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From President Trump's schedule tomorrow

So far there have been 7 arrests in the Garden Grove evacuation zone -- 1 for looting and 6 for prowling (from press conference)

***UPDATED INCIDENT MAP*** Effective as of Monday, May 25 at 6pm, the red shaded area represents the newest evacuation zone, while the red outline represents the previous evacuation zone.

Authorities announce they are reducing the size of the evacuation area due to the Garden Grove chemical tank risk. Approximately 16,000 still under evacuation order (down from around 50,000). (from press conference)

An Iranian official source told me Tehran has warned Washington that any Israeli attacks on Beirut or the southern suburbs would seriously jeopardize ongoing efforts to end the war, and could derail the diplomatic track altogether.

I am told the US strikes are over for now. Again these were defensive in nature not offensive and not an effort to break the ceasefire. The US military says it reacted when they saw 2 IRGC boats laying mines and then also when a SAM missile site targeted its warplanes.

MORE details on US strikes vs Iranian targets today: 2 Iranian boats were caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, senior US official tells me. The US military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck at a SAM (surface to air missile) site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting US warplanes. “These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources.

CENTCOM spox Capt Tim Hawkins to Fox: “U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”

Due to the threat of the BLEVE being eliminated, Fire & Law are re-evaluating the evacuation zones. Please do NOT enter the evacuation zones at this time. A press conference with more details will be at 6 pm at the Incident Command Post in Los Alamitos.

Mehr News: - Explosions heard in Bandar Abbas - Air defence heard per locals - Situation is under control

Unconfirmed -- from an Al Jazeera reporter

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.7 - 16 km ESE of Calama, Chile ow.ly/wVbN106yVAV

"Some sources say that the sound of 3 explosions was heard in Bandar Abbas" -Tasnim

Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access, state media reports - reuters.com/world/middle-e…

NEW: SPECIAL REPORT | Ukraine is actively challenging the positional character of the war that has dominated the battlefield since 2023. Russian battlefield gains are approaching net zero while Ukrainian forces are setting conditions potentially to break out of positional warfare by reintroducing limited elements of mechanized maneuver at the tactical level. Ukraine has re-secured an overall drone advantage and fielded systems capable of disrupting Russian forces throughout their operational depth in support of planned Ukrainian offensive or defensive ground operations. Neither Russia nor Ukraine is able to conduct operational maneuver yet, however. Ukraine’s success in blunting Russian advances and reversing Russian gains in some sectors of the line, in tandem with Ukraine’s limited reintroduction of elements of tactical mechanized maneuver may nevertheless mark the beginning of a new phase of the war. Combat in Ukraine will likely become less positional and feature more tactical maneuver until Russia’s innovation cycle renders Ukraine’s current operational concepts ineffective. Ukraine likely has a unique and time-constrained opportunity to exploit its current initiative while Russian forces remain vulnerable. Ukraine’s partners should expand their support to these Ukrainian efforts at a moment when Russia is reeling from both battlefield setbacks and Ukraine’s deep strike campaign with the aim of forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to reevaluate his approach to this conflict.