Video footage has now been released of the moment the IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi, a Soleimani-class corvette serving with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN), was targeted today by a U.S. strike off the coast of Bandar Abbas. Immediately following the strike, some kind of munition - likely an anti-ship cruise missile - is seen cooking off from the flight deck of the Shahid Sayyad Shirazi.

The Qatar Ministry of Interior announced that it is evacuating residents who live near the U.S. Embassy in Doha as a temporary precautionary measure. Out of an abundance of caution, please avoid the immediate area of the U.S. Embassy.

We have made the decision to delete reports made last night regarding the crash of a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle in Iran and the successful evacuation of the crewmembers by U.S. and Israeli Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR). Defender Media maintains confidence in its sources, however, the story is as of now being officially and publicly denied by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has placed a request with the Pentagon for more military intelligence officers at it's headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days, but likely through September, according to Politico.

In a notable development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and committed to send Chinese envoys to the Middle East in an attempt to mediate some sort of peace process between nations that are involved in the conflict with Iran.

New footage from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) showing strikes against Iranian forces across Iran, as Operation Epic Fury continues.

According to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense, Iran targeted Nakhchivan International Airport with drones today. Per the release, Azerbaijan is preparing “retaliatory measures to defend [the] country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.”

According to the Qatari Ministry of Defense, Iran fired 14 ballistic missiles and 4 drones at the country and that 13 ballistic missiles and all 4 drones were intercepted by Qatar’s Armed Forces. The 14th missile fell in the territorial waters of Qatar.

The Israel Defense Force has released footage of an F-35 Adir shooting down an Iranian Yak-130, which was announced Wednesday.

Explosions have been reported in Bahrain following the latest round of attacks from Iran.

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has issued the following statement following the impact of suspected Iranian munitions in the country:
"We will not tolerate this unjustified terrorist act and aggression committed against Azerbaijan. The armed forces have been instructed to prepare and implement countermeasures."

Several large fires are currently burning at the primary refinery for the Bahrain Petroleum Company in Ma'ameer, following a short-range ballistic missile attack against the facility and other nearby infrastructure by Iran.

Footage shows the impact of an Iranian ballistic missile in Bahrain amidst a new wave of Iranian drone and ballistic missile strikes.

Additional footage claimed to show Iranian ballistic missiles at a high altitude over Jordan. A new wave of Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes is now underway across the Middle East.

Explosions now heard in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, amidst a new wave of Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes.

In an eight-minute interview with Axios on Thursday, President Donald J. Trump acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian politician and son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is the most likely successor and next Supreme Leader of Iran, which he stated is “unacceptable” and that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader - just as he was in Venezuela.

“They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela,” Trump said, added that he refuses to accept a new Iranian leader who would continue the policies of Khamenei. “Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran.”

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released video of Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-Range Strategic Bombers launching from their home at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to strike command and control centers in Iran during the first 100 Hours of Operation Epic Fury.

Finland’s Minister of Defense Antti Häkkänen announced today that the government has proposed and is expected to pass legislation lifting its ban on the import and transport of nuclear weapons, potentially paving the way for the deployment of nuclear-capable aircraft and warheads by members of NATO, including France and/or the United States, onto the territory of Finland.

Arab States in the Persian Gulf are running dangerously low on interceptors to take down Iranian-fired ballistic and cruise missiles, as governments in the region have ask the United States to expedite new supplies, with them being told that officials in Washington are creating a task force to do so - but it isn't happening as fast as needed, two regional officials told CBS News.