A United States F-15 fighter jet pilot, rescued after being shot down\nin Iran last April, has provided startling testimony. He reported seeing\nIranian drones form a formation resembling a \u2018jellyfish\u2019 before he\nejected from the jet. The pilot\u2019s account, disclosed by four sources\nfamiliar with the matter and previously unreported, was given to US\nintelligence officials during a briefing after the incident. It\nimmediately sparked a fierce debate within the US intelligence\ncommunity, which remains unresolved.<\/p>\n
In other news, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir\ncalled the United States \u2018very naive\u2019 for believing Iran would abandon\nits nuclear programme and signalled that Tel Aviv \u2018may act alone\u2019\nagainst Tehran. \u2018America is very naive if it thinks Iran will abandon\nits nuclear programme and cancel it, and give up their dreams of\ndestroying Israel,\u2019 the hardline minister said in an interview with\nIsrael\u2019s Channel 7.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio firmly stated that Washington will\nnot accept Iranian tariffs on the Strait of Hormuz. Disputes over the\nvital waterway, nuclear inspections, and missiles have been a source of\ntension in negotiations to end the war in the Middle East. Washington\nand Tehran have signed a preliminary agreement to halt the conflict and\ncompleted a first round of talks in Switzerland, opening a 60-day\nnegotiation period on sanctions relief, Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, and\nthe future of the strait.<\/p>\n
The US Senate passed a resolution calling for an end to President\nDonald Trump\u2019s war against Iran, delivering a new rebuke to the White\nHouse as it attempts to negotiate a settlement. The bill, passed by the\nHouse of Representatives, was approved by the Senate in a 50-48 vote. It\ndirects Trump to withdraw US forces from hostilities with Iran unless\nCongress explicitly authorises military action, though the measure is\nlargely symbolic as it does not go to Trump\u2019s desk for signature.<\/p>\n
Denmark\u2019s government announced it will begin deploying conscripts to\nGreenland, the autonomous Danish territory coveted by President Trump.\nDefence Minister Jeppe Bruus said conscripts will be deployed alongside\nprofessional soldiers and will participate fully in all missions,\nresponding to parliamentary questions. Danish media previously reported\nthe military was considering the deployment as it has strengthened its\npresence in response to pressure from the United States.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/5-top-international-news-stories-today-1782302047", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }