European countries will become targets of Iran if they ally with the US & Israel, Tehran says – Explosions near a US base in Baghdad, bombings in Beirut (Update)
Residents describe the Israeli strikes on Tehran as the most powerful so far, as Donald Trump warns Iran’s forces to surrender or face “certain death.” The U.S. says it struck an Iranian drone vessel, while Tehran launches missile and drone attacks on Gulf states
CIA urges Iranian citizens in Farsi to “contact it securely”
Post by the United States Central Intelligence Agency on social media amid military and diplomatic maneuvers
The backstory behind Trump’s decision not to attack Iran: The camps in the White House, the SMS from Tehran, and the calls from Arab allies
Washington Post describes the dramatic hours that halted the almost decided U.S. strike on Tehran
