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Footage published this morning by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) shows strikes on mobile ballistic missile launchers and launch sites in Iran.
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The Israeli Air Force is currently carrying out an โ€œextensiveโ€ wave of airstrikes against Iranian regime targets in Tehran.
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The Israel Defense Force has issued urgent evacuation orders for those located at or near the Hakimiyeh Industrial Area in Tehran and Payam Airport in Karaj, with imminent strikes expected by the Israeli Air Force.
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Reported strikes within the last few minutes against military infrastructure located at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran.
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The Israeli Air Force has attacked the โ€œAssembly of Expertsโ€ 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.
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The building housing Iranโ€™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. โ€œIsrael struck while they were counting the votes for the appointment of the Supreme Leader,โ€ the official told @TreyYingst with Fox News.
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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-Noรซl Barrot announced Tuesday.
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Additional footage showing the destruction of Iranโ€™s Assembly of Experts in Qom, following strikes by the Israeli Air Force.
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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 hasnโ€™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 โ€œtake over your government,โ€ adding โ€œAmerica is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force.โ€
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Residents report the sound of explosions over Dubai, UAE.
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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
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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.
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Reporter: โ€œMr. President, did Israel force your hand to launch these strikes against Iran?โ€

President Trump: โ€œNo. No, I might have forced their hand. You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. They were going to attack. If we didn't do it, they were going to attack first. I felt strongly about that. great negotiators, great people, people that do this very successfully and have done it all their lives very successfully. And based on the way the negotiation was going, I think they were going to attack first. And I didn't want that to happen. So, if anything, I might have forced Israelโ€™s hand. But Israel was ready and we were ready. And we've had a very, very powerful impact because virtually everything they have has been knocked out now.โ€
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump states that he has ordered all further dealings and trade be โ€œcut offโ€ with Spain, after they refused to allow their airbases and other military facilities be used to support Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing strike campaign against Iran.

โ€œSpain actually said that we can't use their bases. And that's all right. We don't want to do it. We could use their base if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is going to tell us not to use it. But we don't have to. But they were unfriendly.โ€
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Speaking about his decision to strike Iran and how the war has so far affected oil prices, President Trump told reporters that he expects oil prices will drop once the conflict ends with Iran.

โ€œI'll tell you what, I have never had more compliments on something I did. So, if we have a little high oil prices for a little while, but as soon as this ends, those prices are going to drop, I believe, lower than even before.โ€
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Responding to reports from several outlets that the Pentagonโ€™s stocks of interceptor missiles and other munitions are beginning to run low in the ongoing conflict with Iran, President Trump stated: โ€œWe have unlimited middle and upper ammunition.โ€
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Asked about a previous statement he had made, in which he said that all the Iranian officials in the regime that he and the administration had in mind to lead Iran after the elimination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are now dead, President Trump stated:

โ€œMost of the people we had in mind are dead. So, you know, we had some in mind from that group that is dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also, based on reports. So I guess you have a third wave coming in. Pretty sure we're not going to know anybody. But we have - I mean, Venezuela was so incredible because we did the attack and we kept government totally intact. And we have Delcy, who's been very good.โ€
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Clashes now being reported again between Pakistani and Afghan forces in the border regions of Khost, Afghanistan and Kurram, Pakistan. The renewal of the wider conflict, which was sparked by a Pakistani strike inside of Afghanistan, has escalated from limited clashes to reciprocal airstrikes and drone strikes, with Bagram Air base being struck by Pakistan a number of days ago.
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Poland will eventually work to obtain its own nuclear weapons, as concerns grow in Europe about the United Statesโ€™ commitment to extending it nuclear deterrent to protect the continent against attacks from Russia, according to reports from Bloomberg citing Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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