Overview

• Nonessential diplomatic staff are departing the US embassy in Baghdad as global posts activate emergency committees to track threats.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved voluntary departures of military dependents from bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and across US Central Command’s area of responsibility.
• President Trump said he is growing less confident that talks will end Iran’s uranium enrichment and emphasized that Tehran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.
• Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh threatened to target all US bases in the region if negotiations fail and conflict ensues.
• US intelligence reports that Israel is prepared to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, and UK Maritime Trade Operations warned of increased shipping risks in the Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz.