—🇮🇱/🇭🇷/🇮🇷 NEW: Israel’s ambassador in Zagreb has urged Croatia to sever diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, triggering sharp pushback from Croatian institutions and politicians.

➡️ The President’s Office stressed that, as a sovereign state, Croatia alone decides its foreign policy based on its own interests, while MP Armin Hodžić warned that foreign embassies will not dictate Zagreb’s external relations or “give political lessons” to its institutions.

➡️ The Foreign Ministry meanwhile condemned Iran’s attack on neighboring countries but confirmed Croatia will not break diplomatic ties with Tehran.

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—🇷🇸/🇺🇸 NEW: Chief of the General Staff Gen. Milan Mojsilović met in Belgrade with Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of NATO’s Joint Force Command Naples, for talks on the regional security situation and further military cooperation, with a particular focus on Kosovo and Metohija and coordination with KFOR to prevent escalation on the ground.

➡️ The visit, Wikoff’s first to Serbia since taking over JFC Naples, also included a tour of the Borovac training ground and South Base, facilities developed with U.S. support and used to prepare Serbian units for international missions.

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—🇸🇮/🇪🇺 NEW: Slovenian PM Robert Golob told Politico that his right-wing election rival Janez Janša is the closest ally Viktor Orbán will ever have and warned that if Janša wins, he will side with Orbán in efforts to “break up the European Union,” calling this the real battle Slovenia and Europe now face.

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