⚫ Iranian media reported an assassination attempt following an attack targeting a meeting of senior Iranian officials in the city of Karaj.

Updates from the diplomatic front


⚫️ Senior Iranian source to Reuters: If the U.S. attacks Iran’s power plants, the entire region and Saudi Arabia will fall into complete darkness. If the situation gets out of control, Iran’s allies will also close the Bab el-Mandeb waterway.

⚫️ Pakistani official to Reuters: Pakistan will stand with Saudi Arabia under defence pact if conflict escalates.

⚫️ NYT: Iran has stopped cease-fire negotiations with the U.S., telling Pakistan it will no longer participate in talks.

⚫️ State-run Tehran Times newspaper: Diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with the US are not CLOSED.

⚫️ Fox News: A senior U.S. official says direct contacts with Iran are ongoing and “positive,” with a possible breakthrough soon, but major gaps still remain.

⚫️ If negotiations move forward today and there is something concrete, the deadline could change.

⚫️ The White House denies considering the use of nuclear weapons in Iran.

⚫️ The United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt a Bahraini draft resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz after Russia and China used their veto power.

🔴 The IDF spokesperson in Arabic, Adraee, issued a warning to vessels in the maritime area between Tyre and the border with Israel, at Rosh Hanikra. "Hezbollah activity endangers vessels in the area, which forces the IDF to act against it in the maritime area. All vessels anchored or sailing in the maritime area marked on the map must immediately sail north to the Tyre area."

Tucker Carlson said U.S. officials should refuse any orders from Trump that would involve mass attacks on Iranian civilians.

Trump on Tucker Carlson: Tucker's a low IQ person that has absolutely no idea what's going on. He calls me all the time; I don't respond to his calls. I don't deal with him. I like dealing with smart people, not fools.

Source: New York Post

Two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were held in Iran for over 3 years, have now been released and are on their way back to France, according to Macron.

Turkish President Erdogan visits ROKETSAN, Türkiye’s leading missile manufacturer.

Displayed behind him are a range of Turkish ballistic and cruise missiles, alongside several air defense systems.

One of the systems visible in the background may be Türkiye’s most advanced medium-range ballistic missile, CENK.

-the next Iran-

The U.S. carried out a B-2 bomber strike on an underground IRGC HQ in Tehran, dropping bunker-buster bombs during the rescue window.

Ordered by CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper, multiple B-2s flew a 36-hour round trip from Whiteman Air Force Base, dropping massive bunker-buster bombs (the same type used against Iranian nuclear sites).

The strike targeted a location where senior IRGC commanders were gathered, with U.S. officials saying the facility was destroyed and many commanders are presumed killed.

T minus 6 hours and 30 minutes, Updates from the diplomatic front

⚫️ U.S. official to Axios: The last proposal we got wasn't really what we wanted, but it was a lot better than we expected.

⚫️ WSJ: Iran told mediators it still has a huge arsenal of weapons (≈15k missiles, 45k drones) and believes it’s winning, so it’s not backing down.

Mediators think those numbers are likely exaggerated, but Iran is staying hardline as U.S. and Israeli strikes continue.

🔴 IDF: Footage showing the IDF pursue and strike Hezbollah terrorist organization operatives that posed a threat to IDF troops

IDF troops from the 146 Division have eliminated approximately 130 terrorists and dismantled more than 1,000 terror infrastructure sites.

146 Division troops continue their activity in southern Lebanon strengthening the forward defensive area for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the residents of northern Israel.

The Division’s soldiers eliminated approximately 130 terrorists and dismantled more than 1,000 terror infrastructure sites.

In several instances, Division soldiers identified terrorists who posed an imminent threat to them. With rapid target acquisition and engagement, the terrorists were eliminated by the Israeli Air Force following attempts to flee.

Attached is footage from the identification and elimination of the terrorists

T minus 4 hours, update from the diplomacy front

⚫️ Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif:

To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks.

Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.

We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region.

⚫️ Reuters: A senior Iranian official says Tehran is positively considering Pakistan’s request for a two-week ceasefire.

⚫️ Kuwait’s Interior Ministry urges citizens and residents to stay home from midnight to 6 a.m. tomorrow as a precautionary measure.

⚫️ IDF says attacks on Israel could increase in the coming hours as Trump's deadline approaches.

🔴 The IDF struck the central site for the production of sonar and underwater detection systems

The IDF continues to deepen the damage to the military assets and capabilities of the Iranian terror regime.

During the last few days, the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF Intelligence, struck several central production sites of the Iranian terror regime.

Yesterday, in the city of Shiraz, the central site for the production of sonar and underwater detection systems was struck. The site belongs to the Iranian terror regime’s Ministry of Defense.

The site was used for the planning, research, development, and production of sonar systems that are used to detect submarines, vessels, divers, and underwater missiles.

The strike significantly impairs the Iranian terror regime’s maritime detection and defense capabilities and its ability to produce and maintain submarines and naval electronic systems.

In an additional wave of strikes in the city of Karaj, a central site of naval cruise missile and air defense systems.

⚫ The bridge on the highway between Tabriz and Tehran was attacked.

⚫️ Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif:
Diplomatic efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly, and significantly, with the potential to lead to tangible results in the near future. To allow diplomacy to fully play out, I sincerely ask President Trump to extend the deadline by two weeks. Pakistan sincerely requests our Iranian brothers to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a gesture of goodwill. We also call on all warring parties to adhere to a ceasefire on all fronts for two weeks to allow diplomacy to bring about a complete end to the war — for the sake of long-term peace and stability in the region.

Note that the Pakistani request is for all parties involved in the conflict and for a ceasefire on all fronts. That is - also Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq.

🟠 China and Russia veto Bahrain's draft U.N. Security Council resolution to reopen the Iranian-closed Strait of Hormuz.

🟠 Islamic regime supporters are encamped outside Downing Street yelling “Allahu Akbar” and flying the flag of monsters who tried to enact terrorist plots 20 times on our soil. This is not protest.

⚫️ Douglas Murray: What if black students were treated like Jewish students?

(IsraelObserver)

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⚫️ Supporters of Iraq’s pro‑Iran Popular Mobilization militias reportedly stormed the Kuwaiti Consulate in Basra Province in protest of Kuwait’s role with the U.S. in the war with Iran.

⚫️ Gunfire, explosions reported in Baghdad tonight near the Green Zone and U.S. Embassy.

🟠 “Today, the resources are not here,” says UNRWA's Philippe Lazzarini. “The U.S. has stopped. Another important donor has stopped—Sweden. It was part of the top five. And we have a significant decrease of the Arab world's contribution to UNRWA. In 2025, it dropped by 90%.”

🟠 Cities just across the Straight of Hormuz like Dubai, Manama, Riyadh, Doha, and Kuwait City beckon the Iranian people for a better future. That’s what the Iranian regime doesn’t want to see for its own people, and they’re attacking it at every turn.

Ambassador Mike Waltz

⚫️ Report on extensive attacks in Arak, western Iran.
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