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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Brigadier General Masoud Zarei, head of the Iranian Army's Air Defense College in Shahinshahr, was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.

🇺🇸☀️🇮🇷 — US President Trump: "We sent a lot of guns to the Iranian protesters, we sent guns through the Kurds, I think the Kurds kept them".

🇺🇸🇮🇶 — US Embassy in Baghdad: "Iraqi militias loyal to Iran carried out two attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Iraq, attempting to assassinate American diplomats. We will not hesitate to defend our personnel and facilities if the Iraqi gov. fails to meet its obligations".

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — An Israeli source told Iran International that two Israeli commando units — the IAF's Shaldag Unit and the IDF's Sayeret Matkal — took part in the operation to rescue the American pilot. According to the source, the mission lasted approximately 36 hours.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — An Israeli security official told Reuters: "We provided intelligence in the operation to rescue the American pilot in Iran".

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — The New York Times says Iranian civilians assisted the CIA in an 'unconventional assisted recovery' to keep the F-15 crew alive.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — An Israeli military official told Reuters: "We are preparing to launch strikes on Iranian energy facilities and are awaiting the green light from Washington. Any such attacks are likely to take place next week".

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar: "The likelihood of reaching an agreement between Tehran and Washington is very slim".

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — U.S. federal agents have arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar — the niece of assassinated IRGC Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani — and her daughter. Their lawful permanent resident status has been revoked.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — US President Trump: "Remember when I gave Iran ten days to make a deal or open up the Strait of Hormuz. Time is running out — 48 hours before all hell will reign down on them. Glory be to God".

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Sources told the Israeli Army Radio: "The bombing of Iranian petrochemical factories is part of a broader campaign to target military and economic industries. The attack on petrochemical factories will cause significant damage to the Iranian economy".

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Airstrikes targeted Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Zone and Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran.

🌎🇮🇱🇮🇷 — The Iranian General Staff (Khatam al‑Anbiya Central Headquarters): "We reiterate that any Zionist attack on Iranian embassies or diplomatic centers will render the entity's embassies in the region legitimate targets and they will be struck".

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Footage from earlier today shows Iranian police firing at two U.S. HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters flying at low altitude during a search for the crew of the downed F-15.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Armed Bakhtiari tribesmen in Iran's Khuzestan Province have headed into the mountains in search of the missing U.S. F-15 pilot, saying 'Don't worry, we will find him'.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter may have also been hit over Iran while conducting search-and-rescue operations for the second crew member of the downed F-15E. The Black Hawk was seen trailing smoke as it crossed into southern Iraq from Iran today. — Newsmax

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — The two crew members of the F-15 fighter jet ejected safely after being struck by Iranian fire. U.S. special forces located one of the crew members and rescued him, alive, on Iranian territory, and the search for the second is ongoing. — Axios

🇺🇸 — A U.S. Air Force F‑16CJ reportedly squawked 7700 — the universal code for a general in‑flight emergency — while flying out of the Iran/Iraq airspace, indicating the crew was dealing with a serious issue.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Iranians are firing small arms at U.S. aircraft searching for the pilots of a downed U.S. F-15 over Iran.

🇮🇱🇱🇧 — Israel is pressuring Christian and Druze leaders in southern Lebanon to expel Shiites who took refuge in their towns, warning they can remain only if they comply. Most towns have complied, fearing they could otherwise be targeted. — NYT