‼️ U.S. AND ALLIES PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE IRAN STRIKE AS U.S. MILITARY BUILDUP EXPANDS, EMBASSY AUTHORIZES ISRAEL DEPARTURES, AND REGIONAL EVACUATIONS ACCELERATE

🛡️ ISRAEL CIVIL DEFENSE STEPS: Major Israeli cities began opening public bomb shelters, with Beer Sheba first.

✈️ U.S. MILITARY MOVEMENTS INCREASE: Fourteen U.S. refueling aircraft landed overnight at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Israel Hayom reported. Israeli media also reported additional USAF planes arrived overnight and are currently parked there.

Twelve American military cargo planes flying over Europe are heading toward the Middle East. Ben Gurion Airport, normally civilian, is increasingly being used for military activity.

Dozens of U.S. fighter jets arrived in the past 24 hours at the British airbase Lakenheath, including 12 F-35, 12 F-15E, and 13 F-22 aircraft.

♟️ U.S. LEADERSHIP REVIEWS IRAN OPTIONS: Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, briefed President Trump on Thursday on potential military options in Iran, according to a person close to the president.

🛫 EVACUATIONS AND TRAVEL WARNINGS EXPAND: A large-scale evacuation of American tourists from Israel to Jordan and Egypt is underway.

China’s Foreign Ministry and its embassies in Iran advised citizens to avoid travel, heighten safety precautions, and evacuate, with assistance available via flights or land routes, Reuters reported. Canada urged: “Leave Iran now if you can do so safely.”

🔸 DIPLOMACY CONTINUES ALONGSIDE MILITARY PLANNING: Reuters, citing MS NOW, reported that Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi is expected to meet U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and other senior officials in Washington following the Geneva talks mediated by Oman.

Channel 12 cited Vice President Vance: “The idea that we're going to be at war in the Middle East for years with no end in sight, there's no way that's going to happen.” Vance also told The Washington Post that attacks in Iran are still being considered, but that there is no chance this will lead to a prolonged war.

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