US reveals new one-way attack drones in strikes against Iran, modeled after Iranian Shahed 136
The new drones are called LUCAS, an acronym for Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones. They are based in the Middle East.
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A Saudi defense ministry official stated that the attack did not damage the facility, but that it was carried out by a drone.
Mojtaba Khamenei survives strikes on Iran, poised to become next supreme leader, sources say
Iran's Assembly of Experts is expected to announce the country's next supreme leader soon after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.
Iranian regime to hold former supreme leader Khamenei’s farewell ceremony in Tehran
Hojjatoleslam Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s Islamic Propagation Council, said the farewell ceremony would continue for three days and the funeral procession will be announced later.
US says assault on Iran ahead of schedule as Tehran becomes ‘ghost town’
Washington claims early gains in its Iran offensive as Tehran empties, Gulf shipping is threatened, and global markets brace for further instability.
US, Kurds discuss potential Iran military operation, sources say
While a final decision has not yet been made, the goal of a joint operation would be to create room for Iranians opposed to the Islamic regime to rise up.
IDF continues strikes against Iranian regime, Hezbollah as Iran weighs its next supreme leader
Israeli F-35 downs Iranian jet over Tehran in war's first aerial dogfight • IDF strikes Basij paramilitary forces, IRGC command centers, awaits results of strike on Assembly of Experts.
US considering moving additional THAAD and Patriot air defense systems to Middle East, experts say
The additional systems, currently based in South Korea, would be relocated amid Operation Epic Fury to better protect US and allied forces in the region.
The name of Iran's next leader will be announced ‘soon,' according to Iran's Assembly of Experts
According to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, the Assembly of Experts building in Qom was targeted in a missile strike, with images on social media suggesting the building had been destroyed.
Qatar arrests 10 for espionage, sabotage, linked to Iranian IRGC
Officials said seven of those detained had been assigned to gather intelligence on critical and military sites across the country. The remaining three were allegedly preparing acts of sabotage.
US Navy will protect Gulf shipping as Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz, according to President Trump
Trump's announcement came as oil and gas prices climbed amid concerns about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage between Oman and Iran that is vital to global supply.
