Germany will beat Portugal in the World Cup Final 2026.

And Iran will unfortunately lose to Turkey in the Round of 32, after placing 2nd in Group G.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: U.S. Central Command says it shot down two Iranian drones that ‘threatened international maritime traffic’

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Instead of releasing Iran’s frozen assets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly drafting a plan to give Iranian money to Gulf Arab states, to help them recover from economic damages suffered in the Iran war – CBS & NYP

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to ‘critical’, after increased efforts by Mossad to spy on the U.S., especially amid ongoing negotiations with Iran – NYT

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: American soldiers deployed to defend Israel had their phones bugged and wiretapped by Mossad – New York Times

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s World Cup squad has been informed that they must leave and enter the U.S. on the same day as their matches, and will not be allowed to stay for any period of time in the U.S.

Iran is the only team in the entire FIFA 2026 World Cup that will be forced to travel back and forth, and will spend their time in Mexico instead.

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I’m pretty sure Israel will attack Beirut at some point, sooner rather than later.

Iran will then retaliate, and the ceasefire will be over.