🇺🇸 U.S. POSITION ON IRAN MISSILE PROGRAM: Following his rejection of Iran’s latest peace proposal, President Trump confirmed that approximately 85% of Iran’s missile-making capabilities have been eliminated. He said the remaining 15% could allow Iran to rebuild, and stated he would like to eliminate it.
Trump’s remarks indicate openness to further action aimed at fully dismantling Iran’s missile production capacity. Separately, Iran says it will no longer discuss its nuclear program until a permanent peace agreement is reached.
💢 IRAN MESSAGING AND WARTIME POSTURE SIGNALS: Mehr News Agency, a semi-official outlet aligned with the Iranian regime, published messaging calling for a transition to a “wartime economy.” The framing points to broader national mobilization of economic resources, industry, and public messaging in support of military objectives.
The report included an unusual reference to Nazi Germany and invoked Joseph Goebbels, signaling emphasis on psychological and information warfare alongside military confrontation. Iranian state-linked media has long treated messaging and narrative control as part of its broader conflict approach.
⚓ IRANIAN OIL TANKER REPORTEDLY EVADES BLOCKADE: An Iranian VLCC carrying approximately 1.9 million barrels of oil reportedly evaded the U.S. blockade. The tanker likely used Pakistani waters to bypass restrictions and is currently transiting through the Lombok Strait in Indonesia.
❌ IDF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON: Over the past 24 hours, IDF soldiers located weapon caches and eliminated armed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon. Two terrorists operating near IDF forces south of the Forward Defense Line were identified as an imminent threat and were struck and eliminated.
Dozens of Hezbollah weapons were also located, including Kalashnikov rifles, machine guns, anti-tank missiles, magazines, and combat equipment. The IDF said the weapons were intended for terror activity against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.
🚀 HEZBOLLAH FIRE AND AERIAL THREATS: Hezbollah launched several rockets and suspicious aerial targets toward IDF forces overnight and again tonight. No IDF injuries were reported.
🛡️ AVIVIM SIREN INCIDENT CLARIFIED: Missile and rocket sirens activated earlier today in Avivim were triggered by interceptor launches toward false targets. A preliminary IDF investigation found that gunfire by IDF troops in southern Lebanon was mistakenly identified as a threat, leading to the interceptor launches and sirens.
🪖 HARED I SOLDIERS JOIN DESIGNATED IDF UNITS: A new cohort of ultra-Orthodox soldiers joined the military today. The troops are being integrated into units designated for Haredi soldiers, including the Hasmonean Brigade, the Netzah Yehuda Battalion in the Kfir Brigade, and the Hetz Company in the Paratroopers Brigade’s 202nd Battalion.
The IDF says the commander of the Hasmonean Brigade, Col. Shemer Raviv, met the new recruits at an induction center. The brigade’s Yonatan Battalion is currently stationed in southern Lebanon.
🇮🇱 NETANYAHU ON DRONE THREAT RESPONSE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Israel is stronger than ever, and Israel must always be much stronger than our enemies. As for drones: a few weeks ago, I instructed the establishment of a special project to counter the drone threat, and today I will already receive a progress report on it. It will take time — but we are on it."
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