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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that Iran has launched several one-way attack drones at ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier this evening, adding that U.S. forces have downed all of them and traffic continues to flow unimpeded.

President Donald J. Trump has announced on Truth Social that, at his direction, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has carried out a lethal kinetic strike on Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Tren de Argua, in coordination with the Venezuelan authorities.

According to CBS, citing U.S. officials with knowledge on the matter, discussions are ongoing regarding contingency plans to retrieve Iranian nuclear material. Per the report, one of the contingencies involves using the Department of Energy's Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), in concert with enabling U.S. military forces, to enter Iran and secure their nuclear material.

According to @BarakRavid, citing a senior U.S. official, U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday and U.S. officials are in contact with their Israeli counterparts, with the U.S. official also telling Ravid that they hope to to communicate to their Israeli counterparts that Iran showing compliance with the deal before receiving anything is part of the deal.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified and released evidence of a global biological laboratory program, including within Ukraine. The document that has been released is a slide presentation with excerpts of documents embedded and can be found here: https://www.dni.gov/files/BIOLAB_Slides.pdf The evidence appears to point to the Department of Defense's Biological Threat Reduction Program that was established in the late 1990s.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that a final version of the U.S.-Iran MOU has been agreed on and that “next steps” are being finalized.

President Donald J. Trump has posted to Truth Social refuting reporting from Iranian state media on the terms of the potential agreement between the U.S. and Iran saying that the terms leaked by Iran "bears no relation to the truth", adding that the Iranians have agreed to the deal in writing. President Trump also denounced the Iranian drone attack on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last night adding "They better get their act together, and FAST!"

The U.S. Department of War has announced the third release of previously classified government records of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP/UFO) files. Today's release is comprised of several documents and videos spanning from 1949 to present day.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that as of today, U.S. forces have redirected 136 commercial vessels, disabled 9 and allowed at least 42 more to pass the U.S. naval blockade of Iran.

According to Fox News, citing a U.S. official, Iran targeted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz with one-way attack drones, prompting U.S. forces to shoot two of them down. Per the official traffic through the strait is still ongoing.

I have a serious question for anyone at the Office of the Secretary of the Navy or the Department of War. Why are underway Sailors at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, many of whom are currently deployed to the Middle East for combat operations against Iran, required to pay $80 per month to the Navy Exchange (NEX) - a retail chain meant to support Sailors and their families which is owned and operated by the U.S. Navy - just to store their cars inside an overgrown, nonsecure, fenced lot? If Sailors decide not to park in the lot and leave their car anywhere else on base, they risk having their car towed, impounded, and in some cases auctioned off. How does this support our Sailors, many of whom are already struggling financially? Can something please be done about this?

Early reports indicate that Iran has again engaged a vessel, possibly a U.S. surface combatant, while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. This, as U.S. Central Command has said that safe passage for commercial vessels not violating the U.S. blockade is available.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, said that he considers the current ruling parties in Iran to be more “rational” than the previous ones. This, in spite of recent events that point to noticeable fractures within Iran’s top decision-making frameworks.

President Donald J. Trump has announced via Truth Social that he is formally nominating Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next director of national intelligence.

Normal operations at the Pentagon have resumed, according to Assistant Secretary of War for Public Affairs Sean Parnell, after the building's system detected an air quality issue prompting the lockdown. Subsequent testing has revealed no hazard exists.

After stating earlier today in post on TruthSocial that the United States would be hitting Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and taking Kharg Island soon, President Donald J. Trump has now announced that strikes will no longer take place, stating: “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.” President Trump adds that, “Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others.” Though he states that the current naval blockade against Iran, “will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized,” with a time and place of the signing to be announced shortly by the United States.

According to the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, the shelter in place at the Pentagon, following a reported hazardous materials incident, remains in effect. However, sources have told CNN that the incident was due to a false alarm.

Lebanese Hezbollah has said that they shot down an Israeli IAI Heron drone today in the Bekaa Valley region of Lebanon.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is open despite Iranian claims to the contrary, stating that "hundreds of ships" have transited over the last two months.

The Pentagon has instituted a lockdown following the detection of an "air quality issue". Officials are responding to the incident.