According to Barak Ravid of Axios, before the letter from U.S. President Donald J. Trump was delivered to Iran’s principal decision-maker, key regional allies and partners were notified of the letter and what it contained. These nations included Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Europe’s Role or Lack Thereof
The E3 coalition, a foreign policy and security alliance consisting of France, the UK, and Germany, has signaled their own outlook on how to deal with Iran, and it remains to be seen if the U.S. will take said outlook into account. It should be noted that the E3’s outlook mainly consists of returning to some sort of diplomatic deal where incentives are provided to Iran. Iran has violated and reneged on such deals, like the JCPOA (Iran Deal), in the past, and there’s really no indication they would abide by a new one.

In a post earlier today on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald J. Trump once again called for Iran to halt the transfer of military aid or supplies to the Houthis in Yemen, adding, “Let the Houthis fight it out themselves. Either way they lose, but this way they lose quickly. Tremendous damage has been inflicted upon the Houthi barbarians, and watch how it will get progressively worse — It’s not even a fair fight, and never will be. They will be completely annihilated!”

Early reports of renewed U.S. air strikes in the Houthi-controlled coastal province of Hodeidah.

The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group is claiming to have downed yet another U.S. Air Force MQ-9 “Reaper” Surveillance and Attack Drone today over the Dhamar Governorate of Southwestern Yemen. So far there has been no confirmation yet by the U.S. Department of Defense or evidence provided by the Houthis, but if true, this would be the 16th MQ-9 to be shot-down by the Houthis since 2023.

U.S. strikes also reported in the Houthi-controlled Saada Governorate in Yemen.

A U.S. Navy MQ-4C “Triton” Surveillance Drone is currently patrolling the Persian Gulf, less than 20 miles off the coast of Iran’s outlying islands in the Hormozgan Province.

Red Alerts now all across Central Israel, following the launch of a long-range ballistic missile towards Israel by the Houthis in Yemen.

The Israel Defense Force has stated that following the sirens heard in Central Israel, a long-range ballistic missile launched from Yemen was intercepted outside of Israeli Airspace. “Arrow-3” exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile interceptors were seen launching from near Tel-Aviv prior to the interception, likely over Jordan or Saudi Arabia.

While sirens sounded earlier across Israel due to the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen, the Israeli Air Force was carrying out several waves of airstrikes on and around the city of Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip.

Houthi statement on the launch against Israel is expected soon according to the spokesperson for their armed forces.

The Houthis have released a statement saying that they targeted Ben Gurion Airport in Israel with a Palestine 2 “hypersonic” ballistic missile. As reported earlier, this missile was shot down by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) before it reached Israeli airspace. Additionally, the Houthis claim to have targeted the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) with a “number of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones.” At the time of writing, no interceptions by U.S. vessels has been confirmed.