The US dramatically expanded its campaign overnight, striking targets around Tehran, Semnan—home to Iran’s ballistic missile program—and Bandar Abbas, the regime’s main naval hub on the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said the seven-hour operation targeted command centers, air defenses, missile and drone sites. As the strikes intensified, reports said President Donald Trump is weighing a
President Trump brief on options for expanding Iran conflict, including the use of ground troops to seize strategically important islands and strikes on the suspected nuclear facility at Pickaxe Mountain.
The measure passed 65-51. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was absent from the vote.
‘Until the day I die, I will believe there is a story there, but I can’t prove it,’ Vance said.
At the behest of Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Israel’s parliament observed a moment of silence as it mourned the death of staunch pro-Israel advocate Senator Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly at the age of 71.
The proposal echoes the actions of Ithe ran-backed Hamas terror group which kidnapped 251 people from Israel on October 7, 2023.
On the 20th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, the IDF released additional footage of combat operations in Bint Jbeil, where Hezbollah was entrenched and which the IDF recently took over earlier this year.
Those networks sourced weapons including man-portable air-defense systems, known as MANPADS.
In southern Gaza, the IDF eliminated Hassam Shafai, a Hamas terrorist who helped abduct the bodies of Col. Asaf Hamami, Staff Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Brodski from Kibbutz Nirim during the October 7 massacre.
Southeast Asia emerges as a particular area of interest as Iran exploits its extensive networks there to facilitate transfers of technology, personnel, and commerce.
