🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iran’s judiciary yesterday called President Trump’s claims that eight women had been sentenced to death “fake news.” It said that half of the women had already been released, while the others were receiving sentences that did not include the death penalty.

They said President Trump fell for “baseless anti-Iranian propaganda.”

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- It could take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines placed by the Iranian military, and the effort likely would not begin until after the war with Iran ends, the Pentagon informed Congress, according to The Washington Post.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah has carried out multiple operations in response to Israeli ceasefire violations, targeting IDF positions in southern Lebanon.

The IDF has yet to respond in a meaningful way, and is being held back from doing so by the political establishment, according to Israeli media.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah releases footage of an FPV drone directly striking an Israeli Merkava tank in Al-Bayyada, southern Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "U.S. forces have directed 29 vessels to turn around or return to port as part of the U.S. blockade against Iran.

Over past 24 hours, media reports have alleged that several commercial ships evaded the blockade, citing M/V Hero II, M/V Hedy, and M/V Dorena as examples. These reports are inaccurate.

Hero II and Hedy did not sail past the blockade as part of a flotilla that “ferried” millions of barrels of oil to the market. In fact, the Iranian-flagged tankers are anchored in Chah Bahar, Iran, after being intercepted by U.S. forces earlier this week. Dorena has been under the escort of a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Indian Ocean after previously attempting to violate the blockade.

The U.S. military has global reach. American forces are operating and enforcing the blockade across the Middle East and beyond," - US CENTCOM.

🇮🇱⚡️- Laura Loomer has lost her defamation lawsuit against HBO and Bill Maher over his joke about her having sex with Donald Trump.

🇺🇸⚡️- The legal battle over the Virginia gerrymandering referendum has officially begun, the Tazewell Circuit Court has ruled the referendum unconstitutional and blocked its certification. The Democrats are immediately appealing this and the case will end up very quickly in front of the Virginia Supreme Court.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- Massive explosions above Erbil, northern Iraq due to US interceptions.

Likely against Iranian projectiles, either drones or missiles.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Fighter jets from the US Air Force have intercepted at least two Iranian kamikaze drones above Erbil, northern Iraq.

🇮🇩🇸🇬🇲🇾⚡️- Indonesia’s Finance Minister today proposed the idea of placing a toll on ships transiting the Strait of Malacca:

“Indonesia is not a marginal country. We sit along a key global trade and energy route, yet ships passing through the Malacca Strait are not charged.”

He cited Iran’s Hormuz idea and proposed sharing revenue with Malaysia and Singapore. Singapore opposes any tolls.

🇮🇷⚡️- The IRGC has released footage showing its forces seizing the “MSC Epaminondas” vessel.

🇺🇸⚡️- US Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan has stepped down. Undersecretary Hung Cao will become Acting Secretary of the Navy.

🇺🇸⚡️- Fox News is reporting the Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan was fired.

🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Reports of explosions east of Tehran, the cause is currently unknown.

🇮🇷⚡️- Reports of interceptions of drones above eastern Tehran. Details to follow.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇰🇼⚡️- Initial reports of ground-based ballistic missile launches from Kuwait towards Iran, possibly US ATACMS missiles or a similar system.

🇮🇷⚡️- Air defenses are active above western Tehran after reports of a drone interception over eastern Tehran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- Reports of fighter jets heard above Iraqi Kurdistan.

Unknown if the aircraft are American or Israeli.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Multiple fighter jets airborne reported in multiple parts of Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- A KC-135 Stratotanker in-air refueling aircraft is loitering above the Saudi Arabia-Iraq border, likely refueling fighters.