Daily brief
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran will strike US military bases in the Middle East if the United States attacks the country. The warning comes as the UK sends fighter jets to Cyprus and Jared Kushner visited a US aircraft carrier amid heightened regional tensions. Iran also reiterated that its missile program is not negotiable.
A fire broke out at a military base in Tehran, with smoke seen rising over the city, according to local reports.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forces captured nearly a dozen senior members of the Kurdish separatist group PJAK in western Iran.
A drone attack hit a warehouse belonging to the Roshen confectionery company near Kyiv.
Iranian security forces used live ammunition against protesters, according to a report detailing cracks within the IRGC following a protest crackdown.