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President Donald Trump of the United States warned the Islamic Republic of Iran about mine-laying activities in the Strait of Hormuz and demanded the immediate removal of any mines planted in the strategic waterway.
The Iranian repressive police center in Saqqez, a city in Iran's Kurdistan province near Iraqi Kurdistan, was bombed. Saqqez is the hometown of Mahsa Amini.
Iran struck the Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree with projectiles as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 18km north of Oman, according to Thai authorities.
Three cargo vessels were attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in damage to two ships and a fire on the third, which led to the crew abandoning the vessel.
In the city of Khomein, central Iran, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike that killed an IRGC Aerospace Force commander of ballistic missile units and his entire family. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury
The IRGC Navy continued to target commercial ships in the Hormuz Strait on Thursday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), with two oil tankers attacked today. #OperationLionsRoar #OperationEpicFury
The IRGC Aerospace Force launched two Khorramshahr-3 intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Israel on February 15, 2026, both equipped with internationally banned cluster munitions.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Mojtaba Khamenei, the designated successor to Iran's Supreme Leader, is hospitalized at Sina Hospital's ICU in Tehran, severely injured in the abdomen and legs, and placed on a ventilator. The IRGC reportedly pushed through his "election" to control the country, despite his critical condition and the hospital being under security lockdown.
CENTCOM released footage on January 15, 2026, showing the destruction of several Iranian naval vessels, including a Soleimani-class corvette of the IRGC Navy and several Zolfaqar-class missile boats, as well as a Fateh-class submarine of the Iranian Navy.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the brother of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is hospitalized at Sina Hospital in Tehran with severe abdominal and leg injuries and is on a ventilator. His condition is reportedly unknown to him, and the surgery was conducted by Dr. Zafarghandi and Dr. Mareshi.
The courthouse and the Law Enforcement Command headquarters in Bonab, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, were bombed by the Israeli Air Force at approximately 14:30 local time today.
The Fars News Agency has published drawings of senior officials who were killed alongside Ali Khamenei in an initial strike by Israel and the United States.
