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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.S. sanctions have left Iran isolated and on the verge of running out of oil to sell, predicting its final crude deliveries to China within two weeks.
A reported strategy of pulling back on Asian alliances and deferring to Beijing has Indo-Pacific capitals on edge, and American commentators are now openly arguing about whether Washington will keep its word. Next News Network could not independently verify the claim.
Google updated its Gaza maps with high-resolution satellite imagery, prompting a flood of reactions from social media users and officials who say the views show widespread destruction.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin is rejecting antisemitism claims against his country even as Ireland's national soccer team held a dramatic last-minute vote on whether to play Israel — and one player walked out in protest.
Hezbollah's secretary general accused Lebanon's government of siding with Israel and the United States, saying the president has no right to 'relinquish Lebanon's right to prosecute the enemy,' while Israel's finance minister publicly pushed for annexing territory as far as the Litani River.
Iranian officials say Tehran will not back down on its cease-fire offer after President Trump called the proposal unacceptable. The standoff is drawing reactions from Washington, Tehran and more than fifty countries warned to choose sides.
Counter-terror police in Britain are investigating the arrest of several men on suspicion of explosives offenses near RAF Fairford, a base used by the US military. The arrests have triggered a wave of reaction across social media, with commentators linking the incident to earlier US strikes on Iran.
British police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford, arresting several men under the Explosives Act and evacuating villagers in Whelford, as the alarm rippled to other US-linked airbases across England.
Police declared a major incident in Whelford, Gloucestershire, evacuated homes and called in Army bomb disposal to examine vehicles, according to Gloucestershire Police statements carried by multiple outlets. The village sits close to RAF Fairford, a base used by American forces.
Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat who spent her childhood under Soviet occupation, says Russia's sabotage and scare campaigns across Europe are designed to break support for Ukraine — and will only grow bolder if the West backs down.
Tehran says only negotiations can resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel after President Trump turned down a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to wire reports and accounts carrying the statement.
Beijing says Xi Jinping and Donald Trump reached eight agreements and understandings during the Chinese president's state visit to Washington, while the White House version emphasizes items China's readout leaves out.
