Trump: Iran Gets 'Some Time' to Deal, Then 'Very Powerful' Strike

⏱️ DEADLINE — The pause just got a public timer with no date attached. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Trump's "not very long" keeps Thursday's threat alive without specifying when it expires — maximum pressure with minimum commitment. No timeline means Tehran can't calculate the window, Gulf hosts can't plan, and markets can't price it. Cooper's 20% unfinished targets become the implicit strike package. Variable: whether Oman extracts specifics before the window closes.

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WHO Reports Nearly 3,000 Yemen Casualties After Days of Fighting

🏥 YEMEN — 3,000 casualties in days; the war's tempo just showed its real face. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: WHO's figure covers only the latest escalation cycle — Mocha, Dhubab, Saudi strikes, Houthi counter-offensives. With Bab el-Mandeb sealed and Petroline down, humanitarian corridors are closed. For Riyadh, which

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CENTCOM Chief Holds Talks With Saudi Crown Prince After Houthi Escalation

🎖️ RIYADH — Riyadh asked for strikes; CENTCOM came with something else. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Petroline down, Bab el-Mandeb sealed, Muscat collapsed — Riyadh is encircled and pressing for direct US strikes on Houthi positions; Washington has offered intelligence instead. A CENTCOM visit now signals recalibration. Variable: whether the US commits to hitting

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Declassified Footage Shows Rescue of US Pilots After F-15E Shot Down Over Iran

🎖️ CENTCOM — US aircraft were operating inside Iranian airspace in April. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: 60 Minutes airing this now — Day 199 — is deliberate. A downed F-15E over Iran means US sorties penetrated Iranian territory months ago, losses were concealed, and two pilots were extracted alive. Every prior US statement about operational

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Houthis Seize More Red Sea Islands, Tightening Bab el-Mandeb Grip

⚓ RED SEA — More islands fall; yesterday's counter-strikes didn't hold the line. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Each new island deepens Houthi fire coverage across Bab el-Mandeb — the corridor Riyadh needs to break its encirclement. Yemen's IRG struck Mocha and Dhubab yesterday; ground positions held anyway.

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WHO Reports Nearly 3,000 Yemen Casualties After Days of Fighting

CENTCOM Chief Holds Talks With Saudi Crown Prince After Houthi Escalation

Declassified Footage Shows Rescue of US Pilots After F-15E Shot Down Over Iran

Houthis Seize More Red Sea Islands, Tightening Bab el-Mandeb Grip