Pentagon officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that they estimated the cost of the war against Iran had exceeded $11.3 billion in the first six days alone. - NYT

Southern suburbs of Beirut

Israel has conducted airstrikes on Beirut, Lebanon.

Donald Trump on Iran and oil prices: “Oil will be coming down — it’s just a matter of war. That happens. You can almost predict it.”

The Kuwaiti Army has said that they are currently working to intercept a new wave of Iranian drones and missiles.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense reports that three ballistic missiles were intercepted and destroyed approaching Prince Sultan Air Base.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said that his administration is "aware of information" after the FBI warned police departments in the state that Iran could retaliate for U.S. attacks by launching drones at the West Coast.

Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform that any agreement with Iran must involve its unconditional surrender. He added that after this, and the selection of what he called “great and acceptable leader(s),” the United States along with its allies and partners would work to rebuild Iran and bring it back “from the brink of destruction.”

U.S. President Donald Trump: "We hit 28 mine ships as of this moment. 28. Like, using the exact same weapon that we used against the drug dealers in the water. We had tremendous drugs pouring in through the waters."

Speaker Johnson: Have been, and they say the quiet parts out loud. They wanted to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, and they'd like to take us out as well. We're the Great Satan in their analogy and their misguided religion, and there was no way to appease them.

Fire continues to burn remaining fuel tanks at Salalah Port in Oman after Iranian drone strikes earlier today.

Senior Iranian military official to Al Jazeera: "If Washington makes a strategic mistake, another strait will be placed in a situation similar to the Strait of Hormuz."