Early morning coverage focused on domestic security incidents, including drone attacks in Leningrad Oblast and the FSB's detention of Chelyabinsk's vice mayor. Midday reports shifted decisively to the Middle East, with multiple outlets covering Iranian strikes on military facilities in Dubai that reportedly housed US troops and Ukrainian personnel. Evening coverage maintained this focus as outlets reported the arrival of thousands of US Marines in the region, Iranian drone attacks on Qatar, and Houthi involvement in the conflict, while Slovak Prime Minister Fico threatened to block new EU sanctions against Russia.