A U.S. Army AH-64E “Apache” Attack Helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, and both of the two crewmembers were safely rescued, with it not immediately clear if the helicopter was shot down by Iran, two people briefed on the incident tell The New York Times.

Additional footage showing the successful interception earlier of a suspected one-way attack drone launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen over Eilat in Southern Israel.

In a phone interview Monday with Axios, President Trump said that he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone, following an Israeli strike Sunday against Lebanon’s capital of Beirut which spurred a serious exchange of missile fire between Iran and Israel.

Earlier today, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang for his first visit to North Korea since 2019.

One sailor is in pre-trial confinement pending charges following the firearm-related death of another sailor aboard the Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) on Sunday morning while pierside at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA. The circumstances surrounding the death are currently under investigation by authorities.

Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from MarineTraffic indicates that only a small number of vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, primarily using the Iranian traffic separation scheme. No vessel traffic appears to have occurred outside this route. However, reports suggest that some ships have transited the strait under U.S. air cover with their AIS transponders switched off.

Trump reportedly told Netanyahu that if he wasn’t careful, Israel “could be left alone facing Iran very soon." -N12 News

According to a release from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the U.S. disabled an unladen oil tanker, the M/T Marivex, in the Gulf of Oman today. Per the release, a “precise munition” from an F/A-18 Super Hornet was fired into the engine and steering areas of the vessel when the vessel ignored directives to comply with the blockade.

U.S. officials have denied claims from Israeli defense officials that the United States intercepted any of the Iranian ballistic missiles that were fired last night and this morning at Israel. However, the officials told CNN that while American forces did not assist in the defense of Israel, the Israel Defense Force did coordinate overnight with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

Additional documentation of the explosion earlier in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, with the cloud of smoke seen from several miles away, though reports are still unsure about what exactly exploded it appears to have been a munitions depot following a strike by Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has spoken again on his Truth Social app, saying that both Iran and Israel are “looking to do an immediate ceasefire,” adding that negotiations are proceeding, amidst a resumption of reciprocal strikes between Israel and Iran. The president also added that the U.S. blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iran will remain in place.

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (KCHQ) has announced an ordered cessation of hostilities with Israel, following this morning’s statement from President Donald J. Trump after Sunday night’s exchange of fire between Iran and Israel.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke earlier this morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following several exchanges of fire over the last 24 hours between Iran and Israel, with military officials awaiting directives from the political echelon, according to Channel 12.

Ballistic missile interceptor seen launching from Central Israel during the recent wave of missiles launched by Iran.

Footage of smoke rising from an Iranian petrochemical facility in the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr this morning after an Israeli airstrike. This is the first Iranian petrochemical facility bombed since the ceasefire.

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) released color footage of strikes on an Iranian air defense system in Iran. Per the IDF release, Israel has gained relative air superiority over western and central Iran and have struck a number of air defense systems in these areas.

Netanyahu is definitely fuming right now, though let’s wait and see if he is willing to risk further support from the United States, one of the last countries that still staunchly supports Israel, just for the domestic points he will score by striking Iran. I’d say it’s 50/50.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have no choice but to accept any deal the United States negotiates with Iran, President Donald J. Trump told the Financial Times during a phone interview Sunday night, following the Iranian ballistic missile attack against Northern Israel. “He won’t have any choice,” Trump told the FT. “I call the shots. I call all the shots. He [Netanyahu] doesn’t call the shots.”

After Iran's missile attack tonight, Israel will keep underground train station bomb shelters open and continue hospital operations at a higher warning status, moving some activities to basement levels.

Speaking to the Financial Times, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, has said that he “calls the shots” and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be forced to accept any deal that the U.S. and Iran agree upon. Per President Trump, “it’s [Iran’s recent strikes on Israel and Israeli strikes in Beirut, Lebanon] not going to have any impact on the deal,” speaking on the potential for a U.S.-Iran deal in the near future.