#BreakingNews 🇮🇷 🇨🇳 Iran has reportedly turned back two Chinese vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in a rare escalation, according to WSJ.

#BreakingNews 🇵🇱 Polish PM Donald Tusk warns the Middle East could see further escalation in the coming days: Reuters

#MiddleEastConflict 🇸🇦🛢 Saudi oil exports via the Red Sea have surged in recent days amid the Strait of Hormuz closure, nearing 5 million barrels per day.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Iran has warned it will retaliate against Gulf energy infrastructure following Israeli strikes on its steel plants today.

#IranIsraelWar 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Iranian state media reports that nuclear facilities — including a heavy-water plant and a yellowcake production site — have been targeted, according to AP.

#BreakingNews 🇧🇭 🇮🇷 Anti-government protests have erupted in Bahrain.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇾🇪 🇮🇱 A missile has been launched at Israel by Yemen’s Houthis

#BreakingNews 🇮🇷 Reports indicate that nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Kia has been killed in a targeted strike in Dastak village, in the Kiashahr region of northern Iran.

#BreakingNews 🇵🇱 Unidentified object reported to have fallen in a forest near Minsk Mazowiecki, Poland — RMF FM, citing police.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇦🇶🇦 Ukraine and Qatar have officially entered into a military cooperation pact set to remain in force for the next 10 years.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇾🇪🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Houthis officially enter the conflict, launching ballistic missiles at southern Israel.

#BreakingNews 🇮🇷 Google Maps is showing roadblocks around Tehran and Karaj tonight; unclear if they’re linked to FARAJA/Basij checkpoints or just false positives.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇰🇼🇮🇷 Iran has struck a power and water desalination facility in Kuwait, killing one person and damaging the site.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Oil prices in the U.S. have surged past $115 per barrel.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇨🇺 The U.S. is allowing a Russian oil tanker carrying ~730,000 barrels to reach Cuba, easing fuel shortages and blackouts after months of pressure (NYT).

#MiddleEastConflict 🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. troop levels in the Middle East have risen above 50,000—around 10,000 more than usual—following the deployment of 2,500 Marines and 2,500 sailors (NYT).