🇮🇷| On request of the Governments of 🇳🇵Nepal and 🇱🇰Sri Lanka, 🇮🇳the Indian Embassy’s evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover Citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka.
▪️Indian Embassy in Tehran has requested both countries nationals to contact them for Evacuations.

🇺🇸| US and coalition forces have built up a massive presence at 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base as war with 🇮🇷Iran looms.

▪️At least 20 new aerial refueling tankers have arrived at the airbase since early this month, along with nearly 40 new F-15/F-16 fighters.

🇨🇵| France Invests €717M in Eutelsat to Counter Starlink

▪️France is investing €717 million in satellite operator Eutelsat to bolster European autonomy in space-based communications. The move is seen as a strategic alternative to U.S.-based Starlink, amid growing concerns over dependency on foreign satellite networks

🇮🇷| Iran reports partial to full restoration of internet across the country

🇮🇹| Defense Minister of Italy Says NATO “No Longer Has a Reason to Exist”

▪️Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto made a provocative statement, declaring that “NATO as it is, no longer has a reason to exist.”
He also expressed the opinion that the European Union and the UN "do not matter."

🇮🇷| Senior IRGC Quds Force Commander Assassinated in Qom

▪️Israeli Defense Minister Katz confirmed the assassination of Mohammad Saeed Izadi, commander of the Palestine Corps within Iran’s IRGC Quds Force, in Qom last night.

BALOCHISTAN📍: 3 blasts hit 🇵🇰Pakistani forces near Mangochar Dam, Kalat, Balochistan.
At least 8 personnel are dead as per initial reports.

🇺🇸| Trump says that NATO allies should spend at least 5% of GDP on the military, but the US shouldn't.

🔥Indus Water Treaty will NEVER be RESTORED - HM Amit Shah🔥

Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that India will not restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan and will redirect water to states like Rajasthan.

🇬🇧| UK to Proscribe 🇵🇸Palestine Action as a Terrorist Group After RAF Brize Norton Attack

▪️Two activists allegedly breached the Oxfordshire base, vandalized two Airbus Voyager refueler with red paint and crowbars, and escaped on electric scooters.
▪️Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will present the motion to Parliament on Monday. If passed, membership in Palestine Action will be criminalized
▪️UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the act as "disgraceful", and a nationwide security review of military installations is underway.

🇮🇳| Trade agreements with ASEAN countries are ”silly”; many of them have now become 🇨🇳China B-Team— Minister Piyush Goyal.

🇺🇸| Higher resolution 🇨🇳Chinese satellite imagery from the 19th posted by Mizarvision.