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The US Treasury imposes new sanctions related to Iran

Some Arab countries, including the UAE, are increasingly restricting the U.S. from using military facilities on their soil to launch retaliatory airstrikes on Iranian proxies

Cells affiliated with Iranian-backed militias and the IRGC carry out another new attack on military positions belonging to the SDF in Al-Hamad Ali area in the town of Tayyana, eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zur

CENTCOM: On Feb. 13, at approximately 2:35 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully conducted a self-defense strike against one mobile anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM), in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen, that was prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.Separately, at approximately 9:20 p.m.(Sanaa time), one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy ships tracked the missile but took no action because the missile was not projected to impact near any ships. There were no reports of injuries or damage from ships in the area

Iran: An explosion occurred at a gas pipeline in the city of Borujen in central Iran tonight, which resulted in fire. The cause is yet unknown

Ongoing clashes for over an hour between SDF forces and cells affiliated with Iran-backed militias near the towns of Thiban and Shanan in eastern Deir ez-Zur. Heavy and medium weapons are being used, including 23mm anti-aircraft and RPGs

Iranian-backed militias have just targeted the Al-Omar military base eastern Syria

The US Navy seized a smuggling boat that left Iran and was carrying weapons in the Arabian Sea

CENTCOM: Houthi Attack in Bab al-Mandeb. On Feb. 12 from 3:30 to 3:45 a.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired two missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Bab al-Mandeb. Both missiles were launched toward MV Star Iris, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Red Sea carrying corn from Brazil. The ship reports being seaworthy with minor damage and no injuries to the crew. Of note, the MV Star Iris’s destination is Bandar Iman Khomeini, Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister has met with leaders of multiple Iran-backed Palestinian militant factions based in Damascus as the war in Gaza continues to fuel a proxy war around the region

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called for Israel's exclusion from the United Nations

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrives at Damascus International Airport.

Another attack by Iranian-backed militias targeted the Conoco eastern Syria base with 6 drones

Iranian Foreign Minister: Iranian-Saudi discussions are continuing to stop the war in Gaza

Iranian Foreign Minister: Israel cannot fight a war on two fronts

Iranian Foreign Minister: Any step Israel takes towards a large-scale attack on Lebanon will be Netanyahu's "last day."

Iranian Foreign Minister: The end of the war in Gaza means the end of the work of Netanyahu and his government

Iranian Foreign Minister: Israel has not achieved any tangible achievement after 4 months of war

Lebanon's Foreign Minister: I presented to my Iranian counterpart our vision for finding a sustainable solution that will restore calm to the south within the framework of Resolution 1701

Iranian Foreign Minister: We do not want to expand the scope of the war

Hezbollah's Nasrallah meets Iranian foreign minister in Lebanon

Cells affiliated with Iran-backed militias targeted SDF checkpoints in the town of Al-Shaafa, east of Deir ez-Zur. Information is circulating about casualties among the SDF

Second attack by Iran-backed militia against the Conoco military base in eastern Deir ez-Zur

Iran's proxy umbrella announces a full resumption of attacks on the U.S. in Iraq & Syria, seeking to expel it from the region. The "Islamic Resistance" says "painful strikes and broad attacks" are forthcoming

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrives in Beirut

Iran’s DepFM @Bagheri_Kani and China’s Vice FM Ma Zhaoxu met in Beijing on Thursday. Iranian diplomat said Iran values the maritime security in the Red Sea, and thinks that only a resolution of Gaza conflict can bring back stability to the Red Sea

The Syrian Observatory: Iranian militias transport weapons and ammunition from Deir ez-Zor to fortified sites belonging to Hezbollah on the Syrian-Lebanese border in anticipation of American strikes.

Initial assessments indicate more than 40 militants associated with Iranian proxy groups were killed in U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria, says @PentagonPresSec

Explosions just heard near Al-Omar military base east of Deir ez-Zur