#MiddleEastConflict 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump warns the U.S. could “blow up the entire country of Iran,” escalating rhetoric amid rising tensions.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇹🇷 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemns the Iran war, calling it “unlawful, meaningless, and illegitimate.”

#IranIsraelWar 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Israel bombs Iran’s Aerospace Research Institute headquarters in Tehran.

#BreakingNews 🇹🇷🇮🇱 Reports of gunfire near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul.

#BreakingNews 🇮🇱🇹🇷 Clashes reported between Turkish security forces and an unidentified gunman near the Israeli embassy in Istanbul, Türkiye.

#BreakingNews 🇹🇷🇮🇱 The Israeli Consulate General in Istanbul was attacked; three assailants were neutralized, according to Haberturk TV.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇮🇷🇶🇦🇺🇸 A high-ranking Iranian source said Qatar informed the United States on Monday that Iran would carry out strikes targeting power plants.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 🇸🇦 A senior Iranian source told Reuters that if the U.S. strikes Iran’s power plants, the entire region — including Saudi Arabia — could be plunged into complete darkness.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 A senior Iranian source told Reuters that if the situation escalates further, Iran’s allies could move to close the Bab el-Mandeb waterway.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇵🇰🇸🇦🇮🇷 A Pakistani official told Reuters that Pakistan would stand with Saudi Arabia under their defense agreement if the conflict escalates.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iranian state TV reports that all diplomatic channels and indirect talks between the United States and Iran have been frozen following Trump’s recent threats.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇺🇸🇧🇭 The United States has ordered all American citizens in Bahrain to shelter in place.

#BreakingNews 🇹🇷🇺🇦 Turkey has denied passage through the Bosphorus to an LNG tanker bound for Ukraine, citing security and legal restrictions.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇮🇷🇵🇰 Iran told Pakistan it still possesses around 15,000 missiles and 45,000 drones, signaling its arsenal remains largely intact, according to WSJ.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸 Oil surges above $117/barrel as President Trump’s 8 PM ET deadline nears.
Models suggest U.S. CPI inflation could climb to 3.7% if prices hold for about seven weeks.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇳 The UN Security Council failed to pass a resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz via a military coalition after Russia and China vetoed the measure.

🟥 Against:
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇳 China

🟨 Abstained:
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇵🇰 Pakistan

🟩 In favour:
🇺🇸 United States
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇫🇷 France
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇨🇩 DR Congo
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇬🇷 Greece
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇵🇦 Panama
🇸🇴 Somalia

#IranIsraelWar 🇮🇷 Heavy explosion reported near Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran.

#BreakingNews 🇬🇧 The UK has withdrawn its forces from Iraq amid concerns they could be targeted by Iranian missile attacks.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇰🇼 Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior urges citizens to remain at home between midnight and 6 a.m. local time as a “precautionary measure.”