Overview
- Iranian military spokesman Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi said parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations worldwide would no longer be safe for Tehran’s enemies, without naming specific locations.
- The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI remain on heightened alert, and there are no confirmed attacks on tourist sites reported to date.
- U.S. officials confirmed the deployment of three additional amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, following a recent redirection of another Marine force to the region.
- President Donald Trump said he was not putting troops anywhere, a message that contrasted with officials’ confirmations of new ship and Marine movements.
- Iran-linked strikes have recently hit refineries and gas facilities in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, as Iranian officials assert continued missile production despite wartime conditions.