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Blinken: President Biden is largely focusing the remainder of his term on bringing peace to the Middle East

Netanyahu expected to raise Iran nuclear threat in meeting with Biden, as Tehran’s program nears critical point, @amirbarshalom reports via @ZmanIsrael; earlier, Israel presented US with intel pointing to suspected Iranian moves toward weaponization

The Houthis published a footage of their so-called "Jaffa" drone, which hit Tel Aviv last week. Israeli officials have said it is a modified Iranian model

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday any cessation in military actions against Hamas could potentially compromise Israel's security in the face of threats from Iran. “I am not prepared in any way to give in on the victory over Hamas. If we give up on this, we will be in danger in the face of Iran's entire axis of evil,” said Netanyahu after a meeting in Washington with the families of the Israeli-American hostages held by Hamas. Netanyahu said he is doing everything in his power to combine the necessary humanitarian objective and the imperative to return the hostages, and at the same time, “preserve the existence of the State of Israel.”

U.S. envoy at the Security Council: It is time for the Council to take action against the growing Houthi attacks

Deputy US envoy to the Security Council: The Yemeni people are suffering from the actions of the Houthis and the Iranians

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil, British security firm Ambrey said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday 61 nautical miles southwest of Iran's port of Bushehr, Ambrey said. Ambrey added that the incident is unlikely to be politically motivated and is not assessed as a 'war' event

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard intercepts a tanker southwest of the city of Bushehr

According to Daily Sabah, the first personal meeting between Erdogan and Assad is planned to take place in Moscow. Iraq, which has offered to host the mediation talks, may also be invited to Moscow. Iran will not be present at the talks

Iranian media: The ongoing negotiations with Washington regarding the nuclear agreement are continuing and we are ready to continue the negotiations

The government's Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad meets with the Iranian Foreign Minister's Advisor for Special Political Affairs, Ali Asghar Khaji, in Damascus

Israeli Foreign Minister: Iran is responsible for Houthi attacks against Israel and international shipping routes

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Israel and its supporters, especially Washington, bear the serious consequences of the attacks on Yemen

Israeli army spokesman: Israel is waging a war against Iranian agents in the region

Israeli Foreign Minister: Iran is the head of the snake and must be stopped

Israeli media: The Israeli strike on Hodeidah was aimed at preventing Iranian weapons from reaching the Houthis

Israeli Foreign Minister: Iran supports, trains and finances the Houthis as part of its regional network targeting Israel

Hamas: Israel to be burnt by the fire that broke out in Hudaydah today

US Blinken: Iran 1 or 2 weeks away from breakout point of producing nuclear fissile material

Axios, according to an American official: We see no indications that Iran is currently carrying out the activities necessary to produce a testable nuclear device

Axios: The Biden administration sent a private warning to Iran last month expressing serious concerns about Iranian research and development activities that could be used for the production of a nuclear weapon

Iranian Foreign Minister: The Security Council must stop the war on Gaza and stop the displacement of Palestinians

NSC spox Adrienne Watson: US tracking Iranian threats against former Trump admin officials for years dating back to last admin & arising from Iran seeking revenge for Qassem Soleimani killing. "We consider this a national & homeland security matter of the highest priority."

The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization announces the opening of 3 radiation sites during the past three months

Iranian Foreign Ministry: We deny Iran's involvement in the recent attack on Trump, and accusations of plans to target Trump are baseless.

Iran's acting foreign minister met foreign minister of Kuwait in New York

Reports of 2 explosive-laden drones targeted Ain Alasad Airbase in Anbar, western Iraq

CNN: “US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president in recent weeks”

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 51 km ENE of Shahrak-e Kūlūrī, Iran