Iran is now launching missiles from deeper within its territory. Launch from Esfahan creates a range requirement of at least 1,600 km, limiting Iran to the use of its liquid-propellant ballistic missiles. These, however, require longer and more visible launch preparations.

An alternate explanation besides the obvious that Iran is sending negotiators, is that the planes are carrying VIPs to a neutral country to keep them safe from Israeli airstrikes. Hamas has been doing so with its leaders for years, Iran might be desperate enough to do the same.

I landed straight into the Israel-Iran civilizational war and was confined for four nights at a bomb shelter 3 floors under in Jerusalem. Read my take on how this war may reshape the Middle East as Pan-Abrahamism clashes with Revolutionary Islamism. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

Loose Nukes In Iran Is A Scenario U.S. Special Operators Have Been Training For Ground operations in Iran could be needed to secure dangerous nuclear materials and verify the program's destruction, especially if the regime falls. Story: twz.com/nuclear/loose-…

In a dispatch from Jerusalem, Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives’s Sarah Zaaimi writes: “The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.” Read more from her “bomb shelter diaries.” ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

Putin said a strategic partnership treaty signed with Tehran in January did NOT envisage military cooperation and that Iran had NOT made any formal request for help. #iranisraelwar

The US Embassy in Qatar restricted the access to Al-Udeid Air Base and urged American citizens in the country to be “more vigilant".

Earlier today, the IDF struck the inactive nuclear reactor in Arak, which was originally designed to produce weapons-grade plutonium   x.com/idfonline/stat…

The moment Iranian missiles struck Ramat Gan (published with the censor’s approval)

Jordan is angry after the Women's Asia Cup moved to Qatar. The relocation, attributed to the Iran-Israel war, impacts tourism in Jordan. However, with US troop movements out of Qatar, its security isn't necessarily better, suggesting Qatar leveraged AFC connections for hosting.

Paranoia spreading inside the Iranian regime: The Islamic Republic has asked its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices for fear that it has been compromised by the Israelis arabnews.com/node/2604857