🇪🇹 - The current situation in Ethiopia, as tensions escalate along the Ethiopia-Sudan border.

Rerum Novarum's map shows the area of control by the Ethiopian Armed Forces (excluding ally groups).

Note, the map does not include long-term inactive groups and their former areas of operations.

🇮🇷⚡- Death toll of Iranian security forces from the ongoing protests rises to 114, according to Iranian state media.

🇪🇹🇦🇪⚡- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed returns from a secret visit to Abu Dhabi, UAE.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached out to White House envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend amid President Trump's threats of military force against the regime in support of the recent protests.

The outreach seemed to be an effort by Iran to deescalate with the US, or at least buy more time before Trump orders any action to further weaken the regime. Araghchi and Witkoff have discussed potentially holding a meeting in the coming days," - Axios.

🇪🇺🇮🇷⚡- "As the brave people of Iran continue to stand up for their rights and their liberty, today I have taken the decision to ban all diplomatic staff and any other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from all European Parliament premises." - President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.

🇻🇦🇻🇪⚡- Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "US forces in the Middle East are ready for any emergency, any mission, and to defend themselves and our interests. The planning of a US military options against Iran has reached advanced stages," - A US official tells al-Jazeera.

🇺🇸🇮🇳🌏⚡️- “Pleased to share that India will be invited to join Pax Silica, a U.S.-led strategic initiative to build a secure, resilient, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain. As the world adopts new technology, it is essential that India and the United States work hand-in-hand together.” - U.S. Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- President Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will meet at the White House on Thursday.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The US will respond to Iran's offer to negotiate by presenting several preconditions:

- An end to the suppression of protests.
- Release of all detainees and protestors.
- The handover of all enriched uranium.
- The complete halting of uranium enrichment in Iran.
- Cessation of Iran's long-range ballistic missile program.
- Ending Iran's support for proxy groups in the region," - Israel Hayom.

🇫🇷🇮🇷⚡️- French non-essential embassy staff have left Iran per the AFP.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Washington is currently mulling over the decision to intervene in Iran amid the ongoing riots.

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump favors striking first and then extending diplomatically to Tehran. While senior advisors, including JD Vance, advocate for a diplomacy-first approach.

President Trump is meeting with senior officials on Tuesday to discuss and finalize Washington’s approach.

These are the listed options of potential intervention:

1) Ordering military strikes on regime sites
2) Launching cyberattacks
3) Approving new sanctions
4) Boosting antiregime accounts online.

🇬🇧🇮🇶⚡️- Reform UK's latest poach from the Conservative party is Nadhim Zahawi, an Iraqi immigrant who served in Boris Johnson's Government and was an architect of the Boriswave immigration explosion.

🇮🇱⚡- Benny Gantz announces his party, Kahol Lavan, are open to forming a coalition with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud next election if need be.

🇬🇧⚡️- Some of Boris Johnson's most loyal supporters and Cabinet members, who defended his actions during Covid alongside his immigration and social agenda, are now members of Reform UK.

This list includes Nadhim Zahawi, Andrea Jenkyns, Nadine Dorries, Jonathan Gullis, Jake Berry, and Lee Anderson.

🇷🇺⚡- Reports emerging from Russia now claim Ramazan Kadyrov was poisoned in Moscow, suffers from kidney failure, and has now slipped into a coma.

There are rumors that his sons are in contention to succeed him in the event of his death. - The Daily Express.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. This Order is final and conclusive. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP." - President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Protests across Iran are escalating.

US should depart Iran by land to Armenia or Turkey. US-Iranian dual nationals must exit Iran on Iranian passports. The Iranian government does not recognize dual nationality and will treat US-Iranian dual nationals solely as Iranian citizens.

US nationals are at significant risk of questioning, arrest, and detention in Iran. Showing a US passport or demonstrating connections to the United States can be reason enough for Iranian authorities to detain someone," - US Virtual Embassy in Tehran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: "US citizens should leave Iran now," - US Virtual Embassy in Tehran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "US citizens must have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on US government help.

If you cannot leave, find a secure location within your residence or another safe building. Have a supply of food, water, medications, and other essential items.

Avoid demonstrations, keep a low profile, and stay aware of your surroundings," - US Virtual Embassy in Tehran.