According to The New York Times, Pam Bondi, the U.S. Attorney General, has quietly relocated to one of several military installations in the Washington metropolitan area where other officials from the Trump administration are currently residing. The move reportedly comes after Bondi faced threats from drug cartels and criticism related to her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

A drone assault hit a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday in a suspected retaliation by pro-Tehran militias to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, according to a security official and an internal U.S. alert reviewed by The Washington Post.

Since killing of Ali Khamenei, these following 18 countries became targets in Iran war (via @kenklippenstein): - Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and United States.

Multiple plane spotters filmed and photographed a KC-135 Stratotanker and several other aircraft supporting a test refueling flight by a B-21 Raider over Eastern California earlier today. The flight reportedly lasted around five hours as testing accelerates for the next-generation stealth bomber, which is expected to enter service with the United States Air Force next year.

Tornado on the ground near Kankakee, Illinois. Initial reports of damage.

Multiple plane spotters filmed and photographed a KC-135 Stratotanker and several other aircraft supporting a test refueling flight by a B-21 Raider over Eastern California earlier today. The flight reportedly lasted around five hours as testing accelerates for the next-generation stealth bomber, which is expected to enter service with the United States Air Force next year.

New footage released by United States Central Command (CENTCOM) shows strikes targeting small and medium surface combatants belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. CENTCOM also stated that 16 Iranian minelaying vessels were targeted and destroyed during strikes carried out today near the Strait of Hormuz, part of ongoing efforts to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten maritime traffic in the region.

Footage released by United States Central Command shows Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems operated by the United States Army intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles launched toward targets across the Middle East—the first such video of these interceptions made public by CENTCOM.

White House on Iran: As for boots on the ground, Trump does not rule options out.

Speaking this morning on CNBC, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, addressed questions about whether Russia may be sharing intelligence with Iran during the ongoing conflict. When asked if Moscow could be providing information on the location of United States military assets, Witkoff said he was not in a position to confirm any intelligence details but noted that Russian officials denied the allegation in recent discussions. Witkoff said Donald Trump spoke with Russian representatives yesterday, during which they stated they were not sharing intelligence with Iran. He added that he and Jared Kushner also held a separate call with Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov, who reiterated the same position. Witkoff concluded that the question ultimately falls to intelligence officials, saying, “We can take them at their word… but that’s really a question for the intel people. Let’s hope they’re not sharing.”

Iranian international affairs expert Mostafa Khoshchem warned that the United Arab Emirates is extremely vulnerable to Iranian retaliation, saying the country is roughly the size of only a few small Iranian cities and could be devastated by a major strike from Iran. He also argued that the Strait of Hormuz should be shut down for three months in order to pressure Iran’s adversaries to accept Tehran’s conditions. “The UAE is the size of two small Iranian cities. Iran could strike it so hard that nothing would remain. The Strait of Hormuz should be closed for three months until our enemies agree to our terms.”

One of three B-1B Lancer long-range heavy bombers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing of the United States Air Force was seen taking off this morning from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England for its first strike mission against Iran launched from bases in the United Kingdom.  The aircraft—nicknamed “Symphony of Destruction”—was filmed departing England this afternoon as it headed out on a strike mission as part of the ongoing air campaign against Iranian targets. 

CBSNews: U.S. intelligence assets have begun to see indications Iran is taking steps to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Karoline Leavitt, Press Secretary for the White House, said the length of U.S. military operations against Iran will depend on when the president determines the mission is complete. “The operations will end when the Commander in Chief determines that the military objectives have been met and fully realized—and that Iran is in a position of complete and unconditional surrender, whether they say it or not.”  Leavitt clarified that “unconditional surrender” does not necessarily require a formal declaration by Iran; rather, it means the president decides that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States and the goals of the military campaign have been achieved. 

During a press briefing at the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that a United States Navy vessel did not escort a commercial ship through the Strait of Hormuz.

The RFA Lyme Bay, a Bay-class auxiliary dock landing ship operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, has been placed on heightened readiness while docked in Gibraltar, according to a statement from the UK Ministry of Defence. The vessel is preparing for a possible deployment to the Eastern Mediterranean as regional tensions continue to rise.

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense has announced that a MIM‑104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system from NATO will be deployed to Malatya Province in southeastern Turkey. The deployment will take place near Kürecik Radar Station, a NATO early-warning radar site designed to detect ballistic missile launches. The radar has reportedly been used in recent days to help identify, track, and intercept at least two ballistic missiles fired by Iran over Turkish territory.

According to Axios, Volodymyr Zelensky presented Donald Trump with a briefing in August last year outlining the effectiveness of Ukraine’s counter-drone technology. Zelensky reportedly offered the technology to the United States in the event of a future war in the Middle East, warning that Iran was steadily improving the capabilities of its drone arsenal. U.S. officials, however, did not pursue the offer at the time.

Ground stop issued for all JetBlue flights, FAA says.

U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler catapulting off the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, heading out to support an Iran strike package.