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Quick summary: Iran has arrested 20 individuals for alleged collaboration with Israel, while its Revolutionary Guard threatened Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu with death. Israel, in turn, announced a new wave of attacks on Iranian infrastructure. Concurrently, multiple Gulf states, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, reported renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks, with some causing damage and leading to Kuwait’s airspace closure. Iran-backed Hezbollah also reported direct clashes with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

Authorities in Iran have reported the arrest of twenty people in West Azerbaijan province on charges of collaborating with Israel, accused of transmitting data on Iranian military and security facilities. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu with death, stating they would pursue and kill him if he is still alive, following Netanyahu’s previous threats regarding Iran’s supreme leader. The Israeli army announced a new widespread attack wave on Iran, targeting infrastructure of the Iranian power apparatus in the west of the country, which followed multiple rocket attacks from Iran into Israel. Rockets from Iran and Lebanon were also fired at northern Israel, with warning sirens sounding in the border area and occupied Golan Heights; ten rockets from Lebanon were reported, some intercepted, others hitting open areas, with no initial reports of injuries. Multiple Gulf states reported renewed Iranian attacks. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported intercepting rockets and drones from Iran, with its defense ministry stating air defense was active. Oil loading in the emirate of Fujairah resumed after a drone attack and fire were reported yesterday, where debris from an intercepted Iranian drone had hit an oil facility. Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry reported intercepting ten drones over Riyadh and eastern regions, and later six ballistic missiles. Bahrain reported hearing multiple explosions in Manama and stated it had intercepted 125 rockets and 203 drones since the start of Iranian attacks. Kuwait International Airport was targeted by drone attacks, damaging its radar system and leading to the closure of Kuwaiti airspace. Qatar’s defense ministry reported intercepting four ballistic missiles and several drones from Iran. Iran denied attacking civilian targets or residential buildings in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi stating Tehran is ready to form a committee with neighbors to investigate responsibility for such attacks. In other developments, Iran-backed Hezbollah reported direct clashes with the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, with Israel stating several Hezbollah members were killed. The US State Department ordered the departure of non-essential government personnel and their families from Oman due to security risks from the ongoing US and Israel war against Iran, citing threats of drone and missile attacks and significant flight disruptions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Iran used Russian-made Shahed drones for attacks on US bases, stating it is a “100% fact.” Six US soldiers died in a KC-135 tanker plane crash in Iraq, with the US military stating it was not due to hostile or accidental fire, contradicting an Iran-backed militia’s claim of shooting it down. US President Donald Trump threatened further attacks on Iran’s Kharg Island, stating previous strikes “totally destroyed” most of it and he might strike “just for fun,” while also expressing openness to negotiations. Three Iranian female national footballers who sought asylum in Australia have now decided to return home, with one having already retracted her application earlier. The FCC chief Brendan Carr warned US media outlets about their licenses, stating they must act “in the public interest” after Trump criticized “fake news” headlines regarding Iranian attacks on US tanker planes, a warning activists criticized as “outrageous.”

Source: www.tagesschau.de