The world is on a knife’s edge as a direct military conflict between Israel and Iran spirals, threatening a wider war and fracturing Western alliances1. Israel has conducted a major aerial campaign against Iran, striking military and nuclear facilities, and claiming to have killed Iran’s newly appointed top military commander, Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani, just days after his predecessor was also killed1. In response, Iran has launched missile barrages at Israel, though these have reportedly scaled back in intensity1. The escalating conflict has sent oil prices climbing and global markets sliding1.The United States is teetering on the brink of involvement1. President Donald Trump has issued a series of inflammatory statements, calling for Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” threatening its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and using the word “we” to describe Israel’s war effort1. After leaving the G7 summit in Canada a day early to meet with his national security team, Trump warned citizens to “immediately evacuate Tehran”1. While no decision has been announced, the Pentagon has deployed additional refueling aircraft to Europe and an aircraft carrier to the Middle East, and officials have confirmed that a strike on Iran’s deep underground Fordo nuclear site—which would require America's largest "bunker-buster" bombs—is a probable option1. The U.N.'s atomic watchdog has confirmed that Israeli strikes have achieved "direct impacts" on the underground enrichment halls at Iran's Natanz nuclear site1.The crisis has revived a dormant war powers debate in the U.S. Congress, with bipartisan lawmakers introducing resolutions to require congressional approval before any offensive military action against Iran1. The conflict has also exposed deep rifts at the G7 summit, where Trump’s early departure and statements questioning Russia’s 2014 expulsion from the group have undermined efforts at a united front1. European leaders, particularly French President Emmanuel Macron, have urged de-escalation and cautioned against military action leading to regime change, drawing sharp rebukes from Trump1.Other major global developments include:Latin America: A federal court in Argentina has allowed former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve a six-year corruption sentence at home1. In Brazil, former president Jair Bolsonaro has been formally accused by federal police of running an illegal spy ring out of the presidential palace1. In Colombia, a presidential candidate, Miguel Uribe, remains in critical condition after being shot during a campaign event1.Asia: China is reportedly stockpiling nuclear warheads at its fastest rate ever and could have 1,500 by 20351. Leaked footage has offered a rare glimpse into the life of Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she nears her 80th birthday in detention1. In India, an investigation continues into the Air India Dreamliner crash that killed more than 270 people last week1.U.S. Domestic Affairs: The NAACP announced it will not invite President Trump to its annual convention, a historic first, citing his administration's attacks on civil rights1. The civil rights group is also part of a legal challenge against Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging its data center is polluting a predominantly Black community in Memphis1. A shocking act of political violence occurred in Minnesota, where a man has been charged with assassinating the state's House Speaker and her husband in a planned killing spree targeting lawmakers1.Europe: The European Commission has unveiled plans to ban all Russian gas imports by 2028, facing backlash from Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria1. In Kyiv, a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 16 people in what President Zelenskyy called one of the most horrific attacks on the capital1.

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