War Point Updates

Iran's Fars news agency reports explosions heard off the coast of Bandar Lengeh

BREAKING - Initial reports of a renewed explosion off the coast of Iran's Qeshm Island

Unconfirmed reports say explosions were also heard in Bandar Lengeh, Iran. The cause is not yet known

The explosions reported in Bandar Abbas come from a single source and may actually be the strikes on nearby Qeshm Island, which can be heard from the city

Not independently verified.

BREAKING - New explosions are being reported in Bandar Abbas, Iran, in what appears to be a renewed strike

Six US aerial refueling tankers have been spotted operating over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf

An Iranian news agency reports five explosions on Qeshm Island, with residents saying they saw two aircraft overhead

Explosions are being reported in Bandar Abbas in Iran's Hormozgan Province

BREAKING - US forces struck an Iranian air defense system on Qeshm Island, reportedly the one that downed the US MQ-9 and/or MQM-170 drones

BREAKING - Between four and six explosions were heard on Iran's Qeshm Island, reports say

The IRGC says its electronic warfare systems brought down two US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones over southern Qeshm Island

BREAKING - Several Arab states have warned Iran they could strike back, alone or together

India's navy says it freed the Iranian fishing vessel AZINI, hijacked by Somali pirates, rescuing all 20 crew and detaining the pirates, AP reports

The death toll from Russian strikes on a school in Komyshuvakha, in Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 24

Oil prices dropped about 8%, with US crude at $95 and Brent at $103, on hopes for progress in talks with Iran

A few explosions heard in the Strait of Hormuz minutes ago reports say

Reports say that gunmen shot 2 IRGC personnel dead in Golshan, Sistan-Baluchestan

Russian air strikes on the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed 18 people and wounded 5, Zelensky says

BREAKING - explosion in Qasem Abad, Mashhad, Iran, initial reports say