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Unofficial results from parliamentary selections in Tehran circulating on Telegram. Speaker of parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf didn't even rank first. Looks like former Iran foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki will be become the first former foreign minister to be a member

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with @masrourbarzani of Iraq’s @Kurdistan at the White House. He affirmed support for the security of the Kurdistan region and condemned attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed proxy groups against locations there

A suspected Israeli attack against the Syrian city of Baniyas has killed Iranian military "advisor" Reza Zarei, a member of the IRGC's Navy, Iran's state-run media reported

Iranian media report that an "advisor" in the Revolutionary Guards killed in the Israeli strike in Tartus

Polling stations open in Iran for the legislative elections

Samenwerking tussen Noord-Korea, Rusland, China en Iran vergroot de mogelijkheid van 'gelijktijdige conflicten': Amerikaanse generaal

Sounds of strong explosions shook throughout the capital, Damascus, resulting from Israeli warplanes targeting several sites belonging to Iranian militias in the vicinity of the Sayyida_Zainab area, south of Damascus.

CENTCOM:Feb. 27 Red Sea On Feb. 27, between the hours of 9:50p.m. and 10:55 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. aircraft and a coalition warship shot down five Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the Red Sea. CENTCOM forces identified these UAVs originating from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the region. These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels

Tasnim Agency: The Iranian Minister of Communications says that Russia will send an Iranian satellite into space on Thursday

British Government: The new sanctions include 5 Iranians linked to Iran and an entity linked to the Houthis in Yemen

The British government announces the imposition of new sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities

Yemeni sources: Iran promised the Houthis to double their support with missiles and submarines after the American and British strikes

Iran and Egypt foreign ministers met in Geneva, discussing bilateral relations and regional developments including the situation in Gaza

Iran feared that the autonomy of factions within Iraq could potentially escalate tensions into armed conflict — NY Times

Iran urged factions in Iraq to refrain from targeting US interests — New York Times

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile 27 times limit of 2015 deal: IAEA

Foreign ministers of Iran and Kuwait met in Geneva

Iran FM met ICRC president in Geneva. They had also met few months ago in the city

Hezbollah mourns three fighters killed by Israeli action. The first two fighters, Hussein al-Dirani and Ahmed al-Aafi were reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Lebanon-Syria border

CENTCOM: Feb. 24 Red Sea On Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down one Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) launched into the Gulf of Aden from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. The missile was likely targeting MV Torm Thor, a U.S.-Flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker. Neither USS Mason nor MV Torm Thor were damaged and there were no injuries

CENTCOM:Red Sea On Feb. 22, at approximately 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted self-defense strikes against four Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and two mobile anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) that were prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards the Red Sea.On Feb. 23, between 3:30 and 5 a.m., CENTCOM forces shot down three Houthi one-way attack UAV near several commercial ships operating in the Red Sea. There was no damage to any ships.CENTCOM forces identified the UAVs and ASCMs and determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy ships in the region

An attack carried out by cells supported by the IRGC militias targeted SDF forces in the town of Abu Hamam (Al-Shuhaytat) in eastern Deir ez-Zur

De VS zullen "in de komende dagen" nieuwe sancties opleggen aan Iran vanwege de steun van Teheran aan de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne, zo maakte het Witte Huis bekend

The White House: We will impose new sanctions on Iran in the coming days

CENTCOM: Feb. 22 Red Sea Between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), on Feb 22, U.S. aircraft and a coalition warship shot down six Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the Red Sea. The OWA UAVs were identified by U.S. Central Command as likely targeting U.S. and coalition warships and were an imminent threat.Later, between 8:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., the Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from southern Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. The missiles impacted MV Islander a Palau-flagged, U.K.-owned, cargo carrier causing one minor injury and damage. The ship is continuing its voyage

Explosions sounded near the American base in the Al-Omar field in eastern Syria

Iran and Hungary foreign ministers are now meeting in Tehran

Iran's representative before the International Court of Justice: Israel grossly violated international law through demographic changes

Possible medium-range ballistic missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen intercepted by Israeli Arrow air defence system over the Red Sea near Eilat in southern Israel

Iran heeft Rusland voorzien van ongeveer 400 krachtige grond-grond ballistische raketten, vertelden zes bronnen aan Reuters. Tot de raketten behoren veel raketten uit de Fateh-110-familie van ballistische korteafstandswapens, zoals de Zolfaghar, zeiden drie Iraanse bronnen. Deze wegmobiele raket is in staat doelen te raken op een afstand van tussen de 300 en 700 km (186 en 435 mijl), zeggen experts.