🇺🇸🐘⚡️- Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, whom Lindsey Graham adopted and cared for after their parents died while they were young, has been appointed to his now vacant Senate seat.

A special primary election will be held on August 11th to decide the Republican candidate for the general election in November.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- US airstrikes against Bushehr, southern Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- US attacks on Kish Island, Iran, in the Gulf.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Four explosions heard in / near Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- US airstrikes on Bandar Kangan, southern Iran.

🇧🇭🇮🇷⚡- Missile launches from Bahrain towards Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Explosions heard in / near Sirik, southern Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Scenes from Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "At 4:45 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command began launching the third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, at the Commander in Chief's direction. These strikes will continue imposing a heavy cost on Iranian forces and degrade their ability to attack innocent civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," - U.S. CENTCOM.

🇦🇪🇮🇷⚡- UAE confirms two of its tankers were struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member and injuring multiple others.

🇺🇸🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡- President Trump, in a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, backed the Saudi strikes carried out earlier today against Ansarullah-controlled Sana'a International Airport, Axios reports.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- A tanker's engine room was also struck in the southeast of the Gulf of Oman by Iranian projectiles.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Far-right Iranian outlet Nour News reports that recent U.S. strikes on Kish Island hit three Iranian vessels, all of which are reportedly burning.

🇮🇷🇧🇭⚡️- Sirens have been activated in Bahrain.

🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️- BREAKING: Reports of Royal Saudi Air Force strikes against Sa'dah, northern Ansarullah-controlled Yemen.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- According to a new Reuters poll, around 79% of Americans believe that the War in Iran will “go on for an extended period of time.”

In addition, around 37% responded favorably to the recent retaliatory strikes in Iran in response to Iranian strikes on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Loud explosions heard in Kuwait and Bahrain.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) completed the latest wave of strikes against Iran at 10:15 p.m. ET on July 13.

During the five-hour mission, U.S. forces successfully struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping. CENTCOM forces employed precision munitions against Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities.

More than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently deployed across the Middle East. American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready." - US Central Command.

🇮🇷🇯🇴⚡️- The Jordanian military claims they’ve intercepted four Iranian missiles.

🇻🇪⚡- Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has removed Yvan Gil from his post as Foreign Minister, replacing him with Felix Plasencia.

Gil, who was widely aligned with pro-Chinese and pro-Russian foreign policy positions, has been reassigned to serve as Minister of Science and Technology.