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📜 U.S. SOURCE TELLS CBS AMERICAN FORCES STAYED OUT OF STRIKES ON IRAN A U.S. source told CBS that American forces did not take part in the recent strikes on Iran. The same source said President Trump issued no orders for U.S. military support to defend Israel against Iranian missile attacks. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 EU CHIEF REJECTS SEPARATE ARMY, CITES NATO PRIORITY Kaja Kallas said she opposes a dedicated European army. Every EU country already fields its own forces, she noted, and routing them through NATO keeps them available for other tasks. Adding another layer would only muddy command lines, she stated. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 NETANYAHU ORDERS HALT TO STRIKE PREPS ON IRAN Israeli military officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to halt preparations for another strike on Iran. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 XI JINPING LANDS IN PYONGYANG FOR FIRST VISIT IN SEVEN YEARS Xi Jinping touched down in Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un met him and Peng Liyuan at the airport with a full honor guard. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL PAUSES STRIKES ON IRAN AFTER TRUMP REQUEST Israel halted its attacks on Iran after US President Donald Trump asked them to stand down, per Channel 12. Iran had fired missiles at Israel on Sunday night, breaking the ceasefire that held since April. Trump had already told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to skip retaliation and let talks handle it. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 US STAYS OUT AS ISRAEL AND IRAN RESUME STRIKES The United States took no part in Israel's strikes on Iran after the ceasefire. It also made no effort to intercept Iranian missiles headed for Israel. Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since the April ceasefire, with Iran firing missiles that Israel shot down. Israel later halted its attacks after U.S. officials asked it to stop. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ISRAELI WARPLANES STRIKE TOWNS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on towns in southern Lebanon. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS DEFENSE OF RIGHTS AMID THREATS Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that national security and the well-being of the Iranian people remain the government's top priorities. He said Iran will defend its rights firmly and will not back down from any threat, describing diplomacy and defense as the two main pillars of national strength. Pezeshkian added that Iran has stayed active on both fronts and expressed confidence that, through unity and rational decision-making, the country will overcome current challenges. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN ADDS SOUTHERN LEBANON CONDITION TO ISRAEL STANCE Iran has added southern Lebanon to its requirements in dealings with Israel. The move ties any further steps to the occupied territory's status. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 ISRAELI AND U.S. OFFICIALS WARN IRAN AGAINST FURTHER STRIKES Israeli and U.S. officials sent a message to Iran stating that no further attacks would occur if Iran refrained from launching additional strikes. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRAN HALTS STRIKES ON ISRAEL, WARNS OF HARDER HITS IF LEBANON ATTACKS GO ON Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said it has ended its recent operations against Israel. The statement added that continued Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon will bring stronger Iranian strikes inside Israel. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 SEAL OF THE PROPHETS HALTS OPS AFTER STRIKES ON ISRAELI FORCES The group stated it stopped military actions following attacks on Israeli forces carried out in support of the Lebanese people. It warned that continued strikes on Lebanon, particularly in the south, would bring stronger responses from its side. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN AGENT KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMBING AS FORCES BUST MILITANT CELLS Iranian intelligence reported one agent killed and another injured in a suicide bombing in Sistan and Baluchestan province. Iranian forces said they dismantled four militant cells, killed five attackers, and arrested 19 others ahead of planned suicide attacks and assassinations. Security forces seized explosives and weapons from militant hideouts in the same province. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 U.S. AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON THREATENS BEIRUT SUBURBS OVER HEZBOLLAH U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa met Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and stated that if Hezbollah halts its attacks on Israel, the southern suburbs of Beirut would not be targeted. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 FORMER ISRAELI PM CLAIMS US BACKS ISRAELI SOVEREIGNTY AFTER IRAN STRIKES Naftali Bennett stated the United States respects Israel's independence as a sovereign country. He said Israel was struck last night by dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles. Bennett claimed Israel had not attacked Iran and had done nothing to provoke the Iranian strikes. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI STRIKES DESTROY IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS Israeli forces hit air defense sites in western and central Iran. The video shows the aftermath at the targeted locations. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMS ISRAEL AND IRAN BOTH WANT CEASEFIRE AS BLOCKADE STAYS LOCKED Trump said both sides are pushing for an immediate halt while talks on a final peace deal move forward. The blockade stays fully in force until that deal is signed. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRANIAN LAWMAKER SAYS IRAN HAS WEAPONS TO DISRUPT LIFE FOR ISRAELIS Iranian lawmaker Alaaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the National Security Committee in Iran's parliament, stated that Iran possesses weapons capable of disrupting life for Israelis if used. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 FRENCH RAFALE SHOOTS DOWN UKRAINIAN DRONE OVER LATVIA A French Rafale fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone over Latvia this morning. The video shows the jet firing and the drone being destroyed in flight. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI WOMAN IN TEL AVIV CALLS OUT GOVERNMENT FOR REPEATING FAILED FORCE TACTICS An Israeli woman in Tel Aviv said her government keeps using the same military approach even though it has not worked. She stated that repeating force this way shows decision-makers may put their own interests ahead of public safety. She noted the situation could end in a day or drag on for two months. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum