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BREAKING: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said he held talks with 12 foreign ministers over the past 48 hours, discussing regional security and Tehran’s diplomatic positions.
Araghchi called for respect for national sovereignty, an end to threats and foreign interference, and regional security arrangements without the involvement of outside powers.
The discussions involved Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cyprus, Türkiye, Kuwait, the UAE, Tunisia, Iraq and Pakistan.
BREAKING: 🇮🇷🇷🇺 Iran's supreme leader sent his security chief to the Kremlin with a letter asking Russia to supply S-400 air defense systems, an Iranian official says.
— The Telegraph
BREAKING: U.S. Central Command says the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $20 million and possible relocation for information related to Iran’s nuclear program.
According to CENTCOM, the reward applies to information about nuclear facilities, equipment, associated personnel including members of the scientific community, and the movement of any of those elements.
BREAKING: The IDF says Duvdevan Unit troops, acting on Shin Bet intelligence, arrested three Palestinians in the villages of Al-Amari, Ar-Ram and Al-Bireh over alleged plans to carry out attacks against Israeli civilians and military personnel.
According to the IDF, the operation was conducted this week in the Binyamin Brigade area. The three detainees were transferred to Israeli security authorities for further questioning.
BREAKING: 🇨🇳 China has successfully launched three Yaogan-51 remote sensing satellites aboard a Long March-2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The satellites entered their preset orbits and will primarily be used for scientific experiments and electromagnetic environment detection.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 The Democrats have taken control of the Senate and the House, winning in several states where Trump had won by a double-digit margin in 2024.
— NYT
BREAKING: 🇫🇷 French banking group Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirms a sophisticated cyberattack targeting its own account through a third-party service provider.
The bank acknowledges that the amounts involved are of a similar magnitude to the reported €118 million theft, but does not confirm the figure.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Harmeet Dhillon has resigned as the head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, according to Fox News.
She had served in the role since April 2025, and no reason for her departure was immediately disclosed.
BREAKING: 🇷🇺🇮🇷 President Putin received Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
