According to the Associated Press, citing a source with knowledge on the matter, the U.S. will deploy roughly 1,000 troops from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, amidst the increasing reports of deployments to the Middle East. While the report clashes with earlier reports, stating that 3,000 soldiers were to be deployed, it’s likely that conflicting reports are some attempt at obfuscation by U.S. decision-makers, as a potential ground operation nears.

Following an Iranian strike on Erbil in Northern Iraq that killed six Kurdish-Peshmerga fighters, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott has strongly condemned the strike, per Rudaw English.

Following a deadly Colombian Air Force C-130 crash yesterday, the updated casualty numbers are 69 dead and 57 injured, as a total of 126 airmen were on C-130 when it crashed in Colombia.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor prepares for a combat flight during operations against Iran.
Via CENTCOM.

According to Israel’s MDA emergency services, 19 people were transported to hospitals following Iranian strikes on Israel earlier, including a 23-year-old with head and abdomen injuries, and 11 with mild shrapnel injuries, as well as additional people with anxiety symptoms.

Footage shows the interception of an Iranian ballistic missile earlier over Central Israel.

Iranian-backed groups in Iraq released footage of FPV drones targeting the Camp Victoria base in Baghdad, Iraq. An AN/MPQ-64 Air Defense Radar can be seen being hit in the footage, while the second drone seemingly targets a pair of UH-60 Blackhawks.

The Japanese Joint Staff has announced that the Japanese Air Self Defense Force Southwestern Air Defense Force scrambled fighters to deal with a suspected intrusion into Japanese airspace over the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, likely originating from China.

Per a report from the Wall Street Journal, Iran has responded to the Trump administration’s proposal for a ceasefire with demands that far surpass the characterization of maximalist. Iran has demanded the closure of all U.S. bases in the Gulf region, a new Strait of Hormuz framework, that would allow Iran to charge fees for vessels that transit, the end of all sanctions on Iran, an end to Israeli operations against Lebanese Hezbollah, and no discussion on Iran’s ballistic missile program. Such demands have been called ridiculous and unrealistic by U.S. officials.

The Israel Defense Force has announced that the Air Force completed a new wave of strikes in the last few minutes against Iranian infrastructure across Tehran.

Strange video posted earlier by the White House on X, possibly accidentally, in which a female individual, potentially Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, can be heard saying, “It’s launching soon right?”

Both videos are also on the White House’s Instagram, suggesting that this is not some kind of accident or hack, these videos, whatever they may mean, are being intentionally shared by the Trump Administration.

The “launching soon” video has now been deleted by the White House.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump posted this morning to TruthSocial that Iranian negotiators are "begging" for a deal, yet only publicly state they are "looking at our proposal".

According to the Washington Post, citing three people with knowledge on the matter, the Pentagon is considering diverting military aid for Ukraine to the Middle East, amidst the munitions intensive conflict with Iran. The munitions would included interceptor missiles bound for Ukraine through a NATO program where countries supplied military aid to Ukraine by buying U.S. weapons for them. No decision has been made yet on the matter. This comes less than 24 hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the U.S. for continuing to supply military aid to Ukraine despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

According to U.S. Navy 5th Fleet/Naval Forces Central Command, a U.S. Navy Sailor was injured aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while the aircraft carrier was conducting flight operations in the Arabian Sea on March 25. The injury is not combat-related nor life-threatening. The sailor has been transported ashore in stable condition, and the ship remains fully operational.

Reports now of U.S. strikes on Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Front (PMF) positions in the Kirkuk area of Iraq. This follows reports that Iraq’s security council allowed PMF groups to respond to past U.S. strikes that eliminated key PMF decision-makers east of Ramadi.

Earlier this morning, President Donald J. Trump posted to TruthSocial, stating that "NATO nations have done absolutely nothing" to assist the U.S. war effort in Iran, going on to say that the "U.S.A. needs nothing" and will "never forget this very important point in time."

The Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced that the 200th shipment of military equipment and munitions from the United States and other countries arrived in Israel, amidst the ongoing conflict between the U.S./Israel and Iran.