The British Ministry of Defense has announced that four gunners with the Royal Air Force’s No. 2 Force Protection (Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems) Wing have achieved the title of “ace” for the first time, by blasting five of more Iranian one-way attack drones out of the sky during ongoing military operations in the Middle East.

A Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar System (C-RAM) seen engaging Iranian one-way drones earlier tonight during an attack on a American/Syrian military base near Qasrak, in the Al-Hasakah Governorate of Northeastern Syria.

Almost surely struck by the Iranians with surveillance and targeting data provided by both China and Russia.

The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials tell the Washington Post, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the Iran War, exposing U.S. personnel to an array of threats, including Iranian drones and missiles, ground fire and improvised explosive, should the decision to escalate by made by President Donald J. Trump.

Any potential ground operation would fall short of a full-scale invasion and could instead involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, said the officials. Options include the possible seizure of Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export hub in the Persian Gulf, and raids into other coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz to find and destroy weapons that can target commercial and military shipping, with one official setting the potential timeline at “a couple of months.”

Reports suggest that the E-3G Sentry was struck while on a taxiway at Prince Sultan Air Base, meaning that the satellite images previously seen showing burn marks and damaged aircraft on the tarmac didn’t even include the E-3, suggesting that at least one other aircraft, likely a KC-135 Stratotanker, was indeed destroyed in the attack by Iran.

Statement from Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna after she hosted members of the Russian Parliament and Communist Party this week in Washington, as Russia actively assists Iran in killing American servicemembers across the Middle East.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker is squawking “7700” and has declared an emergency over Jordan, with the tanker currently returning to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv following a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Epic Fury.

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II carrying out strikes earlier today on the headquarters of Kata'ib Sayyid ul-Shuhada, also known as the 14th Brigade under Iraq’s Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), in the Ar-Rashidiya neighborhood of Mosul, Northern Iraq.

According to The Times, the Royal Navy is drawing up plans to deploy the Bay-class auxiliary dock landing ship, RFA Lyme Bay (L3007), to the Strait of Hormuz equipped with several autonomous mine clearance capabilities, including underwater drones and mine-hunting boats, in order to assist with reopening the strategic waterway near Iran.

The Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Adm. Brad Cooper arrived in Israel earlier today for a meeting with Israeli Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other senior military officials, with the primary topic being the ongoing joint strike campaign against Iran.

Reports of partial power outages in the Northern Iranian cities of Karaj and Tehran, following a wave of strikes tonight against infrastructure and military targets across Iran’s capital by the Israeli and/or U.S. Air Force.

The Iranian Ministry of Energy has confirmed ongoing power outages in Tehran and other cities across Northern Iran, following strikes in the past hour by Israel and/or the United States against energy infrastructure in the Tehran Province.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), an electrical substation and several transmission lines were damaged by shrapnel from strikes earlier tonight near the Northern Iranian city of Karaj, causing major power outages in large portions of Karaj and Eastern Tehran.

The United States is expected to have deployed sufficient ground forces to the Middle East by early next week, including thousands of Marines and Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, to enable a potential ground operation in Iran, a U.S. source told i24NEWS.

While addressing tens of thousands in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week leading to Easter, Pope Leo XIV said that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood,” clearly directed at the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” Pope Leo said. sunshine. “(Jesus) does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood,” he added citing the Bible.