Overview
- President Trump said he personally canceled a planned U.S. strike on Iran, crediting reports that Iran suspended more than 800 executions, while the White House stressed additional capabilities were sent to the region and the military option remains on the table.
- Israel’s Mossad director David Barnea arrived in the United States for consultations on Iran, with reporting that U.S.–Israeli coordination continues as Washington weighs responses tied to the treatment of protesters.
- France began deploying an initial military contingent to Greenland as part of a European mission, drawing a firm U.S. assertion that European moves will not alter Trump’s stance on acquiring the island and intensifying concerns about NATO cohesion.
- Following an SDF pullback, the Syrian army said it took full control of Deir Hafer and moved into Maskana and dozens of nearby towns, declared West Euphrates a closed military zone, and reported clashes with SDF near Maskana; U.S. officials, per the Wall Street Journal, warned Damascus of potential Caesar Act sanctions if a wider offensive proceeds.
- UNIFIL reported an Israeli drone dropped a munition near its troops in southern Lebanon in breach of UN Resolution 1701, while Russia’s defense ministry claimed new gains in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia and the downing of large numbers of Ukrainian drones.