🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The Pentagon is preparing "several response options" to retaliate for Iranian proxy attacks on US troops at the Syria-Jordan border.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Reportedly, 8 of the 35 injured U.S. soldiers were in critical condition, and had to be airlifted to Europe for treatment; all are now in stable condition

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🇮🇷⚡️- The IRGC seized an oil tanker belonging to an unspecified Oceanic nation in the Persian Gulf, detaining all 14 crew members.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- 6 KC-135 Stratotankers have departed from California, en route to the United Kingdom, and likely to the Middle East afterwards.

The US already has multiple in-air refueling assets in the Middle East. It’s more than likely that the US is moving more air assets to the Middle East in preparation for something.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Iran has placed its air defense forces on its highest alert level.

🇮🇱🇸🇾⚡️- Multiple Israeli airstrikes against Damascus.

🇺🇦⚡️- Ukrainian media reports that commander and chief Valerii Zaluzhny has been dismissed

🇺🇦⚡️- The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has denied Zaluzhny’s dismissal.

🇺🇸⚡️- A protester interrupted Nikki Haley at a campaign event and began shouting “No new wars! I’m done with the military industrial complex- we’re sick of the wars, we want America First!”

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: An all-senators briefing on the Middle East has been requested in the U.S. Congress

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: The response to the drone attack in Jordan "could be multi-leveled, come in stages and be sustained over time"

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Sky News reports that Joe Biden will authorize military action in the Middle East sometime tonight.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - "It is likely to be one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency."

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The drone that killed 3 American soldiers was an Iranian-made Shahed model – Al Jazeera

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- American officials are confirming an Iranian-made Shahed FPV drone was responsible for striking the US base that killed 3 troops.

However, this may very well be part of the media spin that will be used to justify military action against Iran.

🇺🇸 ❌️ 🇮🇷 The president's options could range anywhere from targeting Iranian forces outside to even inside Iran, or opting for a more cautious retaliatory attack solely against the Iran-backed militants responsible, experts say.

🔶️ Biden met with Austin and other members of his national security team in the White House Situation Room on Monday morning to discuss the latest developments regarding the attack, the White House said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/austin-vows-all-necessary-actions-after-us-troop-deaths-2024-01-29/

https://archive.ph/1UCIf

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Preliminary reports of airstrikes at the Syria-Iraq border.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡️- Explosions in Saada, Yemen.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Biden is currently in a meeting with top military leadership.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Biden has apparently authorized military action in the Middle East, likely against Iranian proxy groups.