U.S. President Donald J. Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday that would seek to criminalize certain actions related to burning the American Flag, according to NewsNation. The order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice to review cases where someone burned an American Flag and determine whether charges can be brought under existing laws such as public nuisance, disorderly conduct or potential environmental violations, but would not criminalize the actual burning of the American Flag, which would violate the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Multiple large fires are burning tonight at the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery in Rostov Oblast, southwestern Russia, after a Ukrainian drone strike targeted several military and infrastructure sites near the Sea of Azov in southern Russia.

Reporter: I wanted to ask about 3 warships being sent to Venezuela and the 4000 marines… Is there a possibility of boots on the ground there? Whitehouse: The president is prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government—it is a Nacro terror cartel

Bloomberg reports that following yesterday’s White House summit with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald J. Trump held a call with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. According to the report, Trump pressed Orban on why he continues to block Ukraine’s bid for European Union membership, urging him to end his opposition as most EU states support Kyiv’s accession. Orban, in turn, reportedly signaled interest in hosting the next round of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky.

Trump: Could somebody please inform Jerome "Too Late" Powell that he is hurting the Housing Industry, very badly? People can't get a Mortgage because of him. There is no Inflation, and every sign is pointing to a major Rate Cut. "Too Late" is a disaster!

Iranian state media reports that an “unexpected incident” has crippled the water distribution system in Khorramabad, leaving much of the city of 370,000 without drinking water. No electricity, no running water—yet officials keep boasting about their strength. Truly embarrassing.

Hebrew Media: The Defense Minister is currently holding a hearing to approve plans to attack Gaza.

An American-European-Ukrainian commission has reportedly been established, led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and including national security and military advisers from Ukraine and Europe. Its goal is to draft a proposal for security guarantees for Ukraine—similar to those under NATO’s Article 5—with hopes of finalizing a framework by Friday.

Iranian reports indicate that the electronic “countdown clock” in Tehran, which was meant to mark Israel’s destruction, has stopped functioning following a power outage. The outage comes amid a heat wave and ongoing weaknesses in Iran’s power grid. The clock, installed after a 2015 statement by Supreme Leader Khamenei predicting Israel’s destruction within 25 years, has gone dark due to chronic electricity shortages caused by infrastructure failures and mismanagement.

The U.S. Navy has ordered three Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers—the USS Sampson (DDG-102), USS Gravely (DDG-107), and USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)—to the waters off Venezuela, where they are expected to arrive within 36 hours. The destroyers will join a naval task force recently deployed to the southern Caribbean, which includes the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and several P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, in an operation aimed at countering drug trafficking by Latin American cartels.