News in Brief: Attack on Armenian Neighborhood in Tehran, Zelensky Warns of World War III

Recent news summarized in brief:

• An apartment building in the Armenian Majidieh neighborhood of Tehran has been hit by a missile strike. There are no casualties reported, but some residents are trapped under the rubble.
• U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has stated that the U.S. could move towards conducting ground military operations in Iran.
• Blumenthal noted that he has more questions than answers regarding the financial and human risks of a potential war against Iran.
• The son of the Iranian president has announced that the new spiritual leader Mojtaba Khamenei is safe and has not been injured during military operations.
• Iran has called on Gulf countries to disclose the locations of American and Israeli military bases within their territories.
• Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that the U.S. has not been urged to take military action against Iran.
• The U.S. armed forces destroyed 16 Iranian minesweepers near the Strait of Hormuz.
• A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile, causing a fire on board and prompting the evacuation of the crew.
• Saudi Arabia announced that it has intercepted six drones, two of which were directed toward the Shaybah oil field.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that military cooperation between Russia and Iran could lead to the threat of World War III.
• Zelensky stated that Russian components have also been found in the 'Shahed' drones.
• A plane from the Russian airline 'Rossiya' issued a distress signal while flying to Yakutsk due to cabin depressurization and returned to Krasnoyarsk.
• According to the Prosecutor General's Office, approximately $773 million worth of assets and cash have been returned to the Armenian state from 2018 to 2025.
• The average lifespan of trees in Yerevan is 40-50 years, while many of the linden trees growing in the capital are already 70-80 years old.
• Experts indicate that pest larvae and insects are damaging the linden trees and contributing to the spread of pests in Yerevan's green areas.