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Several explosions were heard in the skies over Bahrain as a result of intercepting attacks from Iran.

Intense airstrikes hit the city and airport of Mashhad in eastern Iran

Iranian air defenses activated in the border city of Taybad, northeast Iran

Iran has reinforced Kharg Island with troops, air defenses, and mines, preparing for a potential US ground operation. US officials warn of high risks, including heavy casualties, due to layered defenses and recent deployments of Iranian MANPADS and anti-armor mines. Source: CNN

Unprecedented bombing of Mashhad city

Araghchi: The Iranian government has done everything in its power to serve the citizens so that they do not feel the effects of war.

Araghchi: Our message to the countries of the region is to distance themselves from the Americans, and we are surprised by their failure to condemn the American-Israeli war against us.

Iranian Foreign Minister: There are no talks with the United States

Reported images from the airstrikes on Mashhad, Khorasan

Araghchi: The Strait of Hormuz has become another defeat for the enemies, and we are studying special arrangements for its management even after the war.

An airstrike targeted a security headquarters near the Fisheries Department in Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Haaretz, citing security sources: Our strikes in Iran have shifted their focus from undermining the regime to targeting military infrastructure. The goal of the strikes on Iran is to prevent Iran from rebuilding its military capabilities in the medium and long term. Strikes on Basij headquarters have been almost entirely ceased. Targeting Basij forces has ceased.

US Central Command: We are working to strike targets to weaken the infrastructure and military capabilities of the Iranian regime.

Netanyahu on Iran: The campaign with Iran is still ongoing—contrary to what is being reported in the media

UAE National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority: Air defenses are dealing with a missile threat. Please stay in a safe place. Warnings and updates are available on official websites. (Union News Center)

Iranian media: Mosayeb Bakhtiari, a commander in the Iranian navy, was killed in airstrikes on Bandar Abbas.

UAE air defenses deal with 9 drones

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: The resolute positions of my brother Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, in condemning the warmongering Israeli regime are commendable. The proud nation of our friendly and brotherly country of Türkiye has, for many years, steadfastly played a role in solidarity with the aspirations of the Islamic Ummah. By the grace of God, we will traverse this proud path together

Israeli media: Air Force launches a wide-scale wave of airstrikes on Tehran

Israeli Army:STRUCK: 2 key naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran. IAF fighter jets targeted facilities used by the Iranian regime to develop and manufacture long-range naval cruise missiles capable of destroying targets at sea and on land

China: We are in contact with all parties regarding the Strait of Hormuz

Esmaeil Baqaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson in an interview with India Today: No one can trust American diplomacy

Saudi Ministry of Defense: intercepted and destroyed 5 drones in the Eastern Province

Blast in western Tehran and Karaj

CNN: Iran tells US it will not negotiate with Witkoff or Kushner, but only JD Vance

The Wall Street Journal, citing an official: Tehran has informed mediators of its deep suspicions toward Washington.

Taiwan has about 11 days of liquefied natural gas reserves—a limited buffer that has become critical after Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off key supplies from Qatar. nnBecause Taiwan relies heavily on LNG to power its grid and semiconductor industry, any prolonged disruption could force energy rationing and threaten chip production. Source: POLITICO

Macron: I spoke with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian. I reiterated the absolute necessity of ending the unacceptable attacks against countries in the region, preserving energy and civilian infrastructure, and restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. I called on Iran to engage in good faith in negotiations, in order to pave the way for de-escalation and provide a framework for meeting the international community's expectations regarding Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as its regional destabilization activities. Finally, I urged Iran to allow the return to France of our compatriots Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris as soon as possible.

Iran reported a new strike on the Bushehr nuclear power plant, but there were no casualties or damage, the country's Atomic Energy Organization stated.

President Trump: “You know, I don’t like to say this. We’ve won this war. This war has been won. The only one that likes to keep it going is the fake news. We literally have planes flying over Tehran.”

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had made a major energy-related concession to the United States, describing it as a positive development, although he did not give details. Trump suggested the gift was related to the Strait of Hormuz, the oil transit waterway that the United States has struggled to keep open

2 ballistic missiles launches from Jam missile site, Bushehr Province, Iran. One of which has failed

Seven people were injured by Iran's latest ballistic missile attack on central Israel, during which a cluster bomb warhead spread bomblets in Bnei Brak and nearby cities. Magen David Adom says it treated a man aged 23 in moderate condition, after he was hit by shrapnel. Six others, including an infant, are listed in good condition, MDA adds. All seven were wounded in Bnei Brak, and are being taken to hospitals

Videos circulating online show plumes of smoke rising from airstrikes targeting sites in the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran.

“Pete didn’t want it to be settled,” Trump says regarding the Pentagon chief’s reaction to him saying the Iran war could end soon

Trump: Iran wants a deal after we destroyed its naval, air, and missile capabilities. We do as we please in Iranian airspace, and we are currently negotiating. Iran has agreed never to possess a nuclear weapon and is speaking rationally.

Trump: "They (Iran) gave us a present, and the present arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money." "It was a very significant prize", Trump says, adding that it was related to oil and gas

Fox News reported that the Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, and his command element, along with members of his headquarters staff, have been ordered to deploy to the Middle East amid discussions about possible ground operations

Israeli/US airstrikes this afternoon on IRGC and ministry of defense bases in Shahin Shahr, Isfahan

Iranian media: Airstrike on a building belonging to the electronics industries of the Ministry of Defense in Isfahan

Gulf States weigh military options to counter Iran’s escalation - Bloomberg news

The UAE Ministry of Defence has announced the death of a civilian contractor with the Emirati Armed Forces, a Moroccan national, in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on the Kingdom of Bahrain, an attack which also resulted in injuries to five other members of the UAE Ministry of Defence.

Al-Hadath TV: The missile intercepted over Kesrouan was launched by Iran towards an American target in Lebanon. Dozens of missile fragments fell in various parts of Lebanon, and it is likely that Iran targeted Lebanon

The Bahrain Defense Force announces the death of an Emirati soldier during the response to Iranian attacks.

Qatarenergy - declares force majeure on LNG contracts with Italy, Belgium, South Korea, China

Iranian media: 3 consecutive airstrikes on the missile site in Jabal Amand, Tabriz

“There is little doubt that at least the justification of an imminent attack on the US does not hold water,” German president Steinmeier. The war was a “politically fateful mistake—a truly avoidable, unnecessary war, if its goal really was to stop Iran on its path toward a nuclear weapon”

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been pushing President Trump to continue the war against Iran, arguing that the military campaign presents a “historic opportunity” to remake the Middle East, sources say - NYTnn

Report of 3 injured near Nevatim from falling interceptor parts, fire and rescue forces on their way to the scene

No injuries are reported following Iran's latest ballistic missile attack, the ninth since midnight. The small number of missiles, which triggered sirens in Beersheba and surrounding towns in the Negev Desert, were likely intercepted, according to preliminary military assessments

Philippine president declares 'national energy emergency', citing risks to fuel supply created by Middle East war

Iranian media: Airstrike on the 7th Air Base of the Army in Shiraz

Iran has stopped natural gas exports to Turkey following Israeli airstrikes on its giant South Pars field last week - Bloomberg

Images circulating online show plumes of smoke rising in Isfahan following airstrikes.

India's Reliance buys 5 million barrels of Iranian oil after US waiver, sources say

Visuals of Indian Navy escorting India bound LPG vessel Pine Gas which crossed Hormuz yesterday evening

Iranian media: Air defenses intercept targets east of Tehran

Missile fragment from Iranian barrage lands in fields near Palestinian town of Haris in the West Bank

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone call to discuss regional situation

Footage of multiple interceptors over Tel Aviv as Iran launches new Ballistic missiles. Multiple explosions heard

Israeli media: Loud explosions heard in central Israel

Saudi Ministry of Defense: intercepted and destroyed 5 drones in the Eastern Province

Launches from Iran detected: Alarms expected in the Golan and Galilee

Initial reports indicate power outages in several areas of Kuwait.

Kuwaiti Military: Responding to Incoming Missile and Drone Threats

Bahraini Ministry of Interior: Sirens activated due to anticipated attack

IRGC-linked Fars News reports airstrikes targeting the gas administration building and gas reduction station in Isfahan and the gas pipeline of the Khorramshahr power plant

US-Israeli airstrikes targeted the Isfahan and Khorramshahr power plants moments ago. The Isfahan plant – with a capacity of 2500 MW, the largest in the country in terms of actual generation – is the largest thermal power plant in Iran and supplies the central industrial sector. The Khorramshahr plant – with a capacity of 1100 MW, the fifth largest in the country – is a vital electricity supply for southern Iran.

Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity: Seven overhead power lines have gone out of service in several areas of the country due to damage caused by falling debris from air defense operations. This has resulted in partial power outages in some areas. Work is underway to restore power.