‼️ NETANYAHU WARNS ISRAEL MAY FACE IRAN WITHOUT U.S. BACKING AS IRAN THREATENS RETALIATION OVER DOWNED APACHE AND U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITY SURGES ACROSS THE PERSIAN GULF
⚠️ PM Netanyahu warned the cabinet that Israel may ultimately have to confront Iran without U.S. support, including the risk of weapons restrictions and growing international isolation. Netanyahu told ministers: “We don't want to get there, but we know we can”.
❗️ IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir expressed strong opposition to the emerging nuclear agreement, saying that, in its current form, “almost any deal is a bad deal” — Israeli i24 News.
❌ U.S. investigations reportedly determined that an Iranian drone hit and brought down a U.S. Apache helicopter, though investigators have not yet determined whether the incident was intentional — Axios. CNN reported that an Iranian Shahed drone brought down the helicopter, while Al-Arabiya cited a U.S. official saying: “Iran intentionally targeted the Apache helicopter.”
⚠️ An Iranian official told Al Jazeera: “The U.S. Apache helicopter was not flying over international waters. Iran will respond forcefully and immediately to any U.S. attack against Iran”.
⚠️ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi stated: “Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire. To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave. We prefer language of diplomacy but speak other languages too”.
❗️ Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X: “We prefer the language of diplomacy, but we speak other languages far more fluently. Break your commitments, and we'll switch to what we speak best. You ride the horse you saddled!”
🗣️ Iranian MP Hadi Mohammadpour dismissed President Trump’s claims regarding Iran allegedly downing the helicopter as psychological warfare, according to Mehr News Agency. He also warned that Iran would respond decisively to any violation of a ceasefire or military aggression, and said U.S. bases across the region are within Iran’s defensive reach.
⚠️ President Trump responded: “If people are stupid, we'll end up in something where we have to wipe out an entire infrastructure of a nation”.
❗️ U.S. officials told The New York Times it remains unclear whether negotiations with Iran will resume following President Trump’s pledge to respond to the downing of the helicopter. Fox News reported that President Trump is planning “something big” in Iran.
🔹 Heavy U.S. military aerial activity was observed across the Persian Gulf region. Flightradar24 tracking showed multiple U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft operating over the Middle East, including near Iran’s Kish Island. Multiple Iranian fighter jets were also reportedly scrambled from Tehran airspace.
💥 Initial reports indicated explosions and fire in the vicinity of the American Victoria Base in Baghdad.
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