Breakfast News Recap: Iran tensions, Ukraine support and regional crises dominate a busy global morning

The United States has threatened what it called the largest financial offensive ever assembled against Iran, as Washington prepares new sanctions and Tehran warns that any move against its oil exports would have consequences for Gulf energy flows.  🔗

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In a separate sign of pressure on Iran, the country said it had discovered more than 200 billion cubic metres of natural gas in Fars province, a rare energy boost for a sector hit by war and sanctions.  🔗

Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is travelling to Tehran for talks with senior Iranian officials on mediation efforts over the Iran, US standoff, underlining the regional scramble to prevent further escalation.  🔗

In the Middle East, Syria's foreign minister met an Israeli delegation in Jordan in US mediated talks aimed at easing tensions after an Israeli strike near the Turkish border, while the US envoy for Syria retracted a remark on the Golan Heights but reaffirmed the Trump administration's policy line.  🔗 🔗

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Ukraine's backers are meeting in Kyiv as Britain prepares to deepen military support by sharing blueprints that could help Ukraine build long range missiles, a move that signals continued Western backing despite the grinding war.  🔗

Thailand's prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has held an urgent meeting with security chiefs after 51 coordinated attacks in the south, as authorities assess the scale of the violence and the risk of further unrest.  🔗

In Asia, two magnitude 5.9 earthquakes struck Japan's east and north on the same day, injuring at least 37 people, while in India Amnesty International accused police of using excessive force against youth led protesters in Delhi and Bihar after demonstrations over a leaked national issue.  🔗 🔗

In Africa and the United States, at least 30 people were killed when heavy rains triggered a landslide at Guinea's largest landfill in Conakry, and about 42,000 people have evacuated with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave as the Hawk Fire advances toward Reno, Nevada.  🔗 🔗

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Australia is also moving to set national energy and water rules for large artificial intelligence data centres, in a bid to override Queensland and settle a fast growing policy dispute over power demand and infrastructure.  🔗

On the US domestic front, Donald Trump used a series of Truth Social posts to press his themes of energy deregulation, affordability, endorsements and tariff pressure on Canada, keeping his political and economic messaging tightly aligned.  🔗 🔗

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