Major outlets are covering escalating Middle East tensions (Strait of Hormuz attacks, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense pact, Iran-linked sanctions), the Senate's passage of a Russia sanctions bill tied to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Hiroshima's atomic bombing anniversary. Additional threads include regional flooding in New Delhi, a Thailand mass shooting, and various domestic US stories spanning politics, health policy, and business.

Federal Reserve
@federalreserve · 1.6M followers
See next week's #calendar of events: https://t.co/hcpT1dsECf

AFP News Agency
@AFP · 2.4M followers
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. https://t.co/gp6gWZ6ZBi by @Haithamtabei https://t.co/0MDaXAEmnK

Financial Times
@FT · 7M followers
The UAE’s growing assertiveness over the past decade, including in international affairs and military matters, has earned it the nickname ‘Little Sparta’ in diplomatic circles. https://t.co/mmuCkm6rPr https://t.co/OG6eQ6y12J

The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ · 22M followers
From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: At a certain point, all this concern starts to feel like rubbernecking. Are the images of Ariana Grande circulating online really there to raise awareness, or give us something to gawk at? asks @emmma_camp_. https://t.co/YNsOedwXd0

Reuters
@Reuters · 26.2M followers
US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran's IRGC, following a Reuters report https://t.co/AEAiqlSByf https://t.co/AEAiqlSByf

The Nation
@thenation · 1.2M followers
Newly-crowned Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces a stiff challenge from Republicans in November. But he's got precisely the right message for the moment, writes @NicholsUprising. https://t.co/4hJKqRRNdL

The Times Of India
@timesofindia · 13.9M followers
Heavy #rain lashed the national capital on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting #traffic on major #roads and leaving several neighbourhoods waterlogged as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the city As rain continued through the day, https://t.co/yn7aQie6qo

The Hill
@thehill · 4.2M followers
Don Lemon asks judge to dismiss ‘vindictive’ charges tied to Minnesota church protest https://t.co/zVhXT2ITRo
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