Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the top U.S. commander in Europe, has warned the Pentagon that he no longer has enough Navy destroyers to keep protecting Israel from Iranian ballistic missile attacks while also meeting U.S. defense needs. The destroyers, which have intercepted missiles targeting Israel, are stretched by operations in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and around Iran, while maintenance issues have further reduced availability. Source: WaPo

🇺🇸 Nivida credit default swaps officially hit an all time high.

—🇮🇷 Iran’s Armed Forces enter the highest state of readiness, changing to wartime protocols

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has formally complained to Brussels about some EU countries' response to the Ceuta migration crisis and requested an emergency meeting of the bloc's interior ministers. Source: EL PAÍS

🇮🇹🤝🇸🇦🇰🇼🇧🇭🇮🇷– Italy has confirmed the existence of a strategic military deployment involving 400 Air Force personnel operating across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain against Iran. Make no mistake, Iran, China and Russia are facing the combined maximum effort of NATO without triggering World War 3. All the flowery words from Europe especially is all a fascade . ➡️Active since the second half of March, the mission—dubbed Task Force Air-Arabia—was established following regional crises and formal requests for support from allied Gulf nations. ➡️The contingent is tasked with bolstering regional air defense, providing early warning capabilities, and safeguarding strategic infrastructure and national interests amid escalating tensions in the area.

🇰🇼🇺🇸🇮🇷| The Kuwaiti Army says Iran launched drone attacks and struck several places, including government facilities in the north, as well as “civilian” vehicles belonging to one of the civil companies on Bubiyan Island. Bubiyan island and the north of Kuwait are locations where US has HIMARS systems.

🇸🇩 Videos showing newly arrived Pakistani-made Mohafiz-V armored vehicles in Khartoum, Sudan are circulating online alongside rumors of a bigger defense package containing the following: • 10× Hongdu JL-8 jet trainer/light attack aircraft • 20× GIDS Shahpar-II unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) • 150× YIHA-III loitering munitions • 50× MR-10K unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) • 50× Ababeel MR5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) • Replacement engines for MiG-21 fighter jets • HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system • HQ-6 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 —The U.S. and Israel are preparing to launch what could be their most extensive bombing campaign yet against Iran's energy infrastructure, with strikes potentially beginning over the weekend, according to CBS News. ➡️ Officials discussed wrapping up the operation before financial markets open on Monday due to concerns about the potential economic impact on the U.S. and global economies, although no firm timeline has been finalized. ➡️ Israel has been informed of the plans and is coordinating closely with the U.S.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — New York Post, citing two sources, reports that CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper has drafted a plan for a two-week long large-scale bombing campaign against Iran. It would be a sustained bombing campaign rather than the limited nightly strikes seen in the previous round of conflict, and would be the most significant military operation since the April 8 ceasefire.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Kamala Harris on Iran: I would have opposed the war even if Congress had approved it.

🇮🇱🇵🇸🇪🇸 — Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir: My congratulations to the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, for his profound commitment to welcoming immigration and "human diversity." As someone who demonstrates great concern for Hamas and the residents of Gaza, I call on you to translate words into actions: open the doors of Spain and grant refuge to the residents of Gaza who seek to emigrate. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute a little more to Spain's "human diversity."

🇺🇸🧑‍⚖️— President Trump: There is no information that the International Criminal Court is after me. It could happen, just so you know. He (Rubio) is not trying to defend me. He is trying to defend Bibi and various other people.

🇵🇱⚔🇺🇦 Hatred towards Ukrainians continues in Poland. In Gdynia, an elderly Polish man with a cane attacked a Ukrainian woman for speaking Ukrainian on the phone. According to witnesses, a gray-haired Polish man in his 70s–80s approached the woman from behind with a cane and struck her twice on the head before fleeing the scene. The woman was hospitalized with a head injury.

🇸🇦/🇮🇷 Due to the war with Iran, Saudi Arabia’s economy has shrunk by 4.8%, the largest in a single quarter since COVID-19

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:   Four decades of corporate monopoly over American media can be traced to a simple shift in regulation.   The FCC once required media companies to serve their communities & hold onto outlets for at least 2 years before selling.   The 1996 Telecommunications Act opened the floodgates - allowing the first wave of mass consolidation, gobbling up radio stations & local media across the country.   The promise at first was lower prices & a more equal playing field.   Most Americans weren't paying attention to media regulation bills. And corporations were busy crafting narratives to sell deregulation to the public.   The result: increasingly concentrated ownership producing increasingly narrow narratives - presented as the natural status quo.

A senior US official warned that Trump would be “very disappointed” if Israel blocked the implementation of his Gaza reconstruction plan after Hamas accepted a US-backed disarmament proposal. The warning came after Netanyahu's office rejected the framework as insufficient, insisting it did not meet Israel's demand for Gaza's full demilitarization.

If you want to know how US and Israel can submit entire armies and nations heres visual reference 📸 Military rations: Assad-era army vs. today’s Syrian Army.

WATCH: Video appears to show Morocco’s Royal Gendarmerie standing by as trucks carrying young men unload near the Spanish border during yesterday’s Ceuta migration surge.

If you want to know the Ukrainian death numbers look at Zelensky in a news interview. Q: Do you know how many Russians have been killed in this war? Do you have an estimate? Zelensky: Total Russian losses are 1,600,000, and about 700,000 have been killed. About.