Iran’s Supreme National Security Council issued a statement on Thursday, announcing that the “confrontation with the enemy [Israel] will continue, until the compensation is paid,” adding without mentioning any specific country that, “In the event of a third party’s intervention in this aggression, they will be confronted immediately according to a specific plan.”

The White House states that President Trump will make a decision on whether to join the war against Iran in the next two weeks.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt states that the President still sees a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place in the near future between the United States and Iran.

American Airlines has suspended any further flights to Doha, Qatar, and United Airlines has suspended its daily flight to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, as the war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate in the Middle East.

The Israel Defense Force has released additional footage of this morning’s wave of strikes against the inactive heavy water reactor at the Arak Nuclear Complex (IR-40) in Western Iran, showing the use of some kind of precision-munition, possibly a “Delilah” air-launched cruise missile to strike the inactive reactor building, resulting in significant damage to the IR-40 Complex.

An official infographic released by the Israel Defense Force showing hundreds of targets across Iran, including military commanders, surface-to-surface missiles, air defense systems, nuclear facilities, and nuclear scientists, that have struck over the past week by the Israeli Air Force.

A White House official has told Fox News that the U.S. Air Force has no doubt about the efficacy of “bunker busters” in eliminating the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant to the south of Tehran, while also denying that any options (including tactical nukes) have been taken “off the table” for use against nuclear sites in Iran.

I have deleted the post I made earlier referencing reports of a possible assassination strike in Central Tehran tonight, as the video in the post appears to be old, from the initial strikes against Tehran last Friday. Also, despite what many other accounts are reporting, this video does not show the results of a strike near where Iranian Supreme-Leader Ali Khamenei is rumored to be hiding in Northeastern Tehran.

The White House stated definitively during a press briefing on Thursday that Iran now has all it needs to produce a nuclear weapon in “a couple of weeks” once given the go-ahead from Iranian Supreme-Leader Ali Khamenei, which they state would, of course, “pose an existential threat not just to Israel but to the United States and to the entire world.”

The charred-remains of a transporter erector launcher (TEL) for a ballistic missile, possibly an “Emad” medium-range ballistic missile, seen at a missile launch site to the west of the Iranian capital of Tehran, which was targeted within the last week by the Israeli Air Force.

The Israel Defense Force has just released a statement in Arabic and Farsi, ordering the immediate evacuation of all employees and residents living around the Sefidrood Industrial Park in the village of Kolesh Taleshan, near the Northwestern Iranian city of Rasht. With the order suggesting that the industrial park is preparing to be targeted by the Israeli Air Force.

English-translated statement earlier by the Spokesman for the Israel Defense Force, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, who spoke about recent strikes against Iran, as well as this morning’s Iranian ballistic missile attack against population centers in Israel:

According to CBS News, federal law enforcement agencies have increased surveillance on Iran-backed operatives known to be residing in the United States, amidst President Trump’s consideration into possibly joining the war against Iran. FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly ordered increased efforts to monitor possible domestic “sleeper cells” linked to Hezbollah since the start last week of Israel’s strike campaign against Iran.

Air-defenses activated and explosions reported earlier in Northern and Eastern Tehran.

Multiple U.S. Air Force KC-46A “Pegasus” Aerial-Refueling Tankers, going by the callsigns: HIFI31, HIFI32, HIFI33, and HIFI34 — departed over the last few hours from Travis Air Force Base in California, heading west over the Pacific. “HIFI” has previously been used as a callsign by tankers tasked with refueling B-52, B-1, and B-2 Long-Range Strategic Bombers. It’s possible these tankers are being pre-positioned in Australia or somewhere else in the Pacific, in preparation for the deployment of additional bombers to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, which is roughly 2,000 miles from Iran.

Australia has announced the closure of its Embassy in Iranian capital of Tehran, as well as the evacuation of all Australian officials and their families from Iran. Adding that Australia’s Ambassador to Iran, Ian McConville, will remain in the region to support the Australian Government as well as to assist Australians departing Iran.

At least four additional KC-46s going by the callsigns: CHAOS81, CHAOS82, CHAOS83, and CHAOS84 — have also departed from Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma within the last hour, heading west towards California.

Roughly an hour after the Israel Defense Force issued an evacuation order for the Sefidrood Industrial Park near the village of Kolesh Taleshan in Northern Iran, residents report heavy strikes against the complex, alongside a number of secondary explosions and a large fire which can be seen from the city of Rasht.

Additional footage showing explosions emanating from the Sefidrood Industrial Park near the city of Rasht in Northern Iran, following several strikes against the complex by the Israeli Air Force.

Israel hopes the United States will join in a joint operation to destroy Iran's Fordow Nuclear Facility within the next 48–72 hours, with a potential operation being underway as early as Friday, though if not, officials have stated Israel is also weighing going it alone, in order to avoid losing the military advantage it has gained over Iran in the past week, according to two Israeli security sources who spoke with Iran International.

U.S. President Trump is increasingly relying on a small group of advisers for critical input as he weighs whether to order U.S. military strikes against nuclear facilities inside Iran, according to two defense officials and a senior administration official who spoke with NBC News. In addition, another senior administration official said, Trump has been crowdsourcing with an array of allies outside the White House and in his administration about whether they think he should “green light” strikes on Iran. 

However, despite speaking to several outsiders, President Trump continues to make decisions with only a small handful of officials within the White House, including Vice-President JD Vance, White House Chief-of-Staff Susie Wiles, Deputy Chief-of-Staff Stephen Miller and Secretary of State as well as Acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, all while sidelining several other senior officials and advisors, such as National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, who opposes U.S. strikes against Iran, and his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.