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Lebanese Army commander General Rudolf Heichel met in his office with General Joseph Clearfield, the American chairman of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism. https://t.co/dKC5wdLyO0

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claims a Saudi naval landing craft and four escort boats were struck off al-Mukha in the Red Sea with several ballistic missiles. Saree: the group is enforcing a "siege for siege" equation against all Saudi force concentrations.

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Trump says US could bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if the Gulf country “gets in the way” of Washington’s efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran, according to Fox News. Fox reporter Trey Yingst said he asked Trump about parallel talks between Iran and Oman over control of the Strait of Hormuz. According to Yingst, Trump responded: “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them.” The threat comes as Iran and Oman say they have r
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Gaza: Anyone who looks from here understands that in the next 20 years there is nothing to look for there. And that’s perfectly fine. It must remain an eternal ruin. It shall not be rebuilt, as a reminder of iniquity for anyone around us who ever conceives of doing to the Jewish people what these Nazis did.

The European Union intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months over its war in Ukraine, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told a German newspaper. “EU sanctions have already cost Russia dearly, depriving Russia’s war machine of over €1 trillion (US$1.16 trillion) and for autumn I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the start of the war,” she told Die Welt. “Once adopted, they would immediately raise the total number of.

Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements to increase production of key components for the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept threats outside the Earth's atmosphere. US moves to ramp up naval anti-ballistic missile production first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
On the night of August 17, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a number of important military targets of the Russian occupiers, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Hamas Pledges Full Gaza Demilitarization in Talks With Kushner Hamas leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to fully disarm and demilitarize the Gaza Strip during a direct meeting with US envoy Jared Kushner in Egypt. READ MORE

Trump: We have a backchannel with the IRGC and are speaking directly with its officials in Iran.

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Units of the 1st Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard “Azov” destroyed facilities used to store and supply fuel to Russian troops in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk region over the course of a month.

Around 200 military personnel have been deployed to South Wales to support emergency services tackling ten large fires, with troops providing logistics, planning support and assistance in difficult terrain. Army deploys 200 troops to tackle Welsh wildfires first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

India signed a $203 million lease for two MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones for the Navy, covering 30 months. The deal serves as a bridge while India's larger $3-4 billion acquisition of 31 MQ-9B drones proceeds, with deliveries expected around 2028-2029.
Trump on Gaza: Israelis should not be striking in Gaza. Hamas agreed to lay down their weapons.
Trump on Iran: We have a backchannel with the IRGC. We are speaking directly with the IRGC officials in Iran.

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Trump on Hamas: We have a different channel with Hamas, and ultimately they are giving up their guns.
Trump on Israeli elections: I think it’s most appropriate for me to stay out of Israeli elections, but I may endorse somebody.
Trump to Fox News: Iran should raise the white flag of surrender. They’re good poker players, but they’re dying.
Trump to Fox News: What we have used (munitions) so far is peanuts.
BREAKING: Trump to Fox News: If Oman gets in the way, we will bomb the shit out of them.
Fresh fighting in the city could compound a dire humanitarian crisis in the area. Baidoa hosts hundreds of thousands of displaced people; one in four children at refugee sites is malnourished.

A 35-year-old Israeli tourist was arrested on Crete, Greece for negligent arson after lighting a BBQ at a rented villa near Sellia despite explicit warnings from the owner and an island-wide burn ban. Wind carried embers into dry vegetation, sparking a wildfire that took over 60 firefighters and helicopters four hours to contain.
The statement added that the attacks were launched from Iranian territory and that no human casualties had been reported.

Esmail Baghaei stressed that Iran has taken all precautionary measures and, if need be, will do everything it can to thwart the United States and Israel’s hostile plans against the Islamic republic
"I think that we need to do targeted strikes in Gaza every night, take out 30, 40 - not just those who endanger us in that moment," Ben-Gvir said.
A viral video from Delhi shows an ambulance held back by traffic police while a black SUV convoy passes. Opposition accounts claim it's Indian PM Modi's convoy.

A formal declaration of Ukraine's alliance with European military powers would radically change Russia's calculus

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NEW: Ukraine's first homegrown guided aerial bomb Vyrivniuvach (Equalizer) has completed testing and entered official procurement. The kit converts a standard 250 kg bomb into a precision glide weapon with up to 130 km range at roughly one-third the cost of a US JDAM-ER. First combat use was confirmed in late June from a MiG-29. It's Ukraine's direct answer to Russia's mass use of glide bombs, now averaging over 300 per day. Around 10 similar Ukrainian systems are in development, all sign

BIG: Russia's state development bank VEB.RF fired its chief economist Andrei Klepach after his blunt assessment of the war went viral. In his speech, Klepach warned: We will not win the competition in this war of attrition. We have the illusion that everything there will collapse. It has not collapsed, and it will not. He said Russia is falling behind "not only to China and the United States — in some respects, we are losing it to Ukraine," and predicted a social crisis "when no one partic

Russia will be the fifth country former junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has visited since becoming president in April.
China's Geely boosts export target as founder warns of 'deglobalization'

Joint military drills between South Korea and US troops went ahead as planned on Monday despite US President Donald Trump's statement that he had ordered them to be scaled back out of respect for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Trump Orders Pentagon to Reduce Military Exercises With South Korea The US president, wanting to penalize Seoul's reluctance to join military efforts against Iran, ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises. READ MORE

Explosive drones target Iraqi Kurdish PM's office and security chief's residence; no casualties reported.