Multiple precision strikes in the last hour near the airport in the Southern Iranian city of Shiraz.

The Pentagon is adamantly denying today’s story from the Financial Times, which alleged that a broker affiliated with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a multimillion-dollar investment in several defense manufacturers in the lead up to the Iran War, with Spokesman Sean Parnell stating that the story is “false and fabricated,” while demanding an immediate retraction from FT. Parnell closed by saying: “Secretary Hegseth and the Department of War remain unwavering in their commitment to the highest standards of ethics and strict adherence to all applicable laws and regulations.”

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior has announced that American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped today in Baghdad.

The Nevada National Guard announces that it has deployed a contingent of Airmen with the 152nd Airlift Wing of the Nevada Air National Guard, from Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno, Nevada, to the U.S. Central Command Area-of-Responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury.

Fuel tanks owned by the Kuwait Aviation Fuel Supply Company (KAFAKO) at Kuwait International Airpory were targeted earlier tonight in a drone attack by Iran, with a large fire currently burning at the site of the attack as emergency teams attempt to contain the blaze, according to the Spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump told The Telegraph that he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after it failed to join his ongoing war against Iran, stating that the alliance is a “paper tiger” and that this is known by Russia and President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump will give an Address to the Nation on Wednesday night at 9:00PM EST to provide an “important update on Iran,” according to the White House.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has stated in a post on TruthSocial, right as the market opened, that “Iran’s New Regime President,” possibly talking about President Masoud Pezeshkian, has asked for a ceasefire from the United States. Trump states that the U.S. will consider a ceasefire once the Strait of Hormuz is “open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!”

The Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that during the past 24 hours, air defenses have engaged 5 ballistic missiles and 35 one-way attack drones launched by Iran at the UAE.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) has issued an advisory about suspicious activity 17NM to the north of Doha, Qatar, after an unknown projectile impacted a commercial vessel above the waterline, causing damage. All crew members are safe and accounted for.

According to a release from the Qatari Ministry of Defense, during an Iranian cruise missile attack today, a crude oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy was struck by a missile within Qatar’s economic exclusion zone. All 21 of the crew were evacuated without injury. Three cruise missiles were launched in total, with two out of three being shot down.

According to Axios’ Barak Ravid, citing three U.S. officials, discussions are taking place about a possible ceasefire with Iran in return for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, per an interview with Reuters, the U.S. will be “out of Iran pretty quickly,” adding that in a post conflict scenario, the U.S. may return for “spot hits.”

Per U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces have flown 12,000 combat flights in support of ongoing operations against Iran subordinate to Operation Epic Fury.

According to a statement from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, despite reports that U.S.-Iran talks are underway, Iran maintains that it will continue fighting both Israel and the United States.

Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed in recent days that the Iranian Government is not currently willing to engage in serious or substantial negotiations to end the ongoing war against Israel and the United States. Assessments indicate that the Iranian Government believes it is in a strong position in the war and does not have to accede to America’s diplomatic demands, and while Iran is willing to keep channels open, it does not trust the United States or President Trump, U.S. officials have told The New York Times.

According to Reuters, citing a person briefed on the matter, U.S. Vice President JD Vance ​has communicated with intermediaries from Pakistan on the ongoing Iran conflict as recently as this past Tuesday. Vice President Vance privately signaled through intermediaries that U.S. President Donald J. Trump was open to a ceasefire, per the reports. Vance was appointed by President Trump as the principal U.S. decision-maker to lead negotiation efforts. Per the report, it was communicated to Iran that no ceasefire would be realized until past U.S. demands were met. Foremost of those the Iranian nuclear program, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the cessation of support for non-state actors across the Middle East.

According to a release from the Israel Defense Force (IDF), in the past two days, using 650 munitions, the IDF has conducted strikes on 400 Iranian regime and IRGC targets. Targets included air defense systems, launch sites, production, storage of ballistic missiles and missiles intended to target aircraft, and 15 weapons manufacturing sites, including a central complex of the Iranian Ministry of Defense.

Iran has now launched a total of 89 waves of ballistic missile, cruise missile, and drone strikes against U.S. bases and infrastructure in the Middle East, their Gulf neighbors, Kurdish territories, and Israel since the start of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.