Republican lawmaker warns Iranian drones ‘could be in Cuba’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa joined the International Atomic Energy Agency in condemning drone attacks targeting the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates.

Carney warned that attacks on civilian nuclear facilities pose serious risks to human life and the environment.

Canada also expressed solidarity with the UAE and renewed calls for restraint and de-escalation across the region as tensions linked to the Iran conflict continue.

The Financial Times warned in an editorial on Monday that the global energy crunch triggered by the Iran war and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is likely to intensify in the coming weeks.

The paper said emergency reserve releases and other government measures may buy time temporarily, but warned that falling fuel inventories and rising summer demand are increasing pressure on global energy markets.

The editorial argued that continued disruption to Persian Gulf exports could eventually force broader conservation measures and deepen the economic impact of the crisis.

Asian share markets fell on Monday after fresh drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates added to concerns over regional instability and energy supplies, pushing oil prices and bond yields higher.

Brent crude rose 1.2% to $110.63 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 1.0% to $106.42.

S&P 500 futures fell 0.4% and Nasdaq futures lost 0.5% in early Monday trading.

Russia’s envoy to international organizations in Vienna appeared to suggest Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf should be give a similar role overseeing relations with Moscow after he was appointed special envoy for China affairs.

“Isn’t it equally relevant to think about something similar in relations with Russia?” Mikhail Ulyanov wrote on X while reacting to reports about Ghalibaf’s new role.

Iranian media reported Sunday that Ghalibaf had been appointed to oversee relations with China by President Masoud Pezeshkian and approved by supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Shipping monitor TankerTrackers said the US-sanctioned, Russian-flagged handymax tanker PEGASUS has repeatedly moved in and out of the US blockade perimeter around Iran “just out of spite.”

The group said multiple satellite images confirmed the vessel’s movements were genuine and “not an AIS spoof,” referring to falsified ship-tracking signals.

The reported crossings come as tanker traffic near the Strait of Hormuz remains under close scrutiny amid enforcement of the US-led blockade and continued tensions over Iranian oil exports.