🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚡- "Iran was beaten up very badly, for good reason. We cannot allow them to have a nuclear weapon. But they still talk about enrichment. I mean, who would do that?

You just came out of something that's so bad, and they talk about 'We want to continue enrichment'. Who would say that? How stupid can you be to say that? So we're not going to allow that to happen. We're not allowing that to happen," - President Donald Trump, during the Trump - von der Leyen meeting in Scotland.

🇺🇸🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚡- "Mr Trump can you do better than 15% tariff rate for the EU?" - Reporter.

"Better meaning lower? No." - President Donald Trump, during the Trump - von der Leyen meeting in Scotland.

🇺🇸🇪🇺⚡- President Donald Trump announces a trade agreement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The US will reduce tariffs on the EU to 15%, in return the EU will buy $750 billion worth of energy from the US, and make a $600 billion investment in the US. The EU will also buy hundreds of billions of billions of USD military equipment from the US.

🇷🇺⚡️- Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, may be sold or scrapped, says Andrei Kostin, head of Russia’s state shipbuilder, who called it too old and expensive to repair after years of stalled modernization.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺⚡️- Australia and the UK will sign a 50-year defense treaty to support nuclear-powered sub construction and strengthen Aukus. Worth up to £20B for the UK, the deal is meant to reinforce trilateral ties as the US reviews its Aukus commitment under President Trump.

🇹🇭🇰🇭🇲🇾⚡- Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet have both arrived in Putrajaya, Malaysia, for peace talks.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Qatari outlet al-Araby al-Jadeed reports messages from the international arena have been passed onto Beirut warning of an Israeli escalation next month, in August, unless the Lebanese government take efforts to "align with the international agenda."

While Hezbollah has been almost entirely disarmed south of the Litani River, Israel and US Envoy Barrack demands the organization disarm north of the river too, which Hezbollah has refused.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "We have reached a regrettable situation this month where Western governments friendly to Israel trust Hamas Ministry of Health more than they trust us," - Yediot Ahronot, citing an Israeli security official.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- An Israeli drone enters Beirut airspace.

🇹🇭⚡- BREAKING: Four security guards killed in a shooting incident at the Or Tor Kor Market in Chatuchak district, Bangkok. Several other injuries reported.

Event ongoing.

🇹🇭⚡- Death toll from the Or Tor Kor shooting in Bangkok, Thailand, reaches 5. 4 security guards, and 1 civilian has been killed.

🇹🇭⚡- Bangkok Post reports the 61 year old suspect has committed suicide.

🇬🇧🇵🇸⚡- "Starmer will hold a Cabinet meeting regarding Gaza this week amid pressure to recognize a Palestinian state," - The Times.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "If Hamas does not release the prisoners, we will open the gates of hell in Gaza," - Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister.

🇺🇳🇮🇷⚡- "We are scheduled to establish a new protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, with the aim of exploring ways to continue cooperation, taking into consideration the decision of the Islamic Consultative Assembly," - Esmail Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇳🇮🇷⚡- "It is likely that one of the International Agency [IAEA] officials will visit Iran during the next two weeks, and technical discussions will be conducted during this visit," - Esmail Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇳🇮🇷⚡- "If Iran is to remain a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, this membership must be coupled with the enjoyment of the rights stipulated therein," - Esmail Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇳🇮🇷⚡- "Our position on continuing enrichment is very clear," - Esmail Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇺🇳🇮🇷⚡- "Iranian defense issues are not included in any form on the negotiations agenda," - Esmail Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "We have succeeded in delivering a knockout blow to the Iranian nuclear program and removing the threat from our country," - Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister.

🇫🇷🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israel says it has found documents in Gaza which shows alleged secret meetings between France and Hamas. According to the documents, Paris was keen on holding direct talks with Hamas in 2020, and criticized the US handling of the conflict.

France has denied the reports, Paris calls the documents fabrications to undermine French effort in establishing a two-state solution.