Open Source Intel

NEW: CNN reports the Trump administration is urging Israel to stay out of the fighting with Iran, concerned Israeli involvement could trigger a wider escalation.

NEW: Ali Khodrian, a member of Iran’s Parliament National Security Commission, says recent religious rulings against the U.S. and Israel have turned into an “iron will” for revenge. Khodrian warns that a coming wave of retaliation will be so powerful that “no Iron Dome will stop it.” (Hardliners are pushing for revenge)

Turkish President Erdogan: "Wars are no longer fought only on the front lines; they are now being waged alongside cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.

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JMIC says the expanded southern transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz remains open despite recent attacks on ships along the U.S. supported route through Omani waters. Other transit routes are available, but they are not protected.

Naftali Bennett, Jared Kushner, and the UAE's ambassador to the U.S. held a "closed conversation" last night at the Sun Valley conference, Israel Hayom reports.

Iran: Business in Bandar Abbas has collapsed over the past 72 hours, with deserted streets and empty shops blamed on recent fighting. Falafel stands, fruit sellers and supermarkets report far fewer customers, and some have closed. A local merchant: "Businesses were just starting to breathe again, but the events of the past few nights threw everything into chaos."

FlightRadar shows 6 aerial refueling tankers over the Persian Gulf, potentially supporting the ongoing operation to escort commercial ships through the Omani route in the Strait of Hormuz. The fight for the Hormuz is not over.

The Pentagon has lifted the suspension of the South Carolina Apache pilots who flew low-formation over the beach for America 250. "Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted."

New footage confirms Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was loaded onto a stretcher and into an ambulance for his initial hospital transport. EMS audio references an unknown person "unconscious" from "cardiac arrest," with "CPR in progress." - CNN

NEW: Iran to retaliate against Israel if infrastructure is targeted - Iran Military

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan: "There is no reason for a frontal confrontation between Turkey and Israel. There are still many good people in Israel with common sense and strategic thinking."

Qatar is holding talks with both the United States and Iran to de-escalate tensions from recent days, the New York Times reports.

Palestinian legislative elections have been set for November 28 by Mahmoud Abbas, the first in 20 years, due to international pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority. Al Jazeera.

Near the Yarmouk Basin in the southern Golan, an IDF force with 3 armored vehicles crossed into Syrian territory today, set up a roadblock, and searched passing vehicles, reports.

Engine debris shattered a cabin window on a Ryanair Greece–Germany flight, nearly pulling a 61-year-old passenger out. She suffered friction burns.

Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near Kfar Raman, South Lebanon. Casualties reported.

Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias raised concerns over Turkey potentially acquiring F-35s and its impact on regional security, meeting a U.S. congressional delegation in Athens.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: There is no reason to have an open conflict between Turkey and Israel. There are still very sane and good people with wisdom and a strategic mind in Israel. Not all of them are like Netanyahu and his people. But Netanyahu and some people, as they get closer to the elections, need an enemy. After they wage war on Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, they need another enemy to get somebody to pity them. They are trying to do that with Turkey.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: The policies of Netanyahu's government are not only a problem for us. His policies and his government are a burden for Israel, a burden for the region, and a burden and a threat to international security. Wherever you go, everybody agrees that Netanyahu and his policies are a threat to international security and economic security. And I think Trump gets that too.