The Israeli Air Force announced that, under the guidance of Military Intelligence, they conducted a strike yesterday that killed Marthsa Hussein Sarour, who was responsible for the production of weapons for Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) and also the brother of LH’s now dead head of their aerial forces.

According to Axios, citing an unnamed source close to the matter, U.S. President Donald J. Trump rejected a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to move Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia in order to end the war in the Middle East. The move by the U.S. leader took place during a call this week with his Russian counterpart. While Russia has served in this capacity in past deals and has the capacity to store Iranian uranium, a U.S. official told Axios that Russian proposals were repeatedly denied by the Trump Administration.

Video shows the launch of Iranian one-way attack drones against, Israel, their Gulf neighbors, and U.S. bases and infrastructure across the Middle East.

According to CNN, citing a senior Iranian official, Iran is now mulling the possibility of letting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz only if the oil on board is traded in Chinese Yuan. As opposed to the majority of international oil trades, which are done in U.S. Dollars.

According to a post on TruthSocial earlier from U.S. President Donald J. Trump, at his direction, U.S. Central Command “obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island.” Extremely notably, President Trump said that he has chosen not to target the vast oil infrastructure on Iran’s economically important island and should Iran continue to interfere with the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, the island’s oil infrastructure will be targeted on Kharg Island.

Citing a U.S. official, the New York Times has elaborated on the previously reported strikes on Iran’s economically important Kharg Island. The official confirmed President Donald J. Trump’s earlier statements that only military infrastructure was targeted, adding that missile and mine storage sites were also targeted in the strikes.

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing two U.S. officials, a total of five aerial-refueling tankers with the U.S. Air Force, KC-135R/T Stratotankers and KC-46A Pegasus, were struck and damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile while on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Per one official, the battle damage to the tankers was not enough to destroy them and they are in the process of being repaired. No servicemembers were killed in the strike that damaged the tankers at Prince Sultan.

Massive explosions being reported across Baghdad, amid ongoing strikes against Iranian-backed paramilitary forces by the U.S. Air Force.

Three additional B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-Range Strategic Bombers with the U.S. Air Force’s 5th Bomb Wing, based out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, landed early Friday at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, joining 12 B-1B Lancers and 3 other B-52H Stratofortresses that have been forward deployed to the United Kingdom as part of Operation Epic Fury.

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Footage has now been published by President Donald J. Trump showing today’s strikes against Iranian military targets on Kharg Island in the Northern Persian Gulf, which acts as a port hub for the export of up to 90% of oil products leaving Iran. In the footage, strikes can be seen targeting an airbase, including cratering strikes against the base’s runway, as well as multiple other sites, which likely include air defenses and missiles launch sites operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Israel is preparing to launch a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon, likely the largest operation by Israel targeting its northern neighbor since 2006, aimed at seizing the entire area south of the Litani River and the dismantling of Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.

The Trump Administration backs a major Israeli operation in Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, but is also pressing to limit the damage to the Lebanese State, asking Israel not to bomb Beirut International Airport or other infrastructure managed by the Lebanese Government during any operation against Hezbollah.

Before the start of Operation Epic Fury, Gen. Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told President Donald J. Trump several times that an American attack could prompt Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, stating that U.S. officials had long believed Iran would deploy mines, drones and missiles to close the world’s most vital shipping lane in the case of a full-scale war with the United States.

President Trump acknowledged the risk, moving forward with his decision to launch wide-spread strikes against Iran alongside Israel, telling his team that he believed Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the Strait of Hormuz - and even if Iran tried, the situation could be quickly handled by the U.S. Navy, according to people with knowledge of the discussions who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.

Smoke can be seen rising from the U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad, Iraq, following a possible direct impact on the roof of the building by an Iranian one-way attack drone.

Video footage shows a small fire burning on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, following a successful drone strike on the compound by Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups or Iran.

Iraqi security sources tell the Associated Press that a “missile” struck a helipad earlier at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, causing a small fire, with other outlets reporting that the strike was the result of a drone or rocket impact, likely fired by Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced "many countries...will be sending war ships" to aid U.S. Navy efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, claiming that 100% of Iran's military capability has been destroyed. France and the United Kingdom have announced naval deployments to the region, but none have acknowledged a mission to support the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

An E-2D “Hawkeye” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft with the “Bear Aces” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron 124 (VAW-124), alongside several F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), take off from the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in the Northern Red Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury.

The Israel Defense Force has announced that two senior intelligence officers with Iran’s “Khatam al-Anbiya” Emergency Command, Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, were eliminated Friday in a strike on Tehran.

According to a report from Breaking Defense, the U.S. Navy has officially delayed the decommissioning of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) until at least March of 2027 in order to maintain a fleet size of 11 active carriers. Its replacement will be the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), which is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in mid-2027.

The French Government has drafted a proposal to fully end the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, which would require the Lebanese Government to take the unprecedented step of recognizing Israel, with the proposal currently being reviewed by Israel and the United States, three sources familiar with the details told Axios.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has made his second post of the day on the Strait of Hormuz, with him stating, “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!” Trump goes on to say that restoring shipping to the strait “should have always been a team effort,” which he states will be coordinated by the United States.