A NOTAM was issued on Tuesday to warn pilots and aviation authorities about a risk of gun firing activities in western Iran on August 7 and 8. It has set the danger zone up to an altitude of 12,000 feet.
Following days of media hypes about Iran’s plans to retaliate the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Israeli media say the Islamic Republic has informed neighboring countries of its intention to attack Israel.
A rocket attack on US troops in Iraq's Ain al-Assad base has injured several American forces. While it's not clear if it was related to Iran's retaliation, there are reports an Iran-backed group was behind it.
Hours after Israeli Media reports suggested the possibility of a preemptive strike by Israel, multiple explosions were heard in Iran's Isfahan, home to several nuclear and military facilities. Iran says it was related to military exercises.
The Washington Post, citing an Iraqi official, reported that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday, allegedly asking him to "do everything possible" and to use Baghdad's ties with Tehran to reduce tensions.
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Israel Air Force fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military base on Tuesday in the area of the Yaroun village in Lebanon, The report cites IDF officials early Wednesday local time. The strike took place after 19 Israeli's were injured by a Hezbollah drone attack in the Galilee in Northern Israel on Tuesday.
US President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar in separate calls, according to the Financial Times, citing the White House. The leaders reportedly spoke about de-escalating regional tensions, shortly after Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the 7 October attack, was named the new leader of Hamas, replacing Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated in a suspected Israeli operation in Iran.
The US moved an F/A-18 squadron from the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to a regional partner base on Monday, in addition to the F-22 squadron arriving in the coming days, to help defend Israel and US assets ahead of expected Iranian attack, The Wall Street Journal reported citing a Pentagon official.
Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV is reporting US-British airstrikes on the Iran-backed group's positions in Yemen's Taiz south of Sana'a.
The report comes shortly after the US CENTCOM said its forces "successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle and two Iranian-backed Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over the Red Sea" over the past 24 hours.
"We're sure that Iran-backed militia was behind the Monday attack on US troops in Iraq," US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday.
"The US will not tolerate attacks on its personnel in the Middle East," he added, one day after a rocket attack on Iraq's Ain al-Assad airbase injured seven Americans including five servicemembers.
The embassy of Canada in Israel will evacuate the families of diplomats from the country tomorrow, Times of Israel reported citing Hebrew media reports, as Iran and its proxies prepare to attack Israel to avenge Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's killing in Tehran.
The families of Canadian diplomats will be moved to Jordan "due to the security situation" but the diplomats will remain in Israel, Canada's former ambassador to Israel Vivian Bercovici said. "Canada is the only country doing this based on media reports which have been confirmed."
Iraq has arrested three people in western Anbar suspected of carrying out the rocket attack on Ain al-Assad airbase, injuring seven Americans including five servicemembers, Al-Arabiya reported citing unnamed sources.