US Senator Mullin said the Pentagon knew Iran had no intention of attacking anyone

Iran attacked a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. A fire broke out on the premises, local media reported.

Saudi Aramco is one of the largest refineries in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia. Aramco refinery

A drone attacked the runway of a British base in Cyprus, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told Sky News.

Germany considers joining war with Iran — GLZRadio, citing German officials

Berlin may take part directly or by providing military support

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence acknowledged that a number of US military aircraft crashed this morning

All crew members survived

'Don't EVER contemplate ground troops in Iran' — Blackwater founder Erik Prince

'I didn't really think that he was gonna do it'

A Saudi official told Al Jazeera:

AMERICA HAS ABANDONED US by focusing its defenses on protecting Israel, leaving the Gulf states, where its military bases are located, at the mercy of Iranian missiles and drones.

‘I think starting this war with Iran is going to be the end of the Trump administration’

‘the end of the beginning of US hegemony’ — Mark Sleboda, international relations security analyst

Russian Defense Ministry Statement:

Russian troops have established control over the village of Krugloe in the Kharkov region

Russian Armed Forces have liberated Drobyshevo in the DPR

Russian Armed Forces have liberated Reznikovka in the DPR

Putting everything else aside, Iran, which is currently attacking the American, British, and French military bases surrounding it, is fulfilling the cherished dream of at least half the world.

POOL N3

Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency: The United States and Israel attacked nuclear facilities in Natanz

Russia is in constant contact with Iran's leadership and Gulf countries — Kremlin

Vladimir Putin will hold an international phone call today related to the situation surrounding Iran

⚡️Negotiations on the economic track with the US are proceeding as usual, and Dmitriev is handling them – Peskov.

❗️Russia continues to highly value the US mediation efforts in the Ukraine negotiations, but trusts only itself and defends its own interests – Peskov

The US is not ruling out additional military casualties as a result of the operation against Iran, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kaine.

Other statements he made at the press conference:

🔹 The operation against Iran will not be short-term, as achieving all its objectives will take time and will not be easy;

🔹 Further deployment of US forces to the Middle East is planned;

🔹 Before the strikes on Iran, the US disrupted the country's ability to see and respond to attacks, effectively "blinding" it (what are they talking about here?)

🔹 The operation is being carried out with the participation of the Cyber, Space, Strategic, and European Commands;

🔹 The US hit over 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of the operation against Iran;

🔹 In preparation for the operation, Washington has deployed thousands of troops, hundreds of fighter jets, and two carrier battle groups to the region;

🔹 The United States intercepted hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at US and allied forces.

Trump on CNN: "We haven't even really started hitting Iran. The big wave of attacks hasn't happened yet—it's coming soon."

🟩 RT in Russian

France is increasing its nuclear arsenal, Macron said.

🟩 RT in Russian

We're beating them [Iran] half to death, I think it's going very well - Trump 👹🤡

Spain withdrew American tankers, not wanting to expose itself to attack, according to Reuters.

Madrid refused to participate in the war against Iran and demanded the removal of American tanker aircraft from its territory.

Netanyahu claims that a nuclear Iran would "threaten all of humanity," while Israel protects many people.

You should figure out who's protecting humanity: Israel or Ukraine? We're all confused here in the East.