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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

A missile attack on the Ain al-Asad base, which houses American forces, in western Iraq

Washington, commenting on Shoigu's visit to Iran: We do not expect Russia to play the constructive role

US urged countries to pass messages to Iran against escalation, State Dept says

A source for Sky News Arabia: Jordan informed the United States, Israel and Iran that it will not allow its airspace to be used by any party

.@kaisos1987 reports: Saudi Arabia tells Iran it would not let it violate the kingdom’s sovereignty and use its airspace to attack Israel: "We are defending ourselves - not Israel"

US State Department: We informed Iran that escalation is not in its interest

US State Department: Blinken spoke with his Qatari and Egyptian counterparts and conveyed a message that escalation is not in anyone's interest

Two American destroyers, the USS Laboon and USS Cole, have shifted from the Gulf of Oman to the Red Sea, in the direction of Israel, defense officials say today.The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt remained in the Gulf of Oman as of this morning

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday and told him that Iran informed Hungary earlier today that it is going to attack Israel in response to the assassination of the head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to senior Israeli officials

Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Shura Council: The assassination of Haniyeh is considered a "declaration of war" and an infringement on Iran's territory

Israeli army: The Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla arrived in Israel today (Monday) as the official guest of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi. The Chief of the General Staff and CENTCOM Commander held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in the region, as part of the response to threats in the Middle East

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday convened a meeting of foreign ambassadors and representatives to lay down a "legal case" for retaliation it is planning against Israel for the assassination of Palestinian group Hamas' chief in Tehran last week, according to a source with knowledge of the matter

"Haaretz" citing Western officials: We are preparing for days of intense exchange of strikes between Israel on the one hand and Iran and its agents on the other hand

Reuters: Reports of a fire in fuel tanks in the Dogaron economic region between Iran and Afghanistan

German Lufthansa: Suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until August 12

Russia's security council secretary, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with the Iranian leadership including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's Interfax news agency reported

Al-Sisi: We warn of the danger of expanding the scope of the war in a way that threatens regional and international peace and security

Al-Sisi: The Middle East is going through a very delicate and dangerous turning point that requires the highest levels of restraint

Iran warned airlines to change their routes due to GPS disruptions. The route changes affected areas in western, southwestern, southern and central Iran

The White House: Biden will meet with the national security team today to discuss developments in the Middle East