🇺🇸🇮🇷🇶🇦 The Pentagon has now confirmed for the first time since the attack occurred, that at least one short/medium-range ballistic missile fired by Iran was able to evade air-defenses and impact Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during the Iranian attack against the base on June 23, as retaliation for U.S. strikes against three nuclear sites in Iran.

In a statement to Air & Space Forces Magazine, Pentagon Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell stated, “One Iranian ballistic missile impacted Al Udeid Air Base on June 23 while the remainder of the missiles were intercepted by U.S. and Qatari air defense systems. The impact did minimal damage to equipment and structures on the base — there were no injuries. Al Udeid Air Base remains fully operational and capable of conducting its mission, alongside our Qatari partners, to provide security and stability in the region.”

Today’s confirmation comes amidst the release of several satellite images over the last week by Iran International and the Associated Press, showing significant damage to a radome and a number of nearby buildings at Al Udeid, with the radome said to have housed a $15 million communication suite known as the Modernization Enterprise Terminal (MET).

While not directly denying an impact, U.S. officials in the days and weeks after clearly attempted to downplay the Iranian attack, likely in an effort to not disrupt the swift ceasefire between Israel and Iran that was signed almost immediately following the attack against Al Udeid. In a social media post on June 23, U.S. President Trump stated that 13 of 14 ballistic missiles were intercepted in the Iranian attack on Al Udeid, with one missile being “set free” because it was deemed not to be a threat, with this likely being the missile that struck the radome at the base. Additionally, during a press briefing at the Pentagon on June 26, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine said there were “reports of something getting through,” but he refused to elaborate at the time about what that meant, or if there was any damage to Al Udeid.

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🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇷 the defense of al Udeid depleted somewhere between 30-50 patriot interceptor missiles from the americans alone, the single largest PAC volley in US history.

https://fxtwitter.com/bonzerbarry/status/1943740230873268568

🇨🇳🚀🤝🇮🇷 — 📰 Middle East Eye | Iran receives Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries after Israel ceasefire deal | The Islamic Republic is trading oil for Chinese air defence missiles as it looks to rebuild capabilities destroyed by Israel, sources say | July 7, 2025:

"Iran has taken possession of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries as Tehran rapidly moves to rebuild defensives destroyed by Israel during their recent 12-day conflict, sources have told Middle East Eye.

The deliveries of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries occurred after a de-facto truce was struck between Iran and Israel on 24 June, an Arab official familiar with the intelligence told MEE.

Another Arab official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligence, said that the US's Arab allies were aware of Tehran's efforts to "back up and reinforce" its air defences and that the White House had been informed of Iran's progress."

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🇨🇳🆕✈️ — #VÆ: A new video of China's 6th generation J-36 fighter jet appears, clearly showing its unique three engine scheme an side-to-side cockpit. The footage itself seems to be the very first one that previously were shared across internet, but this time from a different angle and better quality.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🛢 Trump considering global oil embargo against Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump is seriously weighing the introduction of tough secondary sanctions against countries that continue to trade oil with Russia — including China, India, and Turkey. The plan involves supporting a bill that would impose a 500% tariff on imports from Russia, effectively amounting to a global oil embargo.

According to The Times, this shift in Trump’s stance is driven by his growing frustration with Vladimir Putin’s refusal to engage in peace talks and continued strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine. Trump had previously called the bill “too harsh,” but now says he is “studying it carefully.”

The outlet notes that the key concern is the risk of economic fallout. The White House wants to ensure that the power to lift sanctions remains with the president, while Congress is pushing for more oversight. Analysts believe that even partial implementation of the measures could significantly damage the Russian economy.

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🇺🇸 The Trump administration is launching a program to fast track H-2A and H-2B work visas to migrant farm, hotel, and restaurant workers to fill the shortage caused by deportations.

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🇮🇱🇺🇸🇹🇷 Israel to U.S.: Don’t Sell F-35s to Türkiye

A senior Israeli official has urged the U.S. Congress to block the sale of F-35 jets to Türkiye, warning it would threaten Israel’s military edge and destabilize the Middle East.

The official cited Türkiye’s “neo-Ottoman” ambitions, support for Hamas, and operations in Syria as key risks.

Israeli official warned of a growing risk of military clashes with Türkiye, citing Ankara’s goal to restore the Ottoman Empire and control Jerusalem.

"Israel prefers to avoid conflict but is ready to act if needed."

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🇫🇷🇪🇺 Arnaud Bertrand on X: This might be the most remarkable geopolitical document I've seen come out of a major European institution so far this century.

France’s Parliament has just produced an extraordinary 153-page report that calls for nothing less than a complete strategic realignment of Europe.

The document systematically dismantles the EU's current geopolitical positioning - "vassalized" to the U.S., in the report's words - as a catastrophic failure that has led to the EU seeing "its influence diminish and its interests poorly protected."

The report details 50 recommendations from the "creation of a common world currency" (recommendation #14) to dedollarize the global economy, to "replacing the EU's strategy in the Indo-Pacific region with a cooperative approach including China" (recommendation #11).

In general the report's central recommendation is that Europe break free from Atlantic subordination and instead achieve strategic autonomy by partnering with China.

This would mark a complete historical reversal - for the first time since the colonial era, the historical West choosing equal strategic partnership with a Global South nation as an alternative to Western alliance structures.

The report (which you can find here: https://assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/rapports/due/l17b1588_rapport-information.pdf) is in French so I wrote a detailed article breaking down its most explosive findings and recommendations, an explaining why this could be its last chance to avoid irrelevance in a multipolar world.

https://arnaudbertrand.substack.com/p/frances-parliament-calls-europe-to

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