Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, told police after their arrests that they were inspired by the Islamic State group; explosive residue found at public storage facility in Pennsylvania near home of one of the men; they were  charged with using a weapon of mass destruction

Individuals at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, next to the Baghdad airport, were ordered to 'duck and cover'; attack was likely carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions.

 Shirin from Tehran, who celebrated Khamenei's assassination with drinking and dancing, changed her mind about the war after attacks on oil facilities: 'They are making us poorer than we were';   Another Iranian: "Innocents are dying, it's terrible."

Despite close coordination between Jerusalem and Washington, some American officials are concerned Israel may want the war to continue longer than the United States does

Rocket alarm sirens sounded four times in one hour beginning just before midnight; the sirens also sounded in the Haifa Bay and Carmel area

Mojtaba Khamenei’s financial agent, Ali Ansari, has circumvented sanctions, laundered money for the IRGC and the regime, and financed the IRGC and its proxy groups, particularly Hezbollah, from London and other parts of the world

Hezbollah’s renewed attacks on Israel have displaced hundreds of thousands in Lebanon and exposed rare public criticism of the Iran-backed terrorist group among Shiite communities still struggling to recover from the last war

Tehran said to have shifted tactics since the start of the war, targeting US air defenses and sites hosting American troops as it seeks to exploit vulnerabilities in US military assets across the Middle East