Overnight, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement apologizing for attacks this past week against neighboring countries, claiming that some attacks were carried out independently by regional commanders without directive due to loss of communication, further stating that the Temporary Leadership Council has ordered a halt to attacks on these countries unless their territory is used to attack Iran.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) has issued a warning regarding a possible incident in the Persian Gulf, located 10NM north of Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Despite this statement, attacks by Iran are continuing this morning against neighboring countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with this statement likely aimed at a select number of countries that have unusually come under attack over the last week despite their close relationship with Iran, particularly Azerbaijan and Oman.

The Israel Defense Force has announced that overnight the Air Force targeted and destroyed a total of 16 aircraft in strikes on Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, all of which are alleged to have been used by the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for transferring weapons to the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, and other Iranian-backed proxy groups across the Middle East. Additionally, several fighter jets with the Iranian Air Force were targeted due to the threat they posed to the Israeli Air Force.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released footage of B-52 Stratofortresses during Operation Epic Fury.

Saudi HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke today, with MBS voicing his support for potential actions that Turkey takes in response to Iranian strikes against Turkish territory.

Per a release from the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran has again urged Gulf states to refrain from allowing the use of their bases and airspace in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on the nation. Iran again, and incorrectly claimed that its retaliatory measures are not meant to target the Gulf states but U.S. bases and infrastructure instead. Something that is clearly untrue as Iran actively targets shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the oil and gas infrastructure of Gulf Nations.

Reports of coordinated attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Northern Iraq and on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

After Iranian strikes against residential and commercial areas in the capital of Manama, Bahrain, Civil Defense elements are working to put out fires on houses and surrounding buildings, according to the Ministry of Interior.

Something that’s notable is Iranian-backed groups and their use of repurposed civilian platforms to attack U.S. bases and infrastructure in Iraq. Makes the targeting and destruction of such mobile launch platforms all the more difficult for the U.S. Air Force.

According to the Financial Times, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Kuwait have requested to buy thousands of drones from Ukraine’s TAF Industries. According to reports, Qatar submitted a request for 2,000 drones while the UAE submitted a request for 5,000 drones. Additionally, Kuwait also showed an interest in buying interceptor drones from Ukraine.

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Seyes Abbas Araghchi, peace efforts initiated by Iran were shot down by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. He also reiterated that Iran is not seeking to strike its neighbors, even though Iran continues to try and strike civilian and commercial infrastructure with both drones and ballistic missiles.

Video purported to show the activation of the Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) System tonight at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, amidst a coordinated drone and rocket attack on the Embassy and U.S. Consulate in Erbil by Iranian-backed proxy forces in Iraq.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the 6 U.S. Army soldiers killed during an Iranian strike on their operations center in Kuwait:

🇺🇸Capt. Cody Khork
🇺🇸Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens 
🇺🇸Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor
🇺🇸Sgt. Declan Coady 
🇺🇸Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien 
🇺🇸Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters onboard Air Force One, following today’s Dignified Transfer for the six soldiers killed in an Iranian strike on Kuwait, with one reporter asking if he was worried he would have to return to Dover for additional Dignified Transfers, to which Trump responded:

“Yeah, sure, I hate to do it. But it’s a part of war, isn’t it? It’s a part of war. It’s the sad part of war. It’s the bad part of war.”

Reporter: “Mr. President, did the United States bomb a girls' elementary school in Southern Iran on the first day of the war and kill 175 people?”

President Trump: “No, in my opinion, based on what I've seen, that was done by Iran.”

Reporter: “Is that true, Mr. Hegseth? It was Iran who did that?”

Defense Secretary Hegseth: “We are investigating, still investigating. But the only side that targets civilians is Iran.”

President Trump: “We think it was done by Iran. They're very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions. They have no accuracy whatsoever. It was done by Iran.”

Reporter: “Can you give us an idea of what unconditional surrender looks like to you? I mean, what do you want from Iran?”

President Trump: “I said ‘unconditional,’ not ‘conditional.’ I said ‘unconditional.’ It's where they cry uncle, or where they can't fight any longer and there's nobody around to cry uncle. That could happen, too, because, you know, we've wiped out their leadership numerous times already. It's if they surrender or if there is nobody around to surrender, but they're rendered useless in terms of military.”