NOW: Arad, Israel.

Russia allegedly considered staging a fake assassination attempt on Viktor Orbán to boost his support before Hungary’s election.

The plan aimed to shift public focus from economic issues to security and rally voters emotionally.

The plan was never carried out.

Source: WaPo

Several unsuccessful attempts were made to intercept the missile that hit Arad.

Source: Israeli Army Radio

Elon Musk calls French prosecutors “mentally retarded.”

Iran’s state broadcaster (IRIB) has denied its earlier evacuation notice for Doha, saying no official instructions were issued.

Netanyahu:

This is a very difficult evening in the campaign for our future.

We are determined to continue to strike our enemies on all fronts.

Drone view of destruction in Arad.

Video: United Hatzalah

Senior Iranian official to Al Jazeera:

Iran is not responsible for the missile attacks on Diego Garcia and is not behind them.

Senior Iranian official to Al Jazeera:

Any escalation by the enemy will be met with unprecedented tightening of measures in the Strait of Hormuz, and our options remain open.

Any attack on our infrastructure will be met with immediate and widespread destruction of vital infrastructure in the occupying entity.

Ret. French General Nicolas Richoux on Trump:

He shot himself in the foot. He wanted to invade a European Union country, Greenland, not long ago.

And now, his old friends whom he didn’t consult, whom he scorned, especially the British, telling them: 'We’ll remember this.'

He can go fuck himself.

Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives in Arad, hit heavily by Iranian missile strike:

We must continue to crush the Iranians until the end.

There is a great miracle here.

Taiwan is increasingly concerned that the ongoing Iran war is rapidly depleting key US missile stockpiles, which would be critical in a potential conflict with China.

Heavy use of Tomahawk cruise missiles and air defense interceptors (Patriot, SM-series) in Middle East operations.

These same systems are essential for defending Taiwan and striking Chinese forces early in a conflict.

US production capacity is limited, meaning replenishment could take months or years.

Source: FT

Trump:

The United States has blown Iran off of the map… they want to make a deal.

I don’t!

We are weeks ahead of schedule. The Failing New York Times always gets it wrong!

Trump is trying to figure out who in Iran actually makes decisions.

While Araghchi has handled past talks, U.S. officials see him as a “fax machine” with little real authority.

They’re now trying to identify and reach Iran’s true decision-makers.

Source: Axios

Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi to Kyodo:

We do not accept a ceasefire. We do not want the scenario of last year to be repeated.

We want a complete, comprehensive, and sustainable end to the war. The only acceptable solution… is a complete end to the war.

There must be guarantees that this situation will not be repeated.

The damages… must be compensated.