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Riyadh says it will not yield to Iranian extortion and reserves the right to respond by military and other means.

The unprecedented Israeli strike on Bandar Anzali extends the war beyond the Persian Gulf, targeting a key corridor used to funnel weapons between Tehran and Moscow while signaling a broader maritime escalation.

Gulf states were briefed before the attack and demanded protection guarantees; the fear now is that Iran will retaliate by targeting its neighbors' energy fields.

The attack on the Assaluyeh refineries targeted Iran's most vital energy infrastructure, knocking out roughly one-fifth of the country's gas processing capacity.

Khatib, a cleric with direct ties to the late Supreme Leader Khamenei, directed the regime's crackdown on protesters and its terror operations against Israeli and American targets worldwide.

According to a US source, the deal will be made either with whoever survives from the current Iranian regime or through the complete removal of all its representatives. In Israel and the US, attention is focused on the final-stage goals of the war: continuing to eliminate leaders and commanders, and degrading missile launch capabilities.

The IDF has detected heightened Hezbollah deployment and is preparing for large-scale rocket fire toward the north and center of Israel on Tuesday night, with local officials urging residents to stay near shelters.

After initial uncertainty over his fate, Israeli officials confirmed that Ali Larijani – one of Iran's most powerful political figures – was killed in an overnight precision strike on his Tehran safehouse.

Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that Larijani, whom The New York Times had named Iran's de facto leader, was killed overnight in an IDF strike alongside other senior regime officials, including the Basij commander.