Heavy Fighting Expands Across Southern Lebanon, Israel to Attack Bridges Over Litani River

Britain's Borrowing Outlook Darkens As Energy Shock Deepens Via City AM, The OBR says it underestimated the fiscal damage from the 2022 energy shock and will apply those lessons to the latest Middle East-driven price surge. Higher oil and gas prices could increase UK borrowing through debt interest, welfare payments, and pressure on departmental budgets. The Bank of England has warned that a severe energy shock could push inflation above 6% and force tighter monetary policy. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that government borrowing is set to spike as a result of the Iran...

Polls Turn Against Netanyahu As Trump Says PM 'May Quit Politics' Via The Cradle A poll published by an Israeli research center on Tuesday has revealed that most Israelis do not want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to run in the upcoming election.  The poll was released by the Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, based in occupied Jerusalem. It was conducted between May 31 and June 5. According to the results, 61 percent of Israelis believe Netanyahu should not run in the elections. Thirty-five percent were in favor of...

Mainstream Media Claims Roger Stone Persuaded Trump Not To Fire Tulsi Gabbard Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump was reportedly on the verge of firing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard — until longtime adviser Roger Stone stepped in at the last minute. According to an Axios report citing ‘advisors’, Trump had grown frustrated with Gabbard’s congressional testimony on threats to the U.S., in which she stopped short of a full-throated endorsement of the ongoing Iran conflict. The sources described the president polling other advisers on her performance and whether she should be replaced. The drama unfolded...