🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "In the Israeli security establishment, they warn: The upcoming confrontation with Iran will be the most difficult yet," - Haaretz.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Netanyahu and Trump are expected to meet at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on December 29.

Israeli Channel 14 reports that Trump and Netanyahu will discuss the second phase of the Gaza peace deal, the disarming of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the possible sale of F-35s to Qatar and Turkey, but more importantly, Netanyahu WILL raise the Iranian file with strike plans.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "We are concerned about the renewal of Iran's missile system, but we are not surprised," - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio), IDF official outlet.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "The Israeli army is raising its state of alert in anticipation of a possible escalation of the confrontation with Lebanon, security officials estimate Hezbollah's response to the assassination of [Hezbollah Chief of Staff] Tabatabai has not yet come," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇮🇶🇮🇱⚡️- Iranian-backed groups in Iraq received "extremely serious" warning messages over an imminent Israeli attack, Asharq al-Aswat reports.

The Saudi outlet reports that the US has given Tel Aviv the greenlight to launch a large scale attack on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq. The US has reportedly handed the Baghdad government documents detailing evidence of the extensive network of Iranian funds to the different groups. Washington has asked Iraq to speed up the disarmament of the non-state actors.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Iran has started a cyber war and is capable of causing significant damage to Israel's security," - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio), IDF official outlet.

🇺🇸🇮🇶🇮🇱⚡️- "Iraq’s National Intelligence Service (INIS) on Sunday denied a media report claiming Baghdad had received warnings of imminent large-scale military strikes inside the country, dismissing the claims amid growing US pressure on Iraq to curb Iranian-backed groups," - Rudaw, Iraqi Kurdistan-based outlet.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Tehran is closely monitoring all developments," - Ahmad Vahidi, Deputy Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Israel is facing serious problems, and its threats are a sign of the disorder and weakness of this regime," - Ahmad Vahidi, Deputy Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Israel is resorting to threats, political maneuvers, and media campaigns to cover up the severe defeat that the regime suffered in its illegal aggression against Iran earlier this year," - Ahmad Vahidi, Deputy Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Today, the Israeli regime is isolated and alone, flailing about in futile attempts to save itself," - Ahmad Vahidi, Deputy Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces.

🇺🇸🇪🇸🇮🇱⚡️- "The United States is considering taking punitive measures against Spain over Madrid's refusal to allow ships carrying military cargo intended for Israel to dock in its ports, considering these steps undermine American maritime trade freedom," - Israeli Channel 11.                       

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli drones over Damascus, Syria.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Our enemies have once again felt the strength of the Israeli army's long arm, which will continue to strike wherever it is required on near and far fronts.

The essence of the longest and most complex war that Israel is waging revolves around the confrontation with Iran.

Iran is the one that funded and armed the noose around Israel, and was behind the plans aimed at destroying it," - Eyal Zamir, Israeli Chief of Staff.

🇸🇪🇷🇺⚡️- Swedish Coast Guard have boarded the Russian vessel ADLER in the Baltic Sea, and are carrying out inspections.

ADLER is operated by the sanctioned M Leasing LLC, a logistical firm tied to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ship routinely transfers weapons to Russian allies in Africa.

ADLER was forced to anchor off the coast of Sweden yesterday morning after suffering a likely engine failure. Swedish media reports the crew of the Russian vessel are cooperating with the Swedish Coast Guard.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- BREAKING: The US has seized a third tanker, BELLA 1, which was en route to Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇮🇷 - BELLA 1 belongs to the Iranian ghost fleet since 2021, and is under US sanctions.

Marking it the second Iranian shadow vessel seized by the USCG, after SKIPPER, but the first without crude. The tanker was en route to Venezuela to load oil.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇮🇷 - The Iranian shadow tanker BELLA 1 was falsely flying the flag of Guyana, as shown on the UANI website, therefore the vessel was stateless.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇻🇪 - BREAKING: BELLA 1 refused to be boarded and the US Coast Guard is now in 'active pursuit' of the vessel.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Trump will not approve large-scale Israeli attacks on Iran," - Israeli Channel 11.