What is being described as “some of the heavy strikes of the campaign so far” have been launched tonight by the U.S. Navy and Air Force against Mount Nuqum near the Yemeni capital of Sana’a in Houthi-controlled Western Yemen. The areas targeted are said to include underground-munition storage facilities and other military sites operated by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group, with dozens of explosions seen in the mountains from Sana’a.

Tonight at 12:01am EDT, Canada’s counter-tariff against the U.S. of 25% on all American-produced vehicles not covered under the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) will go into effect, as well a 25% tariff on the contents of all vehicles covered under CUSFTA that are not produced in either Canada or Mexico.

The Associated Press’ (AP) injunction was granted by U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden today. The injunction requested that they be reinstated to Oval Office and Air Force One press events after they were barred from them earlier this year. The lawsuit, which was levied against the White House back in February of this year, is still ongoing but AP’s key goal of rejoining the pool at White House and Air Force One events has now been realized.

The Trump administration secured a major victory at the Supreme Court this Tuesday. The Court sided with the Trump government and upheld the mass dismissal of tens of thousands of federal probationary employees, overturning lower court rulings. In their final brief to the Supreme Court, government attorneys argued that lower courts had overstepped their authority by ordering the reinstatement of probationary employees last month.

Brazil’s President Lula: “I’m watching Trump’s behavior in the U.S., and I don’t think it’s going to work out.”

Hezbollah is now smuggling weapons by sea, with Iran’s Quds Force creating a faster route that bypasses Syria and uses direct maritime transfers to Lebanon. Units 190 and 700 of the Quds Force are responsible for these transfers, overseen by commanders Shahriari and Ael Parsat. Hezbollah’s control of the Beirut seaport has reportedly made the smuggling process easier.

The European Union has urged China to avoid unnecessary retaliation that could escalate the trade war with the United States. The request was made during a phone call between Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Nour News, a media outlet affiliated with Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), is claiming that today’s announcement by U.S. President Trump of “direct talks” between the United States and Iran are untrue, and that his statement is a “complex and planned psychological operation designed to influence local and global public opinion.”

REPORTER: “Are you planning to reduce the 17% tariffs your country imposes on Israeli goods?” TRUMP: “We’re talking about an entirely new trade deal. Maybe not, maybe not. Don’t forget—we help Israel a lot. We give Israel $4 billion a year.”

Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office following his meeting with U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other officials; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu states, “I can tell you that we will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States - intend to do it very quickly, we think it's the right thing to do. We will also eliminate trade barriers.”