Iran War Update 1
Events from the last 24 hours
The US-Israeli attack on Iran is fast-moving and it’s not easy to stay on top of the volume of interconnected events. Here’s what happened in the last 24 hours…
At the start of the day, Trump said he wasn’t ruling out sending ground troops into Iran. At the end of the day, he said he didn’t think there’d be a need for ground troops, just part of the erratic US approach to the war. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has 190,000 fighting men and 600,000 reserves.
The State Department told Americans to evacuate the entire Middle East. Airports in many countries are closed. No help is being provided.
The number of US service members seriously wounded in the Iran War now stands at 18, up from the five reported yesterday. Four are dead.
Trump, Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff Dan Caine all told the public to brace for more American casualties.
Three F-15E Strike Eagles were downed over Kuwait by friendly fire.
The US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit by Iranian drones. US officials claimed it was empty at the time.
Trump told NewsNation “you’ll find soon what the retaliation will be for the attack on the US embassy in Riyadh and for the US service members killed.”
Secretary of Defense/War Pete Hegseth held a bizarre press conference packed with lies. The most notable being: “We didn’t start this war. But under President Trump, we are finishing it.”
Bahrain Ambassador to the US Abdulla R Al-Khalifa: “Bahrain’s air defences intercepted 70 Iranian ballistic missiles and 59 drones targeting the Kingdom. Attacks on civilian sites are a grave violation of sovereignty and international law. We reserve full right to respond.”
Keir Starmer said: “The use of British bases is limited to the agreed defensive purposes. We are not joining the US and Israeli offensive strikes.”
The oil tanker MKD Fium was hit by a drone boat in the Gulf of Oman, fifty nautical miles north of Muscat.




Thanks for this. It's a lot easier to follow than doomscrolling and trying to figure out which videos are real.
Thank you so much for this Mark. It's great to be kept up to date!
Just so pleased Keir Starmer is standing up to Trump.
Best wishes to you and thank you again very much.