This is the current visible military air picture over the Middle East as U.S. strikes against Iranian targets continue in response to the attacks on four commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Visible at this hour are at least 12 U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, 4 KC-135R "Stratotankers" and 8 KC-46A "Pegasus", along with a U.S. Navy P-8A "Poseidon" maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. Also active are two multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft operated by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, highlighting continued regional support for coalition air operations.

Ukrainian attack drones hit Russia’s Saratov oil refinery tonight, setting it ablaze.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is expected to visit Israel on Wednesday, where he is set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, sources tell CNN.

As reports of additional U.S. strikes against Iranian targets abound, CNN has been told by a U.S. official that these strikes are “punishment, not proportional,” and that said strikes will not be as quick-ending as past U.S. retaliatory strikes in response to Iranian provocations. Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf countries are now expected in the coming hours and days.

NEW: Unconfirmed reports from Iran claim the IRGC Navy has been instructed to halt all vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice. No official confirmation has been issued. - Babak Vahdad

Qeshm Island, Iran got a beat down tonight

According to BarakRavid, citing a U.S. official, today’s strikes in Iran, that targeted air defense sites, surface-to-air missiles, coastal surveillance systems, drone launch sites, port facilities, and anti-ship cruise missile installations, were scaled up ‘four or five’ times, in relation to past U.S. responses to Iranian MOU violations.

Loud explosions in Hormozgan Province as the U.S. conducted strikes on Iran.

Busy night

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the U.S. strikes across Southern Iran, saying that it is a violation of the U.S.-Iran MOU, despite Iran first targeting three tankers as they transited the Strait of Hormuz, a violation in and of itself. Per the release, Iran “holds the U.S. government responsible” for their expected response, which will likely be a resumption of Iranian strikes on U.S. bases and infrastructure in neighboring Gulf countries.

Footage of US airstrikes hitting Iran’s Bandar Abbas tonight:

Explosions reported in multiple Iranian cities on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz tonight -state media

US airstrikes continue to target Iranian positions along the Strait of Hormuz tonight. A number of USAF tankers are currently airborne supporting strike operations.

Netanyahu to Newsmax: "Iran cannot be trusted." He said he's unsure whether a deal will happen, but that he and President Trump agree Tehran will not have nuclear weapons.

ICE says an officer fatally shot an "illegal alien" from Mexico in Houston, Texas after the man attempted to run over the officer with a vehicle.

Overnight, Ukrainian attack drones carried out the single largest maritime strike of the war, hitting 8 sanctioned Russian tanker ships, 1 dry cargo vessel, and 1 ferry north of the Kerch Strait.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says a Manhattan building “remains unstable” after structural issues were discovered, calling the situation “extremely serious” as evacuations were ordered for nearby buildings.

A Russian military blogger claims that the Omsk oil refinery couldn't possibly have been attacked from Ukraine yesterday, and that only fools could come up with such a thing. So, what now? Are they going to blame Kazakhstan again?

According to Reuters, a U.S. official said the Treasury Department is revoking the general license that authorized the sale of Iranian oil. The official added that Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz are “wholly unacceptable” and warned that they “will be met with consequences.”

Iranian FM Araghchi: "There will be no final agreement with the United States unless Israeli forces withdraw from Lebanon. Talks will not resume unless the Lebanon clause in the memorandum is implemented."