TEHRAN STRIKES CROSS THE LINE EVERYONE WAS WATCHING

Overnight strikes hit Iranian capital air defences and command infrastructure, following an earlier wave against coastal defences on Greater Tunb Island and facilities at Bandar Abbas 2BBC US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave' 3GDN US military says it disabled tanker trying to breach blockade amid new wave of strikes on Iran, Middle East crisis live. Hitting Tehran is categorically different from hitting the south: it is visible to every Iranian in the densest population centre in the country, and it lands on the government's own doorstep. Iranian state media also reported hits near Bushehr, home to the country's only civilian nuclear plant, which the US has not addressed 2BBC US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'. That silence is the detail to watch.

Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf declared the June memorandum void, gave Iranian forces "complete freedom of action," and called this an existential war 5AJE Iran says peace deal voided, fighting ‘existential war’ after US attacks 8MHR Ghalibaf stresses constant readiness to defend homeland. He also said negotiations remain part of Iran's strategy alongside military resistance, which is not a contradiction: Iran is signalling it will not accept terms imposed under fire, but it has not walked away from diplomacy entirely 8MHR Ghalibaf stresses constant readiness to defend homeland. Iran also filed a formal UN complaint listing 42 US breaches of the MoU since June 18 10TTM Iran files formal UN complaint detailing dozens of US breaches of MoU. The Security Council will not act on it, but Tehran is building a legal record for the day after.

On The Joe Rogan Experience, Vice President Vance named a Time Magazine investigation showing Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale was paid $1.5 million per month by a firm acting on behalf of Israel to shape the war's framing online, including via AI systems 7AAM US’ Vance says foreign influence campaign funded to 'tank' Iran deal. Vance said elements within the Israeli government are actively working to derail negotiations he was personally pursuing. A sitting US Vice President publicly accusing an allied government of a covert influence operation is extraordinary. It is being underreported.

The Curacao-flagged tanker M/T Belma ignored repeated warnings approaching Kharg Island and was disabled by Hellfire missiles fired into its smokestack, the first time the US has physically stopped a commercial vessel 3GDN US military says it disabled tanker trying to breach blockade amid new wave of strikes on Iran, Middle East crisis live. Every shipowner just saw what non-compliance looks like. Separately, Iran struck US carrier support infrastructure at Oman's Duqm port, prompting Oman to formally summon the Iranian ambassador 12CRD How the Strait of Hormuz is testing the Iran - Oman alliance. Oman has been the primary back-channel for this conflict since before the ceasefire. If that relationship continues to fray, the diplomatic off-ramp gets considerably narrower.

US officials told Reuters the current strikes are shaping operations, designed to degrade Iranian defences ahead of potentially larger action 6TOI US strikes on Iran prepare ground for more intensive operations, officials say. Options in the Situation Room include intensified airstrikes, seizure of Iranian islands near Hormuz, and a strike on Pickaxe Mountain 4TOI Trump said leaning toward expanding military offensive against Iran, which he warns ‘better behave’. Axios reports Trump will seriously consider escalation if there is no diplomatic breakthrough "in the coming days" 4TOI Trump said leaning toward expanding military offensive against Iran, which he warns ‘better behave’. The coming days are now. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats blocked the $1.15 trillion NDAA on oversight grounds 15CRD US senators block debate on 2027 NDAA bill citing illegal war on Iran, and House Republicans are pushing a $95 billion war supplemental to committee today 13APW House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war, farm aid and elections. The US is running a major war without a supplemental appropriation, and that clock is running out.