๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ทโก๏ธ NYT: President Trump has paused plans to expand military operations against Iran over concerns that a wider war would rapidly exhaust U.S. Patriot interceptor stockpiles and other critical air defense munitions in the region.
U.S. officials say fears of a broader regional conflict, Iranian retaliation against Gulf allies, and major economic and energy disruptions also influenced the decision.
Gen. Dan Caine reportedly warned the White House that renewed strikes are militarily feasible but would significantly deplete CENTCOMโs interceptor inventory.
A previously discussed first phase of the campaign would have targeted Iranian coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile batteries, fast attack boats, and other military assets linked to attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the NYT, several of Trumpโs advisers favor maintaining negotiations and economic pressure on Iran instead of escalating the conflict.
๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ง๐ญโก๏ธ Iranian state media has released satellite imagery showing visible impact marks and thick smoke rising from a second Bahrain data center it claims was used by Amazon Web Services following the July 24 strike.
๐พ๐ช๐ธ๐ฆโก๏ธ Ansarallah announced it launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Aramco-linked facilities in Jizan and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, in retaliation for recent Saudi airstrikes on Al-Hodeidah and Kamaran Island.
The group said it repelled Saudi warplanes attempting further strikes and warned that additional military operations will follow if Saudi Arabia continues its escalation.
๐ธ๐ฆ๐พ๐ชโก๏ธ BREAKING: Saudi fighter jets have launched a new wave of airstrikes against Ansarallah positions in Yemenโs Marib and Al-Jawf governorates.
Saudi Arabia has very few viable options against Ansarallah, and the group knows the leverage it holds.
In March 2022, after Ansarallah drones struck Aramco facilities, a ceasefire was signed the following week.
๐พ๐ชโก๏ธ Ansarallah political official Nasr al-Din Amer: Forget the scale and intensity of the previous strikesโthis time, the situation is completely different.
๐พ๐ช๐ธ๐ฆโก๏ธ BREAKING: Inbound flights to Abha International Airport are holding in the air amid incoming Ansarallah ballistic missiles and drones.
๐พ๐ช๐ธ๐ฆโก๏ธ BREAKING: The Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council has claimed responsibility for the strikes on Ansarallah-controlled Al-Hodeidah.