French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, de facto leader of La France Insoumise (LFI):

Iran is in a state of legitimate defence.

The Cuban government refused a U.S. Embassy request to import diesel fuel, calling it “shameless” due to the ongoing U.S. fuel blockade.

Source: WaPo

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it hit a third Israeli F-16 fighter jet over central Iran early this morning.

Western intelligence agencies believe Mojtaba Khamenei is alive, though possibly wounded and either unable or unwilling to appear publicly for security reasons.

His absence—especially during Nowruz, when leaders traditionally deliver a speech—has raised concerns about who is truly in charge.

With no clear central authority, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) appears to be filling the power vacuum and may now be effectively running the country.

Source: Axios

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

Their Navy is not sailing, their tactical fighters are not flying, and they've lost the ability to launch missiles and at the high rates seen at the beginning of the conflict — our progress is obvious.

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

Just two days ago, the U.S. Army launched the longest field artillery strike in Army combat history using precision strike missiles.

Iran's Tasnim, citing a military source, says the U.S. would face an unprecedented response if it attacks Kharg Island, with Washington unable to secure the island and potentially suffering heavy losses.

It adds that disrupting security in the Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea is among the options being considered.

Multiple missiles launched from an unidentified submarine near the Karpaz peninsula (Northern Cyprus), likely against Iran.

Germany’s flagship naval modernization project — the construction of six F126 frigates worth ~€10 billion — is facing major delays, and defense giant Rheinmetall is now positioning itself to take over as the main contractor.

The program was originally led by Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval, working with German shipyards.

However, the project is currently around four years behind schedule.

Rheinmetall has stepped in with a proposal to assume the role of general contractor, aiming to accelerate production and stabilize the program.

The company expects a potential contract decision as early as summer 2026 and says it could deliver the first frigate by the second half of 2031.

A key factor behind Rheinmetall’s push is its recent €1.5 billion acquisition of the naval shipyard division of NVL Group (Lürssen), including the major Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg.

This gives Rheinmetall the industrial base needed to handle large naval construction projects.

The F126 program is the largest shipbuilding effort in the history of the German Navy.

These frigates are primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare, but also support a wide range of missions including escort, surveillance, and international deployments.

Source: Spiegel

Trump:

If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota. I look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports.

📸 Unique photo of Iranian ballistic missile warhead hitting Jerusalem’s Old City area.

Yonathan Sindel, Flash90

Very close footage of Iranian missile hitting Dimona tonight.

WATCH: This is the moment Iran's IRGC started launching the 72nd wave of Operation True Promise 4.

175 Royal Navy submariners tested positive for drugs between 2018–2024, including cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, and steroids.

52 cases occurred while personnel were actively serving on submarines.

Some cases involved crews linked to Trident nuclear-armed submarines.

Source: The Telegraph

Dimona is a city in southern Israel that hosts the country’s main nuclear facility, widely believed to produce plutonium for an undeclared nuclear weapons program (estimated 80–400 warheads).

Facility was built in the 1960s with French assistance.

It is central to Israel’s nuclear ambiguity policy.

We note that likely Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility today.

NOW: 20 people lightly injured in Dimona's several areas following Iranian missile hit.

WATCH: Impressive footage of Iranian missile hit on Israel's Dimona tonight.