So far today in the Middle East: An F-15 was shot down over Iran, with one of the two pilots rescued so far; an A-10 Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf with the lone pilot rescued' and a Black Hawk helicopter hit while conducting S&R for the F-15, with the crew fully accounted for
Two U.S. aircraft down in the past hours. An F-15E shot down inside iran, one crew member rescued, another missing, and an A-10 also hit by Iran near Hormuz with its pilot recovered. During the rescue mission, a U.S. Black Hawk was hit by Iranian fire but its crew escaped via Iraq. The air war is escalating, the narrative of open skies is now challenged with fire
Israeli Home Front: Air raid sirens sound for the fifth time in Haifa and northern areas
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said on Friday that Iran and its allied armed groups "may be targeting universities in Lebanon." In a security statement, the embassy urged U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon "while commercial flight options are still available."
Israeli Home Front Command: Sirens sound in Haifa, Acre, Nazareth and large areas of northern Israel
Wall Street Journal: The search and rescue mission for the crew of the American fighter jet is focused in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran.
U.S. President Trump has been briefed on the downing of an American fighter jet this morning over Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN, as search‑and‑rescue efforts continue for the aircraft's crew, a pilot and weapons officer, in Southern Iran
One of the American crew members has been successfully extracted following the fighter jet shootdown over Iran - Channel 12
Putin held a telephone conversation with Erdogan, according to the Kremlin. The conflict in the Middle East was discussed, as were further steps to expand Russian-Turkish political, trade, and economic ties.
Emirates Global Aluminium says it sustained significant damage in result to Iranian missile and drone attacks at Khalifa economic zone in Abu Dhabi
5 hour agoTehran has been experiencing intense and widespread shelling for more than two hours.
5 hour agoMANPADS has been reportedly fired at a US helicopter in Ramhormoz, Khuzestan province.
The fire at Al-Ahmadi port in Kuwait is still ongoing and has not been brought under control.
Kuwaiti Army: Air defenses are currently intercepting missile and drone attacks
Kuwaiti Army: Air defenses are currently intercepting missile and drone attacks
Tasnim News Agency: Reports of a US airdrop in Ilam, western Iran, are false.
Airstrikes target Beheshti University north of Tehran
An Iranian missile attack targets central Israel
Tasnim News Agency reports, citing sources: US helicopters are conducting search operations for an American pilot whose plane was shot down by the Revolutionary Guard in Iran; one of the helicopters retreated after air defenses were activated.
Iranian media: Mohammad Hossein Soufi, a Revolutionary Guard commander, was killed in airstrikes on Lorestan.
Iranian media: Five loud explosions heard near Mehrabad in Tehran
Axios: Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet, per Iranian media and a source familiar with the incident, and a search and rescue effort is underway to locate two crew
6 hour agoA U.S. Air Force HC-130J “Combat King II” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Aircraft seen flying extremely low over the countryside of Southern Iran, as the search continues for the crew of a downed American F-15E Strike Eagle
Trump on Truth Social: With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A “GUSHER” FOR THE WORLD
Affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
7 hour agoF-35 jets and MQ-9 drones were also spotted supporting U.S. helicopters over Iran, searching for the pilots of downed F-15E jet
A British government spokesperson: Starmer discussed with the Kuwaiti Crown Prince the deployment of a British air defense system in the Gulf states.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard: We targeted the Ramat David airbase southeast of Haifa with two ballistic missiles at dawn today.
Airstrike targets an Iranian Revolutionary Guard site in Alborz Province
UAE Ministry of Defense: UAE air defenses engaged Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles and drones this morning. - Saudi Ministry of Defense: Intercepted and destroyed 7 drones in the past few hours. - Qatari Ministry of Defense: Successfully repelled an Iranian drone attack. - Bahrain Defense Force: Engaged 188 ballistic missiles and 29 drones since the start of the Iranian aggression. - Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense: Repelled hostile missile and drone attacks since dawn today.
10 hour agoReports of several crash sites in Haifa and Kiryat Ata following a cluster missile from Iran; MDA: Minor injury in Kiryat Ata
Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to an incident of falling debris at the Habshan gas facilities following an intercepted attack, the Abu Dhabi Media Office says, adding that operations have been suspended while authorities respond to a fire
Several missiles were fired from Iran at Haifa area in northern Israel
Kuwait says power and water plant hit in Iranian attack causing damage, crews responding - ministry
A container ship signaling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the war all but shuttered the vital waterway
Explosions reported in Dubai
A massive explosion rocked Ahvaz in southwestern Iran, and another occurred near a police station in the central city of Qom, the result of Israeli and American airstrikes
12 hour agoGrain, steel, fertiliser blocked by Hormuz closure. Overall volumes of crucial goods and raw materials moving through the strait have fallen 83%, according to data from maritime intelligence firm AXSMarine
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation: Fires broke out in several units at Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery after being targeted by drones; no injuries reported
Iranian Red Crescent: Our warehouse in Bushehr province, southern Iran, was attacked by drones at dawn today.
A drone attack on a refinery owned by Kuwait's national oil company on Friday has sparked fires at several of its units, state media says
14 hour agoParts of the suspected American aircraft after it was targeted by Iranian air defenses
Fall of debris as result of missile strikes in Israel
Roughly half of Iran's missile launchers are still intact and 1000s of one-way attack drones remain in Iran's arsenal despite daily pounding by US and Israel over the past five weeks, according to recent US intel assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told
US Navy: The aircraft carrier "Ford" has set sail again towards the region from Croatia.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied claims by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that it shot down an American fighter jet over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, saying all U.S. aircraft are accounted for and no U.S. fighter has been lost
22 hour agoChinese Foreign Ministry: The root cause for disruptions to the passage through the Strait of Hormuz is the illegal US-Israeli military operations against Iran
Iranian media: Explosion heard in Tabriz, northwest of the country
Iranian TV: Araqchi stressed to Lavrov that issuing an international resolution on the Strait of Hormuz does not solve the problem but rather becomes part of it.
23 hour agoYemen, Iran, and Hezbollah Launch Coordinated Ballistic Missile Barrage on IsraelYemeni, Iranian & Lebanon’s Hezbollah forces unleashed a wave of ballistic missile strikes targeting "vital Israeli sites" in Tel Aviv, the southern city of Dimona, according to Sana’a
A US military official told Axios: More bridges in Iran are likely to be targeted.
23 hour agoIranian military spokesperson Abolfazl Shekarchi said the Strait of Hormuz will be closed 'long-term' to the US and Israel
