⚡️U.S. President Donald J. Trump will reportedly sign an Executive Order later today, sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its targeting of the United States and Allies, including Israel. The Sanctions will include Financial and Visa Restrictions on ICC Officials, as well as on Countries and Organizations that support the ICC.

⚡️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted a Golden Pager featuring a Plaque, to U.S. President Donald J. Trump during his recent Visit to the White House, with the Pager reading, “PRESS WITH BOTH HANDS” while the Plaque read, “To President Donald J. Trump, our greatest friend and greatest ally. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”

⚡️The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an international network transporting Iranian oil to China.

On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against a global network accused of facilitating the shipment of Iranian oil to China.

The sanctions target entities and individuals in China, India, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as several vessels.

The sanctioned companies, vessels, and individuals that make up the wider Iran-China trade network come from a number of nations, including China, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Iran directly invests large amounts of its crude oil earnings, numbering in billions per year, into funding its armed forces and network of non-state actors in the region and abroad.

⚡️The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the first action in U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” campaign against Iran. Sanctions have been announced on the vast shipping network that sees millions of barrels of Iranian oil go to China. The shipments, brokered by the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS), were facilitated by a number of front companies who will also be designated and sanctioned.

⚡Speaking about Trump's plan for Gaza, Italy Foreign Minister: We remain in favor of a two state solution — Reuters

⚡Asked about Trump's plan for Gaza, Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says we don't have details yet — Reuters

⚡️Egypt says it will work with partners to reconstruct Gaza without Palestinians leaving the strip — Reuters

⚡️Egypt says it rejects any proposal aimed at displacing Palestinians — Reuters

⚡️Wild coincidence. Just as reports come out of the first French deliveries of Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine, in an unrelated incident, the Indian Air Force has announced that an Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 crashed during a routine training flight due to a “system malfunction.” Both pilots ejected safely.

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New footage shows yesterday’s collision between a Japan Airlines 787-9 and a Delta Airlines 737-800, while taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. When the collision occurred, the Delta aircraft was in the process of de-icing in a section of the airport not covered by Air Traffic Control (ATC).

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⚡️The Arabic spokesperson for the Israel Defense Force (IDF) has released a bulletin reminding Lebanese civilians in the relevant areas that the implementation period prior to the IDF’s eventual withdrawal was extended before to February 18, 2025.

⚡️On the Truth Social app, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said that “the Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States and Israel at the conclusion of fighting.” He also said that “no U.S. soldiers would be needed” to realize a massive development project for the territory.

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While it’s not yet clear if this framework has been on the table, until additional confirmation and/or similar statements are heard from other administration officials, it remains highly unlikely that such a framework has already been agreed upon.

⚡️Bill Gates flew to the White House this Wednesday (05) to meet with Trump and advocate for the work of the USAID agency.

Gates mentioned that his meeting with Trump was brief, while his discussion with Susie Willis (Chief of Staff) lasted a bit longer.

“I’m doing my best to ensure we maintain the things that I believe are very much values-based,” Gates stated.

⚡️U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he will not attend the G20 meeting in South Africa.

“South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using the G20 to promote ‘solidarity, equality, and sustainability.’ In other words: DEI and climate change.

My job is to promote America’s national interests, not waste taxpayers’ money or indulge anti-Americanism,” Rubio stated.

⚡️A few hours ago, the Kremlin announced that Yury Borisov, the Director General of Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, had been dismissed without explanation. He will be replaced by Dmitry Bakanov, who headed a subset of the Transportation Ministry. While it’s hard to know for sure why the reportedly otherwise well-liked director was canned, the Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clarified by saying that the Kremlin had ‘no complaints' with Borisov, characterizing the move as a ‘rotation’ instead of a dismissal as released by the Kremlin originally. Obvious caveats apply here.

⚡️Yesterday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-2.1v light-lift launch vehicle, with a payload of unidentified military satellites from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northeast Russia. https://video.nostr.build/d9ef9c9eb5af04f26bd7500b29a54181ffdab9e601644dfbbea3a84fc47b5915.mp4

⚡️Individuals affiliated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have reportedly been given access to several Internal Databases and Systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as they search for Employees and Programs related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). NOAA Officials claim to have been told to expect up to a 50% reduction in Staff as well as a 30% reduction in Budget, as the Trump Administration continues to search for “Cost-Cutting Opportunities” in Departments and Agencies across the Federal Government.

⚡️The IRGC Naval Forces have released footage of their new drone-carrier ship, the IRGC Shahid Mahdavi. The ship has been seen on commercial satellite imagery and rather grainy footage before, but this is the first such footage of the deck in use by drones and helicopters. Also, what appears to be the Iranian “stealth drone,” the Qaher-313, which is actually a past manned “stealth” fighter design that never reached full production, can be seen on the deck of the drone-carrier as well. https://video.nostr.build/29a0616f50cc9de30eb73e0c283abb0fafc090afe110c6b7a808e2e4c0c06f25.mp4