This is the current visible military air picture over the Middle East as U.S. strikes against Iranian targets continue in response to the attacks on four commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Visible at this hour are at least 12 U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, 4 KC-135R "Stratotankers" and 8 KC-46A "Pegasus", along with a U.S. Navy P-8A "Poseidon" maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft.

Also active are two multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft operated by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, highlighting continued regional support for coalition air operations.

According to Axios, citing a U.S. official, U.S. President Donald J. Trump approved ongoing retaliatory strikes on Iran after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while in Turkey for the ongoing NATO summit. U.S. officials also told Axios’s Barak Ravid that “We’ll get the assessment about the results of the strikes and make decisions after.”

According to a release from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the U.S. has completed its latest round of retaliatory strikes against Iran, following their targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Per the release, over 80 targets, including air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than 60 IRGC small craft, were hit in the strikes. U.S. officials have told news outlets that they will assess the outcomes of these strikes before moving forward.

Early reports from Iranian state-backed news outlets are now saying that Uran has targeted Bahrain, specifically the U.S. Fifth Fleet Headquarters there, in retaliation for U.S. retaliatory strikes on key military infrastructure across Southern Iran.

Barak Ravid of Axios, citing a U.S. official, has confirmed reports of Iranian strikes against Bahrain, with the official telling him that Iran has launched drones against the Gulf country.

An additional wave of Iranian strikes appears to be underway, as Bahrain’s ministry of the interior has announced that alarm sirens are active, saying people should seek shelter.

According to a release from the Kuwaiti Army, Kuwait is now under attack from Iranian drones and missiles, as Kuwaiti air defenses work to mitigate the threat.

According to Iranian state-backed news outlet, Fars, the IRGC has said that in response to U.S. retaliatory strikes tonight, they targeted 85 targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, saying that Kuwait’s Ali Salem Airbase and the U.S. Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Manama, Bahrain were targeted.

Speaking to reporters, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said that the U.S. will likely strike Iran again tonight, but provide them with a “little warning.” This comes following last night’s wave of reciprocal U.S.-Iran strikes, after Iran targeted three tankers in and around the Strait of Hormuz for not using Iran’s proposed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) transit lanes.

Speaking to reporters during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald J. Trump suggested that Iranian electricity hubs and desalination plants could be hit as a means to coerce Iran to abide by the terms of the fragile U.S.-Iran MOU.

Following their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of press that the U.S. would provide Ukraine with a license to produce Patriot air defense missiles, saying “we’ll give them the right to make Patriots, we’ll show them how to do it.” This comes as Ukraine has struggled to mitigate the threat of the ever increasing scale of Russian missile attacks against them due to low stockpiles of Patriot missiles.

Despite regional condemnation of Iran’s clear violations of the U.S.-Iran MOU, Pakistan’s response, true to form, falls short of condemning Iran’s violations, with a release by the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead saying “Pakistan expresses its deep concern at the escalation in tensions in the region. A renewed conflict is in no one's interest.”

The U.S. Department of State has announced that they have begun proceedings to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST). The move follows a 45-day pre-notification period, per the release, and “formal assurances provided by President al-Sharaa that Syria will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.”

Speaking to reporters earlier today during a sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO Summit, President Trump threw his support behind Ukraine’s recent campaign of drone and missile strikes against military and energy targets deep inside Russia. “It's an escalation, but it's also an escalation that could help lead to an end.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making a fresh push with senior officials in the Trump Administration this week to obtain unfettered access to the satellite internet service Starlink over Russia, which would allow Ukraine’s drone forces to expand its strikes on energy and military infrastructure deep inside the country, potentially including ballistic missile launchers aimed at cities in Ukraine, officials familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

As U.S. President Donald J. Trump leaves Ankara, Turkey after attending the NATO summit there, the promised U.S. strikes tonight against Iran may be underway, as explosions have now been heard in Bandar Abbas in Southern Iran. President Trump said earlier during a presser at the NATO summit that it was likely U.S. strikes would be resumed tonight.

As U.S. President Donald J. Trump leaves Ankara, Turkey after attending the NATO summit there, the promised U.S. strikes tonight against Iran may be underway, as explosions have now been heard in Bandar Abbas in Southern Iran. President Trump said earlier during a presser at the NATO summit that it was likely U.S. strikes would be resumed tonight.

Additional strikes are now being reported in Sirik, Iran as new U.S. strikes are likely underway.