— 🇮🇷/🇪🇬/🇾🇪/🇸🇦 NEW: Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, held a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty

Iran advised Egypt not to send troops to Yemen or assisst Saudi Arabia with airstrikes against Ansarallah, warning that it could lead to unwanted consequences.

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— 🇮🇷/🇷🇺 NEW: Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has arrived in Tehran to meet with Iranian officials

There are rumors (not news, simply rumors) that he is carrying a proposal to remove Iran’s 60% HEU from the country and send it to Russia. America would remove sanctions in exchange.

Iran has previously expressed its opposition to such a proposal and insisted that the enriched uranium must be diluted inside Iran as part of any future nuclear deal.

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—❗️🇮🇷 NEW: IRIAF jets took off, patrolling western Iran; F-5s, Kowsar, and F-14 Tomcats are airborne

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NOTE: Some Iranian outlets claim that ‘Code 100’ was issued to government and military employees, indicating the highest state of combat readiness.

My sources inside Iran also confirm this, but it’s still unclear if an imminent threat was detected or it was issued out of precaution.

—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇶 NEW: Iranian jets enter eastern Iraqi airspace occasionally, conducting assertive patrols to spot enemy fighter jet formations

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NOTE: About half a dozen domestic ‘Kowsar’ fighter jets that had not yet been officially commissioned or passed all safety tests have been entered into service with the IRIAF as part of an accelerated process in recent weeks.

—❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇺🇸 NEW: U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, made an unannounced visit to Israel earlier today and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran – Axios

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The IRGC announces the downing of an American MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ drone over the Strait of Hormuz, the 54th so far

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran carried out ballistic missile drills today

These exercises have been ongoing daily for more than a week.

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇺🇸 NEW: Pakistan’s Field Marshal, Assim Muneer, has just landed in Tehran

He will meet Iranian officials and attempt to make last-minute arrangements for a possible diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and the United States.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Two violating oil tankers exploded after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz

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— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Multiple Yemeni ballistic missile attacks have taken place against Saudi Arabia today, including the capital Riyadh

The ‘Kingdom Tower’, one of the tallest buildings in Riyadh, has been evacuated and all employees were ordered to remote work.

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