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.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met earlier today with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. Rubio and Lammy agreed that “Iran can never develop or acquire a nuclear weapon,” according to a statement released after the meeting by the State Department. Additional Lammy said in his own statement after the meeting, “The situation in the Middle East remains perilous,” adding that, “A window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution.”

Local reports are indicating another attempted drone attack tonight against U.S. Forces stationed at Al-Asad Airbase in Western Iraq. According to reports, a number of one-way attack drones were intercepted approaching Al-Asad, resulting in no damage to the base or injuries to personnel, with the attack believed to have likely been launched yet again by Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq.

In a post earlier on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald J. Trump quoted and referenced an interview on Fox News earlier by Marc Thiessen, in which he talked about the possibility of military strikes by the United States against the Fordow Nuclear Facility in Iran.

Iranian Brigadier General Majid Khademi has been appointed the Head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), after the organization’s former head, Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy, Hassan Mohaqeq, were eliminated in an Israeli strike this past weekend on the IRGC Intelligence Headquarters in Tehran. 

Reports of a strike earlier against a site of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Yousef Abad Neighborhood of Tehran.

The Israel Defense Force states it has detected the launch of ballistic missiles from Iran.

Red alerts now across Southern Israel, including the city of Beersheba, following the launch of ballistic missiles by Iran.

Interceptions and explosions reportedly seen in the sky over Southern Israel.

Iranian channels claim that the ongoing ballistic missile attack is attempting to target the Dimona Nuclear Facility in the Negev Desert of Southern Israel.

Reports of a possible impact in the Negev Desert near Beersheba.

Smoke seen rising from an apparent impact site in or near Beersheba in Southern Israel.

Several vehicles on fire and major damage seen to a building near the Gav-Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park within the city of Beersheba in Southern Israel, following an apparent impact from a ballistic missile fired by Iran.

Additional footage from the ballistic missile impact site in Beersheba, with several high-rise apartment buildings appearing to have been damaged.

Damage inside one of the high-rise apartment buildings affected by the Iranian ballistic missile impact in Beersheba.