- A UK government-chartered flight for Britons leaving the Middle East failed to take off, with one passenger calling it a “total shambles”. It’s expected to depart from Oman later today.
- The US Senate backed Donald Trump’s war powers, rejecting a Democratic effort to limit them.
- A US submarine sank an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka, reportedly killing 87 people. This has escalated naval tensions.
- The US has named its sixth military member killed since the war began.
- Israel continues to strike Iran and Hezbollah targets in Beirut, with Iran launching counterattacks.
- The UAE and Qatar intercepted drones and missiles, while NATO air defenses shot down an Iranian ballistic missile heading towards Turkey.
- Iran’s officials are nearing a decision on Ayatollah Khamenei’s successor, with his 56-year-old son a frontrunner.
- Kurdish dissidents in Iraq claim they’re prepared to fight Iran after a US request, though the White House denies this.
