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U.S. Central Command has strike options ready if the White House approves, The Hill reports, and Iran says its response would be tougher than before. Oil is above $100 a barrel, and more than 50,000 U.S. troops are in the region.
Nazhat Shameem Khan says some staff of the International Criminal Court face banking problems under new US sanctions. She says the court's investigations have not slowed.
Ukraine's defense minister says the military-grade Starlink service is running at full speed again. The episode leaves open who ordered the slowdown, and how much a private company controls on the battlefield.
The State Department is reducing staff in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the UAE after the nation's top intelligence official said Iran has stepped up efforts to target Americans. The move adds to the Saudi Arabia evacuation and raises the stakes of the Iran war for military families.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly invited Cubans seeking change to work with the CIA, shortly after Trump said US warships could stop off Cuba's coast. The remarks revive talk of a US move against Cuba 11 days before the midterms, with a US war on Iran still going.
A 60 Minutes report airing Sunday follows Moussa Diawara, who says Ghana sent him to Mali within five days of his U.S. deportation. Earlier reporting found other deportees sent onward despite U.S. court protection.
A one-page unclassified memo from the Director of National Intelligence says Iran has sharply stepped up efforts to target Americans. It lands as the State Department pulls staff from Saudi Arabia and the Iran conflict drags on.
At a South Florida rally, President Trump said Navy ships coming home from the Iran war could pause off Cuba's coast. The remark revives talk of military action while the Iran war is still going on.
Two top Trump officials now say the Starlink slowdown for Ukraine is a private commercial matter. That is a change from earlier denials, and Republicans in Congress are demanding answers about a system the military uses.
