Debris hitting an electrical substation caused power outages in parts of Tehran, Iranian local media reported on Tuesday, following earlier explosions, with restoration efforts underway.

The Israel Defense Force has issued an urgent warning to residents of the Vard Avar Neighborhood in the Iranian capital of Tehran, stating that the Air Force is preparing to carry out strikes against military infrastructure in the designated area and residents are advised to remain in the their homes for the next four hours.

At least 10 blasts were heard over Jerusalem, an AFP journalist reported, as Israel’s military said its air defenses were responding to Iranian missiles and sirens sounded across the city.

According to the U.S. State Department daily public schedule, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado at the State Department tomorrow. This comes as Machado has signaled her intentions to return back to Venezuela in preparation for future elections, as U.S. decision-makers have cautioned the opposition leader from preemptively going back before stability is assured.

According to the Wall Street Journal, citing officials with knowledge on the matter, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has told aides that he is willing to conclude operations against Iran even if it means leaving the Strait of Hormuz in a deadlock. Per the report, the administration assesses that operations to forcibly reopen the strait will likely extend the conflict past the previously established 4-5 weeks and that reaching the goals of severely degrading Iranian conventional military capabilities may be the the route to go. Additionally, according to the report, other military options on the table, including ground operations, are not President Trump’s priorities right now.

In the weeks leading up to the Iran War in February, a broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the banking giant Morgan Stanley contacted BlackRock about making a multimillion-dollar investment in its iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF, which contains about $3.1 billion in assets, for companies such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, according to the Financial Times.

Several large explosions and a significant fire, likely from munition cook-offs, observed during a wave of strikes earlier tonight on Badr Military Airport near Isfahan in Central Iran.

Trump posted that video (of explosions in Isfahan, Iran) on Truth Social:

Kuwait's Petroleum Corporation says that Iranian forces attacked the oil tanker Al-Salmi in the Persian Gulf tonight. The strike set the vessel on fire, damaging the hull, with a "possibility of an oil spill in the surrounding waters."

For those who need to hear this: a precision special operations raid in Iran is not the same as a large-scale U.S. ground invasion. Footage like this shows the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), known as the “Night Stalkers,” in action during the Venezuela raid. Operations like these typically involve elite units inserted by specialized helicopters to carry out targeted missions—such as capturing high-value targets—rather than deploying large conventional forces.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his trip this past week to the Middle East was fruitful, saying that “landmark” agreements on a number of points of cooperation, including air defense, joint defense production, and energy cooperation have been established with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Increased cooperation is also expected between Ukraine and Jordan/Kuwait as well, according to President Zelensky.

Massive explosions in Isfahan, Iran following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released video showing continued strikes on aircraft, drone, and missile infrastructure across Iran.

U.S. oil prices surge above $105 per barrel, now up 22% since Wednesday. - The Kobeissi Letter

The Dnipro OSINT channel, which studies the results of the attack on the Promsyntez chemical plant in Chapaevsk using Ukrainian FP-5 "Flamingo" missiles, reports the following: A total of three missiles were launched. Russian air defense shot down one of them. One missile, while approaching the facility, hit a pole and detonated before reaching the workshop that had previously been targeted by Ukrainian drones. Another missile also struck near the workshop, likely causing minor damage.

"UKMTO has received a report of an incident 31NM northwest of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Company Security Officer reported an unknown projectile had struck their tanker on the starboard side causing a fire to the vessel. The crew are accounted for and safe. No environmental impact has been reported." - statement

Marco Rubio: “If NATO is about the U.S. defending Europe, but they deny us basing rights when needed, that’s not a good arrangement. All of it will have to be reexamined.”

Hezbollah features a video of a Nasr ballistic missile launch at Haifa

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has been providing intelligence of U.S. bases and infrastructure in the region and operational knowledge gained in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War with Iran. Additionally, per President Zelensky, Israel remains on the fence, as it pertains to aid for Ukraine, citing this as the reason why he was not invited to Israel during his diplomatic tour of the Middle East this past week.

USAF A-10s are arriving in the UK tonight as the U.S. surges more Warthogs to the Middle East.