🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli drone strike against al-Wazzani, southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇷⚡- "Any decision on this [disarmament] matter will ultimately rest with Hezbollah itself. We support it from afar, but we do not intervene with its decisions," - Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister.

Araghchi also says Iran supports Hezbollah's decision to resist disarmament, and that the group has "rebuilt itself" following the war last year.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "America will not be safe from the Iranian nation’s revenge. Even if only one Iranian remains, you Americans will not be safe from the slap of his revenge," - Abdolrahim Mousavi, Iranian Chief of Staff.

In before Tasnim: "It was a gas leak."

🇨🇳🇵🇭🇹🇼⚡- Three China Coast Guard vessels on Thursday morning were seen passing near Batanes, Luzon Strait.

🇨🇳🇵🇭🇹🇼⚡- The unusual activity of the three Chinese vessels in the Luzon Strait: CCG4304, CCG3301 and CCG3304.

🇨🇳🇵🇭🇹🇼⚡- One of the Chinese vessels, CCG3301, has gone dark with its location unknown. The ship, a Shucha-II, dubbed the 'Coastal Beast' is equipped with a 76mm cannon.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- A fourth Chinese Coast Guard vessel, CCG5304, is operating southwest of the disputed Royal Captain Shoal, off the coast of Palawan Island, Philippines.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli aircraft over the Bekaa region, Lebanon.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is currently meeting Finance Minister Smotrich ahead of the security cabinet meeting to discuss the Gaza annexation plan.

The security meeting is scheduled for later today.

🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- Mohammed bin Zayed, President of the UAE, travels to the Kremlin to meet Russia's Putin.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Now that the nuclear arsenal being “created” by Iran has been totally OBLITERATED, it is very important to me that all Middle Eastern Countries join the Abraham Accords. This will insure PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!" - President Trump invites Iran to join the Abraham Accords.

🇱🇧⚡- Lebanese ministers begin arriving for the second cabinet session on the disarmament of non-state actors (including Hezbollah) at the Baabda Palace, Beirut.

🇱🇧⚡- Pro-Hezbollah Labor Minister Mohammad Haider has also arrived at the Baabda Palace, Beirut. He missed the first session on Tuesday, citing "travel issues".

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- "The UAE is one of the suitable places for the meeting [with Trump]," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- "Interest in the Russia-US summit has been shown by both sides," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇦🇪⚡- "Overall there is nothing against holding a meeting with Zelensky, at the same time, conditions must be created for such negotiations," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- "Russia has many friends who are ready to help organize the meeting [with Trump]," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇱🇧⚡- The Lebanese cabinet session on the disarmament of non-state actors has begun.