🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — One U.S. and three Iraqi officials tell NYT that weeks prior to the announcement of Task Force Iron Gate, U.S. diplomats have tried and failed to pressure countries neighboring Iran into shutting down their land border crossings with Iran. Iraq, Pakistan, and Türkiye in particular are very reluctant to follow through with America's plans out of fear the policy could harm their countries as much as Iran.
Türkiye has refused to shut down any border crossings with Iran, while Iraq and Pakistan have shut down 1-2 crossings at a time as a gesture to the United States, claiming reasons unrelated to Iran only to reopen them later.
Iraq fears unrest among smugglers and militants along the Iraq-Iran border not fully controlled by the Iraqi government. A U.S. official says that neighboring states express fear of a "civil insurrection" if smuggling and trade routes with Iran were shut down.
🇮🇳 — Three Indian officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured following an attack on their checkpoint in the town of Akhran, Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The attack wasn’t claimed by any active group.
🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡️ — Iran recently attacked ship navigation systems on Oman’s Didamar Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
The strikes targeted infrastructure used to help restore shipping and Gulf oil flows.
The sources provided no damage assessment. Shipping and maritime security sources said the attacks would likely have a limited impact on commercial traffic, as alternative navigation systems are available elsewhere.
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🇮🇶🇮🇶⚡️ — Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Baghdad Jurft al-Sakhar district, which is the main stronghold of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah group, they are reportedly conducting arrests.
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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦🇾🇪 — Over the past 5 hours, Ansarallah has announced conducting 5 operations against Saudi Arabia and Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council forces reportedly operating under Saudi command:
- Targeting King Khalid Int'l Airport, Riyadh, central KSA with three cruise missiles
- Targeting East-West Crude Oil Pipeline #11, Yanbu, western KSA with one UAV
- Targeting "concentrations of Saudi enemy forces" commanded by Saudi officer Badr al-Harbi operating in the Kharaz Refugee Camp and Ra's al-Arah', Lahij/Bab el-Mandeb front, PLC-controlled Yemen with two ballistic missiles, claiming large casualties
- Targeting "concentrations of Saudi enemy forces" in eastern Al-Jawf governorate & Raghwan District, northwestern Ma'rib governorate, PLC-controlled Yemen with "several" ballistic missiles, claiming dozens of casualties
- Targeting a Saudi command headquarters and operations room in Al-Buraiqa, west of Aden, capital of PLC-controlled Yemen with "several" ballistic missiles, announcing the missiles hit their targets
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🇺🇸⚡️ — Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has spoken to Scott Colom (D) and conceded the race, a source tells Fox News.
🇺🇸⚡️ — Democrat Scott Colom, 43, has defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset in Mississippi, becoming the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from the heavily Republican state in more than four decades.
Colom also becomes the first Black candidate elected to statewide office in Mississippi since Reconstruction.
🇺🇸⚡️ — NEW: NVIDIA's board is preparing to remove founder and CEO Jensen Huang following revelations of two extramarital affairs, including one involving a woman suspected by U.S. intelligence of being a Chinese spy, according to WSJ.
The board could meet as early as today to discuss Huang's future at the company.
🇺🇸⚡️ — NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had an extramarital affair with Kimberly Powell, the company's vice president of healthcare, who reports directly to him, according to NYT, citing five people who previously worked at NVIDIA.
The allegations emerge as NVIDIA's board investigates Huang's separate relationship with a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence identified as a suspected Chinese spy.
🇺🇸⚡️ — WATCH: A U.S. Army guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's group after several people were heard laughing and talking near the memorial following Tuesday's Veterans Day ceremony.
Interrupting his patrol, the guard shouted, “All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!”
🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee:
If the US launches another war against Iran, every military base involved in the aggression—from West Asia to Europe—will be a legitimate target for Iran’s lethal strikes.
NO SAFE DISTANCE. NO SAFE HAVEN. NO IMMUNITY.
🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Pro-Russian sources reported the loss of 1 Ka-52 and 1 Mi-8 helicopter and 1 MiG-31 fighter jet due to friendly fire while attempting to stop the Ukrainian drone attack on the Leningrad oblast.
All seven crew members were reported killed
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — The U.S. has asked Russia to propose a new European security agreement as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war, potentially addressing Moscow's longstanding demands to limit NATO expansion and reduce its military presence in Eastern Europe, according to Axios.
Washington wants Russia to outline measures to ease tensions and reassure European countries against future attacks.
Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the proposal and push for European participation in peace talks, despite Russian opposition and European skepticism.
The envoys are then expected to travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Zelensky on Thursday evening.
🇺🇸⚡️ — Tabz projects that Bruce Giudici has won his election for Board of Supervisors District 5, Calaveras County, California.
Giudici died after falling while door-knocking on a steep driveway on August 30.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — President Trump on Iran:
We won. We want to make sure we have a total victory, not a 93% victory.
Hopefully, we won't have to destroy any more of that country.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — President Trump on Iran:
America did not start a war with Iran. Iran has been waging war on America since 1979.
This should have been taken care of a long time ago.
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🇷🇺🇦🇲⚡️ — Following the CSTO summit in Moscow, the leaders of the Russian-led organization agreed to strip Armenia of its veto rights as a result of Armenia not fulfilling its membership obligations.
Armenia was notably absent from the summit.
🇺🇸⚡️ — President Trump on Hegseth:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has done a fantastic job. He loves you. He protects you. He's all about you.
🇺🇸⚡️ — President Trump on JD Vance:
The vice president is doing a fantastic job.
We appreciate it very much.
🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announces intercepting two Houthi (Ansarallah) drones in the Mecca region and southern regions.
Almost 3 hours ago, the coalition said air defenses intercepted three Houthi-launched cruise missiles aimed at the Riyadh area.
