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🇮🇷⚡️ — A circulating document claiming to show a Farsi-language guide on responding to a nuclear attack given to Iranian healthcare staff is a complete fake. It was made by a pro-Iranian military Telegram channel that is obviously not connected to Iran's Ministry of Health.
🇺🇸🇯🇵🇮🇷⚡️ — Several minutes ago, the U.S. Navy's USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group departed U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan to continue its journey to the CENTCOM area-of-responsibility. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island and San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage & USS John P. Murtha photographed departing.
🇺🇸🇸🇬⚡️ — Earlier today, U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Changi Naval Base, southeastern Singapore for a port visit. It is expected to stay in Singapore for a few days before transiting to the CENTCOM area-of-responsibility.
🇨🇳🇹🇼🇺🇸⚡️ — Sources familiar with the matter tell Financial Times that American intelligence believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got into a romantic relationship with PRC Ministry of State Security spy Alice Huang, also an executive at Megaspeed, allegedly responsible for smuggling Nvidia chips into the People's Republic of China in violation of U.S. export control laws.
🇮🇷⚡️ — Explosions in the Strait of Hormuz. IRGC Navy attack.
🇵🇾⚡️ — Paraguay's President Santiago Peña was impeached and placed under house arrest after the collapse of Ueno Bank and over half of Paraguayans subsequently losing access to their savings and pensions. Peña has had business ties with this bank, and was impeached over allegedly participating in covering up the bank's poor state and misapproprating funds.
🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announces intercepting an Ansarallah-launched cruise missile above Riyadh Province, central KSA.
🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — President Trump acknowledged "minor strikes" against Iranian air defenses in Qeshm Island: Q: "There are reports of strikes near Iran today, in Qeshm Island, did the U.S. do those?" President Trump: "I don't wanna talk about it. We do minor strikes. They built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes. Maybe 5."
🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Additional Saudi-backed PLC officers were killed and captured by the Houthis (Ansarallah). Brigader General Humayr Nasser Wardan, the commander of the 8th Battalion of PLC 141st Brigade, was killed by the Houthis in the Raghwan front (1st picture). Mustafa Hussein al-Uwayd al-Marmi, the commander of the PLC-aligned Giant Brigade 3rd Battalion for the Madaribah front, was killed in the Lahj front (2nd picture). Brigader General Ali Nasser al-Awdhali, the commander of the 34th Infantry Brigade of the Giant Brigade, was captured by the Houthis in the Al Sharj front (3rd picture).
— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: U.S. Central Command says the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $20 million and possible relocation for information related to Iran’s nuclear program. According to CENTCOM, the reward applies to information about nuclear facilities, equipment, associated personnel including members of the scientific community, and the movement of any of those elements. @interbellumnews
🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — A U.S. official to WSJ acknowledged "small-scale strikes" against Iran's Qeshm Island earlier tonight.
🇺🇸🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Security alerts were reissued for every country listed on this map minutes ago. There were no changes in text.
🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — Islamic Republic of Iran Army announces the interception of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper UCAV above Qeshm Island, Iran minutes ago.
🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Two Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles targeted the Russian Proton electronics plant in the city of Oryol, causing a fire in the installation.
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇾🇪⚡️ — U.S. Embassy Manama just renewed this security alert warning of a possible escalation in the KSA-Ansarallah war and that Iran and Iranian-aligned groups may target U.S. interests. High chance security alerts are renewed throughout West Asia. Will update when all alerts seem to be reissued.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has been heavily involved in indirect negotiations with Iran over the past two weeks, two sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. The push began two weeks ago when Vance sent a letter to Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei proposing direct negotiations. Vance has also been speaking almost daily to mediators involved in Iranian-American peace talks including Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir. Vance and Qatari/Pakistani mediators have been discussing the possibility of a working-level technical meeting between Iran and the United States soon, though one hasn't been scheduled yet. U.S. officials and regional sources tell Axios that President Trump seems to be willing to let diplomatic efforts occur for now.
🇮🇷⚡️ — A new surface-to-air missile launch took place in Qeshm Island, Iran 11 minutes ago.
🇧🇭⚡️ — Fighter jet activity above Bahrain, a local source informs Tabz.
🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Two U.S. strikes were conducted against Suza, coastal southeastern Qeshm Island. A retaliatory strike against Iranian SAM/antiship launchers. This was the location of earlier Iranian missile launches.
🇮🇷⚡️ — No confirmation of a U.S. strike against Qeshm Island. Local reports on explosions could be related to antiship/surface-to-air missile launches.