Overview
- Iran’s military spokesman, Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, said Tuesday that forces will fight until “complete victory,” according to Iranian state TV.
- U.S. Central Command said its Operation Epic Fury has damaged or destroyed more than 140 Iranian naval vessels and flown over 9,000 combat missions, while President Trump paused planned strikes citing diplomatic progress.
- Missile and drone exchanges continued as Iranian salvos reached Israel, including a strike that hit a Tel Aviv street, and Israeli forces hit targets tied to Hezbollah in Beirut.
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported at least two deaths from a strike on a residential apartment near the capital, underscoring the rising toll on civilians and the risk to people far from front lines.
- Iran named former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, a key security post that could shape any future talks even as Tehran denies negotiations.