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NEW: Iran-linked hacking group Handala claims it is launching cyberattacks targeting Saudi industrial infrastructure: Fars

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Navy memo says forces will impose control over the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman, overseeing movement of all ships regardless of flag.

Pope Leo responds to Trump: I will not enter into debate. The things that I say are certainly not meant as attacks on anyone, and the message of the Gospel is very clear, blessed are the peacemakers.

Israel Hayom: The U.S. has begun enforcing a naval blockade on Iran, targeting all vessels entering and exiting its ports across the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The move is expected to inflict about $435M in total daily losses across Iran’s exports, roughly $13B per month, even as its oil revenues rose 37% during the war to about $139M per day. The IRGC had been operating a paid “protection corridor,” charging up to $2M per vessel in crypto, but the blockade could halt exports, disrupt imports, trigger food shortages, and accelerate the collapse of the rial. Iran’s oil storage could fill within 13 days, forcing production shutdowns. While the U.S. is aiming to pressure Iran without a ground war, the move risks driving up global energy prices, collapsing the ceasefire, and escalating tensions with China, which depends on Hormuz for about 45% of its Gulf oil imports ahead of a planned Trump Xi meeting.

BREAKING: A double suicide bombing struck Algeria's Blida Province, near the capital Algiers. The attack coincided with the historic first official visit to Algeria by Pope Leo XIV. 🇩🇿

JUST IN: 🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife has been charged with corruption, bribery, and influence peddling.

Hungary's incoming PM Peter Magyar: His government will reverse Viktor Orban's decision to withdraw from the ICC. EU decisions on Israel will continue to be blocked but investigated case by case.

IDF Spokesperson in Arabic, Lt. Col. Avichay Adra'i: “Glory is not built on speeches, but on the pace of the soldiers' steps. Control over the Bint Jbeil stadium is not just a military achievement, but the shattering of a symbol of arrogance. Those who threatened us with flabbiness, their fortresses have collapsed in the face of our steadfastness. They thought we were weaker than a spider's web, and today we stood up to show the world the truth. The Israel Defense Forces are turning the page of illusions within their own home. The statement is ours, and the action is our doing."

NEW: USS USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) passed eastbound through the Strait of Gibraltar. Getting close to theater.

German Chancellor Merz on the collapsed U.S.-Iran talks: "From the very beginning, I didn't get the impression that they were really well prepared. I was not surprised by the decision to break off the talks."

NEW N12 News: “Netanyahu says Iran ceasefire could end very soon”

Palestinian sources say dozens of vessels left the port of Barcelona yesterday, en route to a meeting point before heading toward Gaza as part of a new flotilla.

Iran's ambassador to India: "Iran has oil and is ready to sell to any country that wants it."

Pope Leo XIV: "I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the Church is here to do. We are not politicians. We don't deal with foreign policy with the same perspective he might understand it, but I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker."

🚨 ALERT: Drone attack triggers sirens in northern Israel. Iran-backed Islamist terrorists are still trying to murder Israeli civilians.

Turkish foreign Minister Fidan essentially says the U.S. has no agency: "Israel is not a structure that produces power on its own. There is a mindset here that has managed to hack the American political system through Zionism. What the United States does in this region does not serve its own interests, but benefits Israel. So why does the United States do this? It is not a rational model of behavior. It happens when you influence (American) politics."

Netanyahu: “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance, who made clear the core demand is the removal of all enriched material and a complete halt to enrichment.”

Kremlin: Russia's proposal to accept Iran's enriched uranium "remains on the table" but has not been taken up.

UNIFIL says an Israeli tank rammed UN peacekeeper vehicles in southern Lebanon. The IDF said the convoy had entered an active combat zone without coordination and described the incident as minor contact.

PM Netanyahu: We have alignment with the most powerful nation in the world, and together we have the capability to confront the gravest threats.