US intelligence officials believe Iran is trying to sabotage former president Donald Trump's presidential campaign through online influence operations. At a press briefing on Monday, an official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) stated that US spy agencies observed Iran "working to influence the presidential election". The official noted that while they didn't directly say Iran was targeting Trump, American spies "haven't observed a shift in Iran’s preferences" since 2020, implying Iran is still targeting him. Iran reportedly uses "vast webs of online personas and propaganda mills" and other similar campaigns to spread disinformation, an ODNI official said. The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations denied these allegations, stating Iran does not engage in activities to influence the US election. "A significant portion of such accusations are characterised by psychological operations designed to artificially pep up election campaigns," a mission spokesperson said. Earlier in July, Iran was accused of plotting to kill Trump, which the Iranian mission also denied. ODNI officials have also identified Russia as the "preeminent threat" to the 2024 election. According to a recent ODNI report, Russia aims to diminish US support for Ukraine and undermine confidence in US democratic institutions.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says it is “reckless and irresponsible” for any Australians to not leave Lebanon after being urged by the Australian government. The federal government has advised Australians in Lebanon to leave immediately as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weighs up a response to a rocket strike from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 children.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says Hezbollah has “created a situation” which requires Israel to defend itself. The US has cautioned Israel about escalation with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Benjamin Netanyahu weighs up a response to a rocket strike from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 children.

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie says the government “cannot allow” Rex Airlines to fail. Regional airline operator Rex has been placed in a trading halt because of poor financials. The airline is reportedly losing close to a million dollars a week and hasn’t reported a profit since the COVID pandemic.

Kamala Harris’ weaknesses have been exposed in the latest ad released by the Donald Trump campaign, according to Sky News host Rita Panahi. The ad resurfaces Ms Harris’ tweet where she called for people to “chip in” to a fund which helped post bail for Black Lives Matter protesters in Minnesota. The ad finishes with a graphic saying Ms Harris has failed, is weak and is “dangerously liberal”.

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition thinks renewables are a “key plank” of getting to net zero by 2050. Ms McKenzie told Sky News Australia that renewable energy “cannot deliver the reliability” needed. “We’re seeing that play out right now in the fragility of our electricity grid as we speak.”

Sky News host Caleb Bond has called for big tech to be regulated “exactly the same way" as the media. This comes as a key Google feature is failing to show results for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, which has sparked outrage. “If you put the whole damn thing in – assassination attempt Trump – there’s not one single search suggestion underneath it,” Mr Bond said. “It is a decision they have made to try to hide that ... content from people.”

Redbridge Group Director Simon Welsh says support for nuclear energy has “steadily” grown over the past few months. New polling from the Redbridge Group revealed a steady increase in support for nuclear. The support varies, depending on people’s age and the area they live in.

Former Labor senator Stephen Conroy says it’s “disappointing” wokeness has gotten in the way of peak performance for the Olympic athletes. Mr Conroy’s remarks come amid concerns over the Olympic Village conditions for the athletes who have already received complaints about the vegan-heavy menu. Paris Olympic officials are also now facing a challenge to keep the competitors cool with temperatures in the French capital set to soar in the coming days.

The highly anticipated Paris Olympic games have been overshadowed by a controversial depiction of the last supper that sent billions across the world into a rage following the opening ceremony. Paris 2024 Olympics organisers have since come out and apologised for offending anyone but many aren’t accepting the apology, vowing the boycott the games, which is having a domino effect on sponsorships and advertising. Sky News All Stars Caleb Bond, Caroline Marcus and Evelyn Rae take a look at the wave of backlash that’s marred the Olympic games.

The federal government has advised Australians in Lebanon to leave immediately as tension escalates between Israel and Hezbollah. Multiple airlines have cancelled flights to and from Beirut in recent days, prompting the fresh warning on the Smartraveller website. The update reads in part: “Australians in Lebanon should leave immediately while commercial flights remain available. “The security situation could deteriorate rapidly throughout Lebanon with little or no notice. “Some airlines have postponed or cancelled some flights. Further flight cancellations and disruptions could occur with little or no notice.”

Sky News contributor Kosha Gada says the Democrats have “reset” the 2024 US presidential election with Kamala Harris. A new Wall Street Journal poll shows the US Vice President sitting at 47 per cent compared to Donald Trump’s 49 per cent. “This race has clearly been reset,” Ms Gada told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “What’s even more remarkable is what would normally be developed over an 18-month timespan … all of that has been compressed into 100 days – we’re 100 days away from election day.”

Sky News contributor Kosha Gada has labelled Google’s omission of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in search results as “outrageous”. “It’s outrageous,” Ms Gada told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “It really brings to point this issue with big tech.”

GXO Strategies Director Cameron Milner says Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is “rebuilding” the Coalition’s primary vote by talking about “issues that matter” to Australians. A new poll conducted by RedBridge shows the Coalition has pulled ahead of the Albanese government, leading Labor 51.5 per cent to 48.5 per cent on the two-party preferred. “Labor’s primary is plummeting, and Peter Dutton is rebuilding the Liberal primary nationwide because he’s talking about … issues that matter around the kitchen table,” Mr Milner told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “Albo has a huge problem, and the longer it goes, the worse it will get.”

GXO Strategies Director Cameron Milner has commended Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for showing Australians “what leadership really looks like”. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is in Israel meeting with senior members of the Israeli government. “Peter Dutton, once again, is showing Australians what leadership really looks like,” Mr Milner told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “He’s actually doing things for Australia on the international stage, not going on some Contiki tour on Toto 1 and having champagne in the White House. “Peter Dutton, yet again, is showing the prime minister what the prime minister should be doing and isn’t.”

Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand believes the Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle was “very sensible”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled Labor’s new frontbench on Sunday, dumping Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles from the home affairs, cyber security and immigration portfolios and replacing them with Tony Burke. “I don’t think this reshuffle is the disaster that a lot of people seem to be painting it as,” Mr Hildebrand told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “It seems very sensible to me.”

Sky News host James Macpherson says the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games has been removed from the official Olympic Games YouTube channel. “It appears video of the opening ceremony has been removed from the official Olympic Games YouTube channel,” Mr Macpherson said. “The opening ceremony caused huge controversy after it was used to mock Christianity, promote gender fluidity and platform public nudity.”

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses Elon Musk's labelling of US Vice President Kamala Harris as an 'extinctionist'. "It's frightening to think that the next president of the United States and the leader of the free world, could be actively suggesting, maybe you should think twice before having children because we might not be around that long anyway," Mr Macpherson said. "There is only one topic she loves more than population reductions because of climate change, and that is abortion."

Sky News host Caleb Bond slams the 2024 Paris Olympic organisers for providing vegan meals and cardboard beds for athletes. “It also turns out that they had some edict that 60 per cent of the food to be supplied to the athletes had to be vegan,” Ms Storer said. “It turns out that people who are trying to perform to the best of their athletic ability don’t eat vegan. “They ran out of meat in the athlete’s village very quickly. “What did they think was going to happen?”

Sky News contributor Sam Crosby discusses the reshuffling of the cabinet by the Albanese government. “Immigration has become this weeping sore for Labor that they needed to cauterise, they needed to do something to stop the bad news stories and move on,” Mr Crosby told Sky News host Paul Murray. “My pick is you are going to see this immigration issue in the next six months, right around the next election, completely fade from the headlines.”