A letter from Lieutenant General Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, instructed US Marine reservists to review their readiness amid operations linked to Iran.

It warned that a large-scale mobilisation “could become reality” and stressed that readiness would be “assumed, not questioned.”

BIG: Iran’s IRGC say they will target two Israeli or U.S. universities in the region in retaliation for an attack on Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran.

Large protests against Trump took place across major US cities, marking the third wave of “No Kings” rallies.

Israel arrested 18 people during anti-war protests in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Ilhan Omar:

Trump’s idea of liberating women is bombing schools in Iran.

Reza Pahlavi:

Trump is making America great again. I intend to make Iran great again.

Reza Pahlavi:

Imagine a new Middle East where Iran is a friend of Israel.

Reza Pahlavi:

Over the next decade alone, a strategic U.S.–Iran partnership could generate more than $1 trillion for the American economy.

Reza Pahlavi:

Can you imagine Iran going from “Death to America” to “God bless America?”

I can.

Reza Pahlavi:

The final blow will be delivered by the people of Iran themselves...

They are taking shelter while the bombs are falling...

But when the right moment arrives, I will call on them to rise up again.

IDF announces the killing of a soldier in Lebanon: Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak HaCohen Katz, 22, from New Haven, Connecticut.

The Pentagon is preparing for possible weeks-long ground operations in Iran, but Trump has not yet decided whether to approve them.

The plans focus on limited raids by U.S. forces—such as targeting coastal military sites or key locations like Kharg Island—rather than a full invasion.

Officials say this phase would be more dangerous than earlier fighting, exposing troops to drones, missiles, and other threats.

Source: WaPo

Kremlin:

Russia is ready to develop relations with the United States as deeply and as quickly as the Americans are prepared to.