According to CBS, citing three U.S. military officials with knowledge on the matter, the makeshift tactical operations center at Shuaiba port in Kuwait, where six U.S. servicemembers lost their lives in an Iranian drone strike, lacked adequate force protection measures and more were requested but never came. Sources state that T-walls, shown below, were the only form of protection around the operations center. According to one source, while Kuwaiti batteries were in the vicinity, no U.S. counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) or counter-rocket artillery and mortar (C-RAM) had been dedicated to the vicinity and its unclear if Kuwaiti batteries engaged the incoming threats.

The Israeli Air Force struck a “senior commander of the Iranian terror regime” in Tehran a short while ago, according to the Israel Defense Force.

Gen. Daoud Alizadeh, the Commander of the Lebanon Corps in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, is said to have been the target of this morning’s precision-strike by the Israeli Air Force on Tehran.

Security Alert issued moment ago by the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia:

*Security Alert: Threat of Imminent Missile / UAV Attacks Over Dhahran*

There is a threat of imminent missile and UAV attacks over Dhahran. Do not come to the U.S. Consulate.

Take cover immediately in your residence on the lowest available floor and away from windows. Do not go outside. The U.S. Consulate in Dhahran urges U.S. citizens in Dhahran to shelter in place, review security plans in the event of an attack, and to stay alert in case of additional future attacks. U.S. Consulate personnel are sheltering in place.
 
Actions to take:
 
•       If you hear a loud explosion, or if sirens are activated, immediately seek cover.
•       If in a home or building, go to the lowest level of the structure with the fewest exterior walls, windows, and openings; close any doors and sit near an interior wall, away from any windows or openings.
•       If you are outdoors, immediately seek cover in a hardened structure; if that is not possible, lie down and cover your head with your hands.
•       Be aware that even if the incoming missile or drone is intercepted, falling debris represents a significant risk.
•       After the attack, stay away from any debris, and monitor major news outlets for official guidance.

Video shows an Iranian one-way attack drone slamming into the Port of Duqm in Oman this morning, as Iran continues to launch both drones and missiles at the Gulf Nations and countries across the Middle East.

Thick black smoke pours Tuesday from the Port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, located on the Gulf of Oman as one of the UAE’s only oil terminals south of the Strait of Hormuz, following a drone attack this morning on oil storage tanks and other infrastructure at the port by Iran.

Following reports from various media outlets that stockpiles of U.S. munitions, including air defense interceptors for Patriot and THAAD systems, were running low, President Trump posted to TruthSocial that the U.S. has a "virtually unlimited supply" and that "wars can be fought forever."

Oil production has been fully suspended at the Rumaila Oil Field near Basra City, Iraq’s largest and the world’s second-largest oil field, citing high capacity of storage tanks at southern ports due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Footage published this morning by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) shows strikes on mobile ballistic missile launchers and launch sites in Iran.

The Israeli Air Force is currently carrying out an “extensive” wave of airstrikes against Iranian regime targets in Tehran.

Reported strikes within the last few minutes against military infrastructure located at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran.

The Israeli Air Force has attacked the “Assembly of Experts” in Qom, Iran as they were gathering to choose the new Supreme Leader. The council is comprised of 88 religious leaders from around Iran who choose the Ayatollah.

The building housing Iran’s Assembly of Experts in Qom has been entirely destroyed by several strikes from Israeli Air Force, with a senior Israeli official stating that the target was a meeting of the Iranian Supreme Council where government and religious leaders were gathering to choose a New Supreme Leader. “Israel struck while they were counting the votes for the appointment of the Supreme Leader,” the official told @TreyYingst with Fox News.

France has deployed Dassault Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, with one base already having been targeted by a drone, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced Tuesday.

Additional footage showing the destruction of Iran’s Assembly of Experts in Qom, following strikes by the Israeli Air Force.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is open to supporting groups in Iran willing to take up arms to dislodge the Islamic Regime, including Kurdish factions in Northwestern Iran, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal, an idea that could turn Iranian factions into ground forces at least rhetorically backed by Washington.

Officials said Trump hasn’t made a final decision on the matter, including whether he would provide arms, training or intelligence support to anti-regime groups, though the President has urged the Iranian people to rise up several times, telling those in Iran to “take over your government,” adding “America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force.”

Residents report the sound of explosions over Dubai, UAE.

According to the latest data provided by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), since the start of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, over 1,700 targets have struck across Iran, including:

- Command and Control Centers
- IRGC Joint Headquarters
- IRGC Aerospace Forces Headquarters
- Integrated Air Defense Systems
- Ballistic Missile Sites
- Iranian Navy Ships
-Iranian Navy Submarines
- Anti-ship Missile Sites
- Military Communication Capabilities

Utilizing hundreds of strike and support assets from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, to include but are not limited to:

- B-1 Bombers
- B-2 Stealth Bombers
- B-52 Bombers
- LUCAS Drones
- Patriot Interceptor Missile Systems
- THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems
- F-15 Fighter Jets
- F-16 Fighter Jets
- F-18 Fighter Jets
- F-22 Stealth Fighters
- F-35 Stealth Fighters
- A-10 Attack Jets
- EA-18G Electronic Attack Aircraft
- Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
- Airborne Communication Relay
- P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
- RC-135 Reconaissance Aircraft
- MQ-9 Reapers
- M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
- Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers
- Guided-Missile Destroyers
- Counter-Drone Systems
- Refueling Tanker Aircraft
- Refueling Ships
- C-17 Globemaster Cargo Aircraft
- C-130 Cargo Aircraft

Amidst ongoing strikes on British military personnel and infrastructure in Cyprus, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, will be deployed to the Middle East.