IRGC Navy claims the Togo flagged tanker TREND caught fire after attempting an ‘unauthorized passage’ through the Strait of Hormuz, warning other vessels against similar moves.

US General Dan Caine:

“Ready to fight endure, and win… from the seabed to cislunar space”

Pentagon has started writing doctrine for the moon..

NOW: Al Maydeen is reporting several explosions in Masif Selahaddin, 36km northeast of Erbil, Iraq.

USAF aerial activity is also being recorded above northeastern Iraq.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says several countries are deploying military assets near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Israeli military warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that it will be unable to maintain security lines on three fronts without additional funding, Army Radio reports.

Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.

This is not going to end in peaceful manner.

Spectator Report: Britain’s rupture with Israel is reportedly costing it influence across the Gulf.

Arab states rely on intelligence passed from Israel through MI6 because Israeli capabilities are “light years ahead” of regional services, security sources said.

Ed Miliband thought isolating Israel would increase Britain’s influence. Instead, Gulf states are cutting investment and asking why London abandoned the intelligence power they actually rely on.

Financial Times: Researchers used Anthropic software to breach an OpenAI employee’s account.

FT: An OpenAI employee's ChatGPT account was breached using rival Anthropic's Claude, giving researchers access to OpenAI's internal code on GitHub.

Saudi Arabia has offered the Houthis a two-week ceasefire followed by direct talks on humanitarian issues, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive agreement, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese daily al-Akhbar reports. The offer was passed through Oman after Saudi contacts with the U.S., Egypt, Pakistan and Oman. Riyadh also signaled willingness to lift the blockade on Yemen and allow aid in. The Houthis are said to be unenthusiastic, seeking a final settlement instead.

South Korea has rejected U.S. pressure to expand its military involvement in the Iran war, with President Lee Jae Myung ruling out any deployment that risks pulling Seoul into the conflict.

This comes after President Trump request South Korea to have a greater role.

Surveillance footage obtained by NBC Los Angeles shows the moment its helicopter crashed in Chatsworth on Tuesday evening, killing reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia, who was on the ground.

Pakistan reimposes lockdown-style austerity.

Markets, malls and shops ordered to close by 9pm.

Official vehicle fuel slashed 50% for 3 months.

Government foreign travel banned for 3 months.

Overnight, 24 out of 28 sorties of PLA aircraft, 2 PLAN vessels, and 2 official ships crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.

Source: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense

NYT Report: The White House is weighing business deals with Russia before the fighting in Ukraine ends. The move reverses Trump's pledge last year that no deals would happen "until we get the war settled." Congress passed a sanctions bill this week targeting Russia's energy sector, 262 to 159, and Trump has indicated he will sign it.

UK: The Archbishop of Canterbury was forced to withdrew an award she presented on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 to a Muslim cleric who praised Osama bin Laden.

Several students were shot at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, Philippines, local media reports.

A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The resulting fire is out and all crew are safe.

Environmental impact unconfirmed.

- UKMTO

The UK government wants the public to prepare for severe disruption to daily life. That includes stockpiling canned food and drinking water, strengthening civic resilience, and planning for the possibility of war.

BBC

The Philippine Coast Guard says a China Coast Guard vessel rammed and damaged a Philippine government boat near Sabina Shoal during a fuel resupply run for Filipino fishermen. No one was hurt. Beijing rejects that version, saying the Philippine boat cut across its bow after ignoring warnings.

Philippine mayor: 3 dead in a school shooting, including the gunman. 8 wounded, 4 of them critical. All victims were students aged 14 to 17.