Morning coverage focused on Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as Iran's new Supreme Leader and a drone attack in Bahrain causing over 30 injuries, with oil prices exceeding $100 per barrel. Early afternoon brought a significant escalation as NATO intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile over Turkish airspace, with President Macron declaring an attack on Cyprus would be considered an attack on Europe. Evening headlines prioritized the hour-long Trump-Putin phone call, where Trump declared the Iran war 'practically over' and Putin linked Ukraine negotiations to Russian advances in Donbass, while oil prices dropped to $85.