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NEW: An Iranian drone strike on a hotel in Bahrain injured two U.S. Defense Department employees, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Washington Post.

Last night, U.S. B-1 bombers, struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities. As the President stated, "we're going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but says he's prepared 'to go far longer than that.'

CBS News has obtained a photo showing Ndiaga Diagne, the gunman in the deadly Austin shooting, after he was killed by police.   It shows the clothing he was wearing during the attack, including a shirt with a  design similar to the Iranian flag.

🚫The Iranian regime’s false messaging machine continues to falsely claim that it has sunk a U.S. aircraft carrier. ✅The TRUTH: The only carrier that has been hit is the Shahid Bagheri, an Iranian drone carrier. U.S. forces struck the ship within hours of launching Operation Epic Fury.

The UAE and Qatar are privately lobbying allies to help them persuade President Trump to reach for an off-ramp that would keep US military operations against Iran short, according to people familiar with the matter. - Bloomberg

IRGC General Sardar Jabbari: “The Americans have relocated most of their fighter jets to Cyprus. We will launch attacks on Cyprus until the Americans are forced to leave it too.” - Guardian

The FBI remains on high alert to respond to potential domestic threats amid the ongoing war with Iran, a senior FBI official told Fox News on Monday.

The Chinese Navy has “dramatically increased” submarine production and could soon deploy a new vessel that’s able to hit “large portions” of the US with nuclear missiles from Chinese waters, according to the US Navy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Israeli military’s Home Front Command said all schools across the country will remain closed and the ban on attending workplaces will stay at least until Saturday evening. Gatherings are prohibited and all beaches will remain closed to the public. - AP

Poland is in talks with France and a group of closest European allies on the programme of advanced nuclear deterrence. We are arming up together with our friends so that our enemies will never dare to attack us.

BREAKING: Qatar says it has shot down 2 Iranian fighter jets

Iranian news sites reported that loud explosions were heard in the central city of Isfahan, coming from the area of a nuclear facility and air base.

Trump to CNN: “We haven’t even started hitting them hard, the big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.”

APNewsAlert: L’ILE LONGUE, France (@AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announces France will increase its number of nuclear warheads for 1st time in decades.

US SecDef Hegseth does not rule out putting US boots on the ground in Iran, says there are not currently any there "We're not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do," he says

Additional U.S. troops are still deploying to the Middle East, Gen. Dan Caine says in briefing at Pentagon.

Fifteen U.S. aircraft have left the Rota and Moron military bases in southern Spain after the government says bases cannot be used for strikes against Iran, Reuters reports.