Iran says it will build eight new reactors with Russia to reach 20,000 megawatts of nuclear power, a high ambition that collides with sanctions, limited inspections, and recent wartime damage to key sites.

DOJ arrested a Louisiana resident alleged to be a DFLP operative who took part in the Oct. 7 attack, marking the first U.S. case tied to the assault and spotlighting vetting, fraud, and JTF 10-7’s growing role.

Iran is reinforcing Hezbollah’s deterrent posture while nudging outreach to Saudi Arabia to blunt disarmament pressure—signaling no retreat from its proxy strategy despite intensifying international scrutiny.

The Israeli assassination of Yemen’s Prime Minister has triggered a coordinated and intensifying response from Axis of Resistance actors, further escalating the regional conflict and widening the scope of retaliation threats.

Hezbollah MP Hussein Al-Hajj Hassan condemned the Lebanese government for “surrendering” to Israeli and U.S. dictates and called for a national security strategy that enshrines the resistance’s role in defending Lebanon against foreign threats.

Hezbollah’s Sheikh Naeem Qassem defiantly rejected Lebanese government disarmament plans, blaming U.S. and Israeli interference for Lebanon’s instability and vowing to maintain the resistance until Israeli withdrawal and reconstruction are achieved.