France said it would send 500 additional soldiers to help put out forest fires.

Former Austrian Defense Attaché Wolfgang Pusztai said that the United States is trying to use all means against Iran, including diplomacy, economic pressure through a naval blockade, and military operations. "These three means are advanced in a coordinated manner to achieve U.S. strategic goals. This means that the current primary goal is to open the Strait of Hormuz," Putstedt said. "The United States adopted a 'hot and cold' tactic to promote Iran's willingness to end the entire war. In other words, they were bombed one night and were safe the other night. This is also a kind of psychological pressure on the Iranians, " he added. Pusztai said that although Trump is pursuing negotiations, there are two factions within the Iranian leadership: one wants to restore the memorandum of understanding, and the other "seeks first to establish control of the Strait of Hormuz through military means."

Two Brazilian sources: The United States plans to send a special envoy aimed at influencing Brazil's October presidential election.

Interfax news agency quoted the Russian deputy prime minister as saying that the ban on Russian gasoline exports will be extended until the end of this year, and the ban will be lifted "after the market recovers".

Security sources: Iraqi air defenses shot down a drone near the US consulate in Erbil.

The Russian-appointed governor said the death toll from the attack on a holiday camp in the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia region of Ukraine has risen to 11, including four children.