Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency says three Iranian military pilots were killed in recent US strikes, along with several other members of Iran’s armed and security forces.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned that any new Iranian attack on Israel would trigger a massive Israeli response targeting Iran’s military, civilian infrastructure and energy systems. Katz also said Israel is monitoring signs that economic pressure and internal instability could push Tehran toward an unusual military move.
At least 13 Yemeni government soldiers, including two officers, have been killed in heavy clashes with Iran-backed Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast. The Houthis are reportedly attempting to advance toward government-held areas near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait and cut the key Taiz-Mokha road.
More than 900 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Gaza in Israeli attacks this year despite the ceasefire, with the Hamas-run Health Ministry saying more than 1,300 Palestinians have died since the truce was announced on October 10. The figures are disputed by Israel but considered reliable by the United Nations.
The U.S. completed a new wave of strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard targets, including air defenses, radar systems and maritime assets. Iran claimed retaliatory attacks on U.S. positions in Jordan and Iraq, while Iranian authorities reported civilian casualties in southern Iran.
Saudi Arabia says Iran targeted its oil tanker Sidr while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, killing two Filipino sailors. The IRGC disputed the account, saying two tankers struck sea mines and caught fire, as Riyadh condemned Iranian attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says 51 Indian nationals recruited into the Russian armed forces have reportedly been killed, while 139 of the 227 Indians identified as serving in Russia’s military have been discharged.
