Iran arrests five for “tarnishing” the country’s image online.

In Kenya, following the death of Albert Omondo, police shot a protester at close range during the street unrest.

Former French Ambassador to Israel and United States Gérard Araud:

If I were a Turkish strategist, I would seriously start considering the nuclear option.

MORE: Seven U.S. C-17 transport planes and three KC-135 tankers are en route to Europe.

BREAKING: Israel's Hermes 900 drone was shot down in Isfahan, Iran.

Senior Pentagon Planner Slams Israel, Gets Fired

Colonel Nathan McCormack, who served as the Levant and Egypt branch chief on the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been removed from his post following revelations of numerous social media posts critical of Israel and U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Operating a semi-anonymous account that still included his name, title, and photos in uniform, McCormack referred to Israeli leaders as “Judeo-supremacist cronies,” labeled Israel “a death cult,” and accused the U.S. of enabling Israeli “ethnic cleansing.”

He questioned whether America served as a proxy for Israel and criticized pro-Israel advocacy in the U.S. as prioritizing foreign interests over American ones.

Source: JNS

This is Israel's first "confirmed" aircraft loss in Iran.

Full Transcript:

"This is one of the areas east of Isfahan. As you can see in the picture, around 5:00 AM this morning, the proud air defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army destroyed and shot down a highly advanced Hermes drone.

This drone was equipped with weapons for targeting, but it didn't even get a chance to fire these weapons at its targets. This shows that our air defense forces are ready and they shot down this drone."

Small Israeli-made guided glide bomb Mikholit, designed for UAVs, also spotted on wreckage site of Hermes-900 drone.

It is used for precision strikes on light targets such as exposed personnel or unarmored vehicles.

Meanwhile, another Israeli Hermes 900 drone spotted flying freely over Kermanshah, Iran this morning.

Chinese Foreign Ministry:

More than 1,000 Chinese citizens are on their way to be evacuated from Iran and Israel.

Chinese Foreign Ministry:

We have already evacuated nearly 800 nationals from Iran.

NEW footage of shot down Israeli Hermes 900 drone in Isfahan.

Israeli Foreign Minister:

This is the right time to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue once and for all.

95% of assets on Iran’s Nobitex crypto exchange vanished after a hack by the Israeli-linked group “Predatory Sparrow.”

According to military reporter Doron Kadosh, Nobitex was used by Iran to bypass sanctions via crypto.

Foreign sources say wallet holdings dropped from $1.8 billion to just $100 million.

Since the Iran war began, 5 more USAF heavy lifters delivered interceptors and munitions to Israel.

WSJ reported today that Israel is running low on Arrow interceptors that are used to counter Iranian missiles.

Somalia: Reports claim Al Shabaab suicide attack near Afgooye kills 14 Ugandan and 6 Somali soldiers.

Israel confirms: IDF says one of its UAVs was shot down over Iran by surface-to-air missiles during an operation.

Which one kills more?

Netanyahu back in 2002:

There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking, is working, is advancing towards to the development of nuclear weapons.

If you take out Saddam, Saddam’s regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region.

And I think that people sitting right next door in Iran, young people, and many others, will say the time of such regimes, of such despots is gone.

BREAKING: Turkish Defense Minister and top Turkish military commanders traveled to Van province to inspect and review units stationed near Iran border.