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In Shiraz, Iranians took to the streets to protest ongoing power and water outages, chanting slogans such as: • “Not Gaza, not Lebanon — my life for Iran” • “Forget Palestine, think of us” • “The people suffer in thirst and darkness, while officials live in comfort and light”

In Donetsk Oblast, a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker released two JDAM-ER glide bombs, likely 1,000-pound variants, targeting a Russian command post.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman announced that Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will hold phone talks on Friday with his counterparts from France, Britain, and Germany, as well as with the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

A Russian drone struck a World Central Kitchen aid vehicle.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said they believe several missiles that struck an American-owned electronics plant in Zakarpattia Oblast during last night’s Russian drone and missile attack were deliberately targeted. He emphasized that the factory, owned and operated by Flex Ltd, was producing household appliances, not military equipment for Ukraine.

“We’ll know within two weeks whether there will be peace in Ukraine. After that, we may need to take a different approach.” – Trump. And now here we are in the so-called “new” 2–3 weeks. After that, Trump will likely still do nothing.

The U.S. government is warning any U.S. citizens, or those with any form of U.S. residency, not to travel to or remain in Venezuela. The statement was issued by the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela.

U.S. negotiations with Russia have “broken down” following Foreign Minister Lavrov’s rejection of proposed security guarantees for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Leo Terrell, U.S. Department of Justice: “The terrorist who held Almog Meir Jan captive in Gaza for eight months turned out to be an Al Jazeera journalist—and his father, who helped keep him imprisoned, was a doctor. Almog told me that when hostages were first dragged into Gaza, civilians threw objects at them and tried to attack. The terrorists kept them away from the public to prevent lynchings—since hostages were more valuable alive. Not a single Gazan civilian has stepped in to help save a hostage. Even those whose roles are to protect, heal, or report truth have been complicit. How can the world look away from this?”