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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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Brent Crude Oil has surpassed $111 per barrel

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇴🇲/🇮🇷 NEW: UKMTO reports an ‘incident’ between a tanker and military forces off the coast of Duqm, Oman

It may have been U.S. forces disabling an Iranian tanker attempting to defy the blockade.

Usually when UKMTO says ‘military interaction’ they mean it was done by the U.S. Navy.

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—❗️🇮🇷/🇵🇰 NEW: The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, has reportedly rejected Pakistani Field Marshal Assim Muneer’s request to meet him

This is not confirmed as of now, but widely reported in Iranian outlets.

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— 🇷🇺/🇮🇷 NEW: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov will leave Tehran, no diplomatic progress was made on the U.S.-Iran file

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— 🇮🇷/🇵🇰 UPDATE: Sara Massoumi, a well-informed diplomatic journalist working for IRNA, clarifies that this was fake news, despite being reported by Tabnak & other Iranian outlets

Mohsen Rezaei has not rejected any meeting, according to IRNA.

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—❗️🇸🇾/🇮🇱 NEW: The IDF has begun moving military equipment to the Jabal Al-Arab summit in Syria's Druze-controlled Suwayda province to set up an early warning radar

In recent days, dozens of Israeli military helicopters have carried large amounts of weapons, equipment and communication devices to the area. Local Druze authorities have reportedly banned civilians from approaching or photographing the military site.

The radar would likely be used as an early warning system for Iranian ballistic missiles and drones that are launched towards Israel.

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Ansarallah (the Houthis) have captured Jabal Han, ‘Han Mountain’, from Saudi-backed PLC forces

They uploaded footage showing them reaching the peak of the strategic mountain west of Taizz city, and expelling PLC fighters from it.

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