Shipwreck

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense recently updated that 9 drones were intercepted upon entering Saudi airspace, and that two cruise missiles were also intercepted in the skies over the city of Al-Kharg, located in central Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’

U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorian commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities.

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U.S. officials told lawmakers that planned strikes on Iran in the coming days are expected to be devastating.-NBC News

France deploys aircraft carrier to Mediterranean over Iran war

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U.S. Central Command says that 17 Iranian naval ships and one submarine have been destroyed.

"Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Strait of Oman"

Iran has so far fired over 500 Ballistic missiles and 2,000 drones.

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Kuwaiti Fighter Jet Mistakenly Shot Down American F-15s, Initial Reports Say A Kuwaiti F/A-18 fighter jet was the cause of the accidental shootdown of three American F-15s on Sunday, according to three people familiar with initial reports of the incident. One F/A-18 pilot laun...

Kuwaiti Fighter Jet Mistakenly Shot Down American F-15s, Initial Reports Say

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U.S. defense executives are scheduled to meet at the White House on Friday to discuss increasing weapons production following the Iran strikes, sources say. - Reuters

5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today.

Some Democrats left the Trump administration briefing on Iran offering partial support for the operation. Democratic Party Senate leader Chuck Schumer said "we certainly don't want a nuclear Iran, that's for sure." -WSJ

US braces for cyberspace retaliation from Iran, US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at 38% staffing due to DHS shutdown. - Axios

President Trump is open to supporting groups in Iran "willing to take up arms" and "turn them into ground forces" backed by the US.- WSJ

U.S. defense executives are scheduled to meet at the White House on Friday to discuss increasing weapons production following the Iran strikes, sources say.- Reuters

U.S. Senate to vote on a war powers resolution Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET - Bloomberg

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Tehran is dominated by the sound of planes and explosions, and is currently facing the heaviest bombardment of the war so far..."massive explosions" all across Tehran. - Al Jazeera

Sen. Roger Wicker, Chair of the Armed Services Committee, after a classified briefing today told reporters that the Trump administration is “not ruling out” Americans boots on the ground in Iran.

The United States is seeking an armed uprising inside Iran, with a ground operation expected within days.

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A suspected Iranian drone attack struck the CIA station in Saudi Arabia. -WaPo

Iran's Assembly of Experts elects Khamenei's son Mojtaba as new Supreme Leader

Iran's Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the next leader under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards, informed sources told Iran International.
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Sec. of State Marco Rubio says “in the next few hours and days” there will be an increase in the scope and intensity of attacks on Iran “from what are frankly the two most powerful air forces in the world.”-PBS

Drones are much harder to intercept, but have a less explosive payload.

Sirens were sounding earlier in Bahrain, this is the second wave in the last few hours. Mostly drones are being used in these attacks. Iran is likely looking to conserve remaining missiles.

Reports of explosions in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport coinciding with sirens sounding in Bahrain.

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Footage of possible Iranian Shahed attack drone directly impacting the US Consulate in Dubai

The competent authorities in Dubai succeeded in extinguishing a limited fire in the vicinity of the U.S. Consulate in Dubai resulting from a drone targeting operation, and the incident did not result in any injuries.-Dubai Media Office

Trump on tanker movements in Gulf:

More footage from the fire

Reports of a fire at the US consulate in Dubai, possibly from an Iranian drone.