Bashar Assad's drug dealer brother Maher Assad seen in a restaurant in Russia. Six months after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.

Netanyahu:

We will see a different Middle East than we have ever seen before.

Trump backed away from sending senior officials to meet with the Iranians to try to reach an agreement.

Source: CNN

NEW: American and Israeli intelligence assesses that Israel could intercept missiles for 12 days without American support.

Source: WaPo

Israeli defense systems may intercept a smaller percentage of rockets by the end of the week.

Israel will have to choose what it wants to intercept, and the Israeli defense system is already exhausted.

Source: WaPo

BREAKING: Trump's meeting with his national security team in the Situation Room is over after an hour.

Source: CNN

Yemen's Houthis will intervene in support of Iran against Israel, citing Iran’s past backing of Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera Mubasher

Israelis assess that the Americans will join the war against Iran.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

BREAKING: Trump is considering joining Israel on strikes of Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow.

Still, there is no full agreement among Trump's closest advisors.

Source: CBS News

IRGC:

We are targeting Israeli air bases from which Iran was attacked.

BREAKING: Iran has readied missiles and military gear to strike U.S. bases in the Middle East if Washington enters Israel's war.

Source: NYT

IRGC:

Attacks on Israel will continue gradually.

BREAKING: U.S. officials tell NYT Iran may mine the Strait of Hormuz if Washington joins the conflict.

BIG: Western sources to Kan News:

We have indications that the U.S. will strike Iran soon.

Israeli Journalist Eyal Berkovic hints that Israel may attack Türkiye next:

This morning I received a joke saying that in the quarter-finals we were tied with Hamas, defeated them in penalty kicks.

In the semi-finals we defeated Iran.

As for the final, there is Türkiye.

Steve Witkoff and the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff left the White House after the National Security Council meeting with Trump.

BIG: Pentagon puts U.S. forces on high alert across Middle East bases, including UAE, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

Source: NYT

Israeli officials to CNN:

We are waiting for the decision of Trump.

The whole operation is premised on the fact that the US will join at some point.

White House official to Al Jazeera:

No statement expected from the National Security Council regarding the meeting chaired by President Trump.

Pivotal hours and days loom for the Middle East.

The region stands on the edge of major developments.

UNUSUAL: Netanyahu's meeting with top ministers and security chiefs has been continuing for over two hours.