Daily brief
Iran is reportedly fortifying its key oil-rich Kharg island in the Gulf, with its parliamentary speaker warning that enemies are preparing to occupy it. Multiple reports cite a U.S. plan, previously reported, to potentially seize the strategic hub. The speaker accused the U.S. and a 'regional state' of planning the occupation.
A flight from Hurghada to St. Petersburg, operated by Egypt's Nesma Airlines, was forced to make an emergency landing in Helsinki. The Russian embassy stated the plane was forced to land, while Finnish authorities cited a bomb threat as the reason.
A Russian lawmaker stated that Russia will update its target list if nuclear weapons appear in Poland or Sweden.
GKN Aerospace has delivered the first upgraded engine for Sweden's Gripen fighter jets to the Swedish Armed Forces.