A U.S. Air Force RC-135S “Cobra Ball” Ballistic Missile Surveillance Aircraft (COBRA62) which departed earlier today from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after arriving recently from Okinawa, is preparing to land in England, after appearing to mainly avoid European Airspace.

The Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that a delegation of meditators will leave tomorrow for Doha, in an attempt to advance negotiations backed by the United States, for an extension of the ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas.

The Saudi “Al-Hadath” news channel reports that Hamas has agreed in principle during negotiations in Cairo with Egypt, to extend phase one of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip by at least two months, in exchange for the release of several alive hostages. Negotiations are set to continue in Doha on Monday, with mediators from Israel, Hamas, Egypt, Qatar and the United States.

Only hours after the Supreme-Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei publicly stated that they had not received any letter from U.S. President Trump, while rejecting any offer to negotiate a nuclear deal, the White House has now stated, “President Trump said it clearly that there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily or by making a deal. We hope the Iran Regime puts its people and best interests ahead of terror."

Following today’s statements by Iranian Supreme-Leader Ali Khamenei and U.S President Trump’s White House, the chance on Polymarket’s betting market of a U.S-Iran nuclear deal in 2025 has dropped from its highest to its lowest point since earlier February, as preparations are reported to be underway in Israel for major strikes against Iran’s nuclear program.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has released footage of today’s attempted infiltration by Russian Special Forces into the Frontline City of Sudzha in the Kursk Oblast of Western Russia, using a Gas Pipeline Tunnel. The Infiltration Force was quickly detected exiting the Pipeline by a Aerial-Recon Unit of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Force, who targeted them with Missiles, Rockets and Artillery, eliminating roughly 80 of them while others are believed to have suffocated inside of the Tunnel.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been notified by the Trump Administration to prepare to lose another 1,000 staff in the next month, in addition to the roughly 1,300 that resigned and were laid off in recent weeks, representing a 20% reduction in its nearly 13,000 workforce. Managers at NOAA have been told to draw up proposals for layoffs and reorganization by Tuesday, which many scientists are warning will severely limit operations at NOAA agencies critical to national security like the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC), who have already lost hundreds of meteorologists and forecasters since January, a worrying prospect as Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches for the Southeastern United States.

Adam W. Cohen, the Director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), announced earlier today that he had been fired by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, less than 18 hours after he had released a memo that the Deputy Attorney General had helped him draft, announcing that his task force would play a leading role in combating illegal immigration, as part of an new initiative dubbed “Operation Take Back America.”

According to Iraqi government officials, Iraq right now is continuing to import natural gas from Iran despite the expiration today of an energy waiver provided by the United States, adding that they are working on alternative plans in case the gas supply is fully cut-off by Iran due to non-payment. The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity states that they are attempting to obtain another 120-day or longer waiver from the United States, which would allow them to continue purchasing natural gas and other energy imports from Iran that they are dependent on, though they are prepared in case no extension is given; with it expected that the U.S. under the Trump Administration will not grant an extension, as U.S. President Trump has called for a “Campaign of Maximum Pressure” on the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Military and security forces of the Syrian Interim Government report that they have defended an attack by Assadist elements, on the general administration building of the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) in the Latakia Governorate.