Qatari Ministry of Defense has announced the interception of 13 Iranian ballistic missiles (one fall in their regional waters) and 4 drones today without recording casualties.

A Qatari Emiri Air Force F-15QA “Strike Eagle” shot down the two Iranian Air Force Su-24MK Tactical Bombers just two minutes before reaching al-Udied Air Base and a Qatari energy facility. The bombers were flying at low altitude (80 ft) to avoid radars, according to CNN.

Israeli Air Force (IAF) Boeing 707 “Re’em” Aerial-refueling tankers supporting F-16I and F-15I jets. According to the IAF, more than 600 Aerial-refueling operations were carried out since the beginning of the conflict with Iran, enabling hundreds of fighters to reach deep inside.

B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-range Bomber with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Base in Nevada taking off to strike Iranian ballistic missile facilities and Command and Control posts during the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury against Iran. The B-52H is seen armed with AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Cruise Missiles. — Footage released by the US Central Command

US President Donald Trump told POLITICO today that he will have a great influence on the future leadership in Iran, and otherwise “there would be no settlement.”

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An F-35C Lightning II, attached to the "Black Knights" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 on the deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, next to an F/A-18F "Super Hornet", attached to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41.

Ukrainian President Vlodomyer Zelensky says the US officially requested assistance from Ukraine in intercepting Iranian Shahed drones in the Middle East. He says he has given instructions to provide necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists in the region.

Faytuks Network: "At least 9 U.S. MC-130J special operations aircraft have arrived at RAF Mildenhall (UK) over the past few days, most arriving at night with tail numbers covered and not appearing on tracking sites, according to our local observer."

A US aircraft has crashed within Basra Province in southern Iraq. Elements with the Police have been dispatched to search for the pilot.

US official to Al Jazeera: "We deny reports claiming a US fighter jet was shot down over Basra Province in southern Iraq."

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the launch of a barrage of ballistic missiles towards Central Israel, which appears to have included missiles with cluster warheads.

US Central Command officially denies reports of a US jet shot down over Basra Province in southern Iraq.

US Air Force KC-135R/T "Stratotanker" (#AE0500) conducting Aerial-refueling over southern Iraq.

KC2 "Voyager" with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) conducting Aerial-refueling over Eastern Mediterranean Sea. In addition, a RAF RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) drone is circulating near Lebanon as Hezbollah launches a joint attack with the Iranian Guard Corps (IRGC) against Israel.

Long-exposure photo from the last hour in Tel Aviv showing the Iranian cluster-munitions ballistic missile over in the skies of the city. (Credit: Haim Goldberg, Flash 90)

US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said that in the past hour US Air Force B-2A “Spirit” Stealth Bombers dropped dozens of bunker-buster bombs targeting “deeply buried” Iranian ballistic missile launchers.