According to N12, a U.S. official has said that the second phase of ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran is now in its second phase and is expected to last 12-14 days.

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) said it arrested a number of people linked to a criminal organization and Iran who were involved in planning a terror attack in the capital city of Baku. This comes following Azerbaijan’s vow to retaliate for an Iranian drone strike inside its borders the other day.

According to the U.S. Navy, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) transited from the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea.

Fire burning following an Iranian attack tonight against Camp Victory near Baghdad, Iraq.

President Trump met with key U.S. defense manufacturers today and announced on his Truth Social app that prime defense manufacturers, including BAE Systems, Boeing, L3Harris Missile Solutions, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Honeywell Aerospace, will quadruple production of “exquisite-class” or high end weapons. According to the President, the expansion of high-end weapons production began three months prior to the meeting and expansion of plants and facilities is already underway.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is continuing to work with Western Hemisphere allies and partners to “detect, disrupt, and destroy designated terrorist organizations that fuel violence and corruption.” As a part of this, SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan “directed the joint force to support Ecuadorian forces conducting lethal kinetic operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations within Ecuado,” per a SOUTHCOM statement.

Per a statement from SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan:
I congratulate our joint forces and the Ecuadorian armed forces for the successful operation against narcoterrorists in Ecuador. This collaborative and decisive action is a strategic success for all nations in the Western Hemisphere committed to disrupting and defeating narcoterrorism.

Video released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shows dozens of launches of Ballistic missiles against Gulf nations and Israel.

However, the release states that “Russia's principled stance [is] in favour of an immediate cessation of hostilities, [and] the rejection of force as a method to solve any issues,” something that directly contradict credible reports that Russia is providing Iran targeting information for U.S. bases and infrastructure across the region.

According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, their armed forces tracked and shot down 4 Iranian drones headed towards the Shaybah Oil Fields.

The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy a third carrier strike group to the Middle East near Iran in the coming weeks, according to a report by Fox News, with the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) and her Carrier Strike Group having now completing their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), expected to depart from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia sometime before the end of March for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet Area-of-Responsibility. However, due to the ongoing hostilities with Iran, it is not known if she will relieve the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), who entered the Red Sea on Thursday and has been deployed now for nearly 11-months, or if she will arrive to further reinforce the U.S. Navy in the Middle East.

According to the Saudi Ministry of Defense, their armed forces tracked and shot down 4 Iranian drones headed towards the Shaybah Oil Fields.

Photos have now confirmed the destruction of a AN/TPY-2 Forward Based X-band Transportable Radar operated by the U.S. Army, following an Iranian drone attack earlier this week targeting Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The AN/TPY-2 is the primary ground-based air surveillance radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System, with this specific radar likely supporting THAAD Batteries in Israel and Jordan.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump announces that he and First Lady Melania Trump, along with members of his Cabinet, will attend a Dignified Transfer for the six soldiers killed in last Sunday’s Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, tomorrow at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense has said that a drone was shot down east of the capital city of Riyadh today.

Video showing strikes earlier tonight against Mehrabad International Airport in the Iranian capital of Tehran, with strikes by Israel and/or the United States targeting civil infrastructure and aircraft at the airport, including at least one Boeing 747.