From the desk of U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, following renewed U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran.

Following the Iranian strike on the M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre has said that the crew has now abandoned the ship due to the significant damage the vessel sustained. The crew has embarked onto a lifeboat, per the report.

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively unchanged despite the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the region.

Over the past 24 hours, just six merchant vessels were observed, visible via MarineTraffic.com, completing the transit via the Iranian (northern) traffic separation scheme, while none utilized the U.S.-supported southern corridor through Omani waters.

The static traffic picture follows Iran's attack on the Cyprus-flagged M/V GFS Galaxy, subsequent U.S. self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets, and reports of air raid sirens sounding across multiple Gulf states as regional tensions continue to escalate.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it has completed a third round of strikes this week against Iranian military targets in response to another attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to CENTCOM, approximately 140 military targets were struck during the latest operation, including missile and drone sites, naval assets, ammunition depots, communications networks, and coastal surveillance systems.

Across three nights of operations, the U.S. says it has now struck more than 300 Iranian military targets aimed at degrading Tehran's ability to threaten commercial shipping. CENTCOM also stated that, since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the safe transit of more than 800 commercial vessels carrying approximately 400 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is dead.

Paramedics were called to the home of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine, in Washington, D.C. overnight on Saturday, in response to reports that he was suffering from “chest pains,” before he fell into cardiac arrest and died, officials tell The Washington Post.

Statement from U.S. President Donald J. Trump following the sudden death tonight of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham:

“Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad!President DONALD J. TRUMP”

The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) has issued a new advisory stating that the U.S. established southern transit corridor through Omani waters remains open and available to all commercial traffic, despite Iran's declaration yesterday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

The advisory reinforces that the southern route remains available for use even as regional tensions persist, following recent attacks on commercial shipping and subsequent U.S. strikes against Iranian military targets.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced once again that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial shipping, despite Iran's recent claims that the waterway is closed.

According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the safe transit of more than 800 commercial vessels carrying over 400 million barrels of crude oil since early May. More than 140 merchant ships have transited the Strait over the past week alone.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), appearing overall outwardly healthy, spoke to reporters yesterday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, expressing support for the White House’s decision to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. Roughly 24 hours later, he was dead from sudden cardiac arrest at his home in Washington.

FBI Director Kash Patel states that the FBI is “assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available,” following last night’s sudden death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham at his home in Washington.

Following his sudden death from cardiac arrest last night, President Trump has said that he has someone in mind to serve the remainder of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s term in Congress, which ends in January. Telling NBC News’ Meet the Press in an interview Sunday, “I have somebody that I think would be great, but I don’t want to say it now because it just, you know, it’s too soon with Lindsey.”

Russian soldier with a mobile air defense team nearly kills several other soldiers in a training incident, after losing control of his YakB-12.7mm Rotary Machine Gun, normally mounted on the Mil Mi-24 Hind Helicopter Gunship.

According to Axios’ Barak Ravid, citing a senior official, the U.S. military conducted a wave of strikes in the last hour against Iranian missile and air defense systems as well small boats at a couple of locations around the Strait of Hormuz.

Smoke rises from a number of sites targeted by the U.S. military in the last hour on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham pictured being wheeled to a waiting ambulance by several paramedics with the D.C. Fire Department last night, chest compressions in progress, before being pronounced dead shortly after arrival at George Washington University Hospital.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense reports that three northern land checkpoints on the border with Iraq and an offshore drilling platform affiliated with the Kuwait Oil Company were attacked earlier today by Iran, resulted in material damage and injuries to one worker on the platform, with a state of high readiness being placed on the Armed Forces of Kuwait.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has ordered that all American Flags throughout the country be lowered to half-mast until 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, in honor of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.