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US Central Command: We have diverted 83 ships, disabled 3, and inspected 2 since the resumption of the naval blockade on Iran.

Reports of Iranian missiles being fired at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Senior Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi: Test our will once more, and pay a heavier price. Retaliation is coming; JUST RUN

Reports of another explosion heard on Iran's Larak Island

Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesman promises response after attack against Larak Island

Two dead and two others injured, according to initial reports, as a result of the U.S. strike on Larak Island in southern Iran.

Fars News Agency: Residents of Larak Island heard an explosion near the island in southern Iran.

Senior American official: Earlier today, American forces attacked two Iranian launchers on Larzac Island. Revolutionary Guard forces were observed preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian source: several killed fall as a result of the U.S. strike on Larak Island in southern Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that defeating Iran's government was Israel's top regional priority, arguing that Tehran remained determined to rebuild its nuclear program despite suffering heavy damage. "There are still things to complete, and that is to finally remove the danger from Iran and defeat this regime," Netanyahu said in an interview with Israel's Channel 14. "We have done a great deal, and the United States joined us after we began Operation Rising Lion alone." Netanyahu said the collapse of the government in Tehran would also bring Israel closer to defeating Hamas and Hezbollah. "Clearly, if this regime is defeated, the path to the final elimination of Hamas and the elimination of Hezbollah is not far off, and we will complete it," he said. Netanyahu said Iran had not abandoned its nuclear ambitions despite previous strikes on its nuclear infrastructure

A US official told Al Jazeera that the two Iranian rocket launchers were preparing to fire missiles carrying sea mines toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Tanker hit by Iran transiting Strait of Hormuz yesterday spotted TODAY iddling at 26.3756, 56.3431 Just off Oman Umm al-Ghanam Island

Iran-backed Iraqi militias escalate demands ahead of disarmament deadline

An Islamic Revolutionary Court has sentenced 10 protesters to death and six others to prison terms of up to 25 years over demonstrations in Isfahan, central Iran, according to an activist-run Telegram news channel. Khabaraneha, run by Iranian civil activist Mehdi Mahmoudian

Pakistan and Kuwait signed a joint defense and military cooperation agreement months after Iranian strikes caused significant damage in Kuwait and exposed weaknesses in US defenses against Iranian missiles and drones. Under the agreement, Pakistan will assist in training Kuwaiti armed forces and enhance military cooperation between the two countries.

Centcom Commander : We have successfully cleared sea mines in the Straits international shipping lanes that were laid months ago by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Today international shipping lanes are open

The Iranian president: Defending our country is a legitimate right, and we have exercised this right. Iran is not in a position of weakness and knows how to defend itself.

Iranian President: We consider defending Palestine and rejecting [opposition to it] our duty

Trump: We achieved a victory in Venezuela and we will achieve a great victory over Iran soon.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Strait of Hormuz is under our control and there are no warships inside the Gulf waters.

Lukashenka ordered a combat readiness review of the Belarusian Armed Forces, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense. Particular attention will be paid to testing the use of modern firearms, taking into account the experience of the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

Iran's Minister of Energy: We have rebuilt the four power plants that were attacked at the beginning of the war

Qatari Foreign Ministry: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed Qatar's support for efforts to reach a solution that guarantees freedom of maritime navigation.

Qalibaf: Iran and Iraq play a crucial role in establishing the regional order.

Netanyahu: A diplomatic agreement with Iran is impossible.

According to two high-ranking Iranian sources familiar with the matter, Russian officials informed Iran that CIA Director Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow carried a message from the United States requesting Moscow to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The message warned that Russian entities would face economic sanctions if they failed to do so. Russia rejected the request, informing Iran that the threatened measures would have limited impact. The message also warned that Russian banks, traders, and maritime entities involved in Iranian oil, gold, and aviation would be subject to sanctions under the sanctions unless Moscow took action to close those channels.

Iraqi News Agency: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad for clarification regarding publications by Iranian diplomatic missions

Trump on Truth Social: I have just been informed by the United States Navy that all mines have been removed and/or detonated from within the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed. Through Space Force, we are watching every square inch of the Strait, as we are, also, with Pickaxe Mountain and the already destroyed three other Nuclear sites. There is a Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement in full force and effect

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with his Omani counterpart Badr Al Busaidi in Tehran

Trump says Iran is failing to pay "large segments" of its military while killing protesters and others at unprecedented levels, calling it "a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions" that "must be stopped, NOW"