🇷🇺🇺🇦 - The situation across the Pokrovsk direction:

Russian forces continue to avoid going directly into Pokrovsk city, instead encircling the city.

Ukrainian troops reinforce the Pokrovsk front, which Russia has extended to an incredible 45km wide, via only two main roads - both of which are under Russian fire control. Pokrovsk is not only draining Ukraine's manpower, but also critical resources.

There is just 27km left for Russian troops to full encircle the city. The strategic battle for the Ukrainian side is, while the 45km wide front may be burning through their resources, if abandoned, it will free thousands of Russian troops that will then be used to launch offensives in other directions.

🇱🇧🇮🇷🇮🇱 - CCTV footage captures the moment of the assassination.

From the footage two missile strikes can be seen. The first one misses, but activates the driver's airbag, the driver reacts by coming to a standstill. The second missile gets the vehicle precisely.

🇮🇷🇮🇱 - Rerum Novarum have geolocated the Israeli airstrikes in the previous post.

The two airstrikes, likely cruise missiles, struck Bahonar Street, Tajrish district of Tehran. The first missile seems to have struck a cosmetic surgery building. The second one struck the traffic directly, right in front of Ali Akbar Primary School, which would have undoubtedly suffered damage too.

There are no government or military sites in the area, except for Tajrish municipality building, which was 53 meters away from the nearest impact site.

The airstrikes likely occurred on June 15th, as the only strikes recorded in this area were recorded on that day - the third day of the war.

Coordinates: 35.8049, 51.43433.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇳🇴⚡- "White House envoy Steve Witkoff is planning to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oslo, Norway, next week to restart nuclear talks," - Barak Ravid of Axios.

🇪🇹⚡- "Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is completed," - Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

🇪🇹⚡- "Ethiopia will soon start exporting natural gas," - Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

🇪🇹⚡- "Leaders [of the Tigray region] must urgently intervene to avoid a renewed conflict," - Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

🇪🇹⚡- "Ethiopia seeks peaceful sea port access through dialogue and mutual respect," - Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

🇪🇹⚡- "Ethiopia will defend its sovereignty if threatened," - Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

🇪🇹⚡- "Ethiopia cannot be a sovereign country if it has no sea," - Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli airstrike against Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Six Israeli airstrikes against the region between Deir Siryan and Zawter, southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇯🇵⚡- BREAKING: Japanese outlet Nikkei Asia says Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cancelled his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan and South Korea, citing "urgent Middle East matters".

🇺🇸🇷🇺 - Trump-Putin phone call is over, lasting 50 minutes.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- The Chinese Navy announced it conducted combat readiness drills in the disputed Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea.