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PM insists protocols will reveal ‘the truth’ about Oct. 7, which he claims wouldn’t have happened if he was awakened * Bessent says US planning to sanction another bank this week amid financial crackdown on Iran The post Netanyahu warns his coalition could be ‘brought down’ by Winter, who says ‘real threat is current gov’t’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US Central Command says its forces bombed two rocket launchers of the IRGC on Larak Island.

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal has urged the US House of Representatives to approve a Senate-passed bill that would give the president sweeping powers to impose sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia.

Revolutionary Guards announce 'the martyrdom and injury of several of our fighters and compatriots' after American forces strike Iran for first time in a month; no injuries reported in retaliatory attack The post US hits Iranian launchers preparing to fire in Hormuz; IRGC targets Jordan in response appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Jordan says eight missiles intercepted The Jordanian army said it intercepted eight missiles, shortly after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed attacks on US military targets in the country. "Air defense systems intercepted eight missiles that breached the Kingdom's airspace at dawn today, Monday," read a statement quoting the Jordanian army's spokesperson.
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Middle East Live: US strikes Iran for first time in a month ➡️ https://t.co/cNqdlAJeIj https://t.co/KaKsJBA78J
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Ten months after a coup, military leaders say the referendum is designed to stabilise future civilian governments.

The US military also disabled three and boarded two vessels
Trump: Kennedy Center is an old and decrepit building that is badly in need of a major construction and public relations fix before it can attain greatness and prestige, perhaps far greater than ever before. It has been losing a fortune for many years, and will continue to do so if the highly conflicted judge on the case doesn’t allow us to do what has to be done!
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Attack was response to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait, US claims US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait of Hormuz,” the official said

Meanwhile, Trump: Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever, shortly. Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School! The grass is being replaced shortly, and the Reflecting Pool is almost completely fixed, including the various inflow and outflow pipes, which we were saving for the end of the year, but will do now.

Iran is attacking US forces in Jordan, Fox News reports, citing US source Iran is attacking US forces stationed in Jordan, Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said on Sunday, citing a US source. There has been no significant impact so far, the reporter's X post said, adding that nearly all incoming missiles "have been intercepted at this point."
Following the airstrikes on Larak, US President Donald Trump posted an AI video to Truth Social, captioned "Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!!"
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement disabled two relay cabinets on a railway line in Russia’s Belgorod region that Russian forces planned to use to send a shipment of ammunition and engineering equipment to the Kupiansk sector of the front.
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Iranian lawmaker warns US: ‘Retaliation is coming, just run’ Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, vowed retaliation for the US attacks on Iranian launchers in Larak island in a post on X: "Test our will once more, and pay a heavier price. Retaliation is coming; JUST RUN!" In an earlier post in Persian, he said no attack goes unanswered, warning that Iran's response would be "devastating, more painful, and instructive." "Wait in fear and terror!" he wrote
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday, pushing Brent above $90 a barrel after U.S. strikes on Iranian launchers on Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. Source: Reuters
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction China over its continued purchases from Iran, warning that “all options are on the table.” He also rejected claims that Washington is reluctant to target Beijing, calling that “a completely false narrative.” Source: AP

The Trump administration plans to sanction another bank this week as it intensifies pressure on countries doing business with Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told AP. “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said, warning institutions involved in Iranian transactions: “We know who you are.” Source: AP
Bessent: We will sanction another bank this week as we tighten the economic noose on Iran. I’ll speak with Chinese officials about Iran. Claims that we’re reluctant to sanction China are ridiculous.
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Jordanians are reporting that this an impact near Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, unconfirmed as of yet https://t.co/vgKAZxG8pE
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Jordan getting attacked heavy tonight https://t.co/dz61ydfDeE

Reports of missile/debris impacting in northern Jordan
‼️🇺🇸🇮🇷 The moment Iranian missiles were intercepted in the sky over Jordan. https://t.co/Cxts8QiceG
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Trita Parsi is co-founder and executive vice-president of the Quincy Institute, a Washington-based think tank. He is an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign policy and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has written four books on US foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Israel. Born in Iran, Parsi moved to Sweden with his family as a child and then to the United States as an adult. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in.