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US to issue special passport design featuring Trump's face, State Department announces - report
According to the Financial Times, the passport's design will feature the President's portrait overlaying the Declaration of Independence on its inner cover.
US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Iran's covert 'shadow banking' financial network
Iran executes man with alleged resistance ties, links to Israeli intelligence, regime outlets say
Trump considering plan to send Afghan refugees who helped US to Congo - NYT
Iranian debris damages UAE petrol facility, drones damage Bahraini residences, injures 32 civilians
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar also came under attack, as Oman's Muscat airport limited private jet flights into the Gulf State's capital.
Iranian ships leave Chinese port with suspected missile fuel during war - report
Two sanctioned Iranian vessels departed a Chinese chemical port carrying what experts say may be sodium perchlorate, a key missile fuel ingredient, raising questions about Beijing’s Tehran relations.
Half of US citizens seeking help leaving Middle East turn down available gov't recommended options
The State Department claims to have directly assisted over 19,000 Americans abroad with security guidance and travel assistance through its 24/7 Task Force
US skips congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel
Israel had requested 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies, with Marco Rubio having determined that the sale was in the US's "national security interests."
US, Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic, consular relations
Meanwhile, White House official Stephen Miller told a gathering of Latin American military leaders on Thursday that drug cartels can only be defeated with military force.
US charter flight to fly out Americans from Middle East, State Department says
The State Department did not provide any further details on transportation operations but urged US citizens in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel to contact the Department if in need.
Iranian drones hits CIA station at US embassy in Riyadh, 'Washington Post' reports
There was no mention of any CIA personnel being wounded, with the attack on the embassy the latest in a series of Iranian attacks across the Gulf states.
Pentagon leads federal exodus from Anthropic to OpenAI under Trump directive
The federal government's widening boycott of Anthropic and its Chatbot platform Claude marked a harsh rebuke by Washington.
US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, a US-recognized terrorist group, said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after a Pakistani bombing campaign.
Huckabee tells US Embassy staff in Israel to leave today amid Iran strike fears
Multiple countries have urged nationals in Israel to exercise extreme caution, including China, France, and Italy, while others urged citizens to leave Iran, including the UK, Canada, and Australia
