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In addition to the F-22 squadron arriving in the coming days, DOD also yesterday moved an F/A-18 squadron from the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to a regional partner base, per DOD official. Both to help defend Israel and U.S. assets ahead of expected Iranian attack

US State Department: We will defend our forces in the Middle East and hold any party that threatens them accountable

All Iranian government offices and banks in Tehran province and the neighboring Alborz province will be closed on Wednesday, the Iranian government announced, citing a 'significant rise in temperature' as the reason

Israel assesses that Iran axis may target high-profile sites such as the Knesset, Prime Minister's Office, Israeli army Headquarters, Mossad HQ and/or Air Force & Israeli army intel bases; other potential targets include power plants, seaports & airports

Iraq has arrested three people in western Anbar suspected of carrying out the rocket attack on Ain al-Assad airbase, injuring seven Americans including five servicemembers, @AlArabiya reported citing sources

The White House: We do not believe that the response to Israel from Iran or Hezbollah has begun

The Syrian Foreign Minister discusses with the Iranian Foreign Minister-designate developments in the situation in the region and the Israeli escalation

US has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to increase security for and other officials: CNN

A Qatari official tells Reuters: Doha is holding ongoing discussions with Iran to ease tensions.

Attack at Ain Al Assad: Defense official says today 7 total personnel were injured — 5 service members and 2 contractors. All are in stable condition, but two were evacuated from the base for further care

Nasrallah: The Israeli anticipation is part of the punishment and response, and all of Israel is on high alert, from the south to the center and the north

Nasrallah: Iran is obligated to fight after the assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran, but it is not required to engage in permanent combat.

The Iranian Aviation Organization issued a NOTAM on Tuesday to warn pilots and aviation authorities about a risk of gun firing activities in western Iran on August 7 and 8, setting the danger zone up to an altitude of 12,000 feet

Iran-backed militants attack @SDF_Syria positions in the countryside of Deir_ez_Zor in eastern Syria

Russian President Putin has asked Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for a restrained response to Israel in its retaliation for the killing of Hamas leader in Tehran, advising against attacks on Israeli civilians, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters

Iran executes Reza Rasai, a Kurdish prisoner, who was sentenced to death for participating in the protests of the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman Life Freedom) movement

Iraqi statement: We will not accept Iraq to be an arena for settling scores

Egyptian Foreign Minister: We are communicating with the foreign ministers of U.S., Iran, Russia, and China to work to stop the escalation

Spokesman for the Iranian judiciary: We did not arrest anyone in connection with Haniyeh's assassination

The Pentagon: Austin and Gallant agreed that the attack by militants allied with Iran on American forces in Iraq constitutes a dangerous escalation.

Biden and Harris were told U.S. intelligence expects a scenario involving two waves of attacks — one from Hezbollah and one from Iran and its other proxies. But it was still unclear who is going to attack first and what kind of attack they are are going to conduct, U.S. officials said

Central Command: In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed three Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Gulf of Aden

Several U.S. personnel injured in rocket attack against base housing U.S. troops in Iraq, sources tell Reuters

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed receives a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron

Israel is preparing for an immediate response against Iran when it attacks. The Israeli security establishment is also debating whether to carry out a pre-emptive strike, according to Kann News

Blinken: It is necessary to reach a ceasefire in Gaza to stop the violence in the region

New G7 member countries urge Iran and all the involved parties in the region to refrain from escalating the situation. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the aerated level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation. No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.” Statement reads

US Secretary of State: Middle East is going through a critical moment

US Secretary of State: All parties in the Middle East must refrain from escalation

While media reports explosions heard in Stephan Shar of Esfahan, central Iran, a local official says the sounds were from a military drill

Two Katyusha rockets on Monday were fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, security sources said. It was not clear if the attack caused any casualties or damage inside the base, the sources said

A report in the "Washington Post": the Biden administration informed lawmakers in Congress that the Iranian attack is possible today or tomorrow

Smoke rising from the area of Ain Al Assad airbase in western Anbar

Biden will meet shortly with his national security team to discuss the situation in the Middle East