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Today I met with Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation. Australia and the UAE have a strong relationship, and Australia is committed to stability in the region. We discussed our ongoing work on the security of the UAE, and I thanked her for the support provided to Australians during the conflict in the Middle East. 🇦🇺🇦🇪

MORE details on US strikes vs Iranian targets today: 2 Iranian boats were caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, senior US official tells me. The US military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck at a SAM (surface to air missile) site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting US warplanes. “These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources.

You’ll never believe this. The leader of the “far right” Restore party in Britain is Rupert Lowe. He’s famous for hating Muslims and aims to ban Halal food. His son Angus just married into Islam. The Restore party is now the Revert party 😂

CNN Confirms CENTCOM and Iran firefight in the Hormuz along with air defenses going live across cities in Iran. U.S. Officials to Al-Jazeera: Iranians launching surface-to-air missiles at U.S. fighter jets’ Image is of some of the killed sailors and fisherman from the U.S. attack. Not all killed were IRGC Navy.

CETNCOM CONFIRMS U.S. Attacked Iran's Navy on Fox 🇺🇸 CENTCOM Spokesperson to Fox News: U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire. Bandar Abbas explosion sounds are under investigation but Iranian IRIB reported the situation has ended. Remember Trump's AI Adios Post from yesterday, we now know it was in reference to the U.S. Attacking the IRGC Navy. 🇮🇷 Today we heard reports of Iran shooting down around 4 U.S. MQ-9 drones. the same one in the image. AI has come to life...

BIG CLASH between U.S. and Iran Near Kharg Island 🇮🇷 IRGC Launches Cruise Missiles and Drones at U.S. Destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz American aircraft struck two IRGC vessels earlier today, killing a number of Revolutionary Guards. The IRGC navy is now hitting back. IRGC naval forces are targeting American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz with cruise missiles and drones. Fires are simultaneously burning on Kharg Island, Iran's PRIMARY oil export terminal. BANDAR ABBAS UPDATE: Multiple American drones, possibly MQ-9 Reapers, were shot down near Bandar Abbas roughly an hour ago, believed to have been hunting the launch sites of Iranian missiles targeting U.S. warships.

BREAKING: Saudi source to the CNN network: Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel except after the existence of an irreversible path leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Thanks Saudi Arabia. 🇸🇦🇵🇸

“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or…” - President Donald J. Trump

🚨 Trump demands Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan sign Abraham Accords as condition of Iran deal President Trump posted on Truth Social Monday demanding that all countries involved in Iran negotiations simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords, describing it as a prerequisite for any deal and warning those who refuse would be excluded from the agreement. “It should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote, naming Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain as targets. The UAE and Bahrain are already members. 🔸Trump warned: “If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention.” 🔸He said it “should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit.” 🔸He also dangled Iran’s own potential membership, writing: “If Iran signs its Agreement with me… it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition.” 🔹The Abraham Accords, brokered during Trump’s first term, normalized relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Kazakhstan. Trump’s demand would require the mediating countries to recognize Israel and normalize relations as a condition of ending the Iran war — a significant ask given that Saudi Arabia has publicly conditioned any normalization on a credible and irreversible path to Palestinian statehood, a position shared in various forms by Turkey, Egypt, and others on the list. 🔹The demand comes as the U.S. has allowed Israel to continue the daily killing of Palestinians in Gaza for more than seven months since the October 2025 Trump-brokered ceasefire, with over 900 Palestinians killed since the agreement was approved by Israel. The U.S. and Israel are also deliberately blocking minimum levels of food, medicine, shelter, fuel, and reconstruction aid. 🔹President Trump has also removed sanctions on the most violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, where rampant state-backed settler violence to uproot Palestinian families has gone unchecked since the start of his second term. 🔹Trump closed his social media post with a warning: “It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before.”