Overview
- CENTCOM says Iran tried a 'surprise' ballistic rocket attack on US forces that was intercepted, and US forces launched new strikes inside Iran in response late Wednesday.
- Earlier US and Saudi aircraft struck Iran‑aligned militia positions in Iraq, which pro‑Iran groups said caused heavy casualties and prompted Iranian rocket launches toward US sites in Jordan that were intercepted.
- Ukraine has expanded long‑range strikes, hitting vessels in the Caspian Sea that Kyiv says carried Iranian military cargo and attacking logistics and energy sites deep inside Russia.
- Russia launched a large overnight aerial and drone attack on Ukraine that officials said killed at least eight people, while Kremlin figures publicly denied plans for a new mass mobilization.
- Claims that Iran will send large ground forces to Russia are speculative and unverified, but supply links between Tehran and Moscow and depleted interceptor munitions raise the danger of a broader regional escalation.