Trump unveils new Air Force One converted from luxury jet gifted by Qatar
US President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new Air Force One converted from a former Qatari-owned Boeing 747, calling it a "flying White House" while touting the aircraft's luxury interior. The plane…
Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747
New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited gifts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/19/trump-air-force-one-qatar
President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet
President Donald Trump has unveiled the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet now converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-air-force-one-qatar-5d6997dba287d70749b736067c8a337b
New Air Force One plane, a $400 million jet gifted by Qatar, unveiled by military
The Air Force unveiled the Boeing 747-8 that will serve as the new Air Force One, providing the first look at the $400 million luxury plane.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-one-new-plane-trump-qatar/
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#Iran Foreign Minister and #Qatari envoy reportedly worked late into Wednesday night over agreement
Key issues: Release of frozen Iranian assets, management of reopened #StraitOfHormuz, and Iran nuclear program
But Iran says it has not yet agreed to any document or memorandum of understanding w US
Il Tempo: Tregua confermata ma Hezbollah minaccia: "Se bombardate Beirut, colpiamo Haifa e Tel Aviv"
Israele e Libano hanno concordato di rinnovare la loro fragile tregua e di istituire una serie di zone di sicurezza "pilota" all'interno del Libano, dalle quali sarebbero banditi i militanti di Hezbollah. In una dichiarazione congiunta rilasciata dopo il quarto round di colloqui mediati dagli Stati Uniti presso il Dipartimento di Stato, le due parti hanno affermato che la tregua "è subordinata alla completa cessazione dei fuochi da parte di Hezbollah e all'evacuazione di tutti gli agenti di Hezbollah" dalle aree a sud del fiume Litani. Non è stato immediatamente chiaro come sarebbero state istituite le zone di sicurezza, ma l'accordo prevede che l'esercito libanese assuma il pieno controllo di tali aree. "Questi passi consentiranno di compiere progressi verso un accordo globale di pace e sicurezza", si legge nella dichiarazione. "Tutti i paesi hanno ribadito che il futuro delle relazioni tra Israele e Libano deve essere deciso dai due governi sovrani. Hanno respinto qualsiasi tentativo, da parte di qualsiasi attore statale o non statale, di tenere in ostaggio il futuro del Libano". Quest'ultimo è un riferimento all'Iran, che sostiene Hezbollah e ha insistito affinché gli attacchi israeliani al Libano vengano interrotti come parte di un accordo provvisorio con gli Stati Uniti per porre fine al conflitto con l'Iran. Hezbollah non fa parte dei colloqui tra Israele e Libano.
Nel frattempo un alto funzionario di Hezbollah ha minacciato Israele affermando che, qualora l'IDF dovesse rinnovare i propri attacchi a Beirut, l'organizzazione terroristica lancerebbe attacchi di rappresaglia contro città del centro di Israele come Haifa e Tel Aviv. Lo scrive il Jerusalem Post. In un'intervista al quotidiano qatariano Al Araby, il vice capo del consiglio politico di Hezbollah, Mahmoud Kamati, ha dichiarato che "L'equazione di Dahiyeh contro gli insediamenti nel nord non può essere accettata in alcun modo". "Non è possibile che i bombardamenti verso nord cessino in cambio della non aggressione di Dahiyeh", ha aggiunto. "Fin dall'inizio, la campagna è in pieno svolgimento e l'orizzonte è aperto". Kamati ha invece minacciato che l'"equazione" sarebbe stata tra Dahiyeh e Beirut da un lato, e Haifa e Tel Aviv dall'altro.
Ceasefire confirmed but Hezbollah threatens: "If you bomb Beirut, we will strike Haifa and Tel Aviv"
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile truce and establish a series of pilot security zones within Lebanon, from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a joint statement released after the fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two parties said the truce “is conditional on the complete cessation of hostilities by Hezbollah and the withdrawal of all Hezbollah elements” from areas south of the Litani River. It was not immediately clear how the security zones would be established, but the agreement stipulates that the Lebanese army would assume full control of those areas. “These steps will allow progress towards a global peace and security agreement,” the statement read. “All parties reaffirmed that the future of relations between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments. They rejected any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold the future of Lebanon hostage.” The latter refers to Iran, which supports Hezbollah and has insisted that Israeli attacks on Lebanon be halted as part of a provisional agreement with the United States to end the conflict with Iran. Hezbollah is not part of the talks between Israel and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, a senior Hezbollah official threatened Israel, stating that if the IDF were to renew its attacks on Beirut, the militant organization would launch retaliatory attacks against cities in central Israel such as Haifa and Tel Aviv. This was written by the Jerusalem Post. In an interview with the Qatari daily Al Araby, Hezbollah’s deputy secretary-general, Mahmoud Kamati, said that “The Dahiyeh equation against settlements in the north cannot be accepted in any way.” “It is impossible that bombardments towards the north cease in exchange for Dahiyeh’s non-aggression,” he added. “From the outset, the campaign is in full swing and the horizon is open.” Kamati instead threatened that the “equation” would be between Dahiyeh and Beirut on one side, and Haifa and Tel Aviv on the other.
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Agenzia Nova: Ue-Albania: Rama, pronti a fare tutto cio' che serve per diventare Stato membro
26 mag 21:31 - (Agenzia Nova) - L'Albania non ha "nessun piano B, nessuna alternativa" all'adesione all'Unione europea ed e' pronta a fare... (Beb)
Iran, talks are underway: US raid on launch bases. And Israel strikes Hezbollah.
Tension levels are rising again in the Middle East following the United States’ launch this morning of “self-defense” attacks against Iranian missile launch sites and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, despite the ceasefire in effect.
Tehran strongly condemned the US raid and continued “illegal and unjustified actions.” The Islamic Republic promises not to let these actions go unpunished, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abolfazl Shekarchi clarified that any new aggression will receive a “much more severe” response intended to extend beyond the region. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also stated that “the region’s territories will no longer serve as a shield for American bases.” Conversely, the Revolutionary Guard (Pasdaran) then claimed to have shot down a US drone and announced that they had fired on an F-35 fighter jet.
Meanwhile, optimistic talks are emerging regarding the negotiation issue. The Iranian delegation in Doha speaks of optimism, and President Masoud Pezeshkian even stated, during a phone call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that Tehran is ready to achieve what he called “a dignified framework” to end the war and the current regional tensions.
The issue of uranium enrichment remains central. President Donald Trump wants “it to be immediately handed over to the United States to be returned home and destroyed or, preferably, in collaboration and coordination with Iran, destroyed on site or in another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, present as a witness to this process and this event.”
The front is undergoing rapid evolution, while on the other side tensions continue in Lebanon, where the Israeli army has continued raids against Hezbollah’s militant Shia groups and launched ground operations beyond the “red line.” “We are intensifying our operations,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “The IDF is operating with significant forces on the ground and taking control of strategically dominant positions. We are strengthening the security buffer zone to protect the communities of northern Israel.”
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⚡A #Qatari 🇶🇦 aircraft is leaving Tehran, likely carrying the #Qatari 🇶🇦 delegation. [WarFront Witness]
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Il Sole 24 ORE - Italia: Meloni oggi in Grecia all’Europe Gulf di Antenna Group. Incontrerà il premier qatarino
L’agenda della premier prevede una serie di bilaterali anche la prossima settimana: lunedì con il presidente polacco Karol Nawrocki in mattinata e di pomeriggio con il primo ministro irlandese Micheál Martin. Mercoledì con il primo ministro indiano Narendra Modi
Meloni today in Greece at Europe Gulf of Antenna Group. She will meet the Qatari prime minister.
The premier’s agenda includes a series of bilateral meetings, including next week: Monday with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the morning and in the afternoon with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. Wednesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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L’agenda della premier prevede una serie di bilaterali anche la prossima settimana: lunedì con il presidente polacco Karol Nawrocki in mattinata e di pomeriggio con il primo ministro irlandese Micheál Martin. Mercoledì con il primo ministro indiano Narendra Modi
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