🇸🇦❌🇮🇷❗️ — URGENT: According to CNN, Saudi Arabia has reportedly approved potential military action against Iran and may take part in operations.

🇦🇪❌🇮🇷❗️ — Emirati Government hints that UAE is on brink of joining the American-Israeli campaign against Iran!

UAE Minister of State Reem Al-Hashimy:

We are prepared to defend ourselves. We hope it doesn’t come to it, but we’re not going to sit idly by as we continue to be recipients of such a barrage of attacks that are unlawful and unjustified.

—🇲🇩❌🇮🇷 NEW: Moldovan FM said the Republic of Moldova “strongly condemns” Iran’s attacks on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Middle Eastern states including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

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—🇷🇴❌🇮🇷 NEW: Romanian FM said Romania “reaffirms its firm solidarity with partners from the Middle East amid recent attacks” following a call with Kuwaiti foreign minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, focused on coordination and constant communication over regional security.

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—🇹🇷/🇮🇷 NEW: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed condolences over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying he was “saddened” by the passing of Turkey’s neighbour’s religious leader after the joint US-Israeli attacks that struck Iran yesterday.

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— Quietly, Telegram/Pavel Durov's official emoji pack for standard animated emojis updated the Iranian flag from the 🇮🇷 Islamic Republic flag 🇮🇷 to the 🇮🇷 Pre-Revolution Lion & Sun flag 🇮🇷

Previously, the Lion and Sun flag was relegated to Iranian Royalist/Nationalist packs here 👑👑

Signals for upcoming changes in Real Life?

—🇮🇷/🇷🇸 FACT: Khamenei’s last Europe visit was to Belgrade in 1989.

➡️ Iran’s then-president Ali Khamenei visited Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in February 1989 to attend a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, marking his last recorded trip to Europe before becoming supreme leader later that year.

🔗 Lily Lynch

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—🇩🇪❌🇮🇷 NEW: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany did not take part in the US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, stressing that Berlin is instead coordinating closely with allies while remaining committed to Israel’s security and regional stability.

➡️ He called on Iran to cease military attacks in the region and return to negotiations.

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—🇫🇷🤝🇺🇸🇮🇱 NEW: The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group have left the Baltic Sea and are sailing to the eastern Mediterranean to counter Iranian threats against the region, according to Visegrád 24.

➡️ The deployment marks a significant shift of French naval power toward the Middle East theater.

🔗 Visegrád 24

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—🎉🇧🇦 Happy Independence Day to the People of Bosnia!

—🇽🇰/🇸🇦 NEW: The Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Riyadh reports it continues to function normally, with staff closely monitoring the situation and pledging to keep issuing relevant updates for citizens.

➡️ Kosovo nationals in Saudi Arabia are urged to follow the instructions and guidance of local state authorities.

🔗 Embassy of Kosovo in Saudi Arabia

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—🇭🇷📞🇦🇪 NEW: Croatian FM says he was informed by UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed that Iran has carried out missile strikes on the Emirates over the past 24 hours, adding that he expressed “serious concerns” and full solidarity with Abu Dhabi while calling for urgent de-escalation and a peaceful resolution.

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—🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 NEW: Romanian President Nicușor Dan said Romania is “in complete safety” and under no direct threat despite the sharp deterioration of the regional security situation in the Middle East, stressing that Romanian state institutions are monitoring developments and taking all necessary measures, with priority given to the safety and repatriation of Romanian citizens in conflict zones.

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