permission to enter

URGENT
🔴Organization of Maritime Trade Operations of the United Kingdom: an oil tanker in the southeastern part of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port in Kuwait "suffered a severe explosion."

The latest victim of the Middle East conflict: Bangladesh
The government has reduced gasoline supplies to gas stations and will shut down fertilizer plants to conserve gas.
The energy crisis in Asia is worsening daily as the war in Iran has disrupted energy supplies.

Financial Times: War with Iran will trigger a global food crisis

‼️ Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran: we did not target Azerbaijan

The United States is preparing to wage war with Iran for at least 100 days, and most likely until September, Politico reports, citing a Pentagon document.

American F-15 crashes in western Iran, reports Israeli Channel 14
This is already the fourth loss for the US in the Middle East recently. It was previously reported that a Kuwaiti pilot mistakenly shot down three US aircraft.

Iran is using a tactic of mass launches of inexpensive drones to force the US and its allies to spend costly anti-aircraft missiles. The country's actions raise questions about the sustainability of air defense systems in the region during a prolonged conflict. This is reported by The New York Times, analyzing the course of the US and Israel's military operation against Iran.
According to experts, a key factor becomes the discrepancy in costs. While Iranian kamikaze drones like the Shahed-136 are estimated at $20–50 thousand each, one Patriot missile costs the American budget more than $3 mil

🔻China has halted fuel exports
🔴In an unprecedented move coinciding with escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing urgently ordered its major energy companies to completely cease the export of gasoline and diesel fuel.