With roughly 36 hours left on his self-imposed deadline, Trump has threatened to strike power stations and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened – and Gulf states are watching in dread, fearing their critical desalination plants could be next.
Ministerial procurement committee approves sweeping expansion of Arrow interceptor output, as defense officials signal Israel has the endurance and firepower for a long campaign.
Rescue teams worked through the night before confirming all four victims dead; among them, an elderly couple, their son, and his partner.
Islamabad's army chief held overnight contacts with the US vice president and Iran's foreign minister; the proposal calls for an immediate ceasefire, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's commitment to renounce nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief.
Majid Khadami – successor to the commander Israel eliminated during Operation Rising Lion – was killed in a strike on a Revolutionary Guard headquarters, Iranian state media reported.
Frenzied mediation efforts by Egypt and Oman to secure a short ceasefire have failed after Tehran gave no response. In Washington, officials are demanding the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with no conditions. President Donald Trump has approved operational plans, and officials in Jerusalem and Washington are preparing for the next stage of the campaign.
Amid tension in Washington, Israeli cabinet ministers are set to receive a briefing on the next phase of Operation "Roaring Lion " and possible strikes on infrastructure facilities in Iran. At the same time, ministers will be updated on the campaign in Lebanon.
An Iranian missile weighing about half a ton struck a five-story building in the city, which later partially collapsed. Magen David Adom reported one person seriously wounded, several lightly wounded and people suffering from shock who were evacuated from the scene. Extensive searches continue for an elderly couple, their son and his partner. Police bomb disposal experts are trying to neutralize a 450-kilogram warhead that did not explode.
The president sent an unusually blunt message to the Islamic Republic's leadership and closed his post with "praise be to Allah" – Netanyahu responded: "I salute you. We all do."
In a complex military operation and amid fighting with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, US forces succeeded in locating and rescuing the Air Force crew member who ejected over Iranian territory.
