President Donald Trump said he would “wipe out” Iran’s nuclear program if Tehran continued its enrichment activities. A day earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate the Iranian supreme leader.
Ukraine will soon receive tens of thousands of drone modules powered by artificial intelligence and resistant to electronic warfare.
The sister of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang had no interest in engaging with Seoul. Kim Yo-jong dismissed the steps taken by the new South Korean government as insufficient to change the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Central Command reports that US forces conducted a raid in Syria that led to the death of a senior ISIS leader.
Israeli forces have seized an aid ship carrying baby formula to Gaza and arrested the crew. Infants have died of malnutrition in Gaza due to the Israeli siege.
At least 11 Palestinians were injured by aid dropped on Gaza by Israel. Tel Aviv claimed the air drops were acts of humanitarian assistance, while aid agencies warned it would not reverse the massive starvation in the Strip.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that the Venezuelan government is “illegitimate.”
President Donald Trump’s proposal for European countries to provide Ukraine with air defenses may run into an issue, as Germany is hesitant to send its Patriot battery to Kiev without a firm plan from Washington to give Berlin priority access to a replacement.
The Kremlin spokesman stated that Russia’s goals in Ukraine remain unchanged following the third round of talks with Kiev. A Russian official described the talks as predictably difficult.
A senior Iranian official explained that the Islamic Republic could leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty if the Europeans move to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill that restricts the work of anti-corruption agencies. In response, Ukrainians took to the streets in Kiev, chanting “corruption equals death.”
The Kremlin spokesman said there is little chance that upcoming talks between Russia and Ukraine will end the war.
