Events

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin orders USS Abe Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, equipped with F-35C fighters, to accelerate its transit to Middle East to complement @TheRealCVN71. Austin also orders the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to the region

"Should the US forces use the Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks against Iran or Iraqi people, we will not be bound by any restrictions," the coalition of Iran-backed Iraqi militants said in a statement, according to Hezbollah-affiliated @AlMayadeenNews

The updated assessment of the Israeli intelligence community is that Iran has decided to attack Israel directly in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and may do within days, even before the August 15 hostage deal talks, per 2 sources

White House: We are working to ensure that the matter does not escalate into a regional war, but it is not unlikely that we will witness its outbreak

Els Guàrdies Revolucionaris d'elit de l'Iran duen a terme exercicis militars a les parts occidentals del país que s'allargaran fins dimarts, va anunciar diumenge l'agència de notícies oficial de l'Iran.

Galant: Iran and Hezbollah threaten to harm us in ways they have not done in the past

Israeli Defense Minister: I hope Hezbollah and Iran will not force us to do things that increase the chances of war

Parliament Spokesman: Iranian President Nominates Abbas Araghchi as Foreign Minister

Un nou NOTAM adverteix als pilots que eviten sobrevolar una zona propera a la base aèria iraniana de Nojeh a Hamadan de 04:30 a 14:30 UTC diàriament, de l'11 al 14 d'agost de 2024, a causa dels trets programats. La zona afectada s'estén des del sòl fins a 10.000 peus sobre el nivell mitjà del mar. L'Iran no ha deixat clar quins exercicis militars es planifiquen a la zona, però Reuters va informar divendres que desenes de militars russos estan sent entrenats a l'Iran per utilitzar el sistema de míssils balístics de abast proper Fath-360. El 2016, l'Iran va concedir a Rússia permís per dur a terme operacions aèries a Síria des de la mateixa base aèria a Hamadan, i sembla un escenari probable que el personal rus torni a utilitzar la base aèria de Nojeh, aquesta vegada amb finalitats d'entrenament.

Official to Reuters: US and coalition soldiers injured in yesterday's attack in Syria

Jordanian Foreign Minister: We informed Iran and Israel that we will shoot down any target in the skies of Jordan

Barack Ravid for Axios: Israeli and US official believe that there are high chances Hezbollah will begin its "retaliation" today.

A suicide drone attack targets the US base Kharab al-Jir" in the countryside of Hasakah, and the coalition forces shoot down another plane that tried to target the base

A drone attack has targeted Kharab al-Jir base, a US military installation in the suburbs of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria

Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "harshly punish" Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander was quoted as saying on Friday by local news agencies

2 fonts d'intel·ligència europees van dir a Reuters que desenes de militars russos estan sent entrenats a l'Iran per utilitzar el sistema de míssils balístics de abast proper Fath-360, i van afegir que esperaven el lliurament imminent de centenars d'armes guiades per satèl·lit a Rússia per a la seva guerra. a Ucraïna. Es creu que els representants del ministeri de defensa rus van signar un contracte el 13 de desembre a Teheran amb funcionaris iranians per al Fath-360 i un altre sistema de míssils balístics.

Israeli Chief of Staff: We are more prepared for any Iranian response than before

Jordanian Foreign Ministry: Safadi stressed in a call with Blinken that stopping the aggression on Gaza is the first step towards de-escalation

Iran’s new president Pezeshkian is battling the IRGC in an attempt to prevent all-out war with Israel, according to The Telegraph. Top generals in IRGC are insisting on a direct strike on Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, focusing on military bases to avoid civilian casualties, in response to the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran. But Pezeshkian has suggested targeting "secret Israeli bases" in Iran’s neighbouring countries, as it did in the past, before the first-ever direct attack on Israel in April

Russia prohibits carriers from flying over Israeli airspace between 22:00 UTC and 04:00 UTC from tonight until August 16th

IRGC Quds Force: Choosing Sinwar as Hamas leader is 'logical' because he is the most influential

El ministre de Defensa Yoav Gallant va parlar durant la nit amb el seu homòleg nord-americà, el secretari de Defensa dels Estats Units, Lloyd Austin, en la quarta trucada d'aquest tipus la setmana passada. "Gallant va informar al secretari sobre la disposició operativa de l'exèrcit israelià per defensar Israel contra l'Iran i els seus representants a la regió", diu la seva oficina.

U.S. Central Command: In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and one Houthi ground control station in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Additionally, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one Houthi uncrewed surface vessel in the Red Sea

US official: We see absolutely no legitimate basis for Iran to launch a military attack against Israel

Successive explosions in the Shayrat Airport area in the eastern countryside of Homs

WSJ: The U.S. has warned Iran that its newly elected government and economy could suffer a devastating blow if it were to mount a major attack against Israel

US State Department: Iran's escalation, if it occurs, will negatively affect efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza

Axios, citing sources: Commander of US Central Command, General Michael Corella, visits Israel for the second time in a week

The Italian Prime Minister urges the Iranian President to avoid escalation in the region

Commander of the US Fifth Fleet: Houthi arsenal is more powerful than it was a decade ago