⚠️ TRUMP REASSERTS IRAN NUCLEAR RED LINE, CITES PRIOR U.S. STRIKE AND SOLEIMANI ELIMINATION AS DETERRENCE: “I will never allow the world's number-one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon,” President Donald Trump said. He stated Iran has resumed nuclear ambitions despite prior U.S. strikes he said destroyed Tehran’s nuclear weapons program, and warned Tehran is attempting to rebuild capabilities.
Trump said negotiations with Iran are ongoing but the U.S. has not received a clear Iranian commitment to permanently forgo nuclear weapons. He said continued U.S. pressure is tied to Iran’s proxy activity, missile development, and internal repression, while describing diplomacy as his preferred solution and warning the United States is prepared to act if necessary.
Trump referenced the 2020 U.S. elimination of IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani as a major deterrent action against Iranian operations targeting American forces. He also cited a June U.S. strike on Iranian soil under “Operation Midnight Hammer,” which he said destroyed Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
Trump highlighted a newly approved $1 trillion U.S. military budget under a doctrine of “peace through strength.” He added that NATO allies have agreed, at U.S. urging, to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, shifting more of the collective burden away from the United States.
⚠️ AUSTRALIA EVACUATES DIPLOMATIC FAMILIES AMID REGIONAL DETERIORATION: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade directed families of embassy staff in Israel and Lebanon to leave due to the “deteriorating security situation in the Middle East.” It also offered families of diplomats in the UAE, Qatar, and Jordan the option to depart.
⚠️ IAF LIMITS BASE FOOD DELIVERIES OVER OPERATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS: The Israeli Air Force ordered soldiers at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv to stop ordering food directly to the base due to concern that spikes in delivery volume could signal troop concentrations and potential Iran-related operations, similar to the Pentagon “pizza index,” according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
⚠️ HEZBOLLAH SIGNALS CONDITIONAL NON-INTERVENTION, RED LINE ON KHAMENEI: “Hezbollah will not intervene if the U.S. launches limited strikes against Iran.” A Hezbollah official told AFP the group would not intervene militarily in the event of “limited” U.S. strikes on Iran but said any direct attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would cross a “red line.”
In recent weeks, the Israeli military has stepped up airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, with assessments indicating the Iran-backed group may join Tehran in a new conflict against Israel.
❌ IDF DISMANTLES HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS AND FIRING POSITIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON: Over the past several months, IDF troops have been operating in southern Lebanon to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and prevent attempts by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to rearm, which the IDF said violates the ceasefire understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
The troops conducted targeted operations locating and dismantling weapons and terrorist infrastructure, including observation and firing positions in which anti-tank launchers were located, which the IDF said constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.
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