The Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday morning amid preparations for possible strikes on Iran. Citing people familiar with the call, the publication stated that Trump had earlier met with senior military commanders at the White House to discuss options for resuming major combat operations.

None of the crew members onboard were injured

Over the past few months, explosions have occurred in warehouses and at facilities in the military-industrial and energy sectors, as well as at port infrastructure sites and data centers serving the Ukrainian armed forces

A senior Lebanese official told UAE state-owned outlet The National that Hezbollah would not join renewed US-Iran military operations unless Iran’s leadership faces an existential threat. The official stated that Hezbollah would participate despite its weakened military capacity if the Iranian regime's survival was at stake.

The official also said an explicit red line was crossed in the previous bout when Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on February 28.