Clash Report

Canada's CBC issued an internal memo telling journalists not to call the 9/11 attacks "terrorist attacks" in their own voice, ahead of the 25th anniversary. The memo directed staff to describe the events factually:

The hijackings led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Manhattan. The word "terrorist" should only appear with attribution to officials or experts. The broadcaster says this is longstanding policy shared by the BBC, AP, Reuters, and AFP.

Israeli forces are conducting operations near Damascus tonight, shelling the area between the town of Beit Jinn and the Red Hills in western rural Damascus. Reports describe it as "a night of revenge by the Israeli occupation" with house-to-house raids also reported in the village of Rasm al-Ajraf in southern rural Quneitra. Syrian sources describe the Israeli operations as "beyond description" in their intensity.

BREAKING: Israeli strike reported near the outskirts of Damascus, Syria.

Canadian PM Mark Carney: Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

Sudan has lifted the curfew and state of emergency imposed in Khartoum in 2024, allowing residents to move freely and work at any time. Security checkpoints and army patrols will remain in place, and residents traveling late at night are advised to carry identification.

Three 19-year-olds were arrested after deputies say they cut down and smashed a Flock license-plate camera in Edgemoor, causing its battery to catch fire. The suspects face criminal conspiracy and property destruction charges.

Iran's Security Council Secretary Rezaei:

An end to the wars across various parts of West Asia—particularly in Lebanon—the withdrawal of Israel from occupied Lebanese territories, and an end to the war in Gaza are among the conditions Iran has put forward for any agreement with the United States.

Iran's Security Council Secretary Rezaei: Iran will send Netanyahu to hell.

Pakistan Rejects US Unilateral Sanctions on Iran Islamabad says it is not required to enforce unilateral sanctions against Tehran without UN backing, even as Washington warns countries of economic penalties and Pakistan seeks deeper trade with Iran. READ MORE

Ratcliffe told Bortnikov that Russia had gained only about 1% of Ukraine's territory in 18 months, that the life expectancy of a Russian soldier on the front lines is less than 35 minutes, and that Ukraine's "mastery" of drone technology is imposing unsustainable costs.

He made no threats about consequences if Putin refuses to negotiate. Before the trip, Ratcliffe assured Ukrainian counterparts he would explore Russian positions, not make concessions on their behalf. The visit contradicts Trump's own characterization of the trip as "standard business" with "no message." The NYT reports it was a deliberate effort to bypass normal diplomatic channels, with officials hoping Putin, a former intelligence officer himself, would find a CIA director's assessment more credible than messages from envoys Witkoff and Kushner, whom Ukrainians view as too close to Moscow.

Trump Says Putin Will Not Attack NATO Territory The U.S. president said Vladimir Putin would not attack NATO territory and played down reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia to warn Moscow against such a move. READ MORE

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow this week amid U.S. intelligence concerns that Putin may not be receiving an accurate assessment of the war from his advisers, according to The New York Times.

U.S. analysts have questioned whether Putin is being fully informed about Russia’s heavy losses and stalled battlefield gains. Ratcliffe reportedly delivered this assessment to FSB chief Aleksandr Bortnikov, urging Moscow to pursue serious negotiations. Source: NYT

Saudi Arabia and Houthis Edge Closer to Full-Scale War Weeks of Houthi missile, drone, and maritime attacks have pushed Saudi Arabia toward possible renewed military action. READ MORE

Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezai:

The claim that there was a plot against Trump’s son is nothing but a major lie devised by Netanyahu to deceive and frighten the U.S. president. Netanyahu, by spreading false reports about an “Iranian plot to assassinate Trump,” has terrified him and disrupted his decision-making. If we make a decision, nothing will prevent us from carrying it out. But these reports are simply Netanyahu’s nonsense.

Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezai:

The level of oil sales has returned to pre-sanctions levels; in addition to unloading floating reserves, we have created new routes for exports, which are gradually increasing.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright:

They have uranium reserves in Saudi Arabia. Maybe we should be mining uranium in Saudi Arabia. Maybe there’s other commercial roles in the nuclear space for Saudi Arabia and American cooperation.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright:

Certainly there’s no reason in the near term to bring enrichment technology to Saudi Arabia. They don’t even have a nuclear reactor yet. So I would say that’s something many years down the road. And it would only happen if at that time Saudi Arabia and the United States government both mutually agreed this makes commercial sense and this fits into our national security framework.

Trump:

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Israel's Minister of Science and Technology Gila Gamliel:

Reza Pahlavi will return to Iran in a big way and will be received with the royal pomp and ceremony he deserves. It will happen very soon, God willing.

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett:

Ultimately, there are almost 600,000 Israelis living in the West Bank, in Area C. I intend to see them as part of the State of Israel. But this is not an operational plan for the near future. In the end, you play with the tools you have. I’m not going to set the whole world on fire right now over something that isn’t the most urgent issue.