🇺🇸🇩🇪Trump again harshly criticized Merz over Iran and called for focusing on ending the war in Ukraine.

"The German Chancellor should devote more time to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine (where he has proven to be completely ineffective!) and restoring order in his troubled country, especially in matters of migration and energy, and less time to interfering with those who are eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat, thereby making the world, including Germany, safer!" - wrote the US President.

Recall, the German Chancellor said, that Iran is "humiliating" the US, which does not know how to exit the war.

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🇬🇧The UK authorities have raised the national level of terrorist threat to "serious".

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🇺🇸🇮🇷The USA has deployed an additional 1 special MC-130J Commando II and 2 search and rescue HC-130J Combat King II aircraft to the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar.

Similar aircraft were used in early April for the operation to rescue F-15E pilots who were shot down over Iran.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦The US military budget for 2027 does not provide for military assistance to Ukraine, said the acting US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Finance, Jules Hurst.

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🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦Military aid to Ukraine should be paid for by Europe, this is the US policy, said Pentagon chief Hagseth at a congressional hearing.

"If it's so important for Europe, then European countries should pay for it... The threat is much closer to the rich and capable countries in Europe," said Hagseth.

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🇮🇷🇮🇶❗️An explosion was reported near Sulaymaniyah on the Iran border.

- Initial reports indicate that drone and aircraft sounds were heard.

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🇮🇱🇮🇷❗️UNCONFIRMED :- Preliminary information talk about Air Defense activity in Tehran.

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🇮🇷🇮🇱❗️Local Iranian media reports a heavy explosion sound heard in West Tehran.

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🇮🇱🇮🇷❗️Possible use of Iraqi airspace for standoff strikes against Iran by the Israeli Air Forces

Still not confirmed.

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🇮🇱🇮🇷❗️Almost when Israel began its strike on Iran, the sound of explosions was heard by people in Sulaymaniyah due to a stand-off strike.

It is still unconfirmed; let's see what is going on.

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🇮🇷❗️— NOW: Air defense activity in Tehran, Iran, IRNA reports.

🇮🇷🇺🇸❗️Something is concerning. Trump today had a meeting with Pentagon Officials and Hegseth regarding Iran's Epic Fury operation. We can't predict the specific time of resuming the strike, but the war is inevitable. The probability is increased this weekend.

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