🇺🇸🇮🇷📊 — A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 65% of Americans believe Trump will order a large-scale ground war in Iran, but only 7% support it.

➡️ Overall approval of the war stands at 37%, with 59% opposed, including some Republicans.

➡️ Trump’s overall approval rating is about 40%, while 55% oppose any ground troop deployment, though 63% of Republicans (and 34% overall) support sending a limited number of special forces.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — 232 American troops have been wounded since the start of the Iran war, most suffering traumatic brain injuries, with 207 already returned to duty and 10 classified as seriously wounded, according to ABC News, citing a U.S. official.

🇱🇧❌🇮🇱 — Rocket alerts in northern Israel.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡️ — Russia proposed a deal to the U.S. to stop sharing intelligence with Iran, such as information on U.S. military positions, if Washington halted intelligence support to Ukraine, according to POLITICO.

➡️ The offer, made by envoy Kirill Dmitriev to Trump administration officials in Miami, was ultimately rejected by the U.S.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — President Trump said regime change in Iran is not a primary objective, telling MS NOW that while the U.S. could “possibly” influence who leads the country, “that’s not the majors,” emphasizing instead that “the major thing is that they cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡️ — When asked about U.S. policy toward Cuba, President Trump told MS NOW, “You just watch. It’s going to be — Cuba’s seen better days.”

🇺🇦🇮🇷🇸🇦⚡️ — Ukrainian President Zelensky says 228 Ukrainian experts are working with five countries in the Middle East (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan) to help them defend against Iranian drone attacks.

🇸🇦🇮🇷⚡️ — The Saudi Ministry of Defense says air defenses have intercepted 3 drones over the Eastern province in the last three hours.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Thousands of additional U.S. Marines and sailors are being redirected to the Middle East as the Iran war approaches its fourth week, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Boxer Amphibious Ready Group deploying ahead of schedule instead of heading to the Indo-Pacific, CNN reports.

➡️ A second force—the 31st MEU and USS Tripoli group—is also moving toward the region, though it remains unclear whether both will operate there at the same time or how long their deployments will last.

➡️ Each MEU consists of about 2,200 troops (around 4,500 with supporting ships) and offers versatile capabilities including amphibious assaults, evacuations, and rapid-response missions, giving commanders greater flexibility and helping ease pressure on ongoing operations.

🇮🇷🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️ — Iranian officials are reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to Bloomberg.

➡️ Escalating strikes on energy infrastructure and senior figures, including the killing of Ali Larijani, have further hindered any progress to restore commercial shipping through the strait.

🇸🇦🇮🇷⚡️ — The Saudi Ministry of Defense says air defenses have intercepted 3 additional drones over the Eastern province.

🇷🇺❌📰 — Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev denied the POLITICO report claiming Russia proposed a quid pro quo deal to the U.S. regarding Iran, calling it "fake."

🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: Britain has authorized the U.S. to use joint bases, including RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, to carry out “defensive” airstrikes on Iranian missile sites targeting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as part of efforts to counter drone and missile attacks on maritime routes, The Times reports.