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Kuwait reports attacks on border posts and offshore oil platform

Kuwait’s armed forces said three border posts in the country’s north were struck in what they described as a “criminal and aggressive attack,” causing material damage. A hostile drone also targeted an offshore drilling platform operated by the Kuwait Oil Company in Kuwaiti territorial waters, injuring one worker and damaging the facility. The injured employee is receiving medical treatment, according to the military.

US targets Iranian air defenses and IRGC vessels near Strait of Hormuz

Reports indicate US military a few strikes on missile and air defense systems as well IRGC small boats around the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian attacks against American warships (Tehran)

Iran reports that the Revolutionary Guards attacked American warships and buildings that had "committed a violation, 20 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz."

Explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island in Iran

Three new Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait (Tasnim News Agency)

Following recent reports of explosions in Kuwait, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that three ballistic missiles were fired from Iran and struck a US base in Kuwait. According to Tasnim, "pillars of smoke were clearly visible from the border area between Iraq and Kuwait."

CENTCOM declares ‘traffic is flowing’ and Strait of Hormuz is ‘open to all vessels’ despite earlier declarations from Iran that Hormuz is closed

"The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations. Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing."

"If the assassination of leaders becomes the norm, no country will be safe," a Khamenei advisor warned

The military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, General Mohsen Rezaei, stated that revenge for the blood of Iranian "martyrs" was a serious matter and a continuation of the revolution. According to him, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crossed Iran's "red lines" and must be met with "firm and appropriate punishment." Rezaei warned that "if the assassination of leaders becomes the norm, no country will enjoy security."

Iranian state media says communication infrastructure in Kerman, southeast of Tehran, hit by the US

‘One of the greatest people I have ever known, he will be greatly missed,’ Trump comments on Senator Graham’s sudden death

Qatar says three people wounded by shrapnel from intercepted Iranian missiles, including a child

Sirens sound in Bahrain; Jordan says three missiles were launched from Iran and fell in the country, no casualties reported

IRGC attacks support centers and refueling platforms used by US aircraft carriers in Oman - Iranian state media

Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Jordan say they engaged hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran in recent hours

Sunday morning the UAE’s Ministry of Defense announced their air defenses engaged with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran

Explosions were heard in Doha, with Qatar’s government reportedly sending a security alert to mobile phones

Both Kuwait and Bahrain also alerted its civilians, urging everyone to seek safe shelter

CENTCOM saysit completed a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday, hitting 140 Iranian targets including missile and drone sites

Targets included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition storage facilities, communication networks, and coastal surveillance locations

Since the beginning of the strikes, CENTCOM has struck more than 300 targets at the direction of the Commander in Chief to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the strait

IRGC claims it intercepted and stopped a second ship in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to US attacks on Iran

They also said the IRGC targeted the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with ballistic missiles

Explosions reported in Bushehr and Asaluyeh in southern Iran, according to Iranian state TV

At least 17 strikes so far in several areas in southern Iran along the Strait of Hormuz

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed “until further notice” in response to Trump’s demand that Tehran declare the strait open. The IRGC stated the strait will remain closed “until the end of US interference in the region.”

Oman has drafted a proposal to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz through two separately controlled routes – report

According to a source who spoke with CNN, under the agreement, which is yet to be finalized, both corridors would remain open. The Southern Corridor, through Omani territorial waters, would allow free navigation under pre-war conditions

Vessels transiting the Northern Corridor, through Iranian territorial waters, would require prior approval from Iran, although no tolls would be imposed under the deal

US strikes Iran after IRGC attacks ship in Hormuz and declares strait closed ‘until further notice’

US Central Command (CENTCOM) says its forces launched a third round of strikes against Iran in response to the IRGC attacking a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A civilian crew member is missing and the vessel’s engine room caught fire