Report in WSJ: Israel attacked a route for smuggling Russian-Iranian weapons at Bandar Anzali port on the Caspian Sea.

According to the report, the port served as a center for transferring drones, ammunition, and military supplies related to the war in Ukraine.

Bloomberg news agency reports that Turkey is exerting pressure on the Gulf Arab states not to join the war against Iran.

Ankara has reached out to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and other countries calling for restraint through intensive diplomatic efforts.

Although the Gulf states are angry over Iranian attacks on ports, airports, and energy sites, they are still hesitant to enter the war directly unless Iran damages critical infrastructure such as electricity and water.

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Iranian Navy crushing: IDF updates that it attacked the only site in Iran responsible for the planning and development of submarines and auxiliary systems for the Iranian fleet

The Israel Defense Force has announced that the Air Force completed a new wave of strikes in the last few minutes against Iranian infrastructure across Tehran.

IDF spokesperson in Arabic presents: See what happens to those who threaten the State of Israel.

Government gives IDF permission to summon up to 400,000 reservists amid Iran, Hezbollah wars

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AFP: UN Human Rights Council condemns Iranian strikes in the Gulf, calls for reparations

For many Iranians, the greatest fear is that if Donald Trump ends the war now, a weakened but determined regime will turn against its people even more brutally. Read more: bit.ly/4lPt9fT

Report in The New York Times: Netanyahu instructed yesterday to make every effort within 48 hours to destroy as much of the Iranian weapons industry as possible, against the backdrop of concerns that Trump could announce a ceasefire at any moment

White House spokeswoman: We always said the war would last between 4-6 weeks

US House Speaker Mike Johnson to Fox: I think we are nearing the end of the military operation in Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

There are no talks with the United States.

The United States sends messages through various intermediaries - exchanging messages through them is not considered negotiations with the U.S.

We demand a permanent end to the war and compensation for the destruction.

The fact that they are now talking about negotiations is an admission of defeat - didn't they previously demand unconditional surrender? If so, why are they mobilizing their senior officials for negotiations?

Additionally, for countries we consider friendly, passage through the Strait of Hormuz has been permitted; we have allowed passage for ships from China, Russia, India, Iraq, and Pakistan.

There is no reason to allow passage for our enemy through the Strait of Hormuz.

The enemy must learn a lesson so that they never dare to attack again.

The United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, in an article published tonight in the Wall Street Journal: "Iran's nuclear capabilities have been damaged. Its proxies have been weakened. But more must be done to remove the threat of missiles and drones. We are ready to join an international initiative to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and maintain its openness."

Barak Ravid

Netanyahu suggested to Trump last week to issue a joint call for Iranians to go out and protest, he hesitated: "The regime will crush them"

CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper: We hit and destroyed more than two-thirds of Iran's ballistic missile production facilities, UAVs, and shipyards

Trump: The Iranians are afraid to say they want negotiations because they fear their people will kill them. But they are also afraid that we will kill them. So no one wants to be the leader of Iran.

Uganda Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X on Wednesday that the world wants the Middle East war to end now, but any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring Uganda into the war on Israel's side.

Uganda has seen the light ❤️

A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan says “sleeper cells loyal to Iran” plan to destabilize the region.

I hope so