The Iraqi government announced direct negotiations with Washington to exempt key airports from sweeping US aviation sanctions on Iranian airlines, warning that the flight ban has severely disrupted travel for medical patients, students, and religious pilgrims
US envoy David Perdue says Trump told Xi that any Chinese help to Iran, direct or indirect, is 'totally unacceptable'
Saudi air defense forces intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles targeting the western energy hub of Yanbu and the southern province of Taif following nationwide emergency alerts
Saudi air defense forces intercepted two Houthi drones launched toward Riyadh and neutralized two ballistic missiles targeting Khamis Mushait, as the UN Security Council issued a strong condemnation of continued strikes against Saudi civilian infrastructure
A US federal appeals court upheld the Department of Defense's decision to exclude AI startup Anthropic from its defense supply chain after the company refused to remove safety restrictions on its Claude AI model for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
