Trump wants to ensure three things before attacking Iran:

A military strike is truly necessary

It won't drag the U.S. into a prolonged Middle East war

It will actually destroy Iran's nuclear program

Source: Axios

Brazil's Lula says he will run for reelection next year provided he remains healthy.

Reporter: What is Trump's foreign policy doctrine?

White House: America First.

Germany's Merz urged Netanyahu to exercise restraint in the Israeli campaign against Iran.

Source: WSJ

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic:

Croatia should recognize Palestine.

Israel is pursuing a criminal policy and we should not have anything to do with such a state because part of its leadership is made up of criminals.

In the coming days, Israel's Channel 14 will be targeted by Iranian missile attacks.

Source: Iran's Mehr

IDF:

Over 95% of drones that posed a threat and approached Israeli airspace were intercepted.

Israel bans all foreign media coverage of missile strikes, pending IDF censor approval.

A Chinese engineer has developed an "air defense system" against mosquitoes.

NEW: Internet connectivity appears to be improving in Iran.

Kremlin:

The date of the third round of negotiations with Ukraine will be agreed upon next week.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

We are on the seventh day of the war. We have fired more than 400 missiles, dozens of which have passed through their so-called dome.

White House:

Trump will receive intelligence briefings from the National Security Council on the situation with Iran on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

We took all the materials before they hit the nuclear centers.

We still have scientists and factories.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

The leader of the revolution himself is a military man, he understands and is wise, and he says we shouldn't have a ceasefire now.

NEW: An explosion occurred in the Lavizan area of Tehran.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

The US entry may be able to defeat Fordow, but it cannot strengthen Israel in terms of defense any more than this.

Russia's Medvedev:

Everyone, even the Israeli defense minister, with his loud declaration about Khamenei's fate, must understand that attacks on nuclear facilities are extremely dangerous and can lead to a repeat of the Chernobyl tragedy.

Spokesman for Iran's Operation True Promise:

The airspace of the occupied territories has become defenseless and there will be no safe place.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

In just the past 48 hours, you saw that we employed a new tactic—a combination of Fattah and Sejjil missiles— and when these are used together, they truly create serious disruption in the enemy’s defense systems.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

To date, we have not used our land, sea, oil, and Strait of Hormuz capabilities, or our allies in other countries.

Our allies have sent requests to join the war, but we told them there’s no need yet.